The New York Islanders have traded centre Brock Nelson and William Dufour to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Calum Ritchie, Oliver Kylington (who the Islanders flipped to the Anaheim Ducks,) a first-round pick in either the 2026 or 2027 NHL Entry Draft, and a conditional 2028 third-round pick.
The Colorado Avalanche have had one major weakness on their roster the past couple of seasons that has really held them back come playoff time: the lack of a legitimate second-line center.
The Colorado Avalanche have acquired forward Brock Nelson and AHL winger William Dufour from the New York Islanders.
In this edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumours, both Chris Tanev and Oliver Kylington made their returns to the Scotiabank Saddledome for the first time just two days apart.
The lineup implications of these moves are hard to gauge.
The Colorado Avalanche activated Oliver Kylington from the injured reserve Monday after the defenseman missed the last 31 games due to a lower-body injury.
He has been used sparingly in Colorado this season.
The Colorado Avalanche announced that defenseman Oliver Kylington will be out week-to-week with an undisclosed injury. Kylington has tallied one goal and one assist for two points in eight games this season.
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The Avalanche have high expectations for both Jere Innala and Nikolai Kovalenko, which is why both have started camp flanking Casey Mittelstadt on the “second” line.
The Colorado Avalanche are a team built on speed and skill, but I think it’s fair to say that one of the concerns among the fanbase is that when the playoffs roll around, they roster might be a little too small.
Welcome back to another edition of Around the NHL. We are roughly a month away from training camps opening up across the league as the dog days of summer are upon us.
The newest defenseman on the Avalanche, Oliver Kylington, discussed why he decided to sign with Colorado in a new interview over in Sweden. Speaking to Hockeynews.se, Kylington made it sound like the Avalanche made him feel like they really wanted him.
Give credit where credit is due: the Colorado Avalanche are staying busy even during the dog days of summer. The team recently announced the signing of free-agent defenseman Oliver Kylington, who inked a one-year, $1.05 million contract with the team after spending the first six seasons of his NHL career with the Calgary Flames.
After adding Oliver Kylington on Monday, the Colorado Avalanche now sit seven or eight deep on defense, depending on how you feel about Sam Malinski. Sure,
The Edmonton Oilers did really well for themselves this offseason as they added some key pieces in hopes of making a deep playoff run. With Jeff Skinner and Viktor Arvidsson joining the team to bolster the forward depth, the team didn’t do much to improve their defensive lineup heading into the 2024-25 campaign.
The possible fits for Kylington come down to a couple of types of teams.
Oliver Kylington‘s return to the Calgary Flames was a heartwarming story celebrated throughout the team. The 27-year-old defenseman, who was nominated for the 2024 Bill Masterton Award, played 33 games this season after missing the entire 2022-23 campaign due to personal reasons.
What a difference a season can make! When the 2023-24 season began, it was unclear what the future held for Oliver Kylington – or even if he’d play pro hockey again.
Assuming that Kylington can return to his previous level of play relatively quickly for the Flames, it should create an immense opportunity for the organization on multiple fronts.
On Thursday night, Oliver Kylington played his first pro hockey game since May 2022 when he suited up for the Calgary Wranglers. The game represented a big milestone as Kylington returns to hockey after taking time away from the game to work on some mental health challenges.
From the sounds of it, Calgary Wranglers head coach Trent Cull doesn’t exactly plan on easing Oliver Kylington back into the lineup. The Wranglers are slated to take on the Ontario Reign at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Thursday night.
Flames defenseman Oliver Kylington returned to the ice on Friday for a skate with the rest of the Calgary Flames at the Max Bell Arena. The 26-year-old hasn’t played a game during this season or the 2022-2023 season.
One day after a whopping 17 members of the Calgary Flames organization were added to the NHL's COVID-19 health and safety protocol, at least three more people joined them.
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