| Pos | Role | Name |
| C | 1 | Matt Duchene  ActiveMatt Duchene scored a pair of goals in Team Canada's 4-2 win over Team USA at the World Cup of Hockey. Ryan McDonagh opened the scoring for Team USA at the 4:22 mark of the first period, but the Canadians responded by scoring four unanswered goals (three of them came in the first period). Duchene got Canada on the board less than 1:30 after McDonagh's goal, Corey Perry gave Canada the lead and Duchene made it 3-1. Patrice Bergeron also scored for Team Canada, who improve to 2-0 with the win. They'll take on Team Europe on Wednesday with first place in the group on the line. Sep 20 |
| 2 | Carl Soderberg ActiveCarl Soderberg tallied a goal for Sweden in Thursday's pre-tournament loss to Finland. He gave the Swedes a 2-1 lead in the third period after Loui Eriksson evened the score at 1-1 before the end of the first frame. However, Finland scored late on a goal by Mikael Granlund and Olli Maatta won the match in overtime. Sep 8 |
| 3 | Mikhail Grigorenko ActiveMikhail Grigorenko served as a center during an intrasquad game on Sunday. Grigorenko ended up scoring the lone goal in that contest. He's a natural center, but spent most of the 2015-16 campaign serving as a winger. It will be interesting to see if this is an indication of things to come under new bench boss Jared Bednar, though it could have just been a matter of practicality as the alternatives up the middle were more limited with Matt Duchene, Nathan MacKinnon and Carl Soderberg all unavailable due to the World Cup. Sep 26 |
| 4 | John Mitchell ActiveJohn Mitchell pitched in two assists in the Avs' loss to Dallas on Thursday night. Mitchell now has points in two straight games, and 21 points in 70 games this season with 50 penalty minutes. Apr 8 |
| LW | 1 | Gabriel Landeskog ActiveGabriel Landeskog likes the way coach Jared Bednar wants the Avalanche to play in 2016-17. "He wants to play fast. He wants to play quick and play in the O-zone and get on the forecheck," Landeskog said. "With our speed up front, I think it will benefit us. Spending less time in the D-zone will be something we'll all be looking to do." He joined his Colorado teammates, along with fellow Swede Carl Soderberg, for practice on Thursday after playing at the World Cup of Hockey. Sep 30 |
| 2 | Joe Colborne ActiveJoe Colborne is slated to play on one of Colorado's top-two lines in 2016-17. "They've mentioned they want me to play with some of their skill guys and bring a size and a net presence and puck control," Colborne said. "That's what I was given the opportunity down the stretch at Calgary and I had some really good results. Hopefully I can pick up where I left off." He finished the year with nine goals and 20 points in his last 20 games with the Flames. Aug 10 |
| 3 | Cody McLeod ActiveCody McLeod fought Cody Bass as the Avalanche were eliminated from playoff contention on Tuesday. McLeod also played just 3:51 with a hit on the score sheet. He's now up 138 PIMs through 80 games. Apr 6 |
| 4 | Andreas Martinsen ActiveAndreas Martinsen has inked a one-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche. Martinsen would have become a restricted free agent on July 1. He had four goals and 11 points in 55 games with the Avalanche in 2015-16. Jun 24 |
| RW | 1 | Nathan MacKinnon ActiveNathan MacKinnon netted the game winner for Team North America in overtime to give the young stars a 4-3 victory over Sweden. The goal was his second in three games at the World Cup of Hockey. Shayne Gostisbehere collected three helpers in the match, while Johnny Gaudreau generated a goal and an assist in the win. Auston Matthews and Vincent Trocheck also found the back of the net in the game. Sep 21 |
| 2 | Jarome Iginla ActiveJarome Iginla is eager to bounce back this season. "I want to be better than I was last year," said Iginla. "I had a good start last year, a tough middle and a good last quarter — as far as my play. At times I got away from being gritty or aggressive enough. I'd like to get back to that. I'm not trying to save myself for anything. I want to come back and be physical, a net-front presence and I still enjoy playing a lot. I still feel good. I feel strong. I want to be apart of, first of all, the playoffs, and I feel that we can do that." He recorded 22 goals in 2015-16, which ranked him second on the team, and he earned 47 points in 82 contests. Iginla's role on the team still has to be determined, but he may be a third- or fourth-line forward and a power-play performer this campaign. Sep 21 |
| 3 | Mikko Rantanen  SidelinedMikko Rantanen suffered a sprained ankle in Saturday's rookie tournament game against the Sharks. The injury will keep him out for two-to-four weeks, which will affect his availability for most of Avs training camp. Regardless of how long it takes him to recover, expect him to make an impact in Colorado at some point this season. Sep 18 |
