The Colorado Avalanche are on top of the NHL as the first quarter of the regular season concludes, jumping out to an impressive 13-1-5 record. Occupying the top

The Avalanche have given backup goalie Scott Wedgewood a one-year extension amid a blistering start to the season.

DENVER — Since joining the Colorado Avalanche, Scott Wedgewood has performed at the peak of his career, a level of excellence now recognized with a well-earned contract extension. The 33-year-old netminder inked a one-year, $2.5 million extension, the team announced on Thursday.

The post Scott Wedgewood gets real on ‘awesome’ opportunity with Avalanche appeared first on ClutchPoints.The Colorado Avalanche are 13-1-5, the best record in the NHL, heading into Thursday’s action.

The Colorado Avalanche are keeping a theme going by rewarding players contributing to the hottest team in the NHL.

There are some nights when it looks like Scott Wedgewood is trying something completely outside the box. Whatever he tries these days, it’s working for him. The Colorado Avalanche can’t stop winning, and Wedgewood is quickly becoming one of the best stories in the first quarter of the 2025-26 NHL season.

At that point, Hockey Canada had to take notice of Wedgewood and what he was doing with Plymouth in the Ontario Hockey League. So, Wedgewood entered World Juniors selection camp with Mark Visentin, Louis Domingue and Tyler Bunz as the other goalies.