Team Facts
Plays in National Hockey League Team colours Burgundy + Steel Blue + Black + Silver + White Town Denver, CO, USA Founded 1995

2023-2024 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct Cap Hit
GOALTENDERS
#39 Pavel Francouz (G) 33 1990 Plzen, CZE 6'0" 179 R 23/24 $2,000,000
#40
Alexandar Georgiyev (G) 27 1996 Ruse, BUL 6'1" 181 L 24/25 $3,400,000
#50 Ivan Prosvetov (G) 24 1999 Moskva, RUS 6'5" 190 L 23/24 $775,000
DEFENSEMEN
#4 Bowen Byram (D) 22 2001 Cranbrook, BC, CAN 6'1" 190 L 24/25 $3,850,000
#49 Samuel Girard (D) 25 1998 Roberval, QC, CAN 5'10" 170 L 26/27 $5,000,000
#3 Jack Johnson (D) 36 1987 Indianapolis, IN, USA 6'1" 227 L 23/24 $775,000
#82 Caleb Jones (D) 26 1997 Arlington, TX, USA 6'1" 194 L 23/24 $775,000
#56 Kurtis MacDermid (D/LW) 29 1994 Québec, QC, CAN 6'5" 234 L 23/24 $987,500
#8 Cale Makar (D)   “A” 25 1998 Calgary, AB, CAN 5'11" 187 R 26/27 $9,000,000
#70 Sam Malinski (D) 25 1998 Lakeville, MN, USA 5'11" 190 R 24/25 $850,000
#42
Josh Manson (D) 32 1991 Hinsdale, IL, USA 6'3" 218 R 25/26 $4,500,000
#7 Devon Toews (D) 29 1994 Abbotsford, BC, CAN 6'1" 192 L 30/31 $4,100,000
FORWARDS
#11 Andrew Cogliano (C/LW) 36 1987 Toronto, ON, CAN 5'10" 179 L 23/24 $825,000
#20 Ross Colton (C) 27 1996 Robbinsville, NJ, USA 6'0" 194 L 26/27 $4,000,000
#27 Jonathan Drouin (LW/C) 28 1995 Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, QC, CAN 6'0" 203 L 23/24 $825,000
#12 Ryan Johansen (C) 31 1992 Vancouver, BC, CAN 6'3" 218 R 24/25 $4,000,000
#94 Joel Kiviranta (LW) 27 1996 Vantaa, FIN 5'11" 185 L 23/24 $775,000
#92 Gabriel Landeskog (LW/RW)   “C”   31 1992 Stockholm, SWE 6'0" 216 L 28/29 $7,000,000
#62 Artturi Lehkonen (LW) 28 1995 Piikkiö, FIN 5'11" 179 L 26/27 $4,500,000
#29 Nathan MacKinnon (C/RW)   “A” 28 1995 Halifax, NS, CAN 6'0" 201 R 30/31 $12,600,000
#13 Valeri Nichushkin (RW) 28 1995 Chelyabinsk, RUS 6'4" 209 L 29/30 $6,125,000
#25 Logan O'Connor (RW) 27 1996 Missouri City, TX, USA 6'0" 174 R 24/25 $1,050,000
#24 Oskar Olausson (W/C) 21 2002 Stockholm, SWE 6'2" 181 L 25/26 $863,333
#22 Fredrik Olofsson (LW/C) 27 1996 Helsingborg, SWE 6'2" 196 L 23/24 $775,000
#96 Mikko Rantanen (W/C)   “A” 27 1996 Nousiainen, FIN 6'4" 216 L 24/25 $9,250,000
#90 Tomas Tatar (LW/RW) 33 1990 Ilava, SVK 5'10" 172 L 23/24 $1,500,000
#28 Miles Wood (LW) 28 1995 Buffalo, NY, USA 6'2" 194 L 28/29 $2,500,000
Position: G: 3, D: 9, F: 15 | Av Age: 28.15 years | Av Ht: 6'1" | Av Wt: 195 lbs | Compare with other teams
Total Cap Hit: $92,758,180
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Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 11 players
5 players
3 players
3 players
3 players
1 player
1 player Experience Colorado Avalanche: 4 351 GP
NHL: 11 044 GP
WC: 218 GP
OG: 33 GP
SHL: 215 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 80 GP
Liiga: 516 GP
KHL: 187 GP
Czechia: 164 GP
AHL: 1 579 GP Affiliated Team(s) Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)
Team Captains
“C” Gabriel Landeskog “A” Nathan MacKinnon
Cale Makar
Mikko Rantanen
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Ball Arena Location Denver, CO, USA Capacity 17 809 Construction Year 1999
