April 1
Philipp Grubauer posts 2nd best SV% in a month in Avalanche history
Philipp Grubauer tallied a .955 save percentage in the month of March.
That’s the second-highest save percentage in one month in franchise history. #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/K3EqfdWpgF
— x- Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) April 1, 2019
April 3
Zack Smith scores short-handed for his 9th of the season
🚨 SHORTY ALERT 🚨
Magnus Paajarvi and Zack Smith connect for the @Senators: pic.twitter.com/BZaIw7ZY73
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 4, 2019
April 6
Danton Heinen nets his 11th of the season
Nice play by Danton Heinen to recover the puck in the slot — and eventually roof one past Pasquale.
Great screen by Kuhlman as well — who continues to play very, very well. pic.twitter.com/t7Syu45IOc
— Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) April 6, 2019
Ben Bishop stops all 24 shots against Minnesota for career-high 7th shutout
A career high 7 shutouts and franchise record for save percentage in a season. A Vezina worthy regular season from @Benbishop30. #RSGGoalies https://t.co/I9VxRpiB8H
— Roy Sports Group (@RSGHockey) April 7, 2019
Radko Gudas awarded the Barry Ashbee Trophy as most outstanding defenseman for the Flyers
Congrats to @radkogudas on winning the Barry Ashbee Trophy! pic.twitter.com/kgJrjZJHZH
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) April 6, 2019
Carter Hart named Toyota Cup winner for most Star of the Game points for the Flyers & donates his bonus to The Overbrook School for the Blind.
The @Toyota Cup goes to rookie Carter Hart! pic.twitter.com/zfes7hSfC3
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) April 6, 2019
Per #Flyers PR guru Zack Hill, Carter Hart donated his $5,000 Toyota Cup award check to The Overbrook School for the Blind.
Just awesome. pic.twitter.com/5CuaO5sHid
— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) April 7, 2019
April 7
Brent Burns partners with Lays Canada in “Smile to Win” contest
I’m so excited to partner with @layscanada to offer Canadians the chance to WIN amazing hockey prizes! #ad pic.twitter.com/2KsEQjBLDx
— Brent Burns (@Burnzie88) April 7, 2019
April 10
NHL Playoffs get underway with 13 clients making the postseason
Good luck to our clients in this year’s #StanleyCupPlayoffs! pic.twitter.com/5BYlEhMApA
— Roy Sports Group (@RSGHockey) April 10, 2019
April 11
Dylan Cozens named Alternate Captain for Team Canada at U18 World Championships
Peyton Krebs ©️, Dylan Cozens 🅰️ and Nathan Légaré 🅰️ named captains of Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team ahead of #U18Worlds. The tournament begins April 18 in Örnsköldsvik and Umeå, Sweden. pic.twitter.com/jh6cDqsL9L
— Team Canada Men (@HC_Men) April 11, 2019
April 13
Danton Heinen scores his first of the playoffs in Game 2 Boston win
Danton Heinen takes advantage for his first goal of the series and makes it 3-0 Bruins. https://t.co/xjRjQPNna5
— Roy Sports Group (@RSGHockey) April 14, 2019
Philipp Grubauer makes 35 saves in first win of the playoffs
Grubauer great last night with 35 saves to help the @Avalanche even the series 1-1. #RSGGoalies https://t.co/Qeje6Fi6KD
— Roy Sports Group (@RSGHockey) April 14, 2019
April 14
Eddie Pasquale wins AHL’s Harry “Hap” Holmes Memorial Award
Congratulations to our man between the pipes! 🌟
Eddie Pasquale has won @TheAHL’s Harry “Hap” Holmes Memorial Award. pic.twitter.com/N8U3jRWED3
— Syracuse Crunch (@SyracuseCrunch) April 15, 2019
April 15
Jacob Bryson signs first NHL contract with the Buffalo Sabres
Congrats to @jbryson_18 on signing his first @NHL contract with the @BuffaloSabres! pic.twitter.com/X4g5MePr6G
— Roy Sports Group (@RSGHockey) April 15, 2019
April 17
Gilles Senn signs first NHL contract with the New Jersey Devils
Congrats to @GillesSenn on signing his first @NHL contract with the @NJDevils! #RSGGoalies pic.twitter.com/cXKWmArC5h
— Roy Sports Group (@RSGHockey) April 17, 2019
Deryk Engelland named Vegas’ King Clancy Memorial Trophy nominee for 2018-19
Congrats on the nomination Deryk and your @EngosHeroes #leadership #character #RSGHockey https://t.co/1F29kCIZlU
— Allain Roy (@alroy42) April 17, 2019
Philipp Grubauer makes spectacular saves in OT as Avs win 3-2 for a 3-1 series lead
Big time saves last night for @philgrubauer31 as @Avalanche take a 3-1 series lead with another OT winner. #RSGGoalies https://t.co/TGe5WO0TMP
— Roy Sports Group (@RSGHockey) April 18, 2019
April 20
Philipp Grubauer earns Pepsi Save of the Night as Avs win first round series vs. Calgary
1-on-1 with Johnny Hockey is no easy task.@philgrubauer31 comes out on top with this @pepsi Save of the Night. pic.twitter.com/L4TaUCw6nk
— NHL (@NHL) April 20, 2019
Congrats to @philgrubauer31 on his first career series win as the @Avalanche take down the top seed in the West! Grubi was strong all series stopping 153/163 shots against for a .939 SV%. #RSGGoalies
— Roy Sports Group (@RSGHockey) April 20, 2019
Ben Bishop named 2018-19 Vezina Trophy Finalist
Congrats @Benbishop30! Well deserved! #RSGGoalies https://t.co/H6dRxaXJlV
— Roy Sports Group (@RSGHockey) April 20, 2019
The numbers don’t lie – @Benbishop30 deserves to win the Vezina Trophy. #Bish4Vez #RSGGoalies #Analystics #HockeyDataScience pic.twitter.com/LXXW1RSlNP
— Roy Sports Group (@RSGHockey) April 22, 2019
April 21
Brent Burns named 2018-19 Norris Trophy Finalist
The finalists for the Norris Trophy are in.
Find out who wins at the 2019 #NHLAwards presented by @Bridgestone! pic.twitter.com/b8KmmrSA16
— NHL (@NHL) April 21, 2019
April 22
Ben Bishop leads Stars to first round series win vs. Nashville
Big @Benbishop30 with a stellar first round series win for the @DallasStars. Bish stopped 206 of 218 shots faced for a .945 SV% in the 6+ games including 47 of 48 tonight in Game 6. #Bish4Vez #RSGGoalies #Clutch
— Roy Sports Group (@RSGHockey) April 23, 2019
.@Benbishop30 is 💰💰💰in series clinchers! #NHLTonight #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/PIe78Q6til
— NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) April 23, 2019
April 26
Nico Hischier with a hat trick in his first game with Team Switzerland in 6-0 win over France
Nico with a hat trick in his first game with @SwissIceHockey! https://t.co/z60RR0hvuz
— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) April 26, 2019
Scoring a Hattrick in your first game for the Men’s National Team? No biggie for @nicohischier pic.twitter.com/J1Z0oWnuuf
— Swiss Ice Hockey (@SwissIceHockey) April 26, 2019
April 28
Philipp Grubauer stops 31, including an unbelievable glove save as Avs even their series vs. San Jose 1-1
We still don’t know how Grubauer kept this out. pic.twitter.com/KBH5Qdpl8H
(🎥@NHLonNBCSports)— Yahoo Sports NHL (@YahooSportsNHL) April 29, 2019
