As we reported last week the Denver Broncos would be revealing an alternate helmet. On Tuesday the Broncos revealed their ‘Snowcapped,’ alternate helmets, which will be worn for two games in the upcoming season.
The all-white shell is the Broncos first all white helmet which will feature the Broncos nostalgic Denver Broncos D logo which served as the Broncos primary logo for nearly 30 years.
The Broncos announced that the white shell helmet will be worn with the Broncos all-orange alternate uniforms. The white shell and facemask pay homage to Colorado’s towering snowcapped mountain ranges. The helmet will be on display this Saturday for fan-facing promotions during the Denver’s Back Together Weekend and during practice on Thursday, August 17.
The Denver Broncos lost defensive lineman Eyioma Uwazurike when the NFL announced his suspension for violating the leagues gambling policy. Uwazurike was in his second season with Denver after playing in eight games last season on 165 snaps. Uwazurike’s suspension is indefinite and he can petition for reinstatement no earlier than July 24, 2024. The Broncos will now have to find depth at that position.
In other sports the Colorado Avalanche are expected to sign forward Nikolai Kovalenko who is playing for the Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the Kontinental Hockey League. Over the weekend, the Torpedo’s announced that Kovalenko, “will soon be signing with the Avalanche.” The Torpedo’s went on to say that Kovalenko will be loaned back to the KHL for the upcoming season.
Kovalenko will join a number of acquisitions the Avalanche picked up in the off-season including Ryan Johansen who the Avs picked up from the Nashville Predators and Ross Colton who Colorado got from the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Colorado Rockies have won three of their last five, with only one home game in that stretch. The Rockies defeated the Nationals on Monday 10 – 6 in the first of a three game series with Washington. The Rockies were in Miami over the weekend to face the Marlins where they defeated Miami two games to one with wins in game one and two (game 1, 6 -1; game 2, 4 – 3) and a loss in game three (game 3, 2 – 3).
The wrap up their road stretch with game three against the Nationals on Wednesday before returning home to host the Oakland Athletics for a three game series that kicks off on Friday. Colorado will start the week off with divisional foes, the San Diego Padres on Monday with a three-game series that ends on Wednesday.
The Denver Nuggets are less than a month away before the NBA releases the 2023-24 season schedule with training camp just over two months away.
This week marked one month since the Denver Nuggets became NBA Champions and while fans are excited to see their team back on the court, Denver’s star Center Nikola Jokic has opted out of playing in the FIBA World Cup this summer.
