Weekly Cupcakes: Kim Weiss makes history

Colorado Avalanche News

• Avalanche AHL affiliate makes history with Kim Weiss promotion. [Sports Illustrated]

• Trio of Colorado Eagles headed to the AHL All-Star Game. [Mile High Hockey]

• Jared Bednar’s message to Avalanche: “We have to dig in”. [Denver Post]

• Checking up on the Colorado Avalanche’s 2025 draft class mid season. [The Hockey News]

News Around the League

• Three potential trade fits for Dougie Hamilton. [The Hockey News]

• Oilers star Leon Draisaitl takes leave of absence for family illness. [USA Today]

• Ryan Nugent-Hopkins played his 1,000th regular-season game on Sunday, all of them as an Oiler. [The Edmonton Journal]

• Flames send Andersson to Golden Knights for package including Whitecloud, two draft picks. [TSN]

• Phil Goyette, former NHL forward and Islanders’ first coach, dies at 92. [Yahoo Sports]

• Steven Stamkos fined $2,500 for unsportsmanlike conduct in Predators game for bench incident with Golden Knights defenseman Lauzon. [NHL]
• Frank Nazar practices with Blackhawks, could return Thursday. [ESPN]
• NHL players will compete at Olympics, says international ice hockey chief. [CTV News]