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Mark Kiszla
Mark Kiszla is an award-winning sports columnist who wrote for The Denver Post from the fall of 1983 to 2024. During his time at the Post, he was named Colorado Sportswriter of the Year four times and was honored as a top 10 columnist in the nation by the Associated Press Sports Editors as recently as 2021.
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Don’t worry. Be happy. Avs can’t blow this championship series? Can they?
Well, it worked, Kiz. Our little ploy to lose big once Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final was out of hand seemed to work. All that broom talk by...

Game 6 debate: Which Avs player needs to step up for Colorado to stave off Tampa Bay?
The Avs are the team with more talent. The Lightning is the team with more belief. So what wins out? Talent, provided it steps up for Colorado.

Kiszla: Avalanche’s victory parade takes unwelcome 1,858-mile detour after 3-2 loss to Tampa Bay
Welp! The Avalanche victory parade just took an unwelcome 1,858-mile Now ain’t that a disgusting development?

Stanley Cup Final Game 5 debate: Which Avalanche player should win the Conn Smythe Trophy for playoff MVP?
Which Avalanche player is most deserving of winning the Conn Smythe Trophy for the most valuable player in the Stanley Cup Playoffs? Denver Post sportswriters debate.

Kiszla: With broken right thumb, Avs’ Nazem Kadri drives stake through heart of defending NHL champion
Along the wicked, twisted road to the Cup, Kadri received death threats in St. Louis and got blindsided by a dirty shot in Edmonton. None of it stopped him. All...

Avalanche vs. Lightning: Avs lead series 3-1 after winning overtime thriller in Game 4
The Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning meet in a pivotal Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night at Amalie Arena. Stick here for live updates leading...

Kiszla: Avs need Nathan MacKinnon to lead with Stanley Cup Final hanging in balance. “No time for doubt.”
At age 26, when the Avalanche needs him most, is Nathan MacKinnon finally man enough to lead Colorado teammates to the Stanley Cup? The Magic 8-Ball says: Signs point to...

Game 4 debate: Who should Avalanche coach Jared Bednar start in goal — and who will he start?
After benching Darcy Kuemper midway through Game 3's blowout loss, who should Avalanche coach Jared Bednar turn to between the pipes in Game 4?

Kiszla: Avs coach Jared Bednar wishy-washy on starting goalie after 6-2 blowout loss
Burnt like toast and thrown under the bus by his coach, how do the Avs ever trust goalie Darcy Kuemper again? This is a choice Jared Bednar cannot get wrong,...

How it happened: Tampa Bay Lightning hand Colorado Avalanche 6-2 loss behind second-period outburst
A goal-scoring barrage in the second period sent the Tampa Bay Lightning to a critical 6-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on...