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Joe Sakic promoted to Vice President of Hockey Operations on May 10th, 2013
Organizational Structure
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Organizational Structure (current)
Management Group Titles
Pro Scouting Staff
Amateur Scouting Staff
Player Development Staff
Coaching Staff
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2013 NHL Draft
Picks
Notable Prospects (at the time) Left Onboard
Trades
Rumors
Notes
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2013 Offseason
Organizational Structure
RFA, Pending UFA, and Prospect Signings
UFA Signings
Trades
Buyouts
UFA Departures
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2013-14 Season
Transactions
Suspensions and Fines
Rumors
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2014 NHL Draft
Picks
Notable Prospects (at the time) Left Onboard
Trades
Rumors
Notes
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2014 Offseason
Organizational Structure
RFA, Pending UFA, and Prospect Signings
UFA Signings
Trades
Rumors
UFA Departures
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2014-15 Season
Transactions
Suspensions and Fines
Rumors
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2015 NHL Draft
Picks
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1916467
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1917511
Notable Prospects (at the time) Left Onboard
Picks Traded
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2015 Offseason
Organizational Structure
RFA, Pending UFA, and Prospect Signings
UFA Signings
Trades
Tryouts
Rumors
UFA Departures
Additional Notes
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2015-16 Season
Transactions
RFA, Pending UFA, and Prospect Signings
Suspensions and Fines
Rumors
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2016 NHL Draft
Picks
Notable Prospects (at the time) Left Onboard
Picks Traded
Additional Notes
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2016 Offseason
Organizational Structure
RFA, Pending UFA, and Prospect Signings
UFA Signings - One Way
UFA Signings - Two Way
Trades
Buyouts
Tryouts
Rumors
UFA Departures
Additional Notes
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2016-17 Season
Trades
RFA, Pending UFA, and Prospect Signings
Waivers (notable)
Suspensions and Fines
Rumors
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2017 NHL Draft
Picks
Notable Prospects (at the time) Left Onboard
Picks Traded
Additional Notes
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2017 Offseason
Organizational Structure
RFA, Pending UFA, and Prospect Signings
UFA Signings - One Way
UFA Signings - Two Way
Trades
Waivers
Buyouts
Tryouts
UFA Departures
Rumors
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2017-18 Season
Trades
RFA, Pending UFA, and Prospect Signings
Waivers (notable)
Suspensions and Fines
Rumors
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2018 NHL Draft
Picks
Notable Prospects (at the time) Left Onboard
Picks Traded
Additional Notes
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2018 Offseason
Organizational Structure
RFA, Pending UFA, and Prospect Signings
UFA Signings - One Way
UFA Signings - Two Way
Trades
Arbitration
Waivers
Buyouts
Camp Tryouts
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2018-19 Season
Trades
RFA, Pending UFA, and Prospect Signings
Waivers (notable)
Suspensions and Fines
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2019 NHL Draft
Picks
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2019 Offseason
Organizational Structure
RFA, Pending UFA, and Prospect Signings
UFA Signings - One Way
UFA Signings - Two Way
Trades
Arbitration
Waivers
Buyouts
Camp Tryouts
UFA Departures
Rumors
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Links to Past Threads
Organizational Structure
- Sakic will be in charge of all hockey operations.
- They will make decisions as a group with Craig Billington, Greg Sherman, and Brad Smtih on the pro side, but Sakic will make the final decision.
- Greg Sherman retains title of GM, and will handle the day to day duties.
- PL steps down as President, and assumes role of Advisor.
- Josh Kroenke assumes role as President. Sakic and Sherman will both report to him.
- Roy added as VP. He will work with the hockey Ops group, and handle trade talks with GM's, and speak to free agents in the summer.
- A new era has begun with the Avalanche leaving the old one a distant memory. This new era shall henceforth be referred to as After Pierre Lacroix (APL).
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Organizational Structure (current)
Management Group Titles
- Josh Kroenke - President & Governor
- Joe Sakic - Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations, General Manager, and Alternate Governor
- Chris MacFarland - Assistant General Manager
- Craig Billington - Assistant General Manager
- Charlotte Grahame - Vice President of Hockey Administration
Pro Scouting Staff
- Brad Smith - Director of Player Personnel
- Garth Joy - Assistant Director of Player Personnel
- Dan Laperriere - Pro Scout
- Terry Martin - Pro Scout
- Mike Battaglia - Pro Scout (Michigan Based)
- Miro Zalesak - Pro Scout (Europe)
Amateur Scouting Staff
- Alan Hepple - Director of Amateur Scouting - Based in Ontario Canada
- Joni Lehto - Head, European Scouting - Europe - Based in Finland
- Alexei Gusarov -
- Henrik Gradin -
- Jerome Mesonero - Scout - Quebec - QMJHL
- Don Paarup - Scout - Western Canada - WHL, BCHL
- Norm Robert - Scout - Ontario Canada - OHL
- Neil Shea - Scout - Northeastern US - Based in Boston - NCAA, High School
- John Funk - Scout - Midwestern US - Based in Minnesota - NCAA, High School
- Lyle Wingert - Scout - Western Canada - WHL, BCHL
- Wade Klippenstein - Scout - Western Canada - WHL, BCHL
Player Development Staff
- David Oliver - Director of Player Development
- Adam Foote - Development Consultant
- Brett Clark - Development Consultant
- Brian Willsie - Development Consultant
Coaching Staff
- Jared Bednar - Head Coach
- Nolan Pratt - Assistant Coach (Defense & PK)
- Ray Bennett - Assistant Coach (Forwards & PP)
- Jussi Parkkila - Goaltending Coach
- Brett Heimlich - Video Coordinator
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2013 NHL Draft
Picks
- 1st Round (#1) - Nathan MacKinnon - C - Right - 6'0" 190 lbs - Halifax (QMJHL)
- 2nd Round (#32) - Chris Bigras - D - Left - 6'1" 189 lbs - Owen Sound (OHL)
- 3rd Round (#63) - Spencer Martin - G - 6'2" 198 lbs - Mississauga (OHL)
- 4th Round (#93) - Mason Geertsen - D - Left - 6'3" 199 lbs - Vancouver (WHL)
- 5th Round (#123) - Will Butcher - D - Left - 5'9" 175 lbs - US Nat Dev Team USHL
- 6th Round (#153) - Ben Storm - D - Left - 6'6" 216 lbs - Muskegon (USHL)
- 7th Round (#183) - Wilhelm Westlund - D - 6'0" 185 lbs - Farjestad Jr (SWE-Jr)
Notable Prospects (at the time) Left Onboard
- 1st - Nathan MacKinnon over Sasha Barkov (2nd) Jonathan Drouin (3rd) and Seth Jones (4th)
- 2nd - Chris Bigras over Adam Erne (33rd) Jacob De La Rose (34th) Zach Fucale (36th) Valentin Zychov (37)
Trades
- None
Rumors
- Florida offers Kulikov +#2 for #1 overall. Avs turn it down.
- Avs ask for Huberdeau and Gudbranson for #1, and Florida keeps their #2. FLA turns it down.
Notes
- June 18th - Joe Sakic announces to the Denver Post 12 days before the draft that they will not be picking highly touted defenseman Seth Jones 1st overal. Says they will be picking one of the three forwards, MacKinnon, Drouin, or Barkov. Later says this was done to let the fans know. Jones had been viewed as the likely pick of the Avs by many due to the player he was, and their needs at defense.