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-12-07T21:00:00-0500 Colorado Avalanche Winnipeg Jets - NHL
2023-12-05T21:00:00-0500 Colorado Avalanche Anaheim Ducks 3 - 2 NHL
2023-12-03T20:00:00-0500 Los Angeles Kings Colorado Avalanche 4 - 1 NHL
2023-12-02T22:00:00-0500 Anaheim Ducks Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 (SO) NHL
2023-11-30T21:00:00-0500 Arizona Coyotes Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 (OT) NHL
2023-11-27T21:00:00-0500 Colorado Avalanche Tampa Bay Lightning 4 - 1 NHL
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
12/05/2023
12/05/2023 Up/Down Joining Oskar Olausson (F) Joining from Colorado Eagles
11/30/2023
11/30/2023 Up/Down Joining Sam Malinski (D) Joining from Colorado Eagles
11/25/2023
11/25/2023 Up/Down Leaving Riley Tufte (F) Leaving for Colorado Eagles
11/23/2023
11/23/2023 Up/Down Joining Riley Tufte (F) Joining from Colorado Eagles
11/16/2023
11/16/2023 Up/Down Leaving Sam Malinski (D) Leaving for Colorado Eagles
11/13/2023
11/13/2023 Up/Down Joining Sam Malinski (D) Joining from Colorado Eagles
11/12/2023
11/12/2023 Confirmed Joining Joel Kiviranta (F) Joining from Colorado Eagles
11/12/2023 Up/Down Leaving Riley Tufte (F) Leaving for Colorado Eagles
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1995-1996 NHL 82 47 10 25 - - 326 240 104 1.27 2 Champion
1996-1997 NHL 82 49 9 24 - - 277 205 107 1.30 1 Conference Final loss
1997-1998 NHL 82 39 17 26 - - 231 205 95 1.16 7 Conference QF loss
1998-1999 NHL 82 44 10 28 - - 239 205 98 1.20 4 Conference Final loss
1999-2000 NHL 82 42 11 28 - 1 233 201 96 1.17 9 Conference Final loss
2000-2001 NHL 82 52 10 16 - 4 270 192 118 1.44 1 Champion
2001-2002 NHL 82 45 8 28 - 1 212 169 99 1.21 4 Conference Final loss
2002-2003 NHL 82 42 13 19 - 8 251 194 105 1.28 7 Conference QF loss
2003-2004 NHL 82 40 13 22 - 7 236 198 100 1.22 10 Conference SF loss
2005-2006 NHL 82 43 - 30 - 9 283 257 95 1.16 13 Conference SF loss
2006-2007 NHL 82 44 - 31 - 7 272 251 95 1.16 14 Did not make playoffs
2007-2008 NHL 82 44 - 31 - 7 231 219 95 1.16 10 Conference SF loss
2008-2009 NHL 82 32 - 45 - 5 199 257 69 0.84 28 Did not make playoffs
2009-2010 NHL 82 43 - 30 - 9 244 233 95 1.16 12 Conference QF loss
2010-2011 NHL 82 30 - 44 - 8 227 288 68 0.83 29 Did not make playoffs
2011-2012 NHL 82 41 - 35 - 6 208 220 88 1.07 20 Did not make playoffs
2012-2013 NHL 48 16 - 25 - 7 116 152 39 0.81 29 Did not make playoffs
2013-2014 NHL 82 52 - 22 - 8 250 220 112 1.37 3 Conference QF loss
2014-2015 NHL 82 39 - 31 - 12 219 227 90 1.10 21 Did not make playoffs
2015-2016 NHL 82 39 - 39 - 4 216 240 82 1.00 21 Did not make playoffs
2016-2017 NHL 82 22 - 56 - 4 166 278 48 0.59 30 Did not make playoffs
2017-2018 NHL 82 43 - 30 - 9 257 237 95 1.16 17 Conference QF loss
2018-2019 NHL 82 38 - 30 - 14 260 246 90 1.10 17 Conference SF loss
2019-2020 NHL 70 42 - 20 - 8 237 191 92 1.31 3 Conference SF loss
2020-2021 NHL 56 39 - 13 - 4 197 133 82 1.46 1 Conference SF loss
2021-2022 NHL 82 46 - 19 10 7 312 234 119 1.45 1 Champion
2022-2023 NHL 82 36 - 24 15 7 280 226 109 1.33 3 Conference QF loss
2023-2024 NHL 25 15 - 7 1 2 90 73 34 1.36 2 -

