The Colorado Eagles continued their success from the month of October into November as they finished still on top of the Pacific division with a record of 14-5-1 good for 29 points. The schedule included a pivotal four-game back-to-back weekend sets with rival Tucson in which earned the Eagles a split as well as a split with second place San Jose Barracuda to finish out the month with a 7-3-1 record over the 11-game slate.

Injuries have taken a toll on many of the Avalanche callup hopefuls including forwards Chase Bradley, Matt Stienburg and now Danil Gushchin. Thankfully, Nikita Prishchepov was finally cleared to play and has since played three contests for the Eagles.

We have one repeat star from October as Tristen Nielsen continued his hot start into this month as well as two new players to highlight. All have spent time with the Colorado Avalanche over the past year.

First Star – F Tristen Nielsen – 18 GP: 10G, 5A, 15P

The month of November was good to the 25-year-old forward as he experienced his NHL debut against the Tampa Bay Lightning early on and then several weeks later returned and picked up his first career NHL point on a Cale Makar goal. In between it was a very productive return to the Eagles for Tristen Nielsen, which earns him first star of the month despite spending some time in the show. Nielsen did most of his damage in the goal department for a total of five in the month for the Eagles plus added an assist in nine games.

Second Star – F Tye Felhaber – 20 GP: 7 G, 5A, 12P

He was a much bigger story last year when he earned a contract upgrade to a NHL deal much like Nielsen just experienced. Still, even without a callup this season Tye Felhaber is contributing for the Eagles. He, too, is getting it done in the goals department with six to go along with two assists in 11 November games.

Third Star – D Keaton Middleton – 20 GP: 1G, 4A, 5P

The Avalanche might have forgotten about Keaton Middleton but we have not. The six-foot-six defenseman was on a heater to start the month with a goal on an empty net and three assists over five games. He has since settled back into his defensive role to close out the month.