Martin Necas had an incredible 2025-26 season in his first full campaign in Colorado. The Avs forward posted career highs in goals (38), assists (62), points (100), time on ice per game (21:30) and signed an eight-year contract extension in October. In addition to posting the first 100-point campaign of

Sam Malinski had his best NHL season in 2025-26, posting career-highs in games played (82), goals (8), assists (32), points (40) and time on ice per contest (17:37). In the midst of his career season, Malinski signed a four-year contract extension through the 2029-30 campaign. He also ranked fifth among

The defensive pairing of Cale Makar and Devon Toews played a key role in the Avalanche’s success in 2025-26 on both ends of the ice. Throughout the season, Makar displayed his dynamic offensive ability through his skill to maneuver along the blueline in addition to his signature hip-fakes, exampled by

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today the team has signed forward Georgii Merkulov to a one-year contract for the 2026-27 season. Merkulov, 25, played one game for the Boston Bruins last season (0g/0a) and also recorded 61 points (24g/37a) in 70 games for the American Hockey League’s

After a long road to recovery from offseason surgery, Avalanche forward Logan O’Connor returned to the lineup on March 24th and made an immediate impact for Colorado. From the time he returned through the end of the regular season, O’Connor ranked fifth among Avs forwards in shorthanded time on ice

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today the organization has hired Jussi Ahokas as the head coach of the franchise’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Colorado Eagles Ahokas replaces Mark Letestu, who was hired by the Vegas Golden Knights as an assistant coach. Overall, Ahokas becomes the

DENVER – The National Hockey League today announced its 2026-27 regular season schedule, with the Colorado Avalanche set to open the campaign at home on Sept. 30 vs. Los Angeles. This is the second straight campaign the Avalanche will play the Kings in the season opener as well as the

The National Hockey League (NHL) announced today that the 2026-27 regular season, expanded to 84 games with the addition of two more divisional games per team, will open on Tuesday, Sept. 29, with an opening-night tripleheader broadcast on ESPN in the U.S. and a doubleheader on Sportsnet in Canada. The