Friday, October 11, 2013
Colorado Avalanche Top 10 Prospects Rankings October 2013
1. Stefan Elliott, D - 2009 2nd Round Pick Lake Erie AHL
2. Chris Bigras, D - 2013 2nd Round Pick Owen Sound OHL
3. Duncan Siemens, D - 2011 1st Round Pick Lake Erie AHL
4. Michael Sgarbossa, C - Acquired in 2012 trade with San Jose Lake Erie AHL
5. Calvin Pickard, G - 2010 2nd Round Pick Lake Erie AHL
6. Garrett Meurs, RW - 2011 5th Round Pick Lake Erie AHL
7. Troy Bourke, LW - 2012 3rd Round Pick Prince George WHL
8. Mitchell Heard, C - 2012 2nd Round Pick Lake Erie AHL
9. Spencer Martin, G - 2013 3rd Round Pick Mississauga OHL
10. Mason Geertsen, D - 2013 4th Round Pick Vancouver WHL
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Colorado Avalanche Actual Opening Night Lineup
Lineup
Lines
Steve Downie, Matt Duchene, Ryan O'Reilly
Gabriel Landeskog, Paul Stastny, Alex Tanguay
Jamie McGinn, Nathan MacKinnon, Pa Parenteau
Patrick Bordeleau, John Mitchell, Cody McLeod
Defenseman Pairings
Cory Sarich, Andre Benoit
Erik Johnson, Jan Heyda
Tyson Barrie, Nate Guenin
Starting Goaltender: Semyon Varlamov Backup: Jean-Sebastien Giguere
Scratches: D Nick Holden, D Matt Hunwick, RW Marc-Andre Cliche
Lines
Steve Downie, Matt Duchene, Ryan O'Reilly
Gabriel Landeskog, Paul Stastny, Alex Tanguay
Jamie McGinn, Nathan MacKinnon, Pa Parenteau
Patrick Bordeleau, John Mitchell, Cody McLeod
Defenseman Pairings
Cory Sarich, Andre Benoit
Erik Johnson, Jan Heyda
Tyson Barrie, Nate Guenin
Starting Goaltender: Semyon Varlamov Backup: Jean-Sebastien Giguere
Scratches: D Nick Holden, D Matt Hunwick, RW Marc-Andre Cliche
Friday, September 20, 2013
2013 NHL Draft Prospect Battle Mackinnon vs. Drouin vs. Jones
The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Colorado Avalanche make the right selection with center Nathan Mackinnon? I thought Mackinnon was the best player in the draft however defenseman Seth Jones was one of the best defenseman coming into the draft in a few years and top defenseman can be difficult to find. Jonathan Drouin may have more pure talent than Mackinnon but may not quite have the same types of intangibles and he may never have Mackinnon's ability on both ends of the ice.
More goes into how these players do than their statistics but you can follow the statistics of these three players here for fun to start. Yes I am not including the 2nd overall pick Aleksander Barkov because the purpose of this is not just to compare all the picks, we want to keep the battles to as few players as possible and Mackinnon vs Jones is interesting because it is a forward vs a top defenseman and Mackinnon vs Drouin is intriguing because they were linemates at Halifax.
1st Overall Pick Center Nathan Mackinnon Colorado Avalanche
3rd Overall Pick Left Wing Jonathan Drouin Tampa Bay Lightning
4th Overall Pick Defenseman Seth Jones Nashville Predators
More goes into how these players do than their statistics but you can follow the statistics of these three players here for fun to start. Yes I am not including the 2nd overall pick Aleksander Barkov because the purpose of this is not just to compare all the picks, we want to keep the battles to as few players as possible and Mackinnon vs Jones is interesting because it is a forward vs a top defenseman and Mackinnon vs Drouin is intriguing because they were linemates at Halifax.
1st Overall Pick Center Nathan Mackinnon Colorado Avalanche
3rd Overall Pick Left Wing Jonathan Drouin Tampa Bay Lightning
4th Overall Pick Defenseman Seth Jones Nashville Predators
Saturday, August 24, 2013
2013 Draft Prospects Tracker
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1st Round Pick Center Nathan MacKinnon - Mackinnon will almost definitely play for the Avalanche in 2013-2014 so he is one of those rare players that technically won't be considered a prospect.
2nd Round Pick Defenseman Chris Bigras - Bigras will play for Owen Sound in the OHL in 2013-2014.
CHRIS BIGRAS
3rd Round Pick Goaltender Spencer Martin - Martin is likely playing for Mississauga in the OHL in 2013-2014.
SPENCER MARTIN
4th Round Pick Defenseman Mason Geertsen - Mason will likely play for Vancouver in the WHL in 2013-2014.