Avalanche to pass on Seth Jones to take forward, Joe Sakic says – The Denver Post
- June 25th - Sakic announces on Ch 4 that they are leaning toward MacKinnon at this time, and that if the draft were held today, that's who they'd pick.
- June 25th - Patrick Roy says the same thing to Craig Custance for an article in ESPN the Magazine, and also outlines their top three draft order as 1)MacKinnon 2)Drouin 3)Barkov
Roy says Avs like MacKinnon with overall pick
- June 25th - New assistant coach Andre Tourigny re-iterates the same message that Joe and Patrick have been saying in regards to Jones and MacKinnon.
- June 26th - Director of Amateur Scouting has a conference call re-iterating that they will not be taking Jones 1st, and that MacKinnon is their number one at the time.
Rick Pracey Previews The 2013 NHL Draft - Does not use #32 pick in trade for a defenseman. Buffalo traded Andrej Sekera to Carolina for #35 and Jamie McBain.
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1454331
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1457545
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1458107
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1457551
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2013 Offseason
Organizational Structure
- May 14th - Kirk McLean steps down as part time goalie coach.
- May 23rd - Patrick Roy hired as Head Coach and Vice President of Hockey Operations.
- May 29th - Hires Andr Tourigny as assistant coach, formerly head coach of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the QMJHL.
- June 4th - Hires Francois Allaire as part time goalie coach.
- June 19th - Hires Adam Foote as part time D-Coach
- June 24th - Tim Army will stay as second Assistant Coach
- June 24th - Hires Mario Duhamel as Video Coach
- June 24th - Promotes former VP of Player Development Craig Billington to Assistant General Manager
RFA, Pending UFA, and Prospect Signings
- June 4th - Re-signs pending UFA Patrick Bordeleau to a three year, $3M contract. $1M cap hit.
- June 26th - Re-signs pending UFA David Van Der Gulik to a one year (two way) $600k deal.
- July 5th - Signs LW David Van Der Gulik (who briefly became a UFA) to a one year (two-way) $600k deal.
- July 5th - Signs prospect C Colin Smith to a three year (two-way) ELC with a $628,333 cap hit.
- July 9th - Signs prospect Nathan MacKinnon to a three year (two-way) ELC with a $3.775 M cap hit.
- July 17th - Re-signs RFA Brad Malone to a one year (two-way) $735k deal.
- July 18th - Re-signs Matt Duchene, who was set to be an RFA in one year, to a five year $30M deal, with a $6M cap hit.
- Aug 15th - Re-signs Gabe Landeskog, who was set to be an RFA in one year, to a seven year, $39M deal, with a $5,571,429 cap hit.
- Sep 17th - Signs prospect Chris Bigras to a three year ELC, with a $874,167 cap hit.
UFA Signings
- July 5th - Signs D Andre Benoit to a one year (one-way) $900k deal.
- July 5th - Signs D Nate Guenin to a one year (two-way) $600k deal.
- July 5th - Signs RW Guillaume Desbiens to a one year (two-way) $600k deal.
- July 5th - Signs RW J.T. Wyman to a one year (two-way) $750k deal.
- July 6th - Signs D Nick Holden to a two year (two-way) deal with a $600k cap hit.
Trades
- June 27th - Trades David Jones and Shane O'Brien to Calgary for Alex Tanguay and Cory Sarich
Buyouts
- July 4th - Greg Zanon - Has one year remaining on contract at $2.25M. Buyout will be 2/3 the remaining amount, spread out over 2x the remaining years. Buyout cap hit will be $750k for two years.
UFA Departures
- Milan Hejduk - Not offered contract/Retired
- Chuck Kobasew - Invited to training camp tryout by Pittsburgh
- Greg Zanon - Bought out with non-compliance buyout.
- Aaron Palushaj - Rights not qualified
- Thomas Vincour - Signed one year deal with Ak Bars Kazan of the KHL - Rights not qualified
- Luke Walker - Signs with KHL - Rights not qualified
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2013-14 Season
Transactions
- Sep 22nd - Claims C/W Marc-Andre Cliche from the LA Kings off waivers. Cliche has one year remaining on a one way deal with a $537,500 cap hit.
- Sep 24th - Waives Mark Olver to send down to LEM
- Sep 29th - Waives Guillaume Desbiens
- Oct 31st - Trades pending UFA Steve Downie to Philadelphia for Max Talbot
- Jan 7th - Re-signs pending UFA Nate Guenin to a two year $1.6M deal. $800k cap hit.
- Jan 30th - Re-signs pending RFA Semyon Varlamov to a five year $29.5M deal. $5.9M cap hit.
- Feb 27th - Re-signs pending UFA Marc-Andre Cliche to a two year (one-way) $1.4M deal. $700k cap hit.
- Mar 5th - Signs undrafted defenseman Cody Corbett out of the WHL to a three year ELC. Two way deal with a $616,667 cap hit.
- Mar 5th - Trades 2014 2nd round pick to Calgary for pending UFA G Reto Berra
- Mar 13th - Re-signs newly acquired, pending UFA Reto Berra to a three year $4.35M deal, with a $1.45M cap hit.
- Mar 14th - Re-signs pending UFA John Mitchell to a three year $5.4M deal, with a $1.8M cap hit.
- Apr 2nd - Trades Cameron Gaunce to Dallas for Thomas Vincour
Suspensions and Fines
- Oct 3rd - Patrick Roy fined $10,000 for altercation with Bruce Boudreau
- Oct 17th - Cody McLeod suspended five games for hitting Niklas Kronwall.
- Feb 8th - Erik Johnson suspended two games for slashing Frans Nielsen.
Rumors
- Oct - Avs and Philly rumored to have been working on a "larger deal" but then settled on 1 for 1 with Downie and Talbot.
- Dec - Elliotte Friedman reports Kulikov was scratched because FLA had a deal but it fell apart. Mentions he can't place the other team, but there were definitely talks with Colorado, so there's some suspicion it was them. This was right around the time Avs learned Tanguay would be out all year, so possibly couldn't trade PAP/McGinn. Dale Tallon later denies this saying they scratched Kulikov because of his play to give him a refresher.
- Jan - Avs offered PA Parenteau to Montreal for Rene Bourque and prospect Sven Andrighetto but Marc Bergevin turned it down.
- Mar - Colorado one of teams that inquired into Christian Ehrhoff when he became available at the deadline.
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2014 NHL Draft
Picks
- 1st Round (#23) - Conner Bleackley - RC - 6'0" 192 lbs - Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
- 3rd Round (#84) - Kyle Wood - RD - 6'5" 229 lbs - North Bay Battalion (OHL)
- 4th Round (#93) - Nicholas Maygar - RW - 6'1" 194 lbs - Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
- 4th Round (#114) - Alexis Pepin - LW - 6'2" 218 lbs - Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
- 5th Round (#144) - Anton Lindholm - LD - 6'0 191 lbs - Skelleftea (SWE JR)
- 6th Round (#174) - Maximilian Pajpach - G - 6'1" 207 lbs - Slovakia (U18)
- 7th Round (#204) - Julien Nantel - C/LW - 6'0" 193 lbs - Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
Notable Prospects (at the time) Left Onboard
- 1st - Conner Bleackley over Nikita Scherbak, Roland McKeown, Adrian Kempe, Ivan Barbashev, and Brenden Lemieux.
