The program encourages kids to continually strive for improvement and excellence in their school or community by offering a unique experience. Selected candidates will receive a visit from Avalanche celebrities, team merchandise and online recognition. Candidates are chosen by their ability to inspire others, as well as their efforts to demonstrate a positive attitude facing hardships, remarkable commitment to improve their community, or extraordinary dedication to academics.
Last season, the Av for a Day program, which is presented by Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, hosted six amazing individuals and their families at games this year. The selected individuals spent the day attending morning skate, meeting some of the players (as approved by the NHL's COVID-19 Protocol) and then taking in the full experience of attending an Avalanche game at Ball Arena with their families.
Four of the six selected Avs for a Day last year were:
For more information on the Av for a Day program please click
here
. For nominations for next year's Av for a Day program please fill out this form
here
.