MASON GEERTSEN
5th Round Pick Defenseman Will Butcher - Butcher will play his freshman year at the University of Denver in 2013-2014.
WILL BUTCHER
6th Round Pick Defenseman Ben Storm - Storm will play his freshman year at St. Cloud State in 2013-2014.
BEN STORM
7th Round Pick Defenseman Wilhelm Westlund - Westlund will likely play for Farjestad in the Swedish Hockey League in 2013-2014.
WILLIAM WESTLUND
1st Round Pick Center Nathan MacKinnon - Mackinnon will almost definitely play for the Avalanche in 2013-2014 so he is one of those rare players that technically won't be considered a prospect.
2nd Round Pick Defenseman Chris Bigras - Bigras will play for Owen Sound in the OHL in 2013-2014.
CHRIS BIGRAS
3rd Round Pick Goaltender Spencer Martin - Martin is likely playing for Mississauga in the OHL in 2013-2014.
SPENCER MARTIN
4th Round Pick Defenseman Mason Geertsen - Mason will likely play for Vancouver in the WHL in 2013-2014.
MASON GEERTSEN
5th Round Pick Defenseman Will Butcher - Butcher will play his freshman year at the University of Denver in 2013-2014.
WILL BUTCHER
6th Round Pick Defenseman Ben Storm - Storm will play his freshman year at St. Cloud State in 2013-2014.
BEN STORM
7th Round Pick Defenseman Wilhelm Westlund - Westlund will likely play for Farjestad in the Swedish Hockey League in 2013-2014.
WILLIAM WESTLUND
2012 Draft Prospects Tracker
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2nd Round Pick Center Mitchell Heard - Heard is expected to play for Lake Erie in the AHL in 2013-2014.
MITCHELL HEARD
3rd Round Pick Left Wing Troy Bourke - Bourke is expected to play for Prince George in the WHL in 2013-2014.
TROY BOURKE
5th Round Pick Center Michael Clarke - Clarke will play for Peterborough in the OHL in 2013-2014.
MICHAEL CLARKE
6th Round Pick Center Joseph Blandisi -
JOSEPH BLANDISI
7th Round Pick Center Colin Smith - Smith will play for Lake Erie in 2013-2014.
COLIN SMITH
2nd Round Pick Center Mitchell Heard - Heard is expected to play for Lake Erie in the AHL in 2013-2014.
MITCHELL HEARD
3rd Round Pick Left Wing Troy Bourke - Bourke is expected to play for Prince George in the WHL in 2013-2014.
TROY BOURKE
5th Round Pick Center Michael Clarke - Clarke will play for Peterborough in the OHL in 2013-2014.
MICHAEL CLARKE
6th Round Pick Center Joseph Blandisi -
JOSEPH BLANDISI
7th Round Pick Center Colin Smith - Smith will play for Lake Erie in 2013-2014.
COLIN SMITH
2011 Draft Prospects Tracker
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1st Round Draft Pick Right Wing Gabriel Landeskog - Landeskog is on the Avalanche so he is no longer considered a prospect.
1st Round Draft Pick Defenseman Duncan Siemens - Siemen will likely play for Lake Erie in the AHL in 2013-2014.
DUNCAN SIEMENS
4th Round Draft Pick Center Joachim Nermark - Joachim is expected to play for Linkoping in the Swedish Hockey League in 2013-2014.
JOACHIM NERMARK
5th Round Draft Pick Right Wing Garrett Meurs - Meurs will likely play for Lake Erie in 2013-2014.
GARRETT MEURS
6th Round Draft Pick Defenseman Gabriel Beaupre - Beaupre is expected to play for Linkoping in the Swedish Hockey League in 2013-2014.
GABRIEL BEAUPRE
7th Round Draft Pick Defenseman Dillon Donnelly - Donnelly is no longer property of the Avalanche.
1st Round Draft Pick Right Wing Gabriel Landeskog - Landeskog is on the Avalanche so he is no longer considered a prospect.
1st Round Draft Pick Defenseman Duncan Siemens - Siemen will likely play for Lake Erie in the AHL in 2013-2014.
DUNCAN SIEMENS
4th Round Draft Pick Center Joachim Nermark - Joachim is expected to play for Linkoping in the Swedish Hockey League in 2013-2014.
JOACHIM NERMARK
5th Round Draft Pick Right Wing Garrett Meurs - Meurs will likely play for Lake Erie in 2013-2014.
GARRETT MEURS
6th Round Draft Pick Defenseman Gabriel Beaupre - Beaupre is expected to play for Linkoping in the Swedish Hockey League in 2013-2014.
GABRIEL BEAUPRE
7th Round Draft Pick Defenseman Dillon Donnelly - Donnelly is no longer property of the Avalanche.
