DENVER, CO - JANUARY 10: Bernie, the mascot of the Colorado Avalanche takes to the ice prior to the game at the Pepsi Center on January 10, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. The Predators defeated the Avalanche 4-1. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
“The Colorado Avalanche can use the upcoming training camp and subsequent post-season tournament to answer the lingering questions of next year”
Phase 3 of the NHL Return to Play initiative takes place on July 10th which will rally the 24 postseason eligible teams to their training camps. This provides the teams the opportunity to assemble as a collective unit for the first time since early March.