Go ahead and pack up the rest of 2022. There’s nothing left that can match Thursday morning in downtown Denver when our delightful city devolved into a large-scale frat party fueled almost entirely by Stanley Cup euphoria. Heavy emphasis on “almost.” Jared Bednar — A+ The Grading the Week staff will not soon forget the greatest moment in the Colorado Sports Year of 2022. It came just as the Avalanche victory parade hit a fevered pitch a Cale Makar slapshot away from the Colorado Statehouse, with the distinct scent of blunts and beer filling the air. That was when the truck carrying Avs coach Jared Bednar, team owner Stan Kroenke and general manager Joe Sakic came to a halt at the intersection of Colfax and Broadway. With the revelers basking in the glow of Bednar’s championship aura, an adoring fan threw the coach what we can only assume was a lukewarm beverage.