- 3rd - Kyle Wood over Anton Karlsson
Trades
- None
Rumors
- Avs offered PA Parenteau and a "high pick" (1st they didn't have a 2nd?) for James Neal but were turned down.
- Tim Murray (BUF GM) says they tried to get another 1st, and could have moved up two spots, but decided not to. Two spots would have been the Kings pick at #29, who were seen talking to Joe Sakic right before their pick. Brenden Lemieux, Ivan Barbashev, and Roland McKeown were still on board.
- Preds draft video shows Poille (Preds GM) saying Rutherford (Pens GM) told him he could get #23 (Avs 1st) to add to his #22 in a deal for Neal. Avs deal wouldn't have been for Neal since that's the deal the Preds and Pens were working on.
Notes
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2014 Offseason
Organizational Structure
- Hires Jerome Mesonero as amateur scout. Previously GM of the Victoriaville Tigres in the QMJHL.
- Hires amateur scout Norm Robert.
- Became affiliates with the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL
- Joe Sakic's title changes to General Manager and Executive Vce President of Hockey Operations
- Greg Sherman's title changes from General Manager to Assistant General Manager, along with Craig Billington.
- Rick Pracey is let go from organization as Director of Amateur Scouting late in the offseason/early in regular season. Hard to know the timing.
RFA, Pending UFA, and Prospect Signings
- May 29th - Signs prospect Troy Bourke to a three year ELC. Two way deal with a $60k AHL salary, and a $631,667 cap hit.
- July 1st - Re-signs Nick Holden (pending UFA in one year) to a three year $4.95M deal. One way deal with a $1.65M cap hit.
- July 16th - Re-signs Karl Stollery to his one year qualifying offer of $605k. Two way deal with a $100k AHL salary, and $605k cap hit
- July 16th - Re-signs Stefan Elliott to his one year qualifying offer of $850,500. Two way deal with a $67,500 AHL salary, and $850,500 cap hit.
- July 16th - Re-signs Paul Carey to his one year qualifying offer of $715k. Two way deal with a $65k AHL salary, and $715k cap hit.
- July 19th - Re-signs Joey Hishon to his one year qualifying offer of $850k. Two way deal with an $850k cap hit, and $850k cap hit.
- July 23rd - Re-signs RFA Ryan O'Reilly to a two year $12M deal. Avoided team elected arbitration on day of hearing. One way with a $6M cap hit.
UFA Signings
- April 16th - Signs undrafted 22 year old UFA prospect Dennis Everberg to a two year ELC, out of Rogle BK in Sweden's 2nd tier league. Two way with a $60k AHL salary, and $612,500 cap hit. Part time Avs scout Anders Carlsson is Rogle's GM.
- April 28th - Signs undrafted 20 year old UFA prospect Samuel Henley to a three year ELC, out of Val d'Or in the QMJHL. Two way deal with a $55-60k AHL salary, and a $586,667 cap hit.
- May 15th - Signs undrafted 22 year old goalie Roman Will, out of Czech league to a two year ELC. Had previously played one season for Moncton in the Q. Two way deal with a $50-55k AHL salary, and a $572,500 cap hit.
- May 20th - Signs undrafted 22 year old Borna Rendulic out of HPK in Finland to a two year ELC. Two way deal with a $60k AHL salary, and a $622,500 cap hit.
- July 1st - Signs Jesse Winchester to a two year $1.8M deal. One way deal with a $900k cap hit.
- July 1st - Signs Bruno Gervais to a one year $650k deal. Two way deal with a $200k AHL salary, and $650k cap hit.
- July 1st - Signs Jarome Iginla to a three year $16M deal. One way deal with a $5.333M cap hit.
- July 1st - Signs Zach Redmond to a two year $1.5M deal. One way deal with a $750k cap hit.
- July 1st - Signs Ben Street to a two year $1.3M deal. Two way deal with a $250k AHL salary, and $650k cap hit.
- July 7th - Signs Maxim Noreau to a two year $1.25M deal. One way deal with a $625k cap hit.
- Aug 29th - Signs former Av prospect Thomas Vincour to a one year $600k deal. Two way with a $125k AHL salary, and $600k cap hit.
Trades
- June 30th - Trades PA Parenteau (with two years left at $4M) and a 5th round pick in 2015, to Montreal for Danny Briere (one year left at $4M).
- July 1st - Trades 2016 2nd round pick and 2017 6th rounder to San Jose for Brad Stuart.
Rumors
- UFA interest in D men Brooks Orpik, Anton Stralman, Matt Niskanen, and Christian Ehrhoff.
- Sakic confirms offers to Orpik and Stralman.
Joe Sakic talks about Avalanche's free-agent moves - Orpik confirms on radio that Avs offer was same as Washington - 5 years, $5.5M AAV
UFA Departures
- Michael Clarke - Rights not qualified
- Joesph Blandisi - Rights not qualified
- Kent Patterson - Rights not qualified
- Kieran Millan - Rights not qualified
- Mark Olver - Rights not qualified
- Brad Malone - Group 6 UFA after not playing enough NHL games - Signs two year $1.3M deal with Carolina. One way at $650k per.
- Paul Stastny - Group 3 UFA - Signs four year $28M deal. One way at $7M per.
- Andre Benoit - Signs one year deal with Buffalo. One way with $800k cap hit.
- Cory Sarich - Retired
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2014-15 Season
Transactions
- Sep 29th - Re-signs Brad Stuart to a two year, $7.2M deal. One way with the same $3.6M cap hit.
- Sep 29th - Re-signs Cody McLeod to a three year, $4M deal. One way with a $1,333,333 cap hit.
- Mar 2nd - Trades D Karl Stollery to San Jose for C Freddie Hamilton.
- Mar 2nd - Trades C Michael Sgarbossa to Anaheim for D D Mat Clark.
- Mar 2nd - Trades Max Talbot with 50% salary withheld ($875k one year remaining) and Paul Carey to Boston for Jordan Caron and a 2016 6th rounder.
Mar 24 - Signs Mason Geertsen to a three year ELC.
Suspensions and Fines
- Mar 3rd - Cody McLeod fined $3,091.40 for " entering the game on a legal line change for the purpose of starting an altercation with 8.1 seconds remaining in regulation."
- Mar 3rd - Gabriel Landeskog fined $5,000 for throwing a punch at Mikko Koivu from the bench.
Rumors
- Multiple rumors of interest in Tyler Myers
- Perennial rumors of interest in Keith Yandle
- Multiple rumors of interest in pending UFA Antoinne Vermette
- One rumor of interest in Cam Atkinson
- Adrian Dater said the Avs were "highly interested in (Zach) Bogosian" after he was traded to Buffalo.
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2015 NHL Draft
Picks
- 1st Round (#10) - Mikko Rantanen - RW - Left - 6'4" 212 lbs - TPS (Finland)
- 2nd Round (#39) - A.J. Greer - LW - Left - 6'2" 205 lbs - Boston University (NCAA)
- 2nd Round (#40) - Nicolas Meloche - D - Right - 6'3" 205 lbs - Baie-Comeau (QMJHL)
- 3rd Round (#71) - Jean-Christophe Beaudin - C - Right - 6'1" 181 lbs - Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL)
- 4th Round (#101) - Andrei Mironov - D - Left - 6'2" 194 lbs - Dynamo (KHL)
- 6th Round (#161) - Sergei Boikov - D - Left - 6'2" 195 lbs - Drummondville (QMJHL)
- 7th Round (#191) - Gustav Olhaver - C - Left - 6'6" 214 lbs - Rgle (SEL)
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1916467
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1917511
Notable Prospects (at the time) Left Onboard
- 1st - Mikko Rantanen (10) over Lawson Crouse (11), Mathew Barzal (16), and Kyle Conner (17).
