Vladimir Tarasenko played 207 KHL games before finally making the jump to the NHL for the 2013 season. He's been excellent through his first 17 games, but he's still adjusting to the NHL ice surface ...

For Monsters center Mark Olver it has never been about if he had the talent, but if someone would give him the opportunity. At first look his small stature, standing 5-foot-10, may be deceiving, ...

Mark Olver’s name is often misspelled, dating to before he was born. There is no “I” in “Olver,” just like the cliche — there is no “I” in “team.” The Avalanche rookie, the son of Colorado Rockies ...

There’s something to be said for experience, not to mention winning family bloodlines. Mark Olver has both, and is bringing those qualities to the Idaho Steelheads. The club announced the forward has ...

Joe Sacco's decision to shake up his lineup paid immediate dividends for the Colorado Avalanche coach. Sacco inserted little-used Mark Olver into the lineup, and the forward had a goal and an assist ...

More NHL: Scores | Standings | Odds | Fight-O-Meter | League Leaders | Rumors The St. Louis Blues couldn't generate any offense in their 1-0 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night.

The Idaho Steelheads have announced that they’ve signed forward Mark Olver to a contract for the 2024-25 season. His father, Jon Olver, spent five seasons as the Head Coach/VP of Hockey Operations for ...

EDMONTON, Alberta – Gabriel Landeskog and Mark Olver each had a goal and an assist and the Colorado Avalanche snapped a two-game skid with a 3-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night. Erik ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Scoring at a goal-a-game pace for several weeks is not guaranteed to earn Monsters rookie center Mark Olver a promotion to the parent club Colorado Avalanche. But it no doubt has the ...

Olver was born in 1975 in Bristol, where he grew up in the Brislington area. His father John was a policeman and his mother Philomena worked at a cinema in Bristol. After graduating from university in ...

DENVER (AP) - Joe Sacco's decision to shake up his lineup paid immediate dividends for the Colorado Avalanche coach. Sacco inserted little-used Mark Olver into the lineup, and the forward had a goal ...