Denver Post · Jan 12, 2017
John Mitchell will be among Avalanche healthy scratches against Ducks
Seth McConnell, The Denver Post John Mitchell of the Colorado Avalanche eyes the puck as he takes a face off against Alan Quine of the New York Islanders during the first period at the Pepsi Center in Denver on Jan. 6, 2017. Veteran Avalanche center John Mitchell will be a healthy scratch for the first time this season against the Anaheim Ducks Thursday night at the Pepsi Center. He missed the first five games with a hip injury, but has played in every game since. His only goal of the season came on Dec. 8 at Boston. Colorado placed him on waivers in early November, but he was unclaimed and remained with the team.
The other scratches against the Ducks will be Joe Colborne and Eric Gelinas.