- 2nd - AJ Greer (39) and Nicolas Meloche (40) over Jeremy Roy (31 - Avs traded pick), Daniel Sprong (46) , Jansen Harkins (47), Rasmus Andersson (53), and Oliver Kylington (60).
- 3rd - Jean-Christophe Beaudin (71) over Alexander Dergachyov (74).
Picks Traded
- Traded 2015 2nd (#31) to SJ for their 2015 2nd (#39) and the Avs original 2016 2nd and 2017 6th previously dealt in Brad Stuart trade.
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2015 Offseason
Organizational Structure
- AHL affiliate moves from Lake Erie Monsters to San Antonio Rampage.
- Former Columbus assistant GM Chris MacFarland hired as Avs assistant GM. Will be Sakic's "right hand man" and focus on pro scouting.
- Andre Tourigny leaves position as assistant coach.
- Mario Duhamel leaves position as video coach.
- Hires Dave Farrish as Assistant Coach.
- Hires Brett Heimlich as Video Coach.
- Brett Clark added as Development Consultant.
- Brian Willsie added as Development Consultant.
- Adam Foote's official title changed from Defensive Development Consultant to Development Consultant.
RFA, Pending UFA, and Prospect Signings
- June 26th - Signs newly acquired pending UFA Carl Soderberg to a five year deal with a $4.75 M cap hit. Includes full no trade clause in first two years, and limited no trade in the final three years of the deal. (Day of Draft)
- July 13th - Signs 1st round pick Mikko Rantanen to a three year ELC. Two way with a $925k NHL salary and $1,658,333 AAV after bonuses.
- July 16th - Signs newly acquired RFA Mikhail Grigorenko to a one year, one-way $675k deal.
- July 16th - Signs RFA Andrew Agozzino (who had filed for arbitration) to a one year, two-way $600k deal. $150k in the AHL.
- July 16th - Signs RFA Mat Clark (who had filed for arbitration) to a two year, two-way $600k deal. $125k/$175k in the AHL.
- July 27th - Signs RFA Joey Hishon to a one year, two way $890k deal. $70k in the AHL.
- Aug 6th - Signs RFA Calvin Pickard to his QO. One year, two way $850k deal.
- Sep 22nd - Signs UFA to be (next summer) Eric Johnson to a seven year deal with a $6M AAV.
UFA Signings
- May 15th - Signs Andreas Martinsen from the German Liga to a one year ELC at $742,500. Will be RFA after.
- July 1st - Signs Francois Beauchemin to a three year deal with a $4.5M AAV. Includes no move clause.
- July 1st - Signs Blake Comeau to a three year deal with a $2.4M AAV.
- Oct 6th - Signs Jack Skille (previously on PTO) to a two way deal. One year $675k with $250k guaranteed salary.
Trades
- June 25th - Trades 2016 6th round pick (previously acquired from Boston in Talbot trade) back to Boston for pending UFA Carl Soderberg. (Day prior to Draft)
- June 27th (Draft) - Trades Ryan O'Reilly and Jamie McGinn (both UFA's in one year) to Buffalo for Nikita Zadorov, Mikhail Grigorenko, JT Compher and Buffalo's 2nd round pick (31st overall) in 2015.
- Sep 9th - Trades unsigned RFA Stefan Elliott to Arizona for Brandon Gormley. Both players are waiver eligible entering the season.
- Oct 4th - Trades Freddie Hamilton to Calgary for a conditional 7th round pick in 2016.
Tryouts
- Signs Jack Skille to PTO (signed)
- Signs Andrei Meszaros to PTO (released)
- Signs Curtis Glencross to PTO (released)
Rumors
- Agent for Alex Radulov says Patrick Roy contacted Alex about coming to the Avs.
- Rumors of Sakic and Roy talking to Radulov and investigating his KHL contract.
- Alex Radulov says he would like to return to NHL in one year after his KHL contract expires.
- Radulov admits he spoke with Patrick Roy on the phone.
- Ryan O'Reilly rumored to have asked for $8M x 8 year contract prior to being traded.
- Rumored UFA interest in D men Andrei Sekera, Johnny Oduya, and Cody Franson.
- Sekera confirmed he considered offers from Avs and Sharks.
UFA Departures
- Jordan Caron - Rights not qualified.
- Jan Hejda - PTO with Chicago (not picked up)
- Daniel Briere - Retired
- Ryan Wilson - Signs with Ak Bars Kazan of KHL
Additional Notes
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2015-16 Season
Transactions
- Nov 15th - Claims center Chris Wagner off waivers from Anaheim.
- Jan 5th - Claims defenseman Andrew Bodnarchuk off waivers from Columbus. (Puts them at 50 contracts limit)
- Jan 7th - Waives defenseman Brandon Gormley (clears)
- Jan 13th - Waives defenseman Nate Guenin (clears)
- Feb 21st - Trades Colin Smith and 2016 4th round pick to Toronto for pending UFA Shawn Matthias
- Feb 24th - Waives center Chris Wagner (re-calimed by Anaheim)
- Feb 28th - Waives goaltender Reto Berra
- Feb 29th - Trades pending UFA Alex Tanguay, and prospects Conner Bleackley and Kyle Wood to Arizona for pending UFA Mikael Boedker
- Feb 29th - Trades 2017 3rd round pick to New Jersey for Eric Gelinas
- Feb 29th - Trades Marc Andre Cliche to New York Islanders for Taylor Beck
RFA, Pending UFA, and Prospect Signings
- Mar 8th - Signs prospect Julien Nantel to three year ELC.
Suspensions and Fines
- Oct 16th - Tyson Barrie suspended three games for hit on Simon Despres
http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=849437&catid=60 - Nov 12th - Gabe Landeskog suspended two games for hit on Brad Marchand
http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=873151&catid=60 - Mar 10th - Gabe Landeskog suspended three games for hit on Simon Despres
Rumors
- Adrian Dater reports Duchene and Varlamov could be in play.
Adrian Dater on Twitter
Adrian Dater on Twitter - Sakic tells Dater he's always listening and looking to make deals, when asked if anyone is an untouchable besides MacKinnon
Are Big Changes on the Horizon for the Colorado Avalanche? - Darren Dreger reports Avs and Sens talked about Duchene
Dreger Report: More on Duchene trade rumours - Article - TSN - Bob McKenzie, Pierre Lebrun, and Darren Dregor weigh in on Duchene rumors
NHL Videos - Highlights and Analysis from the National Hockey League - Adrian Dater reports trade talks on John Mitchell, and he could be moved at the deadline.
Adrian Dater on Twitter - After deadline deals, Sakic says they weren't planning on signing Bleackley or Wood
Joe Sakic - Feb. 29
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2016 NHL Draft
Picks
- 1st Round (#10) - Tyson Jost - C - Left - 5'11" 190 lbs - Penticton Vees (BCHL)
- 2nd Round (#40)- Cameron Morrison - LW - Left - 6'2" 209 lbs - Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
- 3rd Round (#71) - Josh Anderson - D - Left - 6'2" 228 lbs - Prince George Cougars (WHL)
- 5th Round (#131) - Adam Werner - G - Left - 6'5" 198 lbs - Farejestad (SEL Jr.)
