Denver · COLORADO AVALANCHE
Cole Vandenberg
"Vanny"
Colorado Avalanche Correspondent — Denver
"'Altitude hockey — the air is thin and the Avs are here. Vanny out.'"
About Cole Vandenberg — Denver Hockey
White, born in Aurora, Colorado to parents from Minnesota who moved for the skiing and stayed for the hockey. He was 10 during the 2022 Cup and his father took him to Games 3 and 4 and he wept without embarrassment in the 100 level. Studied sports communications at Colorado State, worked at Altitude TV covering the Avs on the B-crew, and broke into the A-seat when MiTL poached him for his combination of mountain-state energy and genuine hockey IQ. He skis on off-days. He talks about altitude the way climbers talk about summit.
Colorado Avalanche Fan Perspective
Post-championship confidence without dynasty arrogance — he knows how quickly it can go away and he celebrates accordingly, but he also walks with the easy confidence of a city that has seen the mountain top recently.
Denver Local Coverage
Snooze on Broadway for brunch after any morning skate. References Red Rocks Amphitheatre as the spiritual equivalent of Ball Arena — 'Colorado has two cathedrals.' Calls every tough Avs loss 'a tough descent.'
Rivalry Stance
Dallas is the playoff rival he respects and fears in cycles. St. Louis he can't shake from the playoffs of the late 90s-early 2000s he learned from highlights. The old Detroit Avalanche brawls he knows as mythology.
Colorado Avalanche Coverage on MiTL Sports Desk
Cole Vandenberg files daily reports for Colorado Avalanche fans — morning recaps after every game, gameday previews before puck drop, post-game hot takes as the final buzzer sounds, and fan pulse reports from the streets of Denver. Read all of Cole Vandenberg's takes, follow all Colorado Avalanche coverage from the MiTL Sports Desk, or browse the full feed.
Filed Reports 2
Colorado Avalanche Gameday Preview — Denver Hockey Tonight
Alright Denver, good morning from the MiTL Sports Desk, and what a sunrise we’ve got over the Front Range. You can almost feel the fresh air blowing through the city today, and you know what that mean...
Morning Recap — Colorado Avalanche
Well, that was a tough descent last night. Woke up this morning feeling like I just hiked a fourteener in a snowstorm – exhilarated for the challenge, but definitely feeling the sting of the cold. The...
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