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Colorado Avalanche

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'22

2025-26 Current Cap

Projected Cap Space

$1,200,000

Current Cap Space

$1,200,000

LTIR Pool

Projected Cap Hit

$94,300,000

$70.60M

Floor

$95.50M

Limit

Annual Cap Hit $94,300,000

Bonus Overages $0

Potential Bonuses $0

Active Roster 19/23

Standard Contracts 33/50

Retained Remaining 3/3

Transactions

Jun

Innala, Jere

Innala signed a contract with Frolunda HC of the SHL on Thursday, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.

Jun

Nelson, Brock

3yrs

$7,500,000AAV

Jun

Nelson, Brock

Nelson inked a three-year, $22.5 million contract with Colorado on Wednesday.

May

Nabokov, Ilya

2yrs

$975,000AAV

May

Nabokov signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Colorado Avalanche on Friday.

All Transactions Signings Trades

Active Injuries

OUT

Behrens, Sean

Knee

Month to Month

OUT

Colton, Ross

Groin

Month to Month

LTIR

Poolman, Tucker

Head

Month to Month

OUT

O'Connor, Logan

Hip

Month to Month

All Injuries

Draft Pick Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2025	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
2026	0	0	0	2	3	0	3
2027	1	1	0	1	2	1	1
Pick Value Total 27.67

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Cap Projections

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29
NHL Cap Limit	$95,500,000$95.50M	$104,000,000$104.00M	$113,500,000$113.50M	$113,500,000$113.50M
Projected Cap Hit	$94,300,000$94.30M	$74,000,000$74.00M	$50,725,000$50.73M	$43,225,000$43.23M
Projected Cap Space	$1,200,000$1.20M	$30,000,000$30.00M	$62,775,000$62.78M	$70,275,000$70.28M
Annual Cap Hit	$94,300,000$94.30M	$74,000,000$74.00M	$50,725,000$50.73M	$43,225,000$43.23M
Current Cap Space	$1,200,000$1.20M	$30,000,000$30.00M	$62,775,000$62.78M	$70,275,000$70.28M
LTIR Pool	-
Actual Salary Paid
Bonus Overages	-	-	-	-
Potential Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Active Roster	19/23	13/23	8/23	7/23
Standard Contracts	33/50	20/50	9/50	7/50
Retained Remaining

Draft Pick Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2025	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
2026	0	0	0	2	3	0	3
2027	1	1	0	1	2	1	1
Pick Value Total 27.67

2025 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	16.86	Mar 6 2024 \| Traded Away The Colorado Avalanche acquired Sean Walker and 2026 5th Round Pick from the Philadelphia Flyers for Ryan Johansen and conditional 2025 1st Round Pick Trade Analysis
2	4.36	Mar 1 2023 \| Traded Away The Colorado Avalanche acquired Lars Eller from the Washington Capitals for a 2025 2nd Round Pick Trade Analysis
3	1.70	Mar 7 2024 \| Traded Away The Colorado Avalanche acquired Yakov Trenin and Graham Sward from the Nashville Predators for Jeremy Hanzel and 2025 3rd Round Pick Trade Analysis
4	0.87
5	0.48	Dec 9 2024 \| Traded Away The Colorado Avalanche acquired Mackenzie Blackwood, Givani Smith and a 2027 5th round pick from the San Jose Sharks for Alexandar Georgiev, Nikolai Kovalenko, a 2026 2nd round pick, and 2025 5th round pick Trade Analysis
6	0.25	Nov 30 2024 \| Traded Away The Colorado Avalanche acquired Scott Wedgewood from the Nashville Predators for Justus Annunen and 2025 6th Round Pick Trade Analysis
7	0.13

2026 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	14.49	Mar 6 2025 \| Traded Away The Colorado Avalanche acquired Brock Nelson and William Dufour from the New York Islanders for Calum Ritchie, Oliver Kylington, a conditional 2026 1st round pick, and a conditional 2028 3rd round pick Trade Analysis
2	5.71	Dec 9 2024 \| Traded Away The Colorado Avalanche acquired Mackenzie Blackwood, Givani Smith and a 2027 5th round pick from the San Jose Sharks for Alexandar Georgiev, Nikolai Kovalenko, a 2026 2nd round pick, and 2025 5th round pick Trade Analysis
3	2.05	Mar 7 2024 \| Traded Away The Colorado Avalanche acquired Brandon Duhaime from the Minnesota Wild for a 2026 3rd round pick Trade Analysis
4	0.98	Jan 24 2025 The Colorado Avalanche acquired Martin Necas, Jack Drury, 2025 2nd Round Pick and 2026 4th Round Pick from Carolina Hurricanes for Nils Juntorp as part of Mikko Rantanen 3-way trade Trade Analysis
4	0.98
5	0.54	Mar 7 2025 The Colorado Avalanche acquired Charlie Coyle and a 2026 5th round pick from the Boston Bruins for Casey Mittelstadt, William Zellers and a 2025 2nd round pick Trade Analysis
5	0.54	Mar 6 2024 The Colorado Avalanche acquired Sean Walker and 2026 5th Round Pick from the Philadelphia Flyers for Ryan Johansen and conditional 2025 1st Round Pick Trade Analysis
5	0.54
6	0.29	Jul 15 2024 \| Traded Away The Colorado Avalanche acquired Kevin Mandolese and a 2026 7th round pick from the Ottawa Senators for a 2026 6th round pick Trade Analysis
7	0.14	Dec 28 2024 The Colorado Avalanche acquired Juuso Parssinen and a 2026 7th round pick from the Nashville Predators for Ondrej Pavel and a 2027 3rd round pick Trade Analysis
7	0.14	Jul 15 2024 The Colorado Avalanche acquired Kevin Mandolese and a 2026 7th round pick from the Ottawa Senators for a 2026 6th round pick Trade Analysis
7	0.14

