Joel Botello is a high school senior at Denver East High School who currently holds a 3.905 GPA. Botello’s academic achievements include: Principal’s Honor Roll, Academic Honor Roll, and DPS Seal of Biliteracy – Spanish/English. Botello belongs to CU Succeed, via Individual Determination (AVID), Latinos Student United (LSU); and volunteers for AVID Family Night, LSU Halloween Street Night and for his elderly neighbors.
Favorite Book: Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck
Favorite Movie: The Fast and the Furious
Favorite Subject: Mathematics
Favorite Music: Latin American Music
Future Career: Business or Real Estate
Hero: My dad, Alberto
Favorite Hobby: Football
Favorite Social Media Follow: Denver Broncos – Instagram
Words to live by: “We are here for a good life, not a long one.”
Community Involvement: Volunteer yard work for the elderly in my neighborhood and for school club activities.
Why is Community involvement important? “Community involvement is important because it helps you to understand the issues that are in your community and empowers you to make the right decisions that hopefully help your community.”
If I could improve the world I would…
“find ways to stop climate change.”
College of choice: “Metropolitan State University, University of Colorado – Denver, Denver University, and University of Northern Colorado.”
David Conde, Senior Consultant for International Programs
There is pre-Colombian Toltec story about the birth of Huitzilopotchli as a full-grown deity because he had to immediately fight his 400 brothers and 1 sister who, because of the manner of his conception, were trying to kill their mother Coatlicue.
Huitzilopotchli went on to become the principle god of the Aztec Empire and the main pyramid is dedicated to him at Templo Mayor in downtown Mexico City.
Coatlicue, the Toltec Serpent Mother is also associated with Tonantzin, the Aztec Mother that became the model for the Virgin of Guadalupe. Her appearances during the first part of December, 1531 changed the dynamics of worship in New Spain.
The Virgin of Guadalupe is also a manifestation of the Virgin Mary, the young woman that became the Mother of Jesus one night in a late December. It is that moment in time we call Christmas that a baby and his destiny became all important to the world.
The process that led to his birth is filled with angels and common folks that come together to proclaim the beginning of a new era in the religious life of the Holy Land and its imperial master, Rome. The birth of the baby Jesus under the poorest of conditions also represents the beginning of an infant adventure that reached life and death extremes in his circumstance.
The Catholic tradition includes two key moments that highlight the glory of Jesus’ birth. In the first, the apprehension and frustration about the inability to find a proper place for the baby to be born is only a prelude to a night where both the human and the divine gathered to worship at the front of a manger that served as a cradle for the holy infant.
The second comes days later when the Magi Kings, also known as the Three Wise Men, brought gifts as part of their worship of the new born. The arrival of the Three Wise Men also provided the basis for a “second Christmas” that rivals the December 25th in many parts of Latin America.
In that tradition, the 6th of January is also celebrated as a day of gift-giving accompanied by the eating of a “Rosca de Reyes” or Three Kings Bread that has the figure of Baby Jesus embedded in several parts of the fare that is cooked in a circle. When the bread is sliced and served, anyone that finds a baby Jesus figurine in the slice has to make Tamales and serve them on February 2nd also known as Dia de la Candelaria that is a follow-up to the January 6th celebration.
Jesus’ baby adventure took him all the way to Egypt as one hunted for the slaughter. The Bible relates the story of King Herod the Great of Judea’s fear of being replaced and his subsequent effort to get rid of the Christ child by killing all first-born in Bethlehem.
Baby Jesus’ forced evacuation reversed the Old Testament journey the Jewish nation took from slavery in Egypt to the Promise Land. He also reversed the motive for the migration as this time he escapes tyranny in the Promise Land to find refuge in Egypt.
Above all, the celebrated baby experience of Jesus and his struggle to exist are a strong lesson for humanity about the necessity to confront the obstacles that stand in the way of reaching the richness of life and community. The story of the Christmas family is the story of the human and the divine and the every man hunger to understand God’s will.
The views expressed by David Conde are not necessarily the views of la Voz bilingüe. Comments and responses may be directed to News@lavozcolorado.com.
Driving responsibly important especially during holidays
Normally the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles helps save lives through registering organ and tissue donors at driver license offices throughout the state, but this holiday season, the DMV wants to help save lives another way — by spreading the message about the dangers of drunk and drugged driving.
