2022–23 Colorado Avalanche season

National Hockey League season

2022–23 Colorado Avalanche
Central Division champions
Division1st Central
Conference3rd Western
2022–23 record51–24–7
Home record22–13–6
Road record29–11–1
Goals for280
Goals against226
Team information
General managerChris MacFarland
CoachJared Bednar
Captainnone
Alternate captainsNathan MacKinnon
Mikko Rantanen
ArenaBall Arena
Average attendance17,991[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMikko Rantanen (55)
AssistsNathan MacKinnon (69)
PointsNathan MacKinnon (111)
Penalty minutesMikko Rantanen (82)
Plus/minusDevon Toews (+39)
WinsAlexandar Georgiev (40)
Goals against averageJonas Johansson (2.10)

The 2022–23 Colorado Avalanche season was the 44th season for the Avalanche as the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that joined the league in 1979, the 27th playing season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season, and the 51st season overall, including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA), where the franchise was established in 1972.[2] They entered the season as the defending Stanley Cup champions.

On April 4, 2023, the Avalanche clinched a playoff spot after an overtime win against the San Jose Sharks.[3] They were upset in the first round by the Seattle Kraken, losing in seven games.[4]

Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Colorado Avalanche 82 51 24 7 36 280 226 +54 109
2 x – Dallas Stars 82 47 21 14 39 285 218 +67 108
3 x – Minnesota Wild 82 46 25 11 34 246 225 +21 103
4 x – Winnipeg Jets 82 46 33 3 36 247 225 +22 95
5 e – Nashville Predators 82 42 32 8 29 229 238 −9 92
6 e – St. Louis Blues 82 37 38 7 27 263 301 −38 81
7 e – Arizona Coyotes 82 28 40 14 20 228 299 −71 70
8 e – Chicago Blackhawks 82 26 49 7 18 204 301 −97 59
Source: National Hockey League[5]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 PA x – Seattle Kraken 82 46 28 8 37 289 256 +33 100
2 CE x – Winnipeg Jets 82 46 33 3 36 247 225 +22 95
3 PA e – Calgary Flames 82 38 27 17 31 260 252 +8 93
4 CE e – Nashville Predators 82 42 32 8 29 229 238 −9 92
5 PA e – Vancouver Canucks 82 38 37 7 24 276 298 −22 83
6 CE e – St. Louis Blues 82 37 38 7 27 263 301 −38 81
7 CE e – Arizona Coyotes 82 28 40 14 20 228 299 −71 70
8 PA e – San Jose Sharks 82 22 44 16 16 234 321 −87 60
9 CE e – Chicago Blackhawks 82 26 49 7 18 204 301 −97 59
10 PA e – Anaheim Ducks 82 23 47 12 13 209 338 −129 58
Source: National Hockey League[6]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

2022 preseason game log: 3–2–1 (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–1–1)
# Date Away Score Home Decision Location Attendance Record Recap
1A September 25 Colorado 2–3 OT Minnesota Annunen Xcel Energy Center 14,199 0–0–1 [1]
2A September 25 Vegas 1–3 Colorado Johnansson Ball Arena 14,137 1–0–1 [2]
3 September 27 Minnesota 5–2 Colorado Francouz Ball Arena 13,706 1–1–1 [3]
4 September 28 Colorado 1–7 Vegas Georgiev T-Mobile Arena 17,169 1–2–1 [4]
5 October 3 Colorado 3–1 Dallas Francouz American Airlines Center 12,678 2–2–1 [5]
6 October 5 Dallas 1–2 Colorado Georgiev Ball Arena 14,953 3–2–1 [6]

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   OT/SO loss (1 point) A – Split Squad

