Could Jared Bednar finally capture coaching hardware this season?

The Jack Adams Award, bestowed on hockey's best bench boss, may be in reach of Colorado's longest-tenured coach. How important would it be?

Colorado Avalanche v Vancouver Canucks | Derek Cain/GettyImagesThe Colorado Avalanche continue their scorching hot start to 2025-26. The team is 19-1-6 over a quarter of the way through the campaign. The club has just one regulation loss in 26 games, which is already second-best all-time in the record books.

Even so, chasing down the 1979-80 Philadelphia Flyers, who lasted an astounding 37 games before collecting their second loss, is mostly a pipe dream. The Avalanche understand that the only way to approach such lofty marks is to take it one game at a…