According to DMV data, 12,464 motorists were arrested for driving under the influence in Colorado from Jan. 1 to Nov. 30.
On average, more than 10,000 people were killed each year from 2016 to 2020, and one person was killed in a drunk-driving crash every 45 minutes in 2020, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Not only is driving intoxicated dangerous, but it carries stiff administrative penalties at the DMV that affect how or even if offenders can drive. These include but are not limited to:
• Serve a period of revocation, • Install an ignition interlock device in your vehicle or the vehicle you drive, • Pay a $95 license reinstatement fee, • Provide proof of SR-22 insurance, and • Enroll in a required alcohol and drug education and treatment course.
“It’s so important that Coloradans drive responsibly, especially during the holidays” DMV Senior Director Electra Bustle said. “We want all Coloradans to enjoy this season safely and responsibly.”
Driving while high
Colorado, like a growing number of states, has recreational and medical cannabis and residents should know that driving while high is not only dangerous and illegal but can carry stiff penalties, including fines up to $1,500. Additional fees can make the fiscal cost of a DUI more than $13,500.
On average, more than 60 people are arrested each day in Colorado for DUI, including drugs, alcohol or a combination of both.
Prescription drugs over-the-counter medications
According to the NHTSA, antidepressants, opioids and other prescription drugs can cause impairment. Colorado motorists should take precautions when driving a vehicle while tak- ing some prescription drugs, especially if the drug’s effect is unknown.
Also, sleep aids, cold, allergy and other over-the-counter- medications can cause drowsiness, nausea, blurred vision and other side effects that can put everyone on Colorado’s roads and highways at risk.
For more information on the dangers of driving under the influence, visit noduicolorado.org.
Denver Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Alex Marrero has been selected as a 2022 Superintendent to Watch by the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA). Marrero joins just 24 other superintendents nationwide who were selected for the honor in recognition of their innovative and effective use of technology to engage and inform the school community, and to expand two-way communication and outreach efforts.
“I am very proud of the work that we have done to improve the way that we communicate with our community,” said Dr. Marrero. “We are constantly working to improve the ways that we connect with our families, staff and the Denver-metro community so that everyone will know all of the amazing work that happens in our school communities every single day.”
NSPRA received a record number of nearly 60 nominations this year with many exceptional candidates, making the selection process very competitive.
“This year’s honorees understand just how important effective communication is in building trust and relationships with families, employees, students and community members in their districts,” said NSPRA Executive Director Barbara M. Hunter, APR. “These emerging leaders have proven to be dedicated champions of innovative communication efforts to advance their district’s success.”
Since the 2015-16 school year, NSPRA has recognized 127 school district leaders as Superintendents to Watch. Honorees must have fewer than five years of experience as a superintendent and must demonstrate dynamic, fast-paced leadership with strong communication at its core.
Earlier this year, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act to help bring down everyday costs – including costs for energy. The Inflation Reduction Act’s once-in-a-generation investment in America’s infrastructure delivers the most significant action ever to tackle the climate crisis and strengthen U.S. energy security, including $3 billion to modernize the USPS delivery fleet. The USPS actions announced this week, sustain reliable mail service to Americans while modernizing the fleet, reducing operating costs, increasing clean air in our neighborhoods, creating jobs, and improving public health.
Colorado Governor
Governor Polis, Lt. Governor Primavera, and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) formally announced that Zivaro, an information technology company that specializes in serving government and national defense partners, has selected Colorado Springs, Colorado for expansion. There, the company’s new business unit will focus on modernizing legacy systems that serve Space and Command Control Programs operated by and on behalf of the U.S. Government. These more flexible technology solutions will help the Government continue to keep up with the pace of change required in today’s operating environment.
Denver Mayor
Mayor Michael B. Hancock issued a state of emergency declaration for the City and County of Denver in response to the recent influx of migrants from the southern border. The declaration is a necessary step to help prevent a local humanitarian crisis from occurring as migrants and asylum seekers continue to enter the city.
South Africa reelects president – South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa will serve another term as president, despite an alleged corruption scandal. Ramaphosa is accused of laundering money, while his opponent Zweli Mkhize was accused of corruption. Both politicians denied the allegations, but Ramaphosa is still being investigated by police, the tax office and central bank.
