2024–25 Colorado Avalanche season
2024–25 Colorado Avalanche | |
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Division | Central |
Conference | Western |
2024–25 record | 20–15–0 |
Home record | 8–8–0 |
Road record | 12–7–0 |
Goals for | 116 |
Goals against | 118 |
Team information | |
General manager | Chris MacFarland |
Coach | Jared Bednar |
Captain | Gabriel Landeskog |
Alternate captains | Nathan MacKinnon Mikko Rantanen |
Arena | Ball Arena |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Colorado Eagles (AHL) Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Mikko Rantanen (19) |
Assists | Nathan MacKinnon (41) |
Points | Nathan MacKinnon (55) |
Penalty minutes | Mikko Rantanen Matt Stienburg (22) |
Plus/minus | Artturi Lehkonen (+8) |
Wins | Alexandar Georgiev (8) |
Goals against average | Trent Miner (1.72) |
The 2024–25 Colorado Avalanche season is the 46th season for the Avalanche as the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that joined the league in 1979, and their 29th playing season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season.[1]
After a 5–3 loss at home against the Boston Bruins, the Avalanche lost their first four games for the first time since 1998–99.
Standings
[edit]Divisional standings
[edit]Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Winnipeg Jets | 35 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 128 | 87 | +41 | 49 |
2 | Minnesota Wild | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 100 | 93 | +7 | 44 |
3 | Colorado Avalanche | 35 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 116 | 118 | −2 | 40 |
4 | Dallas Stars | 32 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 102 | 83 | +19 | 38 |
5 | Utah Hockey Club | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 96 | 91 | +5 | 37 |
6 | St. Louis Blues | 35 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 87 | 107 | −20 | 34 |
7 | Nashville Predators | 34 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 79 | 105 | −26 | 27 |
8 | Chicago Blackhawks | 34 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 88 | 108 | −20 | 26 |
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)
Conference standings
[edit]Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | PA | Vancouver Canucks | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 103 | 104 | −1 | 39 |
2 | PA | Calgary Flames | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 95 | 106 | −11 | 39 |
3 | CE | Dallas Stars | 32 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 102 | 83 | +19 | 38 |
4 | CE | Utah Hockey Club | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 96 | 91 | +5 | 37 |
5 | CE | St. Louis Blues | 35 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 87 | 107 | −20 | 34 |
6 | PA | Seattle Kraken | 35 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 99 | 108 | −9 | 32 |
7 | PA | Anaheim Ducks | 31 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 76 | 96 | −20 | 28 |
8 | PA | San Jose Sharks | 36 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 98 | 129 | −31 | 28 |
9 | CE | Nashville Predators | 34 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 79 | 105 | −26 | 27 |
10 | CE | Chicago Blackhawks | 34 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 88 | 108 | −20 | 26 |
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)
Schedule and results
[edit]Preseason
[edit]The Avalanche preseason schedule was released on June 20, 2024.[4]
2024 preseason game log: 1–5–0 (home: 0–3–0; road: 1–2–0)
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Regular season
[edit]The regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) OT/SO loss (1 point) |
Player stats
[edit]June 11, 2024[46]
Skaters
[edit]Roster
[edit]Updated December 19, 2024[47][48]
Suspensions/fines
[edit]Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
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Awards and honours
[edit]Awards
[edit]Player | Award | Awarded |
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Milestones
[edit]Player | Milestone | Reached |
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Records
[edit]Player | Record | Reached |
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Transactions
[edit]The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.
‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.