- 6th Round (#161) - Nathan Clurman - D - Right - 6'2" 190 lbs - Culver Military Academy Prep (USHS)
- 7th Round (#191) - Travis Barron - LW - Left - 6'1" 195 lbs - Ottawa 67's (OHL)
Notable Prospects (at the time) Left Onboard
- 1st - Tyson Jost C (#10) over Logan Brown C (#11) Michael McLeod C (#12) Jake Bean D (#13) Charles McAvoy D (#14) Jakob Chychrun D (#16)
- 2nd - Cameron Morrison F (#40) over Nathan Bastian RW ((#41) Janne Kuokkanen F (#43) Chad Krys D ((#45) Kale Clague (D) (#51) Markus Niemelainen D (#63)
- 3rd - Josh Anderson D (#71) over Frederic Allard D (#78) Luke Green D (#79) Sean Day D (#81)
Picks Traded
- None
Additional Notes
- Alan Hepple says they had two guys targeted in the second round, but one of them went two spots ahead (Adam Mascherin)
Post-Draft: Alan Hepple
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2016 Offseason
Organizational Structure
- Fires Dean Chynoweth as Head Coach of San Antonio in the AHL
- Parts ways with VP Greg Sherman
- Parts ways with Amateur Scout Rick Lanz
- Hires Amateur Scout John Funk
- Hires Amateur Scout Lyle Wingert
- Hires European Pro Scout Miro Zalesak (KHL, Sweden, Finland and Czech Republic)
- Hires ric Veilleux from the QMJHL as Head Coach of San Antonio in the AHL
- Hires Nolan Pratt as Assistant Coach in Colorado
- Hires Wade Klippenstein as Amateur Scout. Previously Head Scout with Brandon in WHL.
- Patrick Roy parts ways with Avalanche as Head Coach and VP of Hockey Ops.
- Hires Jared Bednar as Avalanche Head Coach. Previously with Lake Erie in AHL.
- Hires Arik Parnass as Full Time "Hockey Analyst."
RFA, Pending UFA, and Prospect Signings
- Apr 25th - Signs prospect JT Compher (had one year remaining in college) to a three year ELC. $925k base salary and $1M AAV after performance bonuses.
- May 24th - Signs prospect Anton Lindholm to a three year ELC. $717,500 base cap hit, and $925k AAV after performance bonuses.
- May 27th - Signs prospect Sergei Boikov to a three year ELC. $681,667 AAV and cap hit. No performance bonuses.
- Jun 24th - Re-signs RFA Andreas Martinsen to a one year, one way $640k deal.
- Jul 1st - Signs prospect A.J. Greer to a three year, two way ELC. $92,500 signing bonus each year, no performance bonuses. $925k AAV and cap hit.
- Jul 5th - Signs RFA Calvin Pickard to a two year, one way deal. $925k the first year, and $1.075M the second. $1.0M AAV and cap hit.
- Jul 8th - Signs RFA Nathan MacKinnon to a seven year deal. Modified NTC (19 teams) starting 2020-21. $6.3M AAV and cap hit.
- Jul 15th - Signs RFA Duncan Siemens to his Qualifying Offer. One year, two way deal. $70k in AHL. $874,125 in NHL.
- Jul 20th - Signs RFA Mikhail Grigorenko to a one year, one way deal. $1.3M salary and cap hit. (Two days prior to arbitration)
- Jul 31st - Signs RFA Tyson Barrie to a four year deal. $5.5M AAV and cap hit. (Following arbitration hearing and just after 48 hour ruling deadline passed)
UFA Signings - One Way
- Jul 1st - Signs Patrick Wiercioch to a one year, one way $800k deal.
- Jul 1st - Signs Joe Colborne to a two year deal. One way with a $2.5M AAV.
- Jul 1st - Signs Fedor Tyutin to a one year, one way $2M deal.
- Oct 10th - Signs Gabriel Bourque to a one year, two way deal. $800k in NHL, and $200k in AHL, with $800k AAV.
- Oct 10th - Signs Rene Bourque to a one year deal. One way deal with a $650k AAV.
UFA Signings - Two Way
- Jul 1st - Signs Reid Petryk to a two-year deal. $925k AAV and salary in NHL w/$92,500 signing bonus each year. $70k AHL each year.
- Jul 1st - Signs Trent Vogelhuber to a two-year deal. $612.5k NHL AAV. $575k/$125k year 1 and $650k/$150k year 2 in NHL/AHL.
- Jul 1st - Signs Joe Whitney to a one-year deal. $600k NHL and $325k AHL.
- Jul 1st - Signs Mike Sislo to a one-year deal. $600k NHL and $300k AHL.
- Jul 1st - Signs Ryan Stanton to a one-year deal. $575k NHL and $250k AHL.
- Jul 1st - Signs Jeremy Smith to a one-year deal. $600k NHL and $200k AHL.
- Jul 1st - Signs Jim O'Brien to a one-year deal. $600k NHL and $285k AHL.
- Jul 1st - Signs Turner Elson to a one-year deal. $575k NHL and $100k AHL.
- Aug 16th - Signs Ben Smith to a one-year deal. $675k NHL and $150k AHL.
Trades
- June 23rd - Trades Reto Berro to Florida for Rocco Grimaldi. (Day prior to Draft)
- June 25th - Trades Nick Holden to NYR for their 2017 4th round pick. (Second day of Draft)
Buyouts
- Jun 27th - Brad Stuart - Has one year remaining on contract. Since he was 35+ when he signed his contract, his buyout cap hit will be the full $3.6M, but only be for the duration of his deal, instead of 2/3 the remaining salary spread out 2x the length.
Tryouts
- Invites 19 year old Shawn Ouellette-St-Amant from Val-d'Or in the QMJHL (After being passed over in draft)
- Invites 19 year old Jeffrey Truchon-Viel from Acadie-Bathurst in the QMJHL (After being passed over in draft)
- Invites 20 year old goalie Chase Marchand from Rouyn-Noranda in the QMJHL (After being passed over in draft)
- Invites 18 year old (soon to be 19) Brogan O'Brien from Prince George of the WHL.
- Invites 21 year old Jackson Houck from Calgary of the WHL.
- Invites 20 year old Filip Karlsson from Rogle of the SHL.
- Invites 18 year old Griffin Luce from the USHL/USDP.
- Invites Rene Bourque with PTO.
- Invites Gabriel Bourque with PTO.
- Invites Jiri Tlusty with PTO. (Did not pass physical)
Rumors
- Adrian Dater, Darren Dreger, and Bob McKenzie all think the Avs will trade Tyson Barrie
- Rumors of the Avs inquiring about Jacob Trouba
- Bob McKenzie says the Avalanche inquired about PK Subban
Bob McKenzie on Twitter
UFA Departures
- Mikkel Boedker - Signs with San Jose - 4 years at $4M per.
- Shawn Matthias - Signs with Winnipeg - 2 years at $2.125M per.
- Zach Redmond - Signed with Montreal - 2 years at $612.5k per.
