VAIL, Colo.—Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog wanted to do something a little bit different this year before the new season started.
So Landeskog and his teammates headed up into the Colorado high country for some team bonding, hoping that the lessons learned would translate to chemistry on the ice.
"It was a great opportunity to do some fun activities and have a good time in a relaxed atmosphere, and do some challenges to get the guys out of their comfort zones," Landeskog said.
Thirty Avs players and team coaches and staff were in Vail for the past two days to participate in team bonding exercises, which ranged from a team dinner to challenges on the top of Vail Mountain.