Valeri Nichushkin has returned to Denver, while goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen has arrived, the Colorado Avalanche announced Saturday. Nichushkin remains in Stage 3 of the NHL-NHLPA player assistance program but will be skating and working out away from the team.

The Colorado Avalanche received a promising update on star forward Valeri Nichushkin, who is in the Player Assistance Program.

Today, two players who have been the talk of the town (not at all for the same reasons) are inching closer to a return to action. First, on the Colorado Avalanche side, Russian Valeri Nichushkin arrived in Denver,

Newly acquired Avalanche goaltender, Kaapo Kahkonen, finally joined the team since it claimed him off waivers more than a week ago. “Obviously took a while to get all the work, work permits and visa done and,

On Saturday, the Colorado Avalanche announced that forward Valeri Nichushkin is back in Denver, working out and skating by himself as he continues to work through the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program.