- Dennis Everberg - Signs with Vxj Lakers HC of the SHL (didn't want to re-sign)
- Borna Rendulic - Signs with Vancouver (didn't want to re-sign)
- Ben Street - Signs with Detroit.
- Maxim Noreau - Signs with SC Bern of the Swiss League
- Brandon Gormley - Signs with New Jersey - 1 year, two way $650k deal. (Rights not qualified)
- Gabriel Beaupre - Rights not qualified. Signs ECHL deal with Ft Wayne.
- Trevor Cheek - Rights not qualified. Signs ECHL deal with Ft Wayne.
- Garret Meurs - Rights not qualified. Signs ECHL deal with Wheeling.
- Roman Will - Rights not qualified. Signs with Bili Tygri Liberec in the Czech league.
Additional Notes
- Tyson Barrie and Mikhail Grigorenko file for Salary Arbitration
- Bednar says Pratt will run the D and PK, while Farrish will be in more of a support role.
- Prior to Arik Parnass, Avs only used analytics guys part time.
- Waives Duncan Siemens (clears) at the end of pre-season.
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2016-17 Season
Trades
- Nov 28th - Trades Ryan Stanton to Columbus for Cody Goloubef.
- Jan 13th - Trades Cody McLeod (40% retained) to Nashville for Felix Girard.
- Mar 1st - Trades Joe Whitney to Arizona for Brendan Ranford.
- Mar 1st - Trades Cody Corbett to Washington for Joe Cannata.
- Mar 1st - Trades Jarome Iginla to LA for a Conditional 4th round pick in 2018. Conditional upon LA making the playoffs AND re-signing Iginla.
- Mar 1st - Trades Andreas Martinsen to Montreal for Sven Andrighetto.
RFA, Pending UFA, and Prospect Signings
- Mar 6th - Signs JC Beaudin to a three three year ELC with a $683k cap hit. $245k signing bonus.
- Mar 6th - Sign Nicholas Meloche to a three year ELC with a $761k cap hit. $277k signing bonus.
Waivers (notable)
- Oct 10th - Waives Gabriel Bourque after signing him to two way deal (clears)
- Oct 23rd - Waives Ben Smith (claimed by TOR)
- Nov 4th - Waives John Mitchell (clears)
- Dec 1st - Waives Eric Gelinas (clears)
- Jan 5th - Claims Matt Nieto from San Jose
- Feb 2nd - Claims Mark Barberio from Montreal
- Feb 2nd - Waives Eric Gelinas a 2nd time (clears)
Suspensions and Fines
- None
Rumors
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2017 NHL Draft
Picks
- 1st Round (#4) - Cale Makar - D - Right - 5' 11.25" 187 lbs - Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
- 2nd Round (#32) - Conor Timmins - D - Right - 6' 1.5" 184 lbs - Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
- 4th Round (#94) - Nick Henry - RW - Right - 5'11" 190 lbs - Regina (WHL)
- 4th Round (#114) - Peter Kvaca - G - Left - 6'1" 174 lbs - Česk Budějovice (Czech2)
- 5th Round (#125) - Igor Shvyryov - C - Left - 6'0" 205 lbs - Metallurg (KHL)
- 6th Round (#156) - Dennis Smirnov - LW - Left - 5'10" 185 lbs - Penn State (NCAA)
- 7th Round (#187) - Nicky Leivermann - D - Left - 5'10" 194 lbs - Eden Prairie (USHS)
Notable Prospects (at the time) Left Onboard
- 1st Round - Elias Petterson (#5) Cody Glass (#6) Casey Mittelstadt (#8) Owen Tippett (#10) Gave Vilardi (#11) Martin Necas (#12) Nick Suzuki (#13)
- 2nd Round - Kole Lind (#33) Nic Hague (#34) Issac Ratcliffe (#35) Jason Robertson (#39)
- 3rd Round - Michael DiPietro (#64) went one pick after Avs 3rd rounder that went to NJ in Gelinas trade.
Picks Traded
- None
Additional Notes
- Alan Hepple on Heiskanen. "Offensive has been one of the discussions this week, does he have offense, and things like that, so that's been a bit of a discussion."
Scouting Report: Heiskanen - Alan Hepple compares Heiskanan vs Makar. "They're a bit of different player, came from different backgrounds a little bit. Cale Makar played Alberta junior level this year and Heiskanen played with the men, pro. He didn't get the points, he didn't get the offensive numbers that we thought he would but very good skater, very good puck mover. Cale Makar, probably a little lesser league but again great skater, put up great numbers and a very good puck mover."
http://avalanche.nhl.com/v2/ext/podcasts/2017-18/170619-alan-hepple-pre-draft-conference-call.mp3 - Alan Hepple implies they may not take Jake Oettenger who's slotted to go in the late 1st to early 2nd when he says "we're always looking for goalies as far as when do you take them, are they in the right spot. European goalies seem to be the big thing now because you get a little more development time. If there's one there, if there's one available at the right time, just like last year like we did with Adam Werner (5th rd) right time in the draft, then we'll do it.
http://avalanche.nhl.com/v2/ext/podcasts/2017-18/170619-alan-hepple-pre-draft-conference-call.mp3 - Adrian Dater says, "Talking more with hockey people tonight: Avs are praying Makar is available at No. 4."
https://twitter.com/adater/status/876977491977568256?ref_src=twsrc^tfw&ref_url=http://bsndenver.com/are-the-avs-zeroing-in-on-cale-makar/ - Bob McKenzie reports that one team had Cale Makar 1st overall in his rankings.
- Alan Hepple in talking about how they took the best player available with all their pics, that "we feel we got the best player in the draft at four."
Alan Hepple - June 26 - Alan Hepple says "we really liked the Joseph kid that got picked. We were maybe thinking him at 32..." Referring to defenseman Pierre-Olivier Joseph who went 23rd.
Alan Hepple - June 26
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2017 Offseason
Organizational Structure
- May 23rd - Parts ways with Tim Army
- May 23rd - Parts ways with Dave Farrish
- May 23rd - Parts ways with Francois Allaire
- July 7th - Hires goaltending coach Jussi Parkkila
- July 7th - Hires assistant coach Ray Bennett
- Aug 11th - Adam Foote leaves organization.
- Oct 10 - Announces partnership with new AHL team, Colorado Eagles in Loveland, Colorado.
- Date Unknown - Adds Mike Battaglia as Pro Scout
RFA, Pending UFA, and Prospect Signings
- May 12th - Signs prospect Andrei Mironov to a 2 year ELC. Two way with a $70k AHL salary, and $925k cap hit.
- Jun 28th - Signs RFA Sven Andrighetto to a 2 year deal. One way with $1.25M first year, and $1.55M the second. $1.4M AAV.
- Jul 1st - Re-signs Joe Cannata to a 1 year deal. Two way with $150k in AHL. $575k in NHL.
- Jul 18th - Re-signs Duncan Siemens to a 1 year deal. Two way with $100k in AHL. $750k in NHL.
- Jul 18th - Re-signs Gabriel Bourque to a 1 year deal. Two way with $225k in AHL. $750k in NHL.
- Jul 18th - Re-signs Felix Girard to a 1 year deal. Two way with $80 in AHL. $650k in NHL.
- Jul 25 - Re-signs Matt Nieto to a 1 year deal. One way. $1M in NHL.
- Jul 25 - Re-signs Rocco Grimaldi to a 1 year deal. Two way with $170k in AHL. $750k in NHL.