2010 Draft Prospects Tracker
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1st Round Pick Center Joey Hishon - Hishon will play for Lake Erie in the AHL in 2013-2014. V
JOEY HISHON
2nd Round Pick Goaltender Calvin Pickard - Pickard is expected to play for Lake Erie in 2013-2014.
CALVIN PICKARD
3rd Round Pick Center Michael Bournival - On November 11, 2010, Bournival was traded to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Ryan O'Byrne.
4th Round Pick Defenseman Stephen Silas - Silas was not signed by the deadline in 2012 and is no longer property of the Avalanche.
4th Round Pick Goaltender Sami Aittokallio Sami will play for Lake Erie in 2013-2014.
SAMI AITTOKALLIO
5th Round Pick Defenseman Troy Rutkowski - Rutkowski was not signed by the deadline in 2012 and is no longer property of the Avalanche.
5th Round Pick Right Wing Luke Walker - Walker is expected to play in the KHL for KHL Medveščak Zagreb in 2013-2014 however the Avalanche still retain Walker's NHL rights.
LUKE WALKER
7th Round Pick Center Luke Moffatt - Moffatt will likely return to University of Michigan for his senior year in 2013-2014.
LUKE MOFFATT
1st Round Pick Center Joey Hishon - Hishon will play for Lake Erie in the AHL in 2013-2014. V
JOEY HISHON
2nd Round Pick Goaltender Calvin Pickard - Pickard is expected to play for Lake Erie in 2013-2014.
CALVIN PICKARD
3rd Round Pick Center Michael Bournival - On November 11, 2010, Bournival was traded to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Ryan O'Byrne.
4th Round Pick Defenseman Stephen Silas - Silas was not signed by the deadline in 2012 and is no longer property of the Avalanche.
4th Round Pick Goaltender Sami Aittokallio Sami will play for Lake Erie in 2013-2014.
SAMI AITTOKALLIO
5th Round Pick Defenseman Troy Rutkowski - Rutkowski was not signed by the deadline in 2012 and is no longer property of the Avalanche.
5th Round Pick Right Wing Luke Walker - Walker is expected to play in the KHL for KHL Medveščak Zagreb in 2013-2014 however the Avalanche still retain Walker's NHL rights.
LUKE WALKER
7th Round Pick Center Luke Moffatt - Moffatt will likely return to University of Michigan for his senior year in 2013-2014.
LUKE MOFFATT
2009 Draft Prospects Tracker
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1st Round Pick Center Matt Duchene - Duchene is on Colorado so he is no longer considered a prospect.
2nd Round Pick Center Ryan O'Reilly - Duchene is on Colorado so he is no longer considered a prospect.
2nd Round Pick Defenseman Stefan Elliott - Elliott will likely be on the Avalanche in 2013-2014.
STEFAN ELLIOTT
3rd Round Pick Defenseman Tyson Barrie - Elliott will likely be on the Avalanche in 2013-2014 or Lake Erie in the AHL.
TYSON BARRIE
5th Round Pick Goaltender Kieran Millan - Millan will be on Lake Erie in 2013-2014.
KIERAN MILLAN
6th Round Pick Goaltender Brandon Maxwell - Maxwell was not signed by the deadline in 2011 so he is no longer property of the Avalanche.
7th Round Pick Defenseman Gus Young - Young enters his senior season at Yale University in 2013-2014.
GUS YOUNG
1st Round Pick Center Matt Duchene - Duchene is on Colorado so he is no longer considered a prospect.
2nd Round Pick Center Ryan O'Reilly - Duchene is on Colorado so he is no longer considered a prospect.
2nd Round Pick Defenseman Stefan Elliott - Elliott will likely be on the Avalanche in 2013-2014.
STEFAN ELLIOTT
3rd Round Pick Defenseman Tyson Barrie - Elliott will likely be on the Avalanche in 2013-2014 or Lake Erie in the AHL.
TYSON BARRIE
5th Round Pick Goaltender Kieran Millan - Millan will be on Lake Erie in 2013-2014.
KIERAN MILLAN
6th Round Pick Goaltender Brandon Maxwell - Maxwell was not signed by the deadline in 2011 so he is no longer property of the Avalanche.
7th Round Pick Defenseman Gus Young - Young enters his senior season at Yale University in 2013-2014.
GUS YOUNG
2008 Draft Prospects Tracker
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2nd Round Pick Defenseman Cameron Gaunce - Gaunce was traded to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Tomas Vincour on April 2, 2013.
2nd Round Pick Goaltender Peter Delmas - The Avalanche did not sign Delmas by the deadline in 2010 so they no longer hold his rights.
