Linnea Landeskog was one Stanley Cup tall the last time her father began a season in the Colorado Avalanche lineup.

That year ended with Gabe Landeskog lifting the 35-pound trophy over his head, and an ensuing collection of forever memories too vast to count. One of them was 2-year-old Linnea, standing with her arms wrapped about hockey’s most coveted prize.

That night, June 26, 2022, was also the last for 1,020 days before Linnea’s father played hockey again. After missing three regular seasons with various procedures on his knee, Landeskog returned April 11, 2025, with the Colorado Eagles. He played twice in Loveland, then the final five games of the Colorado Avalanche’s first-round series defeat against the Dallas Stars.

Now, one of the most incredible comebacks in any sport ente

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