DENVER, CO- The Avalanche wasted no time signing defenseman Ian Cole in the first hour of the 2018 offseason, getting his name on a three-year, $12.75 million contract.
Six weeks into the season, that signing is paying dividends. Avs coach Jared Bednar credits Cole’s play and presence for the defense’s ability to rebound from a recent five-game slide in which the Avalanche allowed 25 goals, a negative skid snapped by Sunday’s 4-1 win in Edmonton.
DENVER, CO – When Ian Cole was considering his options in free agency, the defenseman liked what he saw in the Colorado Avalanche: speed, youth and most of all, potential.
Cole, who signed a three-year contract with the Avalanche on July 1, said those three factors mean Colorado’s return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season is just the start for this group.
“I love the playoffs; gotten a taste of that just about every year I’ve been a pro. And that team in Colorado, we could certainly be in that situation every single year,” Cole, 29, said at the Chicago Charity Classic on Saturday. “For the most part, they have a fantastic young core of players. High speed, high skill level. Certainly, in my mind, they’re on an upward trend of getting better. It was a situation that I really thought that I could thrive in, help with, and hopefully help win games.”
DENVER, CO – Two-time Stanley Cup champion, veteran defenseman Ian Cole signed a 3 year, $4.25 million AAV contract with the Colorado Avalanche.
The 29-year-old defenseman had 20 points (five goals, 15 assists) in 67 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins last season. He had seven points (two goals, five assists) in 20 regular-season games with the Blue Jackets after he was acquired in a trade with the Penguins on Feb. 23, and had three assists in six Stanley Cup Playoff games.
“Ian has been a part of two (Stanley) Cup teams, brings leadership and a veteran presence to our blue line,” Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic said. “He’s a strong puck-moving defenseman who is solid in his own zone and kills penalties. We are pleased to have him under contract for the next three years.”
The St. Louis Blues selected Cole in the first round (No. 18) of the 2007 NHL Draft. He has 97 points (20 goals, 77 assists) in 405 NHL games with the Blue Jackets, Penguins and Blues. Cole, who has 17 points (one goal, 16 assists) in 62 playoff games, won the Stanley Cup with the Penguins in 2016 and 2017.
COLUMBUS, OH – Ian Cole was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets by the Ottawa Senators for forward prospect Nick Moutrey and a third-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft.
Cole was traded to the Senators as part of a three-team deal that brought center Derick Brassard to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.
“Columbus is a tremendous organization,” Cole told TSN. “They’re a great team that’s had a ton of success. I’m excited to get there and get going.”
ANN ARBOR, MI – C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital patient Sadie Parker and her father Rick were in for quite the surprise when they entered the building’s Michigan Game Day Experience Room on Tuesday.
Rick took Sadie, 3, to play with the toys in the hospital like he has many times before, but instead, they got to take a photo with the Stanley Cup.
ANN ARBOR – The Pittsburgh Penguins and Ann Arbor native Ian Cole won their second straight Stanley Cup title Sunday night, defeating the Nashville Predators 2-0 at Bridgestone Arena to take the series 4-2.
WASHINGTON — To appreciate what Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ian Cole can do, replay one shift from their 3-2 win against the Washington Capitals at Verizon Center on Thursday in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Second Round series.
Cole and defense partner Justin Schultz were out against the Capitals’ top line of Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie with the score tied 2-2 in the third period.
The text tone on Ian Cole’s cell is as predictable as the pain.
He’s been felled by a slap shot. To the instep of his foot. To the exposed upper crust of his kneecap. To the bone atop his shoulder. Right to the gut. Wherever the puck hits, it hurts.
But it hurts nowhere quite like it hurts back home in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Because that’s where Mom is watching.
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