Regular season

2022–23 game log
October: 4–4–1 (home: 1–1–1; road: 3–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 12 Chicago 2–5 Colorado Georgiev 18,143 1–0–0 2 [7]
2 October 13 Colorado 3–5 Calgary Francouz 19,289 1–1–0 2 [8]
3 October 17 Colorado 6–3 Minnesota Georgiev 17,437 2–1–0 4 [9]
4 October 19 Winnipeg 4–3 Colorado OT Georgiev 18,062 2–1–1 5 [10]
5 October 21 Seattle 3–2 Colorado Francouz 18,131 2–2–1 5 [11]
6 October 22 Colorado 3–2 Vegas Georgiev 18,207 3–2–1 7 [12]
7 October 25 Colorado 3–2 NY Rangers SO Georgiev 18,006 4–2–1 9 [13]
8 October 28 Colorado 0–1 New Jersey Francouz 12,502 4–3–1 9 [14]
9 October 29 Colorado 4–5 NY Islanders Georgiev 17,255 4–4–1 9 [15]
November: 8–3–0 (home: 4–2–0; road: 4–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
10 November 4 Columbus 3–6 Colorado Georgiev 12,882 5–4–1 11 [16]
11 November 5 Colorado 5–1 Columbus Georgiev 12,897 6–4–1 13 [17]
12 November 10 Nashville 3–5 Colorado Georgiev 18,134 7–4–1 15 [18]
13 November 12 Carolina 1–4 Colorado Francouz 18,127 8–4–1 17 [19]
14 November 14 St. Louis 3–2 Colorado Georgiev 18,104 8–5–1 17 [20]
15 November 17 Colorado 3–2 Carolina OT Francouz 18,680 9–5–1 19 [21]
16 November 19 Colorado 4–0 Washington Georgiev 18,573 10–5–1 21 [22]
17 November 21 Colorado 3–2 Dallas SO Georgiev 18,532 11–5–1 23 [23]
18 November 23 Vancouver 4–3 Colorado Francouz 18,132 11–6–1 23 [24]
— November 25 Colorado Nashville Postponed due to a water main break at Bridgestone Arena.[25] Moved to April 14.
19 November 26 Dallas 1–4 Colorado Georgiev 18,129 12–6–1 25 [26]
20 November 29 Colorado 0–5 Winnipeg Georgiev 13,510 12–7–1 25 [27]
December: 7–6–2 (home: 4–3–2; road: 3–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
21 December 1 Colorado 6–4 Buffalo Georgiev 12,805 13–7–1 27 [28]
22 December 3 Colorado 1–5 Boston Francouz 17,850 13–8–1 27 [29]
23 December 5 Colorado 3–5 Philadelphia Georgiev 18,361 13–9–1 27 [30]
24 December 7 Boston 4–0 Colorado Georgiev 18,119 13–10–1 27 [31]
25 December 9 NY Rangers 2–1 Colorado SO Georgiev 18,112 13–10–2 28 [32]
26 December 11 Colorado 3–2 St. Louis OT Francouz 18,096 14–10–2 30 [33]
27 December 13 Philadelphia 2–3 Colorado Francouz 18,082 15–10–2 32 [34]
28 December 15 Buffalo 4–2 Colorado Georgiev 18,103 15–11–2 32 [35]
29 December 17 Nashville 1–3 Colorado Georgiev 18,131 16–11–2 34 [36]
30 December 19 NY Islanders 0–1 Colorado SO Georgiev 18,110 17–11–2 36 [37]
31 December 21 Montreal 1–2 Colorado OT Georgiev 18,091 18–11–2 38 [38]
32 December 23 Colorado 3–2 Nashville OT Georgiev 17,159 19–11–2 40 [39]
33 December 27 Colorado 3–6 Arizona Georgiev 4,600 19–12–2 40 [40]
34 December 29 Los Angeles 5–4 Colorado SO Georgiev 18,132 19–12–3 41 [41]
35 December 31 Toronto 6–2 Colorado Georgiev 18,136 19–13–3 41 [42]
January: 8–5–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 4–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
36 January 2 Vegas 3–2 Colorado Georgiev 18,092 19–14–3 41 [43]
37 January 5 Colorado 2–4 Vancouver Georgiev 18,706 19–15–3 41 [44]
38 January 7 Colorado 3–2 Edmonton OT Georgiev 18,347 20–15–3 43 [45]
39 January 10 Florida 5–4 Colorado Georgiev 18,102 20–16–3 43 [46]
