>>> how the broncos plan to this season. >> jared bednar weighs in on >>> avs have a lot of young players. and now a coach who's used to dealing with young players! >> options for choosing at this point were pretty limited. but they wanted to go the ahl. >> an up and comer. >> that's what they're calling 15th in franchise history going back to quebec. he played in the minor, and coached for 14 years, 6 as a head coach, winning championships at two different levels in the hockey minor leagues. the most recent one was just a couple months ago with the lake erie monsters of the american hockey league. the avs view him as an up and coming >> bednarcar said -- >> i think you have have to voters game is getting faster every day, and i think you have to play an up-tempo style. you have to attack, and that's just not offensively but defensively as well. i think that that for us should be set from day 1 in the tempo and the pace we play with, and the aggressive style that i would like to play. >> do you like the hire? we added the no idea option. if you aren't ready to commitment commit. >>> bronc

. >>> all right, you heard the avs have a new head coach, his name is jared bednar and he knows what it is like to lift a >>> welcome to 7 sports xtra -?and welcome the avalanche's n head coach jared bednar raising the calder cuu this year right here as head coach of the ahl champion. now jared is 44, no nfl experience, but two championships in the fits the avalanche to a tee. look that no nfl experience thing is not a problem for joe. >> i won two stanley cups with coaches who didn't have head coaching experience when they come in or that they came in. you know, the best coaches around that came right from the american hockey league. i look at the track record and i place a lot of value in winning championships. and i know that jared is one in the east coast and that he just won the calder cup. >> all right, now to dove valley today. is going in as quarterback after trevor siemian. i hope that it is paxton lynch. i want to see more of the rookie. i think that we know what mark sanchez is about. is mark going to get any better or worse? i think that he is what he is, but siemian and

we are going to hear from joe sakic on jared bednar and we hear from try rank with the >>> sports extra is brought to you by the lodge casino, colorado's first choice for jared bednar, the new avalanche coach raising the cup this year with the lake erie monsters. jared is 44, attacking style. joe sakic says he likes that. even though he has no nhl experience, he has two championships in the minors and that's good enough for joe. >> i place a lot of value on the championships. it's tough to n league. to win, you have to do something right. after my interview process and going through the different candidates, i just felt that this comfort wise was the best fit for our team. >> now to dove valley. after practice, gary kubiak would not tell us which quarterback will go in after trevor simeon gutman but you can bet we will see some -- trevor simeon gutman -- trevor lynch will get some time. >> >> i am looking at how they handle themselves, how they handle the team, how they respond to things. >> i had trouble last year on my team. he has my respect as a rrokie. and coming into this year, to

the colorado avalanche have head coach, jared bednar. he becomes the av's' sevvnth head coach. >>> ryan lochte may be competing for the mirror ball trophy. he's recordly in talks to take part in "dancing with the stars." we won't know until next week when the cast is released. >>> the los angeles rams come to denver this week, and undrafted quarterback trevor siia field yesterday, but missed practice tuesday. he had a sore shoulderr head coach kubiak says the competition is still a three- man race. we don't know who will start the opener against the panthers. but mark sanchez, who is currently number two on the depth chart, says he can be the starter. >> i don't quit. i'll take this thing down to the wire, so let's go. >> kickoff is at 7:00. a lot more news coming up, including the latest from afghanistan, where an american university was attacked. what we know about the attack. plus we're going to hear from one of the survivors next. >>> the race for the white house, republican president >>> it is just about 11:30. a deadly crash in gol

jared bednar will become the seventh head coach in avs history and 15th in franchise history... replacing patrick roy who left the team earlier this month. bednar has no n-h-l coaching but has been a big winner at the minor league level... recently helping the cleveland monsters win the american league hockey championship.. school is back in session. that means some sports like football are also starting but now, some schools are taking action to help protect athletes from head injuries. a school district in davenport, iowa is doing something called "baseline" testing. this gives medical professionals a kind of blueprine of how each individuals brain baseline testing is easy to do... trainers can have them on an i-pad and use them during games. the center for disease control estimate there are a total of 3-point-8 million sports related concussions each skyline park-- coloradans are celebrating clean energy in our state. boulder mayor suzanne jones will be among the hundreds expected to be there... to talk about why action and collaboration are needed now to address climate chan

