avs and red wings at coors field saturday night. but before that, friday night, the avs/red wings alumni game. most of those guys involved in this, including that wild man there, patrick roy, they'll be back. we probably can't see this again, but we can only hope for light pushing and shoving. everybody is taking this seriously. >> we don't want to embarrass ourselves. so obviously, we're not going to be at the peak conditioning, and our abilities that we once were, but we're going to want to make sure we don't embarraas ourselves and try to put on a decent show. going i mean, outdoors and retired. to me. >> what a week for hockey. field. du beat cc 4-1. the pioneers are the hottest team in the country right now. du is 10---3, since january 1. it's been a while but another championship banner is what this team is after. >> it's awesome to see everyone rolling. we're playing great hockey right now. >> we're trending the right way. it's a matter of keeping it going. >> here's a chance, they score! >> when we play like we've been playing, i don't think anybody stop us. >> reporter: du's hockey te

that's the avs red wings alumni game. the series will be on saturday night. this is just so cool. again, obviously this feels like it's a hockey rink. it is, but we're right in the middle of coors field. you still have that feeling you're right in the middle of a ballpark as well. it is so cool out here, guys. >> it looks pretty neat. >> so looking forward to it. >> noel, thank you. >>> it's 5:47. he's a local mixed martial arts fighter, but it's what he does off the mat is incredible. that story is coming up in three minutes. >>> if you're packing your bags and headed out to dia, we'll have plenty of sunshine once the sun comes out. it's going to be pretty nice in denver. 66. not as nice as yesterday. the winds are strong. else, well, let's take a look at that forecast. temperatures in new york, 36 degrees. a chance of showers in cleveland, 51. if you're headed out to chicago, 65 degrees. 62 out in the ga and los angeles. temperatures at 62 degrees. look at the drive closer to home. here's amelia. >> i'm talking about airport traffic. as we get out to the east side. great speeds.

. >> the av's red wings alumni game is next weekend. tonight's game is the appetizer. >> reporter: the first outdoor college hockey game in the state of colorado is minutes away. puck drop scheduled for 6:10. we've had full access to the team until now and it's been quite a ride. >> last week leading up there were a lot of distractions. we feared north dakota. so our focus and our intensity every minute in practice was -- [inaudible] -- that's been our staple after christmas. i'm going to lean on our captain to lead us and make sure they push you. it's not time for me to push. it's time for you guys to take ownership for this team and want to be something great. it's in front of you. you've seen what greatness looks like and we have to keep building on it. don't want to take steps backwards. it's important we're really days, okay? >> let's get better this week. let's have fun. >> five on five for 10, four on four, and five on four, six let's do it. >> let's go. >> in the last three weekends our players have begun taking over, so that's

three lock can i games when the university of denver faces colorado college, followed by the avs red wings alumni game next friday and the stadium game between the two teams a week from saturday. it does feel like baseball season in denver right now, so how exactly do they plan to keep the ice frozen? the first problem is the sun. to combat that, they put a reflective tarp across the ice to help reflect the heat. when the light hides back behind the stadium walls, they then rolled the tarp back and work on the ice until first light shines again. then there is the issue of of our sudden, springlike -- of temperatures. >> we are able to keep it cool with ice pans cooling system. >> that cooling system removes any heat from the water and >> we need a 300-opportunity refrigerator. imagine. >>> bronco safety david bruton doesn't know if he will be with the team and in denver next season. but that does not stop him from giving back to our k-9 unit. >> when grace got home, what is the matter? asked mom. i can't be peter pan because i'm a girl. >> bruton launched club connect yesterday. the broncos nfl m

from colorado sports leader here's rod mackey. >> no fights, not a single punch thrown, the avs and red wings alumni game not what it was years ago but great to see them back on the ice again. 12 former hall of action players on the ice. the avs scored first, peter forsberg perfect pass to kaminski, fitting because kaminski scored the first goal against the avs years ago. joe sakic with the wicked wrister. patrick roy after two periods gave up just a single goal. of all the guys on the ice i think roy would be the best if he came out of retirement. goal no. inside the blue line from no. 77 ray borg. avs beat the wings in front of 50,000 fans 5-2 the final. aaron matas has more from the diamond. >> reporter: vintage patrick roy is the hall of fame goalie terrific in leading the avalanche in a 5-2 win over the red wings in the alumni game. >> you know what? it was like joe said. you don't want to embarrass yourself in front of our fans. i mean they -- like it or not, they have some expectation for us and you want to make sure that you perform well. >> i've always said he's the best competitor i've eve

