No sticks were harmed in the making of this article, but Valeri Nichushkin harmed a few over the last couple days. Guess he found one Thursday night he liked. Nichushkin led the way for the ...

DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin took strides to take his hard-checking, goal-scoring game to another level this season. Same with his life away from the rink, his Colorado Avalanche teammates ...