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Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Alexander Galchenyuk (F) 2023-2024 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 37 12 15 27 24
2. Colin Smith (F) 2023-2024 Eispiraten Crimmitschau DEL2 20 7 20 27 18
3. Mikhail Grigorenko (F) 2023-2024 CSKA Moskva KHL 31 9 15 24 8
4. Ryan O'Reilly (F) 2023-2024 Nashville Predators NHL 25 12 10 22 6
5. Mike Sgarbossa (F) 2023-2024 Hershey Bears AHL 22 4 18 22 10
6. T.J. Tynan (F) 2023-2024 Ontario Reign AHL 21 3 19 22 12
7. Denis Malgin (F) 2023-2024 ZSC Lions NL 24 6 15 21 12
8. Mike Connolly (F) 2023-2024 Straubing Tigers DEL 24 6 15 21 14
9. Andreas Martinsen (F) 2023-2024 Storhamar Norway 23 11 9 20 30
10. Evan Rodrigues (F) 2023-2024 Florida Panthers NHL 25 6 14 20 10
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Joe Sakic (F) 870 391 624 1015
2. Milan Hejduk (F) 1020 375 430 805
3. Nathan MacKinnon (F) 734 293 500 793
4. Peter Forsberg (F) 544 202 503 705
5. Gabriel Landeskog (F) 738 248 323 571
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Joe Sakic (F) 870 391 624 1015
2. Milan Hejduk (F) 1020 375 430 805
3. Nathan MacKinnon (F) 734 293 500 793
4. Gabriel Landeskog (F) 738 248 323 571
5. Mikko Rantanen (F) 515 232 312 544
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Joe Sakic (F) 870 391 624 1015
2. Peter Forsberg (F) 544 202 503 705
3. Nathan MacKinnon (F) 734 293 500 793
4. Milan Hejduk (F) 1020 375 430 805
5. Gabriel Landeskog (F) 738 248 323 571
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Cody McLeod (F) 658 66 117 1357
2. Adam Foote (D) 760 48 221 948
3. Adam Deadmarsh (F) 405 129 271 667
4. Jeff Odgers (F) 205 8 21 634
5. Gabriel Landeskog (F) 738 248 571 601
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Milan Hejduk (F) 1020 375 430 805
2. Joe Sakic (F) 870 391 624 1015
3. Adam Foote (D) 760 48 173 221
4. Gabriel Landeskog (F) 738 248 323 571
5. Nathan MacKinnon (F) 734 293 500 793
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Theo Fleury (F) 15 10 24 1.60
2. Peter Forsberg (F) 544 202 705 1.30
3. Joe Sakic (F) 870 391 1015 1.17
4. Nathan MacKinnon (F) 734 293 793 1.08
5. Cale Makar (D) 261 72 280 1.07
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Joe Sakic (F) 1995-1996 NHL 82 51 69 120 1.46 44
2. Joe Sakic (F) 2000-2001 NHL 82 54 64 118 1.44 30
3. Peter Forsberg (F) 1995-1996 NHL 82 30 86 116 1.41 47
4. Nathan MacKinnon (F) 2022-2023 NHL 71 42 69 111 1.56 30
5. Peter Forsberg (F) 2002-2003 NHL 75 29 77 106 1.41 70
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Mikko Rantanen (F) 2022-2023 NHL 82 55 50 105 1.28 82
2. Joe Sakic (F) 2000-2001 NHL 82 54 64 118 1.44 30
3. Joe Sakic (F) 1995-1996 NHL 82 51 69 120 1.46 44
4. Milan Hejduk (F) 2002-2003 NHL 82 50 48 98 1.20 32
5. Nathan MacKinnon (F) 2022-2023 NHL 71 42 69 111 1.56 30
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Peter Forsberg (F) 1995-1996 NHL 82 30 86 116 1.41 47