joe sackett higher jared bednar he is a 44 with no in hl experience. the style of play is what he wants to bring to the pepsi center. >> the games are getting faster. you have to play in up-tempo style. not just offensively but defensively as well. i think that should be set from day one in training camp. >>> dove valley, the broncos practice today, but gary kubiak will not tell us which quarterback will go in after trevor simeon. here is troy rank with the latest. >> reporter: his shoulder continues to improve. he is set to start and he is in line to start the break of the season. if you think it matters to coach gary kubiak that simeon would be wrong.>> zero, i am looking at what has taken place over the last six months. how they handled themselves and the team. >> reporter: the broncos were a top 10 team at the last half of the season. they think they will be better him on the offensive line. cj anderson is anxious to see how the left tackle performs. >> will see how we are playing coming up on saturday.>> to win a ame we need to to figure out the q

jared bednar, not exactly a household name like patrick roy who, resigned two weeks ago. he has won championships at two levels of the recently he won a title with the lake erie monsters of the american hockey league. he is one up and coming star in the coaching ranks and they're not the nhl. both of the team's stanley cups were won by coaches with no prior experience in the nhl. >> i look at the track record and i place a lot of value in winning championships. i know jared has won on the east coast, and it's tough to win in any league. and to be able to win, you gotta be doing something write. >> i take this very seriously, i've been preparing for this my whole career. and i'm a competitor, and that's put into it on a daily basis. so i know our team will do the same thing. >> do you like the hire? 29% say yes. half are reserving judgment! because at this point, they have no idea who jared bednarc r is. >>> gary kubiak made it clear he has no problem starting a experience. siemian will start saturday. we don't know who will be the no. 2 quarterback behind him. more questi

z23eiz zvpz >>> the colorado avalanche hired jared bednar, their next head coach. not exactly a household name like patrick roy who, resigned two weeks ago. he has won championships at two levels of the recently he won a title with the lake erie monsters of the american hockey league. he is coaching ranks and they're not worried he's never coached in the nhl. both of the team's stanley cups were won by coaches with no prior experience in the nhl. >> i look at the track record and i place a lot of value in winning championships. i know jared has won on the east coast, and it's tough to win in any league. and to be able to win, you gotta be doing something write. >> i take this very seriously, i've been preparing for this m and i'm a competitor, and that's what i put into it on a daily basis. so i know our team will do the same thing. >> do you like the hire? 29% say yes. half are reserving judgment! because at this point, they have no idea who jared bednarc r is. >>> gary kubiak made it clear he has no problem starting a experience. siemian will start saturday. we d

the av's just got a new head coach, jared bednar. he won the ahl's championship last season. he also won the echl's kelly cup in 2009. that was with the south carolina stingrays. he replaces patrick abruptly quit earlier this month. got a lot of wins behind him. >>> you'd think the fresh mountain air would keep us looking young. not the case. >> this is horrible. there's a new wrinkle rating that says people living in denver have more wrinkles than pretty much everyone else in the country. >> i'm going to stop smiling. >> seriously? awesome. according to roc skin care, denver is the second most our high altitude doesn't give us protection from the sun which ages our skin. philadelphia was the most wrinkle prone ccty, while san jose, california was the least. >> i wonder why philly? >> that seems bizarre. >> they've got humidity. you think that would be good for your skin. okay. >>> justice this morning for a k-9 killed in the line of duty. how much prison time his killer is getting. >>> a starbucks manager doing all he could customers safe when a tornado tore through the stor

it's bedtime for the avalanche who ended up their coaching search with jared bednar most recently leading the cleveland monsters to a hockey ago. >> i'm looking forward to joining this group and pushing forward. again it wasn't maybe a normal situation just because of the timing of it, but i was certainly happy to be considered and i'm ecstatic to have been named the head coach and look forward to getting to work. >> i look at the track record and i place a lot of value in winning championships and coast. he just won the calder cup. it's tough to win in any league. to be able to win you got to be doing something right. >>> broncos played the los angeles rams saturday night on channel 20. 9news broncos insider mike klis is obsessed with the quarterback competition on the pages of his notebook. >> reporter: in a sense it doesn't really matter whether it's paxton lynch or mark rams. based on practice this week lynch will play a lot, sanchez not much at all. you've seen it through the first two preseason games. lynch is really coming on. >> lin on the run -- lynch on the run pumps once. >> we

