DENVER — Valeri Nichushkin is lifting the Colorado Avalanche after taking the time to help himself. “An absolute beast.” This version in particular, the one that’s “doing really well,” from a mental health standpoint, coach Jared Bednar said. “It’s good to see someone that obviously had some struggles and was able to get through it and come out on the …
Australia has once again underlined its growing reputation on the winter sport scene, winning three medals on day one of the X-Games in Aspen, Colorado. Multi-discipline rider Guseli earned his first X-Games medal on the SuperPipe, having already claimed a World Cup victory this season in Big Air, while making the final in Slopestyle in Laax last week. Earlier in …
Valeri Nichushkin stood in front of a poster of Alex Ovechkin hoisting the Stanley Cup on the eve of his first trip to the final and remembered what it was like to witness that moment. “I think that was one of the best things.” One thing better for Nichushkin would be hoisting hockey’s holy grail himself. “We’ll see.” Nichushkin and …