stay with us. >>> from colorado sports leader here's rod mackey. punch thrown, the avs and red wings alumni game not what it was years ago but great to see them back on the ice again. 12 former hall of action players on the ice. the avs scored first, peter forsberg perfect pass to kaminski, fitting because kaminski scored the first goal against the avs years ago. joe sakic with the wicked wrister. patrick roy after two periods gave up just a single goal. of all the guys on the ice i think roy would be the best if he came out of retirement. goal no. 4, the one scored from just inside the blue line from no. 77 ray borg. avs beat the wings in front of 50,000 fans 5-2 the final. aaron matas has more from the diamond. roy is the hall of fame goalie terrific in leading the avalanche in a 5-2 win over the red wings in the alumni game. >> you know what? it was like joe said. you don't want to embarrass yourself in front of our fans. i mean they -- like it or not, they have some expectation for us and you want to make sure that you perform well. >> i've always said he's the best competitor i've ever

versus colorado college february 20th and six days later the greatest players in the avs and red wings in the alumni game. then the avs and red wings in the first outdoor nhl game in colorado. if you don't have a ticket and they are expensive, we'll have the game here on 9news. night. february 29th there will be two one hour skating sessions open to the public. it is not free. tickets for the opportunity are $50 a person. if you want to grab a spot, we have the information and links for tickets on 9news.com. >>> only in medicine does it make sense to bill someone 3 or $400 for something that can be had for close to $2. hospitals have tried to defend their billing practices for years, but in an age of high priced healthcare plans, patience is wearing thin. we are looking at something as simple as a bag of saline. >> reporter: behold, modern medicine at its most mundane, clear saline. you do not need to be a chemist to know that. >> there's no medicine in that. >> reporter: he, could however, use a degree in accounting right about now. >> this is completely i don't get it. >> reporter: late last year

the avs red wings alumni game, it was so great to see the all- time greats back on the ice. 12 former hall of famers involved. the avs scored first. it's fitting that kaminsky scored the first goal ever against the wings back in 1995. super joe with the wicked wrister, 2-1. patrick played two periods and gave up one goal. of all the guys on the ice, i think wall would be the best if he came out of retirement. player/coach? like it. ray from just inside the blue line. of 50,000 fans. final score 5-2. we have more from the diamond. >> vintage patrick wall is the hall of fame goalie and was terrific in the alumni game. >> i just feel that i'm in a one to win culture. you don't want to embarrass yourself in front of our fans. i mean, like it or not, they have some expectation for us and you want to make sure that you perform well. >> i've always said he's the best competitor i've ever been lucky enough to play with. this was just an example. he works really hard, comes out, place unbelievable. he's just the greatest competitor i've ever gotten to be around. >> he's one of the greatest of

next up it's the big game between the avs and the red wings, times two. alumni game and the real one, the greatest rivalries in the history of hockey t will event that is 20 years in the making. once the playoffs are over, then i think you'll find out it's probably a done deal and the team is moving to denver. >> i think it's going to be great. good sports town, and i think it's bigger. >> you keep building as a general manager, you can see it competing for a stanley cup in the not too distant future? >> i spent 20 years of my life fighting to win, and win the ultimate victory, that's the only reason i came in this position and now if we could bring it to denver, i'll be so pleased. >> i learned so much from them. >> coming in here, walking in the hallway, seeing all the guys i played with, >> of course -- we can laugh about it. >> it was like what was i thinking, man? >> it was just being with the guys, and having fun, and being in the dressing room right after is a great feeling. >> cool looking. the stanley cup playoffs. this weekend is must-see for colorado

avs red wings spilling blood on the ice. yesterday just wow. only way to describe it. alumni game. decades later. same two teams for avs guy richy saii he didn't have the vocabulary to describe. just a second outdoor hockey game in college town. don't let the cool fool you. these guys came out to play. unreal crowd at coors field. the numbers off the charts. mall some johnny on the spot 1- 0 good guys. joe makes it 2-1 by showing off the greatest wrist shot ever. just wicked. it wasn't all peaches cream. guys started to remember the good old days. during that time this guy was the best goalie in hockey. patrick wau he was ready. stopped just about everything that came his way. star of the night. see this type of love? avs rule 5-2. >> spectacular evening just for us to be out there. and it's been awhile since the rivalry was most intense. it was okay and great to see those guys. still great players and fun night. >> puck drops on the 2016 avs and red wings later tonight. nuggets were on the road in dallas. thursday night before the game caught kenneth and will barton at a gentleman's club making i