- Sep 15 - Re-signs Nikita Zadorov to a 2 year deal. One way with $2M first year, and $2.3M the second. $2.15M AAV.
UFA Signings - One Way
- Jul 1st - Signs Jonathan Bernier to a 1 year deal at $2.75M.
- Jul 4th - Signs Nail Yakupov to a 1 year deal at $875k.
UFA Signings - Two Way
- Jul 1st - Signs Andrew Agozzino to a 2 year deal. Two way with $300k in AHL. $650k in NHL. $650k AAV
- Jul 1st - Signs David Warsofsky to a 2 year deal. One way $650k in first year. Two way with $350k in AHL second year, $700k in NHL. $675k AAV.
- Jul 25 - Signs Jesse Graham to a 1 year deal. Two way with $70k in AHL. $650k in NHL.
- Aug 16 - Signs unsigned prospect (TOR) Dominic Toninato to a two year ELC. Two way with $70k in AHL. $925k NHL AAV.
- Aug 23 - Signs unsigned prospect Alex Kerfoot to a two year ELC. Two way with $70k in AHL. $925k NHL AAV.
- Oct 2 - Signs camp tryout Ty Lewis to a three year ELC.
Trades
- Jul 1st - Trades 4th round pick in 2019 to Nashville for Colin Wilson.
Waivers
- Sep 29 - Waives Duncan Siemens (clears)
- Oct 3 - Claims Patrick Nemeth from Dallas
- Oct 4 - Waives Joe Colborne (clears)
Buyouts
- Jun 15th - Francois Beauchemin - Allows Avs to protect 7F 3D in expansion draft instead of 8 skaters option. Has one year remaining on contract. Since he was 35+ when he signed his contract, his buyout cap hit will be the full $4.5M, but only be for the duration of his deal, instead of 2/3 the remaining salary spread out 2x the length.
Tryouts
- D - Jared Cowen (Released)
- D - Gage Ausmus
- D - Nolan De Jong
- D - Tom Gregoire
- C - Hugo Roy
- LW - Ty Lewis
UFA Departures
- Francois Beauchemin - Buyout - Signed 1 year deal with Anaheim. $1M AAV.
- Rene Bourque - Left as UFA - Signs with Djurgarden of SHL
- Fedor Tyutin - Left as UFA
- John Mitchell - Left as UFA - Signed with Cleveland of AHL
- Cody Goloubef - Left as UFA
- Jeremy Smith - Left as UFA - Signed 1 year deal with Carolina. Two way with $225k in AHL. $750k in NHL.
- Mikhail Grigorenko - Rights not qualified - Signed 3 year deal with CSKA Moscow of KHL.
- Patrick Wiercioch - Rights not qualified - Signed 1 year deal with Vancouver. One way $800k.
- Eric Gelinas - Rights not qualified - Signs PTO with Montreal
- Troy Bourke - Rights not qualified - Signs with Syracuse of AHL
- Turner Elson - Rights not qualified - Signed 1 year deal with Detroit. Two way with $130k in AHL, $575k in NHL
- Mat Clark - Left as UFA - Signed with HC Bolzano (Italy) of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL)
- Jim O'Brien - Left as UFA - Signed with Belleville of AHL
- Mike Sislo - Left as UFA - Signed 1 year deal with Arizona. Two way with $300k in AHL, $600k in NHL
- Samuel Henley - Rights not qualified
Rumors
- Michael Russo reports Dwayne Roloson met with Joe Sakic about goaltending coach position.
- Elliotte Friedman reports the Avs received permission to speak with Kyle Dubas.
- BSN reports Warren Rychel "had discussions with the Avs about joining the front office in an undetermined role."
- Arthur Staple reports the Islanders offered Travis Hamonic and the Isles 2018 1st rounder for Matt Duchene, but the Avs turned it down.
Islanders trade Hamonic to Calgary for future picks - Adrian Dater says, "I'm hearing the Hamonic-1st for Duchene rumor is NOT true."
Adrian Dater on Twitter
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2017-18 Season
Trades
- Nov 5 - Trades Matt Duchene to Ottawa for Samuel Girard, Shane Bowers, Vladislav Kamenev, Andrew Hammond, Ottawa's top 10 protected 1st round pick in 2018, Ottawa's 3rd round pick in 2019, and Nashville's 2nd round pick in 2018.
- Feb 26 - Trades Chris Bigras (eligible for waivers next year) to New York for Ryan Graves
RFA, Pending UFA, and Prospect Signings
- Mar 29 - Signs prospect Josh Anderson to a 3 year ELC. $816,666 AAV in NHL, $70k salary in AHL.
- Mar 29 - Signs prospect Travis Barron to a 3 year ELC. $741,666 AAV in NHL, $70k salary in AHL.
- April 5 - Signs undrafted prospect Josh Dickinson to a 3 year ELC. $741,666 AAV in NHL, $70k salary in AHL.
Waivers (notable)
- Feb 26 - Claims pending UFA Mark Alt from Philadelphia
Suspensions and Fines
- Nov 27 - Gabe Landeskog suspended 4 games for cross check to head of Matt Tkachuk - Landeskog suspended four games
- Dec 17 - Erik Johnson suspended 2 games for boarding.
Rumors
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2018 NHL Draft
Picks
- 1st Round (#16) - Martin Kaut - RW - Right - 6'2" 187 lbs - HC Pardubice (Czech)
- 3rd Round (#64) - Justus Annunen - G - Left - 6'4" 216 lbs - Karpat (Fin)
- 3rd Round (#78) - Sampo Ranta - LW - Left - 6'2 198 lbs - Sioux City (USHL)
- 4th Round (#109) - Tyler Weiss - LW/C - Left - 5'11" 150 lbs - U.S. National U18 Team
- 5th Round (#140) - Brandon Saigeon - C - Left - 6'2" 194 lbs - Hamilton (OHL)
- 5th Round (#146) - Danila Zhuravlyov - D - Left - 6'0" 163 lbs - Irbis Kazan (MHL)
- 6th Round (#171) - Nikolai Kovalenko - RW - Left - 5'10" 174 lbs - Loko Yaroslavl (MHL)
- 7th Round (#202) - Shamil Shmakov - G - Left - 6'6" 192 lbs - Sibirskie Snaipery Novosibirsk (MHL)
Notable Prospects (at the time) Left Onboard
- Ty Smith (#17) Ryan Merkley (#21) Dominic Bokk (#25) Joe Veleno (#30) Bode Wilde (#41)
Picks Traded
- Jun 22 - Trades 2018 2nd round pick (#47) to Washington for Philipp Grubauer and Brooks Orpik.
- Jun 23 - Trades Nashville's 2nd round pick acquired in Duchene trade (#58) to Pittsburgh for Ottawa's 3rd round pick (#64) (Justus Annunen) and Pittsburgh's 5th round pick (#146) (Danila Zhuravlyov).
Additional Notes
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2018 Offseason
Organizational Structure
- June 25 - Announces ECHL partnership with Utah Grizzlies.
- July 12 - Names Greg Cronin head coach of AHL Colorado Eagles.
- July 12 - Names former ECHL Eagles head coach Aaron Schneekloth, assistant coach of AHL Eagles.
- July 12 - Names former ECHL Eagles assistant coach Ryan Tobler, assistant coach of AHL Eagles.
