Weekly Cupcakes: MacKinnon first to 30 goals this season

Colorado Avalanche News

• Olympic snub looms despite Wedgewood’s dominant season. [The Hockey News]
• MacKinnon scores twice, and becomes the first player to hit 30 goals this season. [NHL]
• What if Colorado Avalanche players were Christmas presents? [Mile High Sticking]

News Around the League

• Sidney Crosby passes Mario Lemieux to become Penguins’ top scorer. [USA Today]

• Milan Lucic joins Fife Flyers of British Elite League after failed NHL return. [CBC]
• IIHF World Junior Championship 2026: Preview of what is to come. [Olympics]

• Does an injured Tristan Jarry mark the end of the Oilers’ big push? [Edmonton Journal]
• Stars forward Tyler Seguin undergoes surgery for torn ACL, not yet ruled out for the postseason. [Texarkana Gazette]

• As dark cloud hovers over Maple Leafs, will it completely derail their season? [The Athletic]
• Rangers captain J.T. Miller week-to-week with upper-body injury. [Sportsnet]
  
• Abbotsford Canucks players have yet to receive championship rings from their Calder Cup win. [AbbyNews]