There are about 30 pucks sitting on the kitchen counter, and Evan and Christie Rodrigues don’t know what to do with them.
The stockpile grows every time the Avalanche play a home game. Soon it’ll be a small hill. If the Avs make a deep playoff run, maybe it’ll blend in with the Front Range behind the Denver skyline.
Evan can’t secretly recycle the pucks. His oldest is getting too smart. Four-year-old Grayson Rodrigues organizes them by date, remembering the score of each game.
“I honestly think he’d know,” Evan said. “Definitely can’t do that.”
The kitchen counter is where the remnants reside from a new fan-favorite tradition at Ball Arena.