Hippo attacks toddler in Uganda – A two-year-old boy survived a hippo attack near his home in southwestern Uganda. The boy was playing near the shores of a lake when the hippo swallowed half of his body. Police say a local man fought the hippo off by throwing stones at the animal. The toddler was treated for his injuries at a hospital where he was given a rabies vaccine.
Asia
Shanghai schools go virtual because of COVID – Students in Shanghai, China’s largest city, were ordered to take most of their classes online because of rising COVID cases. Nurseries and childcare establishments were also closed on Monday. Shanghai made an extra 230,000 hospital beds because hospitals and medical facilities have been under strain. Schools in Shanghai will be closed until Jan. 17 when the Lunar New Year holiday starts.
Tunnel fires leaves 19 dead in Afghanistan – Local officials in Afghanistan say an oil tanker caught fire in a tunnel that links the capital Kabul to northern provinces. Nineteen people were killed and dozens were injured. Officials said they had difficulty identifying two people because their bodies were severely burned. The tunnel is 1.6 miles long and caught on fire in 1982 as well.
Europe
Russia targets Kyiv in strikes – Russia’s military launched an overnight attack on Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. No deaths were reported but some missiles hit critical infrastructure. Russia has carried out three missile attacks in five days on Kyiv. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia could be planning a major ground offensive early next year.
Netherlands apologizes for slavery – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized for the Netherlands enslavement and exploration during the 17th-19th centuries. He said slavery should be recognized as a crime against humanity ahead of visiting the Caribbean and Suriname. Meanwhile, the Netherlands are expected to allocate funds toward awareness projects and a slavery museum.
Latin America
Argentina celebrates World Cup – Images across Argentina showed fans celebrating the country’s World Cup victory over France. Millions of people gathered in Buenos Aires to celebrate the victory and climbed on light poles, and traffic lights to celebrate. Argentina defeated France in penalty kicks in the World Cup Final on Sunday. It’s the first time the country has won the World Cup since 1986.
Peruvian president won’t resign – Political unrest has been a hot topic in Peru after the ousting of former Peru President Pedro Castillo. The former president announced he was dissolving Congress and introducing a state of emergency before Congress eventually voted overwhelmingly to impeach him. Castillo’s supporters have called for President Dina Boluarte to resign, but she said it would not solve the political crisis. Protests have impacted important economic generators like tourism.
North America
Condo shooting in Canada leaves five dead – Four people were killed in a condo complex attack after a gunman opened fire in Canada. The attacker was 73 years old and was dead when authorities arrived at the building. It is unknown what the attacker’s motive was. Police are in the process of notifying families about the attack and couldn’t share any information on victims or the attack as of Monday morning.
Amber Heard settles with Johnny Depp – Actress Amber Heard settled her defamation case against her ex-husband Johnny Depp. Earlier this year, a jury found Heard defamed Depp in an article where she said she was a victim of abuse. It is unknown what the terms of the settlement are. Depp denied abusing Heard and was awarded $15 million in damages. Heard said she decided to settle after “having lost faith in the American legal system.”
The hat candidates use for tossing in their names—in this case, their names for Denver Mayor—is filling up. To date, the number of names in the hat now exceeds a baker’s dozen, by about a dozen. But one name inside the Stetson hat may be as familiar across the city as the hat brand itself. Denver City Council at-large member, Debbie Ortega wants to be the first female and first Latina to run the city. To do so, will require her to beat—at last count— 24 other would-be mayors.
Before winning her first election to city council, Ortega served as a council aide to the late Sal Carpio. In 1987 she succeeded Carpio and served until 2003 when she and several other council members were term limited. After leaving council and working for the city in other capacities, Ortega returned to council as an at-large member. She has held the seat since 2011. The only people who know the nooks and crannies of city hall better than Ortega, may be the cleaning crews.
Armed with an institutional knowledge of the minutiae of city government, Ortega wants to take this knowledge and sit at the head of the table as Denver Mayor. Current Mayor Michael Hancock is term limited.
Should she cross the finish line ahead of the field in next spring’s election, Ortega says she’s ready for the challenge on day one. “You don’t know where you’re going if you don’t know where you’ve come from,” she said. Translation, Ortega has been as intimately involved in the city’s biggest triumphs and challenges over the last nearly four decades as anyone.