red wwngs. the night before, avs and red %- wings' aleem igh -- alumni. >>> we'll introduce you to today's 7 hero. >> i completely forgot about taxes. temperatures today nice and mild. alreedy we're at 61 inndenver. 61 in boulder. low to mid-40s now in fort colliis and greeley. a really nice start to our the difference between possible and impossible? it's a person who believes they can, surrounded and supported by others-by us- who believe it, too. power of possible. >>> it is tax time and before you file, how certain are you that your tax preparer knows what they're doing? the government estimates 60% of returns have at least one error. if that preparer messes up, you're still responsiile. >> you have to look at the background, see how long `hey've done it, what kind of rules do they have to follow, if any. do they work on a specific thing you're havinn them work on, thatttype of thing. >> how can you find a competent tax preparer? make sure they have a tax i.d. should never guaranteeea refund without nowing your situation, and never sign a blank form. you can check the irs database -`that list

the nhl stadium series between the av's and red wings, spectator plaza, the alumni game. >> thanks for waking up with us on denver 7. i'm mitch jelniker. >> i'm kellie patterson here with jayson anddlisa. >> today near 60, tomorrow closer to 70. >> that's incredible. >> temperatures in the 20s and 30s. first alert fracking what will be a beautiful couple of days. jason, your shoes are squeaky. >> i know. >> they are squeaky. >> anyway. >> normal high today is 49. the record high is 71. we're talking temperatures closer to records than to normals both today and tomorrow. you're waking up to 20s and 40s. denver today at 3:00 a high of we have upper 50s, low 60s covering northeastern colorado. winds will be a bit gusty in spots. we'll talk about that coming up. 40s and 50s in the mountains and low to mid-60s across southeastern colorado. >> and these shoes have laces. usually my slipons. >> remember the days when you wore slippers? >> i love my slippers. going back to my slipper days. we have a good drive going on here this morning, and you can see across 225 easy driving anywhere you wan

the alumni game tonight and the avs versus the red wings tomorrow night. 10:30 this morning, the avs alumni get to practice on the ice. it's an unwritten rule that you don't cheer for the colorado. many people say that rivalry started during the 1996 season, the stanley cup season, claude lemieux checked chris draper from behind and then draper suffered a broken cheekbone, fractured nose and job. things really came to a boiling point on march 26 draper suffered a broken cheekbone, fractured nose and job. things really came to a boiling point on march 26, 1997. the game featured a handful -- of -- it even brought goaltender patrick watt out of the net. it was incredible to see. he started taking out red wings players and eventually went toe to toe with goaltender mike vernon. during the late 90s and early 2000s the teams met five times in the playoffs and they won five stanley cups between them during that period. tonight's alumni game will feature a handful of games -- of players including the coach, some others and joining him -- include joe sakic, borack, -- and they are realists --

tonight the former av's and red wings players will face off in an alumni game and tomorrow night the big stadium series, the first time they've done it in denver. it will start att6:00 p.m. >> we caught up with a few of the stars playing tonight and something very special. >> the setting it's going to be in is going to be very special. i'm looking forward to that. we'll be ready and i still skate quite a bit in the winter time, so to be able to play in that type of game will be an incredible experience. >> how fun for them. >> outside, the sunshine. well, will be at night i guess. >> tomorrow will be so warm. have to ask lisa about that >>> cereal companies worry the millennial laziness as they put it will take a bite out of their profits. wait until you hear fewer young people are reaching for cereal bowls. >> this pilot landed his plane on only two wheels. >> it's 4:39. first alert weather with a gorgeous weekend. tomorrow for the game, the puck drops at 6:00. we should see temperatures in the 60s at that point. today beautiful clear skies. chilly this morning. 56 by noon. >>> just

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. >> and now time to introduce the alumni for your colorado avalanche. >> former avs and red wings players came from around the world. >> every time i turn on the tv back home in sweden i see the highlights of the rivalry. i get goosebumps still even though it's that long ago. >> plus what were the rockies thinking when they watched the broncos parade through downtown

avs, the red wings, twice on the ice in 24 hours. they are all over at the diamond on coors field. lets be honest, this is about as last night the alumni game was special, a dozen hall of famers out at the same time. tonight the current avs and red wings, it may not feel as special but means more because this actually counts. >> i am going to try to enjoy it as much as possible and i repeated that but that is what the weekend is about, trying to enjoy it, i have family and friends in town, just looking forward to walking out to the game and for puck drop and seeing the excitement and it is hard to imagine being out there, hard to imagine 50,000 people, some we are not used to. definitely excited. >> this game is to celebrate one of the greatest rivalries in the history of the susport, detroit and colorado are bitter rivals but the best was 196-2002-- 1996-2002, started by a kick on lamu on draper. >> washed on the board. >> i was in a bad spot and bad hit and the worst thing was i caught the dasher of the board, that is probably what did the most damage, you know, caused-- i broke my cheek bone, nose, and jaw. >> that particular game,