40 January 12 Colorado 2–3 Chicago Francouz 16,532 20–17–3 43 [47]
41 January 14 Ottawa 0–7 Colorado Francouz 18,124 21–17–3 45 [48]
42 January 16 Detroit 3–6 Colorado Francouz 18,117 22–17–3 47 [49]
43 January 18 Colorado 4–1 Calgary Georgiev 17,768 23–17–3 49 [50]
44 January 20 Colorado 4–1 Vancouver Georgiev 18,813 24–17–3 51 [51]
45 January 21 Colorado 2–1 Seattle SO Francouz 17,151 25–17–3 53 [52]
46 January 24 Washington 2–3 Colorado Georgiev 18,132 26–17–3 55 [53]
47 January 26 Anaheim 5–3 Colorado Francouz 18,124 26–18–3 55 [54]
48 January 28 St. Louis 2–4 Colorado Georgiev 18,137 27–18–3 57 [55]
February: 7–1–2 (home: 3–0–1; road: 4–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
49 February 7 Colorado 1–2 Pittsburgh OT Francouz 18,096 27–18–4 58 [56]
50 February 9 Colorado 0–5 Tampa Bay Georgiev 19,092 27–19–4 58 [57]
51 February 11 Colorado 5–3 Florida Georgiev 17,472 28–19–4 60 [58]
52 February 14 Tampa Bay 4–3 Colorado SO Georgiev 18,072 28–19–5 61 [59]
53 February 15 Colorado 3–2 Minnesota Georgiev 17,965 29–19–5 63 [60]
54 February 18 Colorado 4–1 St. Louis Annunen 18,096 30–19–5 65 [61]
55 February 19 Edmonton 5–6 Colorado OT Georgiev 18,134 31–19–5 67 [62]
56 February 24 Colorado 5–1 Winnipeg Georgiev 14,157 32–19–5 69 [63]
57 February 25 Calgary 1–4 Colorado Georgiev 18,131 33–19–5 71 [64]
58 February 27 Vegas 0–3 Colorado Georgiev 18,117 34–19–5 73 [65]
March: 10–5–1 (home: 4–4–1; road: 6–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
59 March 1 New Jersey 7–5 Colorado Annunen 18,131 34–20–5 73 [66]
60 March 4 Colorado 3–7 Dallas Georgiev 18,532 34–21–5 73 [67]
61 March 5 Seattle 3–2 Colorado OT Georgiev 18,107 34–21–6 74 [68]
62 March 7 San Jose 0–6 Colorado Georgiev 18,092 35–21–6 76 [69]
63 March 9 Los Angeles 5–2 Colorado Georgiev 18,117 35–22–6 76 [70]
64 March 11 Arizona 2–3 Colorado OT Georgiev 18,124 36–22–6 78 [71]
65 March 13 Colorado 8–4 Montreal Georgiev 21,105 37–22–6 80 [72]
66 March 15 Colorado 2–1 Toronto SO Georgiev 19,102 38–22–6 82 [73]
67 March 16 Colorado 5–4 Ottawa Johansson 19,158 39–22–6 84 [74]
68 March 18 Colorado 5–1 Detroit Georgiev 19,515 40–22–6 86 [75]
69 March 20 Chicago 0–5 Colorado Georgiev 18,121 41–22–6 88 [76]
70 March 22 Pittsburgh 5–2 Colorado Georgiev 18,130 41–23–6 88 [77]
71 March 24 Arizona 1–3 Colorado Georgiev 18,136 42–23–6 90 [78]
72 March 26 Colorado 4–3 Arizona SO Georgiev 4,600 43–23–6 92 [79]
73 March 27 Colorado 5–1 Anaheim Johansson 13,158 44–23–6 94 [80]
74 March 29 Minnesota 4–2 Colorado Georgiev 18,140 44–24–6 94 [81]
April: 7–0–1 (home: 2–0–1; road: 5–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
75 April 1 Dallas 2–5 Colorado Georgiev 18,139 45–24–6 96 [82]
76 April 4 Colorado 4–3 San Jose OT Georgiev 11,067 46–24–6 98 [83]
77 April 6 Colorado 6–2 San Jose Georgiev 12,772 47–24–6 100 [84]
78 April 8 Colorado 4–3 Los Angeles Georgiev 18,230 48–24–6 102 [85]
79 April 9 Colorado 5–4 Anaheim OT Francouz 13,992 49–24–6 104 [86]
80 April 11 Edmonton 2–1 Colorado OT Georgiev 18,135 49–24–7 105 [87]
81 April 13 Winnipeg 2–4 Colorado Georgiev 18,137 50–24–7 107 [88]
82 April 14 Colorado 4–3 Nashville Georgiev 17,159 51–24–7 109 [89]