Today, Denver is known as one of the best run cities in America. This reputation has made it a magnet for both business and industry as well as the new residents drawn here by them.
In 1990, Denver’s population was approximately 467,000. Today more than 720,000 call the city home. But the gifts created by growth also come with great challenges. Still, despite the boom, Ortega still firmly believes that all politics are local.
“What you learn is that local government is the closest to the people,” she said. “You’re providing services that impact daily lives. People care about local level…they know who their mayor is.” They also know, Ortega believes, “who their city council person is.”
Her council experience, first serving a single district then as an at-large representative answering to the entire city, provided ample opportunities for constituents to know her. Calls to her office came from 17th Street Fortune 500 businesses to mom-and-pop shops. They also came from people who just wanted their streets plowed or trash hauled away. On council, she said, you take every call.
As a new council member in 1987, Ortega recalled that one of the first things to land on her desk was “how to build out the Central Platte Valley,” one of the most economically diverse sections of Denver and a plum for big dollar investment.
The Central Platte Valley encompasses three distinct neighborhoods that include Coors Field, portions of Auraria near Elitch Gardens amusement park, Five Points and Union Station. The area’s growth has been a boon to the city. “We were working to bring people into downtown to live and attract more businesses and make it a thriving center.” That remains the baseline principle, she said. “I think our job is to work and try to keep as many businesses here but also keep downtown active and thriving with activity. The safety factor is also the critical part to keeping residents living downtown.”
Today Denver is beset with extremes in rewards. Denver is ranked in the top fifteen cities in the country for quality of life and opportunities. Its airport, perhaps its biggest economic driver, is now the third busiest in the world generating billions of dollars. But there’s another side of the coin not nearly as shiny.
Like all American cities, Ortega agrees that Denver is facing a growing homeless challenge. In communities across the city, makeshift homeless encampments bloom like spring flowers. No single solution is yet to be found. Immigration is another. While no governors have flown immigrants to the city as one southern governor has done, another state recently sent two busloads of immigrants to Denver under the cloak of darkness. To date, long term answers to each remain theoretical.
Ortega believes the city needs to address housing affordability for the former. Rents have exploded over the last several years and there are no signs of abatement.
“We need to work from a regional perspective,” to address homelessness. It’s not just a Denver issue, she said. On immigration? “I am disgusted that some other states are using lives of people as a political football,” she said. “We need to hold those states accountable…lives have been traumatized.” Ortega admits, “I don’t have all the answers but it’s important that those people are assisted in getting basic needs met.”
Another political football is more literal than figurative. Since new ownership has taken over the Denver Broncos there have been rumblings that the team’s home has become a relic and moving out of its present location and into a new home makes sense for new owners to get their best return on investment. “Denver provided the land,” for the Broncos, she said. Still, it depends on what the new own- ers are thinking. “You can’t call them the Denver Broncos if they move to Aurora.” Ortega wants to wait and see and, most importantly, find out “what it would take them to stay without taxpayers footing the bill.”
The veteran council person wants voters to know that her decision to enter this race is not compelled by vanity. Her desire, she said, is to lead the city with the same focus and respect that she has always held for the men and women who elected and re-elected her seven times to be their voice. Ortega says, “being respectful of others,” is one of her defining qualities. Along with that is her “willingness to understand and do my homework so that I know what I’m doing in making good decisions.”
It is one of the oldest continually occupied communities in the United States. Natives lived in what is today called Taos, New Mexico, as long ago as the 13th century. The Spanish didn’t arrive for another nearly 200 years. Still, customs and traditions that date back centuries are still practiced, especially those that fall during the contemporary holiday season.
Taos community event coordinator, Judy Esquibel, spends a good deal of her time this time of year preparing for the town’s annual holiday season, including the Christmas tree lighting at the town plaza. The town’s tree lights up the first week of December. “It’s the heart of our community,” she said. “During the holiday season, it’s just magical and it’s not just for locals but for visitors, too.”
The town of 6,500 goes all out for the seasonal celebration, though truth be told, said Esquibel, the festivities are aimed mostly at the kids. “I have done 25 years with the town and seen kids grow up and later bring their own children.”