4th Round Pick Center Kelsey Tessier - The Avalanche did not sign Tessier by the deadline in 2010 so they no longer hold his rights.
5th Round Pick Center Mark Olver - Olver is expected to be on the Avalanche so he is no longer considered a prospect.
6th Round Pick Defenseman Joel Chouinard - Chouinard's right's were relinquished with the Avalanche. On August 20, 2013, he was signed as a free agent to a one-year AHL deal with the Hamilton Bulldogs.
6th Round Pick Defenseman Jonas Holos - Holos is no longer property of the Avalanche.
7th Round Pick Center Nathan Condon - Condon enters his senior season at the University of Minnesota in 2013-2014.
NATHAN CONDON
2nd Round Pick Defenseman Cameron Gaunce - Gaunce was traded to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Tomas Vincour on April 2, 2013.
2nd Round Pick Goaltender Peter Delmas - The Avalanche did not sign Delmas by the deadline in 2010 so they no longer hold his rights.
4th Round Pick Center Kelsey Tessier - The Avalanche did not sign Tessier by the deadline in 2010 so they no longer hold his rights.
5th Round Pick Center Mark Olver - Olver is expected to be on the Avalanche so he is no longer considered a prospect.
6th Round Pick Defenseman Joel Chouinard - Chouinard's right's were relinquished with the Avalanche. On August 20, 2013, he was signed as a free agent to a one-year AHL deal with the Hamilton Bulldogs.
6th Round Pick Defenseman Jonas Holos - Holos is no longer property of the Avalanche.
7th Round Pick Center Nathan Condon - Condon enters his senior season at the University of Minnesota in 2013-2014.
NATHAN CONDON
2007 Draft Prospects Tracker
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1st Round Pick Defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk - On February 19, 2011, the Avalanche traded Shattenkirk, Chris Stewart and a conditional second round pick to the St Louis Blues for Erik Johnson, Jay McClement and a conditional first round pick.
2nd Round Pick Defenseman Colby Cohen - Cohen was traded to the Boston Bruins for Matt Hunwick on November 29, 2010.
2nd Round Pick Goaltender Trevor Cann - Cann was not tendered a new contract in 2012 so he is no longer property of the Avalanche.
2nd Round Pick Left Wing T.J. Galiardi - Galiardi was traded along with Daniel Winnik and a seventh-round pick, to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Jamie McGinn and prospects Mike Connolly, Michael Sgarbossa on February 27, 2012.
4th Round Pick Center Brad Malone - Malone is expected to play for Lake Erie in the AHL in 2013-2014.
BRAD MALONE
4th Round Pick Goaltender Kent Patterson - Patterson will play for Lake Erie in 2013-2014.
KENT PATTERSON
5th Round Pick Center Paul Carey - Carey is expected to play for Lake Erie in 2013-2014.
PAUL CAREY
6th Round Pick Defenseman Jens Hellgren - Hellgren is likely off Colorado's radar if they still have his rights. He's will play for Sparta Sarpsborg in the Norway Pro League.
7th Round Pick Center Johan Alcen - Alcen is likely off Colorado's radar if they still have his rights. He is playing for Mora in the Allsvenskan Swedish Pro League in 2013-2014.
1st Round Pick Defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk - On February 19, 2011, the Avalanche traded Shattenkirk, Chris Stewart and a conditional second round pick to the St Louis Blues for Erik Johnson, Jay McClement and a conditional first round pick.
2nd Round Pick Defenseman Colby Cohen - Cohen was traded to the Boston Bruins for Matt Hunwick on November 29, 2010.
2nd Round Pick Goaltender Trevor Cann - Cann was not tendered a new contract in 2012 so he is no longer property of the Avalanche.
2nd Round Pick Left Wing T.J. Galiardi - Galiardi was traded along with Daniel Winnik and a seventh-round pick, to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Jamie McGinn and prospects Mike Connolly, Michael Sgarbossa on February 27, 2012.
4th Round Pick Center Brad Malone - Malone is expected to play for Lake Erie in the AHL in 2013-2014.
BRAD MALONE
4th Round Pick Goaltender Kent Patterson - Patterson will play for Lake Erie in 2013-2014.
KENT PATTERSON
5th Round Pick Center Paul Carey - Carey is expected to play for Lake Erie in 2013-2014.
PAUL CAREY
6th Round Pick Defenseman Jens Hellgren - Hellgren is likely off Colorado's radar if they still have his rights. He's will play for Sparta Sarpsborg in the Norway Pro League.
7th Round Pick Center Johan Alcen - Alcen is likely off Colorado's radar if they still have his rights. He is playing for Mora in the Allsvenskan Swedish Pro League in 2013-2014.
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