The Colorado Avalanche say suspended forward Valeri Nichushkin has been cleared to begin practicing with the team. Nichushkin remains in Stage 3 of the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program and is ineligible to play in games. His suspension is slated to last until at least mid-November.
FILE - Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin celebrates his goal during the second period of the team’s NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Feb. 4, 2020, in Buffalo, N.Y. His return would bolster a team that’s already thin at forward this season because of injuries. The Avalanche could soon have back Artturi Lehkonen , who was activated from injured reserve Monday. He’s recovering from offseason shoulder surgery.
Nichushkin was unavailable for a second straight postseason last May because of circumstances away from the ice. The league and the players’ association announced his suspension an hour before the start of the Avalanche’s 5-1 loss to the Dallas Stars on May 13 during afor what was described as personal reasons. He missed the final five games of that postseason as the Avalanche lost the series 4-3.
The banged-up Avalanche remain without forward captain Gabriel Landeskog , Ross Colton , Jonathan Drouin and Miles Wood, who was placed on injured reserve Monday with an upper body injury.
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