2027 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	14.49
2	5.71
3	2.05	Dec 28 2024 \| Traded Away The Colorado Avalanche acquired Juuso Parssinen and a 2026 7th round pick from the Nashville Predators for Ondrej Pavel and a 2027 3rd round pick Trade Analysis
4	0.98
5	0.54	Dec 9 2024 The Colorado Avalanche acquired Mackenzie Blackwood, Givani Smith and a 2027 5th round pick from the San Jose Sharks for Alexandar Georgiev, Nikolai Kovalenko, a 2026 2nd round pick, and 2025 5th round pick Trade Analysis
5	0.54
6	0.29
7	0.14

Full Roster Breakdown

The Colorado Avalanche have $1,200,000 in projected cap space and a projected cap hit of $94,300,000. The team currently has an active roster of 19 players, with 33 players under contract.

Forwards

$61,025,000$61.03M

63.9% of cap

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Coyle, Charlie age33 posC,RW shotr	$5,250,000$5.25M	$0 UFA
Nelson, Brock age33 posC shotl	$7,500,000$7.50M	$7,500,000$7.50M	$7,500,000$7.50M	$0 UFA
Landeskog, Gabriel C age32 posLW,RW shotl	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$0 UFA
Vesey, Jimmy age32 posLW shotl	$0 UFA
MacKinnon, Nathan A age29 posC shotr	$12,600,000$12.60M	$12,600,000$12.60M	$12,600,000$12.60M	$12,600,000$12.60M	$12,600,000$12.60M	$0 UFA 2031
Drouin, Jonathan age30 posLW,C shotl	$0 UFA
Lehkonen, Artturi age29 posLW shotl	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$0 UFA
Wood, Miles age29 posLW shotl	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$0 UFA
Colton, Ross age28 posC shotl	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$0 UFA
Necas, Martin age26 posC,RW shotr	$6,500,000$6.50M	$0 UFA
Drury, Jack age25 posC shotl	$1,725,000$1.73M	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Nichushkin, Valeri age30 posRW shotl	$6,125,000$6.13M	$6,125,000$6.13M	$6,125,000$6.13M	$6,125,000$6.13M	$6,125,000$6.13M	$0 UFA 2030
O'Connor, Logan age28 posRW shotr	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$0 UFA 2031
Kelly, Parker age26 posLW,C shotl	$825,000$825K	$0 UFA
Kiviranta, Joel age29 posLW shotl	$0 UFA
Totals	$61,025,000$61.03M	$46,725,000$46.73M	$38,225,000$38.23M	$30,725,000$30.73M	$21,225,000$21.23M

Defence

$26,525,000$26.53M

27.8% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Johnson, Erik age37 posD shotr	$0 UFA
Manson, Josh age33 posD shotr	$4,500,000$4.50M	$0 UFA
Poolman, Tucker age32 posD shotr	$0 UFA
Toews, Devon A age31 posD shotl	$7,250,000$7.25M	$7,250,000$7.25M	$7,250,000$7.25M	$7,250,000$7.25M	$7,250,000$7.25M	$0 UFA 2031
Girard, Samuel age27 posD shotl	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$0 UFA
Lindgren, Ryan age27 posD shotl	$0 UFA
Middleton, Keaton age27 posD shotl	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Makar, Cale A age26 posD shotr	$9,000,000$9.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$0 UFA
Malinski, Sam age26 posD shotr	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Totals	$26,525,000$26.53M	$22,025,000$22.03M	$7,250,000$7.25M	$7,250,000$7.25M	$7,250,000$7.25M

Goaltenders

$6,750,000$6.75M

7.1% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Wedgewood, Scott age32 catchesL	$1,500,000$1.50M	$0 UFA
Blackwood, MacKenzie age28 catchesL	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$0 UFA 2030
Totals	$6,750,000$6.75M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M

