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Nathan MacKinnon prefers pro schedule as the Avalanche gears up to play almost every other day

College hockey isn’t for everyone, and it certainly isn’t for Nathan MacKinnon and his son, if he has one in the future. MacKinnon, the Avalanche’s explosive 21-year-old center, said last week’s collegelike schedule is a reminder why he supports the Canadian Hockey League’s major junior system over the NCAA’s college game.

“My kid’s going to junior — 100 percent,” MacKinnon said after Monday’s practice at the Family Sports Center.

The Avs had five days between games Oct. 22 at Florida and Friday against Winnipeg, then played at Arizona on Saturday for a consecutive-night stretch. That’s a typical college schedule — a week of practices and two games on the weekends.