Avalanche Pay Tribute to Darcy Kuemper and Nicolas Aube-Kubel in Return to Colorado

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The Colorado Avalanche recognized Washington Capitals goaltender Darcy Kuemper and forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel during the first period of their game against the Caps at Ball Arena on Tuesday night.

During the first television timeout, the Avs shared a video montage honoring Kuemper and Aube-Kubel, both members of Colorado’s Stanley Cup championship last summer.

And a warm welcome back from Avs Faithful! https://t.co/I3JfflMRFY pic.twitter.com/NY9UeH534m

— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) January 25, 2023

Kuemper, who backstopped the Avalanche to their first Stanley Cup in over two decades with a 10-4 record, .902 Save Percentage, 2.57 Goals-Against Average, and one shutout, signed with the Caps in free agency to a five-year deal, becoming the team’s de facto number one.

Aube-Kubel, whom the Caps acquired via the waiver wire, played 67 games in an Avalanche sweater last season, recording 11 Goals and 22 Points while recxording no points in 14 playoff games.

By Michael Fleetwood

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Michael Fleetwood was born into a family of diehard Capitals fans and has been watching games as long as he can remember. He was born the year the Capitals went to their first Stanley Cup Final, and is a diehard Caps fan, the owner of the very FIRST Joe Beninati jersey and since then, has met Joe himself. Michael joined the NoVa Caps team in 2015, and is most proud of the growth of the NoVa Caps community in that time. An avid photographer, Michael resides in VA.

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