they have hired jared bednar. he's 44 years old, never coached in the nhl. he has won two championships in the minor leagues. the general manager says winning is all that matters. >> i place a lot of value in winning championships and i tough to win in any league. t's- >> he has three weeks to get ready. the av's open their season in october. >>> aqib talib is set to make his preseason debut saturday. trevor siemian will get the looks like he's the favorite to win the starting job. denver7 spoke with head coach gary kubiak about his lack of experience. >> what's taken place the last six months, how they handled themselves, how they handle the team, how they respond to things, that's what i'm looking at. >> there are some changes coming to mile high stadium over the next few months. >> denver 7's jason gruenauer is there to explain. >> reporter: good morning to you. it should be an exciting biggest ones is also one of the biggest question marks and that is what name will be on the sign? still no timetable on that and that was something that now the broncos ow

that's great for the broncos, >>> we told you avalane hired jared bednar as their new head coach. he's never coached in the nhl, but the general manager says winning is all that matters. >> place a lot of value on winning championships, and i know jared has won on the east coast and won thh calder cup. it's tough to win in any to be able to win you got to be doing something right. >> coach bednar has three weeks to get ready for training camp. season opens october 15th at the pepsi center. >>> experts have a warning before you head out to mile high stadium. all that noise could seriously damage your hearing. >> reporter: this sunday the vikings are kicking off their first preseason home game at a new stadium. for an earful. when the u.s. bankkstadium hosted metallica last week, with nearly 50,000 fans packing the seats, the concert not only brought down the house, it had some complaining about the noise levels. one fan tweeting "i think i've suffered long-term hearing damage." another posting the next morning "my ears are still ringing." that metal music not necessarily to blame. i

everybody, it is bed time for the avalanche, who ended their coaching search today by cuddling up with jared bednar, no nhl coaching experience but he has been a big winner on the minor league level, recently leading the cleveland monsters to the american hockey league championship. 7th head coach in franchise history, replaces patrick roy who quit 2 weeks ago. >> i am loo f joining this group and pushing this team forward, i think, again, wasn't, maybe a normal situation because of the timing of it but i was certainly happy to be considered and i am ecstatic to have been named the head coach. >> i look at the track record and i place a lot of value in to win in any league, to been you have to do something right. >>> broncos play the los angeles rams saturday night channel 20. 9 news broncos insider mike klis is obsesed with the quarterback competition on the pages of his notebook. >> reporter: in a sense that doesn't matter whether it is paxton lynch or mark sanchez, as the second quarterback in against the rams, based on practice this week, lynch is sanchez, not very much at all. >> you have all

jared bed ner will replace patrick roy behind the bench. bednar has no nhl experience, but he did win two championships at the minor league level. the av's gm says winning is the only thing that counts. >> i place a lot of value on winning championships and jared won on the east cup. it's tough to win league. to be able to win you have to be doing something right. >> they open training camp in three weeks. >>> we have some bad news for our frrends here in denver. we have more wrinkles. not talking about us, though. just here in the city. we have more wrinkles than almost every other person in other cities in the united states. >> list put together by roc ?kin care. we are ranked the second most wrinkle-prone city in the gives us less protection from the sun. san jose is the least wrinkle- prone city in the country. >>> if you're looking for a day trip this weekend, you may want to head to pueblo. the state fair opens today. it's the 144th anniversary. it runs through labor day. >> if you'd rather find something closer to home, download the free de

jared is going to have all the players he needs at home soon. >> reporter: he's been waiting for this. >> i've loved every minute of my coaching career. >> reporter: there has been one down side, as bednare started ascending the coaching ladder, he and his wife decision to stay in south carolina. that run will soon end. they expect to all be together in denver by the end of the year. >> it's been too long, and it's a sacrifice that they've made, really that you know, no family should have to. and you don't want to miss your kids growing up, and all of that. so i take that very serious. >> reporter: now the goal is to keep the entire family in the same spot. >> yeah, i feel pressure, putting it on myself. >> reporter: the first time nhl coach knows he was hired in a hurry by a franchise desperate to get back to the postseason. it's on him to get it to work. >> there's no guarantees in life, especially in this business. if i want to be the coach of the avalanche, 3, 4, 5 years from now, then i have to prove that i'm the right guy to help move this team forward. >> reporter: he wasn't move his family here, confident that he could do it. >>> the rockies won their fourth game in a row today,