Colorado Avalanche (COL)

Est. 1979

Current Cap Hit: $95,716,000
Projected Cap Hit: $95,716,000
Projected Cap Space: $-7,716,000
Contracts: 45
Roster: 27
Injuries: 5
Retained Contracts: 1
Daily Cap Breakdown
Team logo history

Draft Picks

Season Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7
2024-2025 * *
2025-2026
2026-2027
2027-2028

NHL Roster

# Offense Clause Position Age Expires As 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
29 Nathan MacKinnon NMC C 29 UFA $12,600,000 $12,600,000 $12,600,000 $12,600,000 $12,600,000 $12,600,000 +
96 Mikko Rantanen M-NTC RW 28 UFA $9,250,000
92 Gabriel Landeskog Injured NMC LW 32 UFA $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000
13 Valeri Nichushkin NMC RW 29 UFA $6,125,000 $6,125,000 $6,125,000 $6,125,000 $6,125,000 $6,125,000
37 Casey Mittelstadt C 26 UFA $5,750,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000
62 Artturi Lehkonen M-NTC LW 29 UFA $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000
20 Ross Colton NTC C 28 UFA $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000
25 Logan O'Connor RW 28 UFA $1,050,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 +
22 Jere Innala WE LW 26 UFA $870,000
82 Ivan Ivan WE C 22 RFA $845,000 $845,000
17 Parker Kelly LW 25 UFA $825,000 $825,000
54 Givani Smith RW 26 UFA $800,000
94 Joel Kiviranta LW 28 UFA $775,000
# Defense Clause Position Age Expires As 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
8 Cale Makar D 26 UFA $9,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000
7 Devon Toews NTC D 30 UFA $7,250,000 $7,250,000 $7,250,000 $7,250,000 $7,250,000 $7,250,000 +
49 Samuel Girard M-NTC D 26 UFA $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000
42 Josh Manson Injured M-NTC D 33 UFA $4,500,000 $4,500,000
5 Tucker Poolman (Ret: 20.0%) Injured D 31 UFA $2,000,000
58 Oliver Kylington D 27 UFA $1,050,000
70 Sam Malinski D 26 RFA $850,000
44 Calvin de Haan D 33 UFA $800,000
67 Keaton Middleton D 26 UFA $775,000
7 John Ludvig D 24 RFA $775,000
# Goaltending Clause Position Age Expires As 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
29 Mackenzie Blackwood G 28 UFA $2,350,000
41 Scott Wedgewood G 32 UFA $1,500,000 $1,500,000
# LTIR Clause Position Age Expires As 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
28 Miles Wood M-NTC LW 29 UFA $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000
27 Jonathan Drouin LW 29 UFA $2,500,000
# Free Agents Clause Position Age Expires As 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
17 Brad Hunt D 36 RFA
31 Arvid Holm G 26 RFA

Icons: WE=Waivers Exempt Injured=Injured Suspended=Suspended 🧑‍⚖️=Suspended

Non-Roster

Money in parentheses is the base NHL cap hit

Retained Position Age 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
Alexandar Georgiev (Ret: 14.000000000000002%) G 28 $476,000
Non-roster Position Age Expires As 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
Matthew Stienburg WE C 24 RFA $0
($898,750)
Chase Bradley WE LW 22 RFA $0
($872,500) 		$0
($872,500)
Ondřej Pavel WE C 24 RFA $0
($870,000)
Oskar Olausson WE RW 22 RFA $0
($863,333) 		$0
($863,333)
Jean-Luc Foudy WE C 22 RFA $0
($847,500)
Nikita Prishchepov WE C 20 RFA $0
($806,666) 		$0
($806,666) 		$0
($806,666)
Chris Wagner RW 33 UFA $0
($775,000)
T.J. Tynan C 32 RFA $0
($775,000)
Jason Polin WE RW 25 RFA $0
($775,000)
Matthew Phillips C 26 UFA $0
($775,000)
Tye Felhaber LW 26 UFA $0
($775,000) 		$0
($775,000)
Calum Ritchie WE C 19 RFA In Juniors $0
($950,000) 		$0
($950,000) 		$0
($950,000)
Sean Behrens WE D 21 RFA $0
($905,833) 		$0
($905,833) 		$0
($905,833)
Jack Ahcan D 27 UFA $0
($775,000)
Jacob MacDonald D 31 UFA $0
($775,000) 		$0
($775,000)
Calle Rosén D 30 UFA $0
($775,000) 		$0
($775,000)
Wyatt Aamodt D 27 RFA $0
($775,000)
Saige Weinstein WE D 19 RFA In Juniors $0
($791,666) 		$0
($791,666) 		$0
($791,666)
Trent Miner WE G 23 RFA $0
($775,000)
Kevin Mandolese G 24 RFA $0
($775,000)
Gianni Fairbrother D 24 RFA

Reserve Rights

Player Age Position Expiration Draft Pick
Arvid Holm 26 G Qualifying Offer 2017 167 OA (round 6)
Brad Hunt 36 D Qualifying Offer Undrafted N/A
Gianni Fairbrother 24 D Qualifying Offer 2019 77 OA (round 3)
2025 Expiration
Maroš Jedlička 22 RW,LW 2025-06-01 2023 219 OA (round 7)
Andrei Buyalsky 24 C 2025-08-15 2021 92 OA (round 3)
Colby Ambrosio 22 C 2025-08-15 2020 118 OA (round 4)
Taylor Makar 23 LW 2025-08-15 2021 220 OA (round 7)
2027 Expiration
Chris Romaine 20 D 2027-08-15 2022 193 OA (round 6)
2028 Expiration
Maxmilian Curran 18 C 2028-06-01 2024 161 OA (round 5)
Jake Fisher 19 F 2028-08-15 2024 121 OA (round 4)
Tory Pitner 18 D 2028-08-15 2024 185 OA (round 6)
2029 Expiration
Christian Humphreys 18 C 2029-08-15 2024 215 OA (round 7)
Louka Cloutier 18 G 2029-08-15 2024 132 OA (round 5)
William Zellers 18 L 2029-08-15 2024 76 OA (round 3)
Other Expiration
Ilya Nabokov 21 G Indefinite 2024 38 OA (round 2)
Ivan Yunin 18 G Indefinite 2024 137 OA (round 5)
Mikhail Gulyayev 19 D Indefinite 2023 31 OA (round 1)
Nikita Ishimnikov 19 D Indefinite 2023 155 OA (round 5)
Shamil Shmakov 25 G Indefinite 2018 202 OA (round 7)
Vladislav Kamenev 28 C Indefinite 2014 42 OA (round 2)
Zakhar Bardakov 23 C Indefinite 2021 203 OA (round 7)
Notes