Photo courtesy: Taos Instagram
The town’s merchants are also a key part of what makes Taos postcard special, Esquibel says. “Coming into Taos, maybe right before dark, bundling up, is a visual treat you can only get in Taos.”
“While you’re walking from shop to shop, you’re looking at al the lights, the farolitos, you’re hearing groups singing Christmas carols with people taking pictures and enjoying something warm to eat. They do such an amazing job,” said the Taos native who also took in the season in Taos as a young girl.
At the town’s library, said Assistant Library Director Nicole Thibodeau, kids are the central focus. “We have weekly story times with themes of season celebrations.” But, because of the acknowledgement that it’s a holiday season and not just Christmas, more and more activities are taking on a more secular theme. “We have a display,” said Thibodeau, “that relates to people of all different faiths and beliefs.”
The lean toward a more secular seasonal celebration is not only happening in Taos but nationwide. Over the last decade, the fastest growing ‘religious’ group in the country is those with no religious affiliation. Taos, as in other cities, took notice. “It came up recently in relation to the displays,” said Thibodeau. “(We) currently have a winter display that’s about snow and all the things you can be grateful about.” Another display in the library is one “that relates to people of all different faiths and beliefs.”
One very unique Taos tradition is the bonfires at Taos Pueblo, said Thibodeau. “On Christmas Eve night there are especially tall bonfires at the Pueblo commemorating a time when the Pueblo was under attack and the only people there were elders and women and children. It (the bonfire) was built as a defense.”
But the holidays, no matter one’s faith, is inextricably linked to food, said Design Consultant and New Mexico native, Greg Gomez. According to Gomez, also a gourmet cook and baker, three of the most common New Mexico holiday offerings are biscochitos, “a shortbread cookie made with lard and anise,” pastelitos, a sweet treat made of rehydrated fruits, including dried apples, pears seasoned with cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cloves, vanilla and sugar and empanadas, “a fried turnover with mincemeat filling.”
Each of these morsels may have been on New Mexico tables even before the Pilgrims were breaking bread with the Wampanoag tribe in New England in 1640, the date of the first Thanksgiving. The menu for that meal—wild turkey, regional game, cod and bass and something called ‘flint,’ a native strain of corn used as corn break and porridge—did not include a dessert.
Food is the one item, said Gomez, that seals family and friends together. “When you cook,” he said, “you honor the history of your family. You have all those aromas in the kitchen and it brings back great aunts and uncles into your home.”
Gomez learned the secrets of these offerings as a young boy. “My Dad sent me to his mother’s for two weeks when I was twelve to learn how to make them,” he said. Today he’s his family’s designated cook and pastry chef. “My brother once asked me to give him my recipes,” he recalled. He couldn’t pass along the information because his grandmoth- er did everything from memory and that’s where his recipes are stored, as well. To share the recipes with his brother, he said, he had to actually measure things out individually. When he did turn over the recipes to his brother, he did so with a caveat. “Don’t ever ask me again!”
“It was a pain in the rear to measure things out just right.”
Changes are coming to Colorado stores when the calendar flips to 2023.
Starting Jan. 1, 2023, customers will be charged a 10-cent fee per single-use plastic bag. The changes are part of the Plastic Pollution Reduction Act — which will prohibit stores and retail food establishments on and after Jan. 1, 2024 from providing single-use plastic carryout bags to customers. Retail food establishments that are restaurants and small stores that operate solely in Colorado and have three or fewer locations will still be allowed to provide single-use plastic carryout bags.
These changes will clearly impact grocery store trips in the hopes of making Colorado more environmentally friendly. But there are changes you can make at home too to help combat global warming.
As La Voz continues its Unique Gifts series, our staff is asking our readers to consider giving a gift to the environment this year by going green at home. Here are some ways to get you started before the year ends.
Recycle, recycle, recycle
According to the World Economic Forum — an international non-governmental and lobbying organization — of the 40 million tons of plastic waste generated in the United States in 2021, only 5 to 6 percent, or about two million tons, was recycled.
Recycling is truly beneficial for the environment and can benefit communities and the economy. The Environmental Protection Agency says that recycling just one ton of aluminum cans conserves more than 1,024 gallons of gasoline or 21 barrels of oil consumed.