. >>> nhl stadium series is coming to denver, beginning with an alumni game between the av's and red wings. coors field is now a big ice rink. >> reporter: absolutely. the scene is quite cool, actually, as a hockey fan myself and just a faa of really cool things here in denver. the av's are just wrapping up practice inside coors field. yep, it's a hockey rink now. no more baseball. the rockies are off in arizona. we're going to play hockey starting tonight that alumni game and saturday with the av's and rockies. for much more, want to bring in jamie horne from the nhl. why denver, why colorado, why hockey ootside? >> first of all denver is a great hockey market. commissioner says it's about having fun, bringing it outside, having families celebrate the game together, and the players love it. most of them grew up playing outside. creates a unique expe it becomes the center of the hockey universe. >> reporter: the obvious question, it's bright sun outside. the temps are starting to turn up a little bit. is weather a problem? are you guys dealing with it, how are you dealing with it? >> we've

alumni game tonight and av's and red wings tomorrow. here there's plenty to do for the family, entertainment, food, and of course challenging television. these are open four hours before. today starting at 1:00 through 5:00. tomorrow at 2:00 through 6:00. there's plenty to do and there are tickets available if you want to pick them up for tonight'' game or tomorrow. reporting live, i'm jason gruenauer, one more shot, denver 7. >> that's four goals on an empty net. i don't think those count. top shelf. look at that. % i would have you sing with me, colorado boulevard is really slowing us down tremendously. that will be the major factor. overall map a lot of red coming in from the i-76, 270 and i-25 drive. everything else getting busy. sunshine also hitting us in the eyes at 470 by broadway. >> reporter: i'm dayle cedars live in northern colorado where noco is slammin' for famine. joining us now is brian, you guys are out here tomorrow, starting this afternoon. you'll are preparing over 500,000 meals. >> that is correct. we'll be packing

. >>> five days until the avs host the red wings in an outdoor game at coors field! but on friday, the alumni will ace up and live some of the glory games. one of the best rivalry in the nhl. they competed for five stanley cup titles in a 7-year span. and those matchups led to bloody brawls. this is a must-see event for current avs prayers. >> i don't think we'll see any of the brawls. skating, they're going to -- i think once the game goes on, the intensity will pick up. they'll do whatever it takes, i think, to come out and win. >> do they look ready to play? >> yeah! they've been skating and we've been shooting on patty for practice. he looks ready, sharp. so we'll see. >> i read the detroit alumni are doing twice a day practice! >> no way! [ laughter ] >> i read it online. so must be true. [ laughter ] >> serious? >> it'll be a lot of fun. we'll be right back. . >> news, what you need, when girls and science. >>> first felt a little rain out of this one. now, it's all snow! >> it's all snow. let's look on doppler 4,000. it is snow. but you see a little drier air moving from the east. that

player says ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, >>> five days until the avs host the red wings in an outdoor game at coors field! but on friday, the alumni will ace up and live some of the glory games. one of the best rivalry in the nhl. they competed for five stanley cup titles in a 7-year span. and those matchups led to bloody brawls. this is a must-see event for current avs prayers. >> i don't think we'll see any of the brawls. skating, they're going to -- i think once the game goes on, the intensity will pick up. they'll do whatever it takes, i think, to come out and win. >> do they look ready to play? >> yeah! they've been skating and we've been shooting on patty for practice. he looks ready, sharp. so we'll see. >> i read the detroit alumni are doing twice a day practice! >> no way! [ laughter ] >> i read it online. so must be true. [ laughter ] >> serious? >> it'll be a lot of fun. we'll be right back. . >> news, what you need, when you need it. ,, ,, is the economy rigged? well, the 15 richest americans acquired more wealth in two years than the bottom 100 million people combined. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. m

