2025 Christmas Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. The method used to start play at the beginning of a period or after a stoppage, where two players try to gain control of the puck.
  2. 4. Current coach of the Colorado Avalanche
  3. 5. Legendary former captain and one of the greatest players in Avalanche history. A Hall of Famer and key part of the 1996 and 2001 Cup-winning teams.
  4. 7. Biscuit
  5. 8. A nickname for the mascot, "Bernie" the Avalanche mascot, often referred to as "Pablo the Avs Mascot" by fans.
  6. 13. Where the Avs Play
  7. 16. One player scores three goals in a single game
  8. 18. Shooting your puck from the center line all the way past your opponents goal line.
  9. 19. Second Saturday of the year 2026
  10. 20. Carrying the puck along the ice with the stick
  11. 21. The former team based in Quebec that became the Colorado Avalanche in 1995 when the franchise moved.
Down
  1. 1. Allows entrance into an arena
  2. 3. Keeping opponents at their end of the rink while attempting to regain possession of the puck
  3. 6. Colorado's hockey team
  4. 7. Play A situation where one team has more players on
  5. 9. A powerful shot made by swinging the stick with force to hit the puck.
  6. 10. Most popular sport in Canada
  7. 11. Skating toward the goalie with no defenders between them.
  8. 12. The machine used to resurface ice during intermissions
  9. 14. A tiebreaker used to determine the winner of a game after regulation and overtime if the score is tied.
  10. 15. The month that some capricorns are born in
  11. 17. ice due to a penalty by the opposing team
  12. 22. A goalie that lets in too many goals