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Christian Braun was in basketball jail. The family pickup truck was his cell. The remainder of the game was his sentence. Embarrassed in a lonely parking lot, he waited for his friends and his mom to leave the gymnasium. At the time, it was a nightmare he couldn’t wait to forget.

SALT LAKE CITY — Calum Ritchie’s first NHL trial run has come to an end. The Colorado Avalanche sent its top prospect back to Oshawa in the Ontario Hockey League, the club announced Wednesday. Ritchie, a 2023 first-round pick and one of the top forward prospects in the sport, had one goal in seven games for the Avs. Related Articles Colorado Avalanche | Joel Kiviranta scores 2 as Avalanche hold on to beat Kraken 3-2 Colorado Avalanche | Ross Colton’s scoring surge critical for short-handed Avalanche: “When he’s getting the opportunities, he’s burying them” Colorado Avalanche | Justus Annunen, Ross Colton help Avalanche win second straight Colorado Avalanche | Valeri Nichushkin returns to Denver; Kaapo Kahkonen arrives for Avalanche Colorado Avalanche | Avalanche Journal: What is the short- and long-term outlook at goaltender for Colorado? Colorado had a decision looming with Ritchie.

Denver’s newest publicly traded company wants a new office to go with it. Ibotta, a Mile High City-born-and-bred startup that went public last spring, is looking to lease approximately 85,000 square feet at 16 Market Square, located at 1400 16th St Mall, multiple sources told BusinessDen. The firm, whose market capitalization is about $2 billion, is under a letter of intent for the space, sources said. Ibotta CEO Bryan Leach deferred a request for comment to company spokeswoman Hilary O’Byrne. “We don’t have anything to share today,” O’Byrne said. Leach founded Ibotta in 2012.

More than 635,000 Colorado voters have returned their ballots for the Nov. 5 election, which features a faceoff between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump and a host of other races and ballot measures, according to data released by state elections officials Wednesday. RELATED: Colorado voter guide: Stories, explainers and endorsements for the 2024 election So far, Democrats have outpaced Republicans by about 22,000 ballots.

Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II returned to practice as a full participant on Wednesday, a sign he’s progressing through the league’s concussion protocol and toward a return to game action. Denver head coach Sean Payton said Surtain still has work to do to get cleared, but that his trajectory, “looks positive.” After a full day of work, Surtain is tracking toward returning for Sunday’s home game against Carolina. The All-Pro cover man was concussed on the first defensive play of Denver’s Week 6 home loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Oct.

The 16th Street Mall has lost another national chain. Cosmetics retailer Sephora is closing its location in downtown’s Denver Pavilions mall this Sunday, Oct. 27. Sephora did not respond to a request for comment on the reason. Related Articles Retail | New owners of Anthony’s Pizza eye 200-store expansion — but not just yet Retail | Denver’s 16th Street Mall shuttles are about to resume — at least partially Retail | Panera calls it quits on 16th Street Mall Retail | Downtown office tower sells to Dikeou at 80 percent discount Retail | Denver City Council gives green light to construct the East Colfax Avenue bus rapid transit project On Tuesday afternoon, a worker at the Pavilions location said its employees will be transferred to a different store.