Buried

0.0% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Totals

Buyout & Cap Charges

0.0% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Totals

Retained

0.0% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Totals

Latest News

Jun 14

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The #GoHabsGo signed '22 #75 pick 20 y/o F Vinzenz Rohrer to 3 year ELC Salary 855K Signing Bonus 95K Minors 82.5K Cap Hit/AAV 950K t.co/cSqKJTKxSm

Jun 14

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The #NHLJets signed '24 #37 pick 19 y/o LD Alfons Freij to 3 year ELC Yr 1 Salary 775K, Signing Bonus 97.5K, GP Bonus 102.5K Yr 2 800K/97.5K/77.5K Yr 3 850K/97.5K/27.5K Cap Hit 906K, AAV 975K Includes European Assignment Clause Rep'd by Peter Wallen t.co/nkUmBjLZfb

Jun 14

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The #NHLBruins signed 24 y/o RFA RD Victor Soderstrom to 1 year deal NHL 775K Minors 350K Guaranteed 400K Acquired in trade from #Blackhawks Rep'd by Oster @TheHockeyAgency If he plays 27 NHL GP, he'll remain RFA. Otherwise he'll be a Group 6 UFA t.co/22891BGloy

Jun 14

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The #NJDevils signed 29 y/o UFA F Juho Lammikko to 1 year 800K 1-way deal. 38P in 48 NL GP Last played in NHL in 21-22 (15P in 75GP for Canucks) t.co/R3GponvqTu

Jun 14

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Jun 13

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The #LetsGoPens re-signed 28 y/o UFA F Boko Imama to 1 year deal NHL 775K Minors 450K Guaranteed 525K 1G in 16 NHL GP, 5P in 24 AHL GP Rep'd by @walsha @OctagonHockey t.co/y5BBlstrNU

Jun 13

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The #LetsGoPens signed '24 #93 pick 19 y/o F Melvin Fernstrom to 3 year ELC Salary 775K Signing Bonus 97.5K GP bonus 102.5K Minors 85K Cap Hit 872.5K, AAV 975K Rep'd by @KOSportsInc Acquired in Marcus Pettersson trade t.co/8U4F3blmeR

Roster vs Non-roster Players

All players on the NHL Roster have their cap hit count towards the team's cap hit.
Players who are not on the NHL Roster (in other leagues) do not count against the cap up to the burying threshold. Non-roster players who have a cap hit above the burying threshold carry a cap charge for the excess.
The team's cap hit each day includes players who are on the NHL Roster as of 5pm Eastern.
Players assigned to the minors must clear waivers if they are not waivers exempt.
See the PuckPedia Waivers Tracker here.

Non-roster Forwards

$6,827,501$6.83M

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Wagner, Chris age34 posRW,C shotr	$0 UFA
Tynan, TJ age33 posC shotr	$0 UFA
Phillips, Matthew age27 posRW shotr	$0 UFA
Ranta, Sampo age25 posLW,RW shotl	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Felhaber, Tye age26 posLW,C shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Stienburg, Matthew age24 posC shotr	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Foudy, Jean-Luc age23 posC shotr	$0 RFA				$0 UFA
Dufour, William age23 posRW shotr	$0 RFA				$0 UFA
Bradley, Chase age23 posLW,C shotl	$872,500$873K	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Olausson, Oskar age22 posW,C shotl	$863,334$863K	$0 RFA
Bardakov, Zakhar age24 posC shotl	$867,500$868K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Makar, Taylor age24 posLW,C shotl	$925,000$925K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Polin, Jason age25 posRW shotr	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Ivan, Ivan age22 posC shotl	$845,000$845K	$0 RFA
Innala, Jere age27 posLW shotl	$0 UFA
Prishchepov, Nikita age21 posC,LW shotl	$806,667$807K	$806,667$807K	$0 RFA
Gay, Cooper age23 posRW shotl	$872,500$873K	$872,500$873K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Totals	$6,827,501$6.83M	$1,679,167$1.68M

Non-roster Defence

$3,239,167$3.24M

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29
Boikov, Sergei age29 posD shotl	$0 RFA
Rosen, Calle age31 posD shotl	$0 UFA
MacDonald, Jacob age32 posD,LW shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Ludvig, John age24 posD shotl	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Ahcan, Jack age28 posD shotl	$0 UFA
Behrens, Sean age22 posD shotl	$905,833$906K	$905,833$906K	$0 RFA
Aamodt, Wyatt age27 posD shotl	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Weinstein, Saige age20 posD shotl	$783,334$783K	$783,334$783K	$783,334$783K	$0 RFA
Totals	$3,239,167$3.24M	$2,464,167$2.46M	$783,334$783K

Non-roster Goaltenders

$1,847,500$1.85M

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Mandolese, Kevin age24 catchesL	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Miner, Trent age24 catchesL	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Scheel, Adam age26 catchesL	$0 UFA-Group6	$0 UFA
Nabokov, Ilya age22 catchesL	$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K	$0 RFA
Posch, Isak age23 catchesL	$872,500$873K	$872,500$873K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Totals	$1,847,500$1.85M	$1,847,500$1.85M