Trades
[edit]Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 28, 2024 | To Utah Hockey Club 1st-round pick in 2024 (#24 overall) | To Colorado Avalanche 2nd-round pick in 2024 (#38 overall) 2nd-round pick in 2024 (#71 overall) NYR 2nd-round pick in 2025 | [49] |
June 29, 2024 | To Buffalo Sabres UTA 3rd-round pick in 2024 (#71 overall) | To Colorado Avalanche 3rd-round pick in 2024 (#76 overall) FLA 5th-round pick in 2024 (#161 overall) | [50] |
July 15, 2024 | To Ottawa Senators 6th-round pick in 2026 | To Colorado Avalanche Kevin Mandolese 7th-round pick in 2026 | [51] |
October 6, 2024 | To Vancouver Canucks Erik Brannstrom | To Colorado Avalanche Tucker Poolman* 4th-round pick in 2025 | [52] |
November 30, 2024 | To Nashville Predators Justus Annunen 6th-round pick in 2025 | To Colorado Avalanche Scott Wedgewood | [53] |
December 9, 2024 | To San Jose Sharks Alexandar Georgiev* Nikolai Kovalenko conditional 5th-round pick in 20251 2nd-round pick in 2026 | To Colorado Avalanche Mackenzie Blackwood Givani Smith 5th-round pick in 2027 | [54] |
Notes
- Vancouver retains 20% of Poolman's remaining salary.
- Colorado retains 14% of Georgiev's remaining salary.
- San Jose will receive the later of Colorado's fourth-round pick or Vancouver's if at least two of these two conditions are met:Colorado advances to the third round of the 2025 NHL Playoffs; Blackwood starts 30 regular season games this season; or Blackwood wins 25 regular season games this season. Otherwise, San Jose will Colorado's fifth-round pick in 2025.
Players acquired
[edit]Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2024 | Calvin de Haan | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | Free Agency | [55] |
Parker Kelly | Ottawa Senators | 2-year | Free Agency | [56] | |
Jacob MacDonald | San Jose Sharks | 2-year | Free Agency | [57] | |
Calle Rosen | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free Agency | [58] | |
T. J. Tynan | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | Free Agency | [57] | |
July 2, 2024 | Erik Brannstrom | Ottawa Senators | 1-year | Free agency | [59] |
August 5, 2024 | Oliver Kylington | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency | [60] |
August 9, 2024 | Matthew Phillips | Washington Capitals | 1-year | Free Agency | [61] |
October 11, 2024 | Kaapo Kahkonen | Winnipeg Jets | Waivers | [62] |
Players lost
[edit]Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2024 | Nate Clurman | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free Agency | [63] |
Brandon Duhaime | Washington Capitals | 2-year | Free Agency | [64] | |
Corey Schueneman | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free Agency | [65] | |
Yakov Trenin | Minnesota Wild | 4-year | Free Agency | [66] | |
Riley Tufte | Boston Bruins | 1-year | Free Agency | [67] | |
Sean Walker | Carolina Hurricanes | 5-year | Free Agency | [68] | |
July 2, 2024 | Jack Johnson | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1-year | Free agency | [69] |
Spencer Smallman | Washington Capitals | 1-year | Free agency | [70] | |
July 5, 2024 | Caleb Jones | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | Free Agency | [71] |
Signings
[edit]Date | Player | Term | Ref |
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July 2, 2024 | Chase Bradley | 2-year† | [72] |
July 9, 2024 | Calum Ritchie | 3-year† | [73] |
December 15, 2024 | Tye Felhaber | 2-year | [74] |
Draft picks
[edit]Below are the Colorado Avalamche's selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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2 | 38 | Ilya Nabokov | G | Russia | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL) |
3 | 76 | William Zellers | C | United States | Shattuck-Saint Mary's Sabres (USHS) |
4 | 121 | Jake Fisher | C | United States | Fargo Force (USHL) |
5 | 132 | Louka Cloutier | G | Canada | Chicago Steel (USHL) |
5 | 137 | Ivan Yunin | G | Russia | Omskie Yastreby (MHL) |
5 | 161 | Maxmilian Curran | C | Czech Republic | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
6 | 185 | Tory Pitner | D | United States | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) |
7 | 215 | Christian Humphreys | C | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
7 | 217 | Tory Pitner | C | Russia | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |
Notes:
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