LOVELAND — Go South, young man.
Czech Republic countrymen Martin Kaut and Pavel Francouz of the Colorado Eagles might be in their first year in North America, but it’s hard to get lost with directions so simple.
After Tuesday’s practice at the Budweiser Events Center, all they needed to do to get to that night’s Avalanche game was drive straight on Interstate 25 until they saw the Pepsi Center on their left — an example of the convenience and fluidity the Avs’ new American Hockey League affiliate, the Colorado Eagles, provides.
Logistically, having your AHL affiliate 50 miles up the road has connected the big club and its top prospects like never before.