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2023 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference first round vs. (WC1) Seattle Kraken: Seattle won 4–3
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 18 Seattle 3–1 Colorado Georgiev 18,138 0–1 [90]
2 April 20 Seattle 2–3 Colorado Georgiev 18,141 1–1 [91]
3 April 22 Colorado 6–4 Seattle Georgiev 17,151 2–1 [92]
4 April 24 Colorado 2–3 Seattle OT Georgiev 17,151 2–2 [93]
5 April 26 Seattle 3–2 Colorado Georgiev 18,143 2–3 [94]
6 April 28 Colorado 4–1 Seattle Georgiev 17,151 3–3 [95]
7 April 30 Seattle 2–1 Colorado Georgiev 18,143 3–4 [96]

Legend:   Win   Loss


Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular season[97]
Player GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Nathan MacKinnon 71 42 69 111 +29 30
Mikko Rantanen 82 55 50 105 +15 82
Cale Makar 60 17 49 66 +16 30
J. T. Compher 82 17 35 52 +8 33
Artturi Lehkonen 64 21 30 51 +8 28
Devon Toews 80 7 43 50 +39 26
Valeri Nichushkin 53 17 30 47 +15 2
Evan Rodrigues 69 16 23 39 +7 30
Sam Girard 76 6 31 37 −10 16
Alex Newhook 82 14 16 30 0 22
Logan O'Connor 82 9 17 26 +11 37
Bowen Byram 42 10 14 24 +7 38
Andrew Cogliano 79 10 9 19 +6 44
Denis Malgin† 42 11 6 17 +5 4
Brad Hunt 47 4 6 10 +4 12
Josh Manson 27 2 8 10 +13 42
Matt Nieto† 36 4 5 9 +7 8
Erik Johnson 63 0 8 8 +8 12
Lars Eller† 24 3 4 7 +4 10
Kurtis MacDermid 44 1 5 6 −1 55
Ben Meyers 39 4 0 4 −6 6
Jack Johnson† 25 2 2 4 +10 12
Martin Kaut‡ 27 1 2 3 −2 4
Andreas Englund‡ 36 0 3 3 +1 26
Jacob MacDonald‡ 33 0 2 2 −3 11
Dryden Hunt‡ 25 1 0 1 −7 13
Anton Blidh‡ 14 0 0 0 −2 4
Shane Bowers‡ 1 0 0 0 0 0
Callahan Burke 2 0 0 0 −1 0
Jean-Luc Foudy 9 0 0 0 −3 6
Alex Galchenyuk 11 0 0 0 −8 4
Darren Helm 11 0 0 0 −1 4
Charles Hudon 9 0 0 0 −2 2
Mikhail Maltsev 5 0 0 0 0 0
Jayson Megna‡ 14 0 0 0 −2 2
Oskar Olausson 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sampo Ranta 6 0 0 0 0 4
Lukas Sedlak‡ 3 0 0 0 +1 0
Playoffs[98]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Mikko Rantanen 7 7 3 10 +4 2
Devon Toews 7 1 8 9 +5 0
Nathan MacKinnon 7 3 4 7 +8 4
Artturi Lehkonen 7 3 3 6 +3 6
Cale Makar 6 1 4 5 +5 6
Evan Rodrigues 7 1 4 5 +4 2
Bowen Byram 7 0 3 3 +1 0
J. T. Compher 7 1 1 2 –2 0
Sam Girard 7 0 2 2 –4 2
Erik Johnson 7 1 0 1 0 0
Valeri Nichushkin 2 1 0 1 –2 0
Alex Newhook 7 0 1 1 –3 4
Andrew Cogliano 4 0 0 0 0 0
Lars Eller 7 0 0 0 –1 0
Darren Helm 1 0 0 0 –1 0
Brad Hunt 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Johnson 3 0 0 0 0 2
Denis Malgin 7 0 0 0 –3 2
Josh Manson 5 0 0 0 –3 8
Ben Meyers 6 0 0 0 –2 2
Matt Nieto 7 0 0 0 0 2
Logan O'Connor 7 0 0 0 0 6

Goaltenders

Regular season[99]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Alexandar Georgiev 62 62 3700 40 16 6 156 2.53 1904 .918 5 0 1 0
Pavel Francouz 16 16 965 8 7 1 42 2.61 493 .915 1 0 1 0
Jonas Johansson† 3 2 143 2 0 0 5 2.10 73 .932 0 0 0 0
Justus Annunen 2 2 117 1 1 0 7 3.58 48 .854 0 0 0 0
Keith Kinkaid† 1 0 28 0 0 0 1 2.15 9 .889 0 0 0 0
Playoffs[100]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Alexandar Georgiev 7 7 415 3 4 18 2.60 210 .914 0 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Avalanche. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions

The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
July 7, 2022 (2022-07-07) To New York Rangers
3rd-round pick in 2022
3rd-round pick in 2023
5th-round pick in 2022 		To Colorado Avalanche
Alexandar Georgiev 		[101]
December 19, 2022 (2022-12-19) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Dryden Hunt 		To Colorado Avalanche
Denis Malgin 		[102]
January 25, 2023 (2023-01-25) To San Jose Sharks
Martin Kaut
Jacob MacDonald 		To Colorado Avalanche
Ryan Merkley
Matt Nieto 		[103]
February 25, 2023 (2023-02-25) To Boston Bruins
Shane Bowers 		To Colorado Avalanche
Keith Kinkaid 		[104]
February 26, 2023 (2023-02-26) To Chicago Blackhawks
Andreas Englund 		To Colorado Avalanche
Jack Johnson 		[105]
March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01) To Washington Capitals
2nd-round pick in 2025 		To Colorado Avalanche
Lars Eller 		[106]
March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) To New York Rangers
Anton Blidh 		To Colorado Avalanche
Gustav Rydahl 		[107]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) Andreas Englund Colorado Eagles (AHL) 1-year Free agency [108]
Charles Hudon Tampa Bay Lightning [108]
Josh Jacobs Carolina Hurricanes [109]
Jonas Johansson Florida Panthers [110]
Spencer Smallman Carolina Hurricanes 2-year [109]
July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15) Brad Hunt Vancouver Canucks [111]
August 5, 2022 (2022-08-05) Anton Blidh Boston Bruins 1-year [112]
September 12, 2022 (2022-09-12) Evan Rodrigues Pittsburgh Penguins [113]
September 12, 2022 (2022-09-12) Jonas Johansson Arizona Coyotes Waivers [114]
October 20, 2022 (2022-10-20) Dryden Hunt New York Rangers [115]
November 28, 2022 (2022-11-28) Alex Galchenyuk Colorado Eagles (AHL) 1-year Free agency [116]
March 30, 2023 (2023-03-30) Jason Polin Western Michigan Broncos (NCHC) 1-year†‡ [117]
Sam Malinski Cornell Big Red (ECAC) 2-year†‡ [117]
Ondřej Pavel Minnesota State Mavericks (CCHA) [118]

Players lost

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) Nicolas Aube-Kubel Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency [119]
Andre Burakovsky Seattle Kraken 5-year [120]
Dennis Gilbert Calgary Flames 2-year [121]
Darcy Kuemper Washington Capitals 5-year [122]
Nico Sturm San Jose Sharks 3-year [123]
July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) Jordan Gross Nashville Predators 2-year [124]
Roland McKeown [125]
Kiefer Sherwood 1-year [126]
Dylan Sikura Chicago Blackhawks [127]
July 29, 2022 (2022-07-29) Stefan Matteau Linköping HC (SHL) 2-year [128]
August 17, 2022 (2022-08-17) Jack Johnson Chicago Blackhawks 1-year [129]
August 18, 2022 (2022-08-18) Nazem Kadri Calgary Flames 7-year [130]
September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02) Ryan Murray Edmonton Oilers 1-year [131]
September 30, 2022 (2022-09-30) Jonas Johansson Arizona Coyotes Waivers [132]
October 19, 2022 (2022-10-19) Lukas Sedlak Philadelphia Flyers [133]
December 6, 2022 (2022-12-06) Jayson Megna Anaheim Ducks [134]
December 19, 2022 (2022-12-19) Danila Zhuravlyov Contract termination [135]
December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20) Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) 1-year Free agency [136]
May 11, 2023 (2023-05-11) Gustav Rydahl Frölunda HC (SHL) 5-year‡ Free agency [137]
May 25, 2023 (2023-05-25) Sampo Ranta Modo Hockey (SHL) 2-year‡ Free agency [138]

Signings

Date Player Term Ref
July 10, 2022 (2022-07-10) Alexandar Georgiev 3-year [139]
Jacob MacDonald 2-year [140]
July 11, 2022 (2022-07-11) Valeri Nichushkin 8-year [141]
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) Darren Helm 1-year [142]
Josh Manson 4-year [143]
Artturi Lehkonen 5-year [144]
July 19, 2022 (2022-07-19) Callahan Burke 1-year [145]
July 21, 2022 (2022-07-21) Keaton Middleton [146]
July 27, 2022 (2022-07-27) Mikhail Maltsev [147]
September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20) Nathan MacKinnon 8-year‡ [148]
February 25, 2023 (2023-02-25) Keaton Middleton 2-year‡ [149]
April 12, 2023 (2023-04-12) Callahan Burke 1-year‡ [150]
May 30, 2023 (2023-05-30) Nate Clurman 1-year‡ [151]
June 6, 2023 (2023-06-06) Wyatt Aamodt 1-year‡
June 15, 2023 (2023-06-15) Fredrik Olofsson 1-year‡

Draft picks

Below are the Colorado Avalanche's selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 7 to 8, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal.

Round # Player Pos. Nationality Team (League)
6 193 Chris Romaine D  USA Milton Academy (USHS-Prep)
7 225 Ivan Zhigalov G  Belarus Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL)

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