Colorado Avalanche Alum John-Michael Liles talks NHL Defense

DNVR Colorado Avalanche Podcast · Jul 31, 2025 · 1h 4m

Former Colorado Avalanche defenseman and Altitude broadcast member John-Michael Liles joins the DNVR Avalanche Podcast to talk Cale Makar, defense, Avalanche alumni and more.

Intro - 0:00

Playing at the olympics - 2:00

Favorite D partner - 17:00

How has the position changed? - 19:30

Avs Alumni - 25:00

JML just being humble? - 32:34

What will the evolution of defensemen look like? - 38:04

Life after NHL - 46:18

Back to yesterday’s convo - 52:00

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