| 4 | Blake Comeau ActiveColorado Avalanche forward Blake Comeau scored a goal and picked up an assist to help Colorado edge the Predators 4-3 in Nashville Monday night. Comeau opened the game's scoring at 6:36 of the first period. He assisted at 10:10 of the first on a goal by Gabriel Landeskog to make it 2-0 for the Avs. Comeau now has 12 goals on the season and 23 assists. Landeskog has 19 goals. Jack Skille made it 3-0 for Colorado in the first on his eighth goal of the season. Shawn Matthias made it 4-1 in the second period with his 10th of the season. Mar 29 |
| D | 1 | Tyson Barrie ActiveTyson Barrie will play "important minutes" for the Avalanche. "Obviously, he's a gifted offensive player," new bench boss Jared Bednar said. "He's going to defend like everyone else on our team, defend hard and compete hard within our system and the structure which we play. We're going to use him to his strengths every chance we get. He's a guy who can help us produce offensively and we'll lean on him to do that at all times through the season." Barrie has 50-point potential again in 2016-17 after he surpassed that mark in 2014-15 and finished with a total of 49 last year. Sep 23 |
| 2 | Erik Johnson ActiveErik Johnson and Nathan MacKinnon joined the Avalanche for practice on Monday. Johnson played for Team USA and MacKinnon skated for Team North America at the tournament. They were playing a bit of catch up over the weekend to get used to coach Jared Bednar's new systems. "Nate and I came in for video (Sunday) for about an hour to go over some stuff that he wants us to do," Johnson said. "I think it'll be a pretty easy transition." Sep 27 |
| 3 | Francois Beauchemin ActiveFrancois Beauchemin found the back of the net in Thursday's 4-2 loss to Dallas. He scored his eighth goal of the season at 10:54 mark of the third period. The veteran blueliner has 34 points in 81 games this campaign. Apr 8 |
| 4 | Eric Gelinas ActiveEric Gelinas is in a battle for a roster spot on the Avalanche blueline. Although we have been Gelinas supporters, the talented rearguard is going to have to step up if he is to break camp as a top-six defenceman with the Avs. Erik Johnson, Francois Beauchemin, Tyson Barrie, Nikita Zadorov and Fedor Tyutin seem to be locks for a roster spot leaving Gelinas to duke it out with Chris Bigras and Patrick Wiercioch for one or possibly two spots. This should be interesting to watch. Sep 25 |
| 5 | Fedor Tyutin ActiveFedor Tyutin is looking forward to playing in front of fellow Russian Semyon Varlamov this year. "It'll be great," Tyutin said. "I had a Russian goalie in Columbus (Sergei Bobrovsky) and a goalie is a defenseman's best friend. I have known Semyon for quite a bit and that will make it that much easier, more comfortable for me to join and play on this team." He was bought out by Columbus during the off-season and landed a one-year contract with the Avalanche shortly afterward once free agency started. Sep 29 |
| 6 | Nikita Zadorov ActiveNikita Zadorov is happy to be in rookie camp with the Colorado Avalanche. The 21-year-old has 89 games of NHL experience with Buffalo and Colorado, but that won't stop him from jumping on the ice with the rookies. "I’m always happy to get on the ice, and it’s actually (partly) my decision to be here," Zadorov said. "I wanted to start skating earlier and I get to play some games to be more prepared for the main camp. So I’m happy." The Avs will hope to see Zadorov make a big impact at the NHL level. He had just two assists in 22 games with Colorado last season, but added 10 goals, 29 points and 90 penalty minutes in 52 AHL games in 2015-16. He has the potential to be a top pairing NHL defenseman. Sep 17 |
| 7 | Patrick Wiercioch ActivePatrick Wiercioch has signed a one-year deal with Colorado worth $800,000. He contributed just five assists in 52 games with Ottawa last season. Jul 1 |
| 8 | Chris Bigras ActiveCoach Patrick Roy said that Chris Bigras has a minor foot injury. "He hurt his foot and he's not comfortable, and we won't push on that," coach Patrick Roy said prior to Thursday's contest. "It's only two games left and we want to be smart with this." Bigras has missed the last two games. Apr 8 |
| G | 1 | Semyon Varlamov ActiveSemyon Varlamov stopped 33 of 34 shots in Saturday's 2-1 shootout loss to the Czech Republic. Varlamov nearly pitched a shutout in this game, but Tomas Plekanec found the back of the net with less than two minutes remaining. Varlamov also allowed two goals on three shootout attempts. Russia and the Czech Republic have each lost one pre-tournament game. Sep 10 |
| 2 | Calvin Pickard ActiveCalvin Pickard stopped 22 shots and let a pair get by in the Colorado Avalanche’s 4-2 victory Wednesday night over the Dallas Stars. Pickard won seven games with the Avalanche last year, boasting a 0.922 save percentage. He is playing largely in a backup role behind Semyon Varlamov, but looks to be a solid second choice. Sep 29 |