- Parts ways with part time Swedish amateur scout Anders Carlsson
- Parts ways with Swedish amateur scout Anton Edlund
- Adds Alexei Gusarov as amateur scout
- Adds Henrik Gradin as amateur scout
- Adds Shawn Allard as skills/development coach
RFA, Pending UFA, and Prospect Signings
- May 10 - Re-signs pending UFA Mark Alt to a two year deal. $650k in NHL and $125k in the AHL.
- May 15 - Re-signs pending UFA Mark Barberio to a two year deal. One way with a $1.45M AAV.
- July 06 - Re-signs RFA Matt Nieto to a two year deal. One way with a $1.975M AAV.
- July 13 - Re-signs RFA Mason Geertsen to a one year, two way deal. $650k in NHL, $85k in AHL.
- July 16 - Re-signs RFA Ryan Graves to a one year, two way deal. $650k in NHL, $85k in AHL.
- July 16 - Re-signs RFA Spencer Martin to a one year, two way deal. $650k in NHL, $85k in AHL.
- Aug 02 - Re-signs RFA Patrik Nemeth to a one year deal. One way with a $2.5M AAV.
UFA Signings - One Way
- May 2 - Signs goaltender Pavel Francouz out of Traktor Chelyabinsk of the KHL to a one year $690k deal.
- July 1st - Signs Matt Calvert to a three year deal. $2.8M AAV.
- July 1st - Signs Ian Cole to a three year deal. $4.25M AAV
UFA Signings - Two Way
- July 2nd - Signs Joe Cannata to a one year deal. $665k in the NHL, and $80k in AHL, with a $15k signing bonus.
- July 2nd - Signs Scott Kosmachuk to a one year deal. $650k in NHL, and $250k in AHL.
- July 2nd - Signs Sheldon Dries to a one year deal. $925k in NHL, $70k in NHL, with a $92.5k signing bonus.
- July 23 - Signs Logan O'Connor to a two year ELC. $925k AAV in NHL, $70k in NHL, with a $92.5k signing bonus.
Trades
- Jun 22 - Trades 2018 2nd round pick (#47) to Washington for Philipp Grubauer and Brooks Orpik.
Arbitration
- Matt Nieto files for arbitration (re-signed prior)
- Patrik Nemeth files for arbitration
Waivers
- None
Buyouts
- Buys out Brooks Orpik. Will have a $2.5M cap hit in 2018-19, and $1.5M in 2019-20.
Camp Tryouts
- Alex Breton
- Matthew Boucher
- Robbie Holmes
- Sean Strange
- Cole Reinhardt
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2018-19 Season
Trades
- Feb 6 - Trades Prospect JC Beaudin to Ottawa for prospect Max McCormick.
- Feb 25 - Trades 2020 3rd round pick for Derick Brassard and a conditional 2020 6th (if Brassard walks as UFA).
RFA, Pending UFA, and Prospect Signings
- Apr 14 - Signs prospect Cale Makar to a three year ELC. $92,500 signing bonus. $25k bonus for 5 games played. $107,500 bonus for 10 games played. $787,500 bonus for Conn Smythe. $2,854,166 AAV.
Waivers (notable)
- Oct 15 - Claims Marko Dano from Winnipeg
Suspensions and Fines
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2019 NHL Draft
Picks
- 1st Round (#4) - Bowen Byram - D - Left - 6'1" 195 lbs - Vancouver (WHL)
- 1st Round (#16) - Alex Newhook - C - 5'10" 192 lbs - Victoria (BCHL)
- 2nd Round (#47) - Drew Helleson - D - 6'3" 194 lbs - USA (NTDP)
- 3rd Round (#63) - Matthew Stienburg - C - 6'1" 182 lbs - St. Andrews College (CAHS)
- 3rd Round (#78) - Alex Beaucage - RW - 6'2" 192 lbs - Rouyn-Norande (QMJHL)
- 5th Round (#140) - Sasha Mutala - RW - 6'0" 200 lbs - Tri-City (WHL)
- 6th Round (#171) - Luka Burzan - C/RW - 6'0" 184 lbs - Brandon (WHL)
- 7th Round (#202) - Trent Miner - G - 6'1" 187 lbs - Vancouver (WHL)
- Adrian Dater mentions that media eyewitnesses said, "Joe Sakic and Jim Benning, Vancouver GM, were talking on the draft floor last night. Then, Sakic tossed up his hands as if to suggest "we're done here" and they soon parted. Adrian Dater on Twitter
- Alan Hepple mentions multiple times to the media that they got beat up the board a bit on draft day, having other teams take prospects they wanted. Also mentioned one or more was taken the pick before. Players taken the pick before the Avs were Cole Caufield (1st) Jayden Struble (2nd) Nikita Alexandrov (2nd) Gianni Fairbrother (3rd) Yegor Spiridonov (4th) Marcus Kallionkieli (5th) Arsen Khisamutdinov (6th) Rafael Harvey-Pinard (7th).
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2019 Offseason
Organizational Structure
RFA, Pending UFA, and Prospect Signings
- May 2nd - Signs draft pick Adam Werner to a 2 year deal. Two way deal with $70k in the AHL both years, $725k in the first NHL year, and $775k in the second. $92.5k signing bonus both years, $107.5k performance bonus first year, and $57.5k in the second. $925k AAV.
- Jul 1st - Re-signs Colin Wilson to a 1 year deal with a $2.6M AAV
UFA Signings - One Way
- Jul 1st - Signs Joonas Donskoi to a 4 year deal with a $3.9M AAV
- Jul 1st - Signs Pierre Edouard Bellemare to a 2 year deal with a $1.8M AAV
UFA Signings - Two Way
- Jul 2nd - Signs Daniel Renouf to a 2 year deal. Two way with $700k in NHL both years, $275k in first AHL year and $350k in the second
- Jul 2nd - Signs Jayson Megna to a 1 year deal. Two way with $700k in NHL and $350k in AHL
- Jul 2nd - Signs TJ Tynan to a 1 year deal. Two way with $700k in NHL and $425k in AHL
Trades
- Jun 25th - Trades Carl Soderberg to Arizona for Kevin Connauton and a 2020 3rd round pick
- Jun 28th - Trades Avalanche 2020 2nd round pick, Arizona's 2020 3rd round pick, and Scott Kosmachuk to Washington for Andre Burakovsky
- Jun 29th - Trades Dominic Toninato to Florida for Jacob MacDonald
- Jul 1st - Trades Tyson Barrie, Alex Kerfoot, and 2020 6th round pick to Toronto for Nazem Kadri, Calle Rosen, and a 202o 3rd round pick. Avs retain 50% of Barrie's salary in 2019-20 ($2.75M)
Arbitration
Waivers
Buyouts
- None
Camp Tryouts
UFA Departures
- Semyon Varlamov - Signs 4 year deal with NYI. $5M AAV with $2M signing bonus. NTC first two years and modified NTC the last two.
- Patrik Nemeth - Signs 2 year deal with Detroit. $3M AAV.
- Gabriel Bourque
- Derick Brassard
- Sven Andrighetto - Not Qualified
- Spencer Martin - Not Qualified
- Mason Geertsen - Not Qualified
- Julien Nantel - Not Qualified
- Andrew Agozzino
- Max McCormick
- David Warsofsky
- Joe Cannata
- Grayson Downing
Rumors
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