Common items you can put into your curbside recycling bin include cardboard, paper, food boxes, mail, beverage cans, food cans, glass bottles, jars, jugs, and plastic bottles and caps. You can also contact your local county or municipality to determine your local recycling options. Those who are interested in finding local recycling information can do so at berecycled.org.
Take clothes to the thrift store rather than tossing them out
Demand for cool trendy items has led to fast fashion or cheap clothing made by mass-market retailers responding to what is trendy. Examples of those mass-market retailers include stores like H&M, Forever 21 and others.
Earth.org reported that 92 million tons of textiles waste is produced each year, and if the trend continues, the number of fast fashion waste is expected to raise up to 134 million tons a year by the end of the decade.
Clothing should not reach landfill sites when there are plenty of donation options. Rather than tossing out old clothing, consider donating unwanted items to your local Goodwill or other nonprofit organizations next time you clean out your closet.
Don’t toss out an old TV or other electronic items
Electronic devices require a lot of water, energy, and other resources in their manufacture. Reusing and recycling those items are important to environmentally-sound waste management.
If an old TV, computer, cell phone or other electronic item still works, you should consider giving it to someone who can use it. There are plenty of organizations like Cell Phones for Soldiers, who provide free communication services to active-duty military members and veterans, that would happily take your unused phone. Phones can be donated to Cell Phones for Soldiers at L&R Automotive at 10300 Ralston Road in Arvada.
If your old electronic device doesn’t work, there are plenty of recycling options for it. For example, the city of Denver works in partnership with Blue Star Recyclers to offer an E-Cycle Coupon that allows Denver residents to drop off their televisions, monitors and other electronic items at Blue Star Recyclers’ facility at a significantly discounted rate. You can request a coupon by calling 720-913-1311.
The Broncos may have just been eliminated from the playoffs in their loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, but fans know that they were likely eliminated at the start of their five-game slide that begin in Tennessee against the Titans. Since losing to the Titans the Broncos have lost to the Las Vegas Raiders, the Carolina Panthers, the Baltimore Ravens and now the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Broncos currently sit at the bottom of the AFC West with a dismal winning percentage of .231 with 3 wins and 10 losses. Only the Houston Texans have a worse AFC record at 1-11 after losing their 8th straight on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys.
The first quarter and part of the second quarter of Sunday’s game that featured the AFC West rivals was a tough one for Bronco fans to watch as the Chiefs jumped out to a 27 – 0 lead over the Broncos before Russell Wilson begin to show glimpses of the quarterback he once was.
The Broncos were able to score a couple of touchdowns before the half and a couple more in the second half but Kansas City’s touchdown in the third quarter was the difference in the game.
The Broncos offensive line gave up 6 sacks and Wilson and backup quarterback Brett Rypien both threw interceptions. While the Broncos may have lost Sunday’s matchup the fact that they kept it close in the end provides a glimmer of hope to fans for next season.
In other sports the Denver Nuggets have won their last two games since losing to the Dallas Mavericks in a close game last Tuesday. On Thursday, the Nuggets were in Portland to face the Trail Blazers in a close win (121-120) before returning home to Ball Arena to host the Utah Jazz where the Nuggets beat the Jazz 115-110.
This week the Nuggets host the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night (results not available at the time of this writing) before heading to L.A. to face the Lakers on Friday night. The Nuggets are currently in third in the Western Conference behind both the Memphis Grizzlies and the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Colorado Avalanche have had a terrible start to the month of December losing four of their last six (not including their blowout loss to the Winnipeg Jets on November 29th) to the Boston Bruins (1-5), the Philadelphia Flyers (3-5), the Boston Bruins (0-4), and the New York Rangers (1-2). The Avalanche’s only two wins came against the Buffalo Sabres (6-4) back on December 1st, and Sunday night in St. Louis against the Blues (3-2).
This week the Avs kick off a five-game home stretch where they hope to make up ground from their recent loses. The Avs will face the Philadelphia Flyers (results not available at the time of this writing), the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night (at 7 p.m.), the Nashville Predators Saturday (at 7 p.m.), the New York Islanders on Monday (at 7 p.m.), the Montreal Canadiens next Wednesday (at 6 p.m.) and the Nashville Predators next Friday (at 6 p.m.).
