The Avalanche on Tuesday signed minor-league forward Victor Oreskovich to an entry-level contract, the team said.
The Avs selected Oreskovich in the 2004 NHL entry draft with their second pick, 55th overall. The 6-foot-3, 215-pounder has played two seasons with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League.
Last season, Oreskovich scored 28 goals and added 32 assists in 62 games.
“His performance last season demonstrates his continued progress as a prospect in our system,” Avs assistant general manager Greg Sherman said.
The 20-year-old Oreskovich, from Whitby, Ontario, was drafted by the Avs after his freshman season at Notre Dame. He was named the Ontario Hockey Association’s top prospect in 2003.
The Avs open their preseason schedule Sept. 17 with a road game against the Phoenix Coyotes.
Buffs to play Big Ten’s Wisconsin
The Colorado men’s and women’s basketball teams announced their schedules for the 2007-08 season, including a game against the Wisconsin men and five consecutive home games that end the women’s nonconference schedule.
New men’s coach Jeff Bzdelik will face eight teams with first-year head coaches and 10 teams that qualified for the NCAA or NIT tournaments last season. The Buffs will open their season with a home game against New Mexico on Nov. 9. They face Wisconsin on the road in Madison on Nov. 17. Colorado will play Division II Colorado Christian on Nov. 20 in Boulder. The Buffs play at Air Force on Nov. 29 and against Stanford at home Dec. 2.
The CU women will play 17 home games – the most dates in Boulder in team history – and 14 games against tournament-qualifying teams. They begin their season at San Francisco on Nov. 16.
CU’s single-game tickets go on sale today
Colorado football single-game tickets for all home games will go on sale today beginning at 8:30 a.m., the school said.
The Buffaloes’ home schedule starts Sept. 1 with a game against Colorado State at Invesco Field at Mile High. CU’s first game at Folsom Field in Boulder will be against Florida State on Sept. 15.
The team faces Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 22 and Oklahoma on Sept. 29, which starts Big 12 Conference play. Other home games include Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Tickets can be found at 303-49-BUFFS or on .
CHL’s Rage signs veteran goaltender Reid
The Rocky Mountain Rage of the Central Hockey League signed sixth-year goaltender Scott Reid.
Reid, the CHL’s most outstanding goaltender in 2003-04, last season played with the New Mexico Scorpions.