av's do it again. we need some new hockey cliches. next step red wings and coors field saturday night. of course the alumni play friday night. thanks for the help on that. >>> right now 22 degrees in denver. >> deadly storms out in the east ,, ,, ,, see that? jill's gobbling up our bird's eye teriyaki broccoli. and look ben is going for more buffalo cauliflower. (mind-blowing sound) everybody's a veggie lover now. (mind-blowing sound) mind blown. bird's eye flavor full. >>> at least eight people are dead due to storms in the south. yesterday there were strong tornados and drenching rain. don champion has the latest. >> reporter: as the dangerous storm system moves up the east coast, state police in waferly virginia comed through rubble night. >> look at that. see what happened. vincent survived and some of his neighbors did not. dozens of buildings were reduced to rubble. several reported tornados in the careless. this dairy farm was demolished in seconds. animals. that's the main thing. >> reporter: this storm also brought heavy rain and strong winds to other parts of the east coast including here in new york making a mess

avs vs red wings. >> the best rivalry of my childhood. >> reporter: 43,000 fans came from all over the world to watch the alumni lineup. names that made history and jerseys. >> joe. >> i want to say watts. >> great to see the rivalry renew and it is outdoors, it is special. >> reporter: this is the stuff memories were made of. no brawls or beat downs. >> did not disappoint at all. moo it was exciting to see the old guys out there. they still got it. a little slower but they still got it. >> reporter: even red wing fans had fun and defended their stars. >> everyone recognized the numbers on the ice could not ask for a better time. >> maybe chalk it up to bad ice conditions as well. >> reporter: that brings back memories. avs vs red wings forever. ... >> reporter: all right, so, they say this national exposure is great for colorado. other things going on this week, restaurant week and a volleyball tournament. tomorrow, 6:00, the spectator plaza opens back up and the vs red wings starts at 6:00 tomorrow night. >> it is pretty good out there. they came out here hoping for a scuffel. >> something. >> a lot of fun. >>> the a

avs are taking on the red wings. they hope to have the same success as the alumni team. last night, called hall of famers including the head coach nearly sold-out crowd. those fans got to see quite the game. >> like it or not, they have some expectation for us and you well. and that is helping -- we felt when we were playing. we wanted to come and play hard for them and make them proud of us. >> the avenues are hoping for the same outcome. the sunshine glare is making things a little bit difficult and it's going to be about 70 degrees. think lee, the players are not to worried. >> it's one thing if the ice is too slushy or something like that. i think it would just get cooler and cooler as the game progresses tomorrow night. so i think the ice should be fine.>> the puck drops at 6 o'clock tonight and we will have complete coverage on cbs 4 news at 5. 70 today. take a look at this. i know everyone is worried about that forecast. we will have passing clouds and be windy at times but mild. 60s for the game. >>> coming up next on colorado's newschannel, a selfie that has gon

red wings. the rivals played an alumni game tonight. steve yzerman punching home a rebound pass, patrick roy, 11- year-old roy is loving. this the avs go on to win 5 -2, but stevie y, you still got it. >> i had a wide open net and almost missed it, but yeah, scotty is telling me all the time go to the net, go to the net. took till the age of 50 to >> it's safe to say yzerman worked a full shift today. before the alumni game he signed braydon colburn to a three year contract extension with a full no trade clause effect live immediately the first two years. the 30-year-old coburn has one goal and eight assists in 61 games this season. >>> the tampa bay rays held their first full workout today in charlotte. the manager called the live batting practice the best session he's ever seen. newly acquired outfielder corey dickerson also impressed. >> i think a lot of the guys took some good swings on balls today. a couple guys hit the ball really well, but the pitchers seems like always have an upper hand a few days till guys can get some timing. i think everybody with that aggressive approach, aggressive mindset took advantage of today. >> r

red wings and avalanche are getting ready right here on news channel 8. they played an alumni game last night and look who lights the lamp. 11-year-old paul is loving this. the av's win 5-2, but stephen wide, you still got it. >> i almost missed it, but scotty is telling me all the time to go to the net, go to the net. it took until the age of 50 to figure it out. >> age before beauty, stevie. before that match up, the bolts gm signed colburn to a $3.1 million contract. it's a no-trade clause effect immediately. colburn has 1 goal and 8 assist in 61 games. the tampa bay rays held their first work out of the spring in charlotte. kevin -- calling the live batting practice session the best he's ever seen. newly acquired out fielder dickerson was impressed. >> i think a lot of guys took good swings on the loss today. beckham hit a home run and a couple of guys hit the ball well. they have an upper hand for a few days until the guys can get timing. everybody with that aggressive approach and aggressive mindset took advantage of today. >> the rays open their pregame season next week. that's it for sports. i'm paul ryan. >>> thank you paul. >>> mauer you're -- enjoy you