2. Peter Forsberg (F) 2002-2003 NHL 75 29 77 106 1.41 70
3. Joe Sakic (F) 1995-1996 NHL 82 51 69 120 1.46 44
4. Nathan MacKinnon (F) 2022-2023 NHL 71 42 69 111 1.56 30
5. Peter Forsberg (F) 1998-1999 NHL 78 30 67 97 1.24 108
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Jeff Odgers (F) 1998-1999 NHL 75 2 3 5 0.07 259
2. Chris Simon (F) 1995-1996 NHL 64 16 18 34 0.53 250
3. Jeff Odgers (F) 1997-1998 NHL 68 5 8 13 0.19 213
4. Brent Severyn (D) 1996-1997 NHL 66 1 4 5 0.08 193
5. Cody McLeod (F) 2014-2015 NHL 82 7 5 12 0.15 191
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2023-2024 View roster 6'1" 195 lbs 28.15
2022-2023 View roster 6'0" 194 lbs 28.81
2021-2022 View roster 6'1" 199 lbs 27.89
2020-2021 View roster 6'1" 199 lbs 27.00
2019-2020 View roster 6'1" 196 lbs 26.93
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Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections
RND # Player Born Birtplace HT WT
2023
1 #27 Calum Ritchie (C) 01/21/2005 Brampton, ON, CAN 6'2" 187 lbs
1 #31 Mikhail Gulyayev (D) 04/26/2005 Novosibirsk, RUS 5'10" 172 lbs
5 #155 Nikita Ishimnikov (D) 04/21/2005 Snezhinsk, RUS 6'3" 194 lbs
6 #187 Jeremy Hanzel (D) 02/27/2003 Coquitlam, BC, CAN 6'1" 196 lbs
7 #219 Maros Jedlicka (LW/RW) 10/23/2002 Trnava, SVK 6'2" 198 lbs
2022
6 #193 Chris Romaine (D) 02/21/2004 Boston, MA, USA 6'0" 196 lbs
7 #225 Ivan Zhigalov (G) 04/30/2003 Minsk, BLR 6'3" 168 lbs
2021
1 #28 Oskar Olausson (W/C) 11/10/2002 Stockholm, SWE 6'2" 181 lbs
2 #61 Sean Behrens (D) 03/31/2003 Barrington, IL, USA 5'10" 176 lbs
3 #92 Andrei Buyalsky (C) 08/18/2000 Karaganda, KAZ 6'3" 190 lbs
7 #220 Taylor Makar (LW/C) 03/13/2001 Calgary, AB, CAN 6'3" 190 lbs
Complete Draft History
Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia
2022 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Mikko Rantanen - Nathan MacKinnon - Artturi Lehkonen
Gabriel Landeskog - Nazem Kadri - Valeri Nichushkin
Alex Newhook - J.T. Compher - André Burakovsky
Andrew Cogliano - Darren Helm - Logan O'Connor

Devon Toews - Cale Makar
Bowen Byram - Erik Johnson
Jack Johnson - Josh Manson

Darcy Kuemper
(Pavel Francouz)

2001 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Alex Tanguay - Joe Sakic - Milan Hejduk
Chris Drury - Peter Forsberg - Ville Nieminen
Shjon Podein - Stéphane Yelle - Éric Messier
Dave Reid/Chris Dingman - Steven Reinprecht - Dan Hinote

Ray Bourque - Adam Foote
Martin Škoula - Rob Blake
Greg de Vries - Jon Klemm

Patrick Roy
(David Aebischer)

1996 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Valeri Kamensky - Peter Forsberg - Claude Lemieux
Adam Deadmarsh - Joe Sakic - Scott Young
Troy Murray/Dave Hannan - Stéphane Yelle - Mike Keane
Chris Simon - Mike Ricci - René Corbet/Warren Rychel

Andrei Gusarov - Adam Foote
Sandis Ozolinsh - Uwe Krupp
Sylvain Lefebvre - Curtis Leschyshyn/Jon Klemm

Patrick Roy
(Stéphane Fiset)