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2023–24 Colorado Avalanche
2023–24 Colorado Avalanche
Division	Central
Conference	Western
2023–24 record	49–25–6
Home record	30–9–1
Road record	19–16–5
Goals for	296
Goals against	249
Team information
General manager	Chris MacFarland
Coach	Jared Bednar
Captain	Gabriel Landeskog
Alternate captains	Nathan MacKinnon; Cale Makar; Mikko Rantanen
Arena	Ball Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)	Colorado Eagles (AHL); Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Nathan MacKinnon (51)
Assists	Nathan MacKinnon (86)
Points	Nathan MacKinnon (137)
Penalty minutes	Josh Manson (81)
Plus/minus	Nathan MacKinnon (+35)
Wins	Alexandar Georgiev (38)
Goals against average	Justus Annunen (2.35)
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The 2023–24 Colorado Avalanche season is the 45th season for the Avalanche as the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that joined the league in 1979, and their 28th playing season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season.^[1]

On March 30, 2024, the Avalanche clinched a playoff berth after a 7–4 win against the Nashville Predators.^[2]

Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Dallas Stars	82	52	21	9	40	298	234	+64	113
2	x – Winnipeg Jets	82	52	24	6	46	259	199	+60	110
3	x – Colorado Avalanche	82	50	25	7	42	304	254	+50	107
4	x – Nashville Predators	82	47	30	5	38	269	248	+21	99
5	e – St. Louis Blues	82	43	33	6	31	239	250	−11	92
6	e – Minnesota Wild	82	39	34	9	32	251	263	−12	87
7	e – Arizona Coyotes	82	36	41	5	28	256	274	−18	77
8	e – Chicago Blackhawks	82	23	53	6	17	179	290	−111	52

Source: National Hockey League^[3]
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; z – Clinched conference

Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card
Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CE	x – Nashville Predators	82	47	30	5	38	269	248	+21	99
2	PA	x – Vegas Golden Knights	82	45	29	8	34	267	245	+22	98

3	CE	e – St. Louis Blues	82	43	33	6	31	239	250	−11	92
4	CE	e – Minnesota Wild	82	39	34	9	32	251	263	−12	87
5	PA	e – Calgary Flames	82	38	39	5	32	253	271	−18	81
6	PA	e – Seattle Kraken	82	34	35	13	28	217	236	−19	81
7	CE	e – Arizona Coyotes	82	36	41	5	28	256	274	−18	77
8	PA	e – Anaheim Ducks	82	27	50	5	21	204	295	−91	59
9	CE	e – Chicago Blackhawks	82	23	53	6	17	179	290	−111	52
10	PA	e – San Jose Sharks	82	19	54	9	14	181	331	−150	47

Source: National Hockey League^[4]
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

The Avalanche pre-season schedule was released on June 23, 2023.^[5]

2023 preseason game log: 2–4–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 0–3–0)
#	Date	Away	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 24	Minnesota	4–3	Colorado		Holm	14,501	0–1–0	^[6]
2	September 25	Vegas	2–3	Colorado		Annunen	13,294	1–1–0	^[7]
3	September 28	Colorado	2–4	Minnesota		Annunen	16,215	1–2–0	^[8]
4	October 1	Dallas	3–4	Colorado	OT	Georgiev	15,207	2–2–0	^[9]
5	October 3	Colorado	1–3	Dallas		Annunen	14,523	2–3–0	^[10]
6	October 5	Colorado	3–4	Vegas		Georgiev	17,539	2–4–0	^[11]
Legend: Win Loss OT/SO loss

Regular season

The Avalanche regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.^[12]

2023–24 game log

October: 6–2–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 4–2–0)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 11	@ Los Angeles	5–2		Georgiev	18,145	1–0–0	2	^[13]
2	October 14	@ San Jose	2–1	SO	Georgiev	17,435	2–0–0	4	^[14]
3	October 17	@ Seattle	4–1		Georgiev	17,151	3–0–0	6	^[15]
4	October 19	Chicago	4–0		Georgiev	18,140	4–0–0	8	^[16]
5	October 21	Carolina	6–4		Georgiev	18,131	5–0–0	10	^[17]
6	October 24	@ NY Islanders	7–4		Georgiev	14,856	6–0–0	12	^[18]
7	October 26	@ Pittsburgh	0–4		Georgiev	17,154	6–1–0	12	^[19]
8	October 29	@ Buffalo	0–4		Georgiev	15,717	6–2–0	12	^[20]

November: 9–4–1 (home: 6–2–0; road: 3–2–1)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
9	November 1	St. Louis	4–1		Prosvetov	18,091	7–2–0	14	^[21]
10	November 4	@ Vegas	0–7		Georgiev	18,512	7–3–0	14	^[22]
11	November 7	New Jersey	6–3		Georgiev	18,087	8–3–0	16	^[23]
12	November 9	Seattle	3–4		Prosvetov	18,124	8–4–0	16	^[24]
13	November 11	St. Louis	2–8		Georgiev	18,132	8–5–0	16	^[25]
14	November 13	@ Seattle	5–1		Georgiev	17,151	9–5–0	18	^[26]
15	November 15	Anaheim	2–8		Georgiev	18,029	10–5–0	20	^[27]
16	November 18	@ Dallas	6–3		Georgiev	18,532	11–5–0	22	^[28]
17	November 20	@ Nashville	3–4		Georgiev	17,159	11–6–0	22	^[29]
18	November 22	Vancouver	5–2		Georgiev	18,133	12–6–0	24	^[30]
19	November 24	@ Minnesota	3–2		Georgiev	19,057	13–6–0	26	^[31]
20	November 25	Calgary	3–1		Prosvetov	18,139	14–6–0	28	^[32]
21	November 27	Tampa Bay	4–1		Georgiev	18,009	15–6–0	30	^[33]
22	November 30	@ Arizona	3–4	OT	Georgiev	4,600	15–6–1	31	^[34]

December: 8–5–2 (home: 7–2–0; road: 1–3–2)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
23	December 2	@ Anaheim	3–4	SO	Prosvetov	14,000	15–6–2	32	^[35]
24	December 3	@ Los Angeles	1–4		Georgiev	18,145	15–7–2	32	^[36]
25	December 5	Anaheim	3–2		Georgiev	18,021	16–7–2	34	^[37]
26	December 7	Winnipeg	2–4		Georgiev	18,008	16–8–2	34	^[38]
27	December 9	Philadelphia	2–5		Prosvetov	18,119	16–9–2	34	^[39]
28	December 11	Calgary	6–5		Prosvetov	17,967	17–9–2	36	^[40]
29	December 13	Buffalo	5–1		Prosvetov	18,034	18–9–2	38	^[41]
30	December 16	@ Winnipeg	2–6		Prosvetov	13,515	18–10–2	38	^[42]
31	December 17	San Jose	6–2		Georgiev	18,093	19–10–2	40	^[43]
32	December 19	@ Chicago	2–3		Georgiev	19,719	19–11–2	40	^[44]
33	December 21	Ottawa	6–4		Georgiev	18,107	20–11–2	42	^[45]
34	December 23	Arizona	4–1		Georgiev	18,117	21–11–2	44	^[46]
35	December 27	@ Arizona	4–5	OT	Georgiev	4,600	21–11–3	45	^[47]
36	December 29	@ St. Louis	2–1		Georgiev	18,096	22–11–3	47	^[48]
37	December 31	San Jose	3–1		Georgiev	18,140	23–11–3	49	^[49]

January: 9–3–0 (home: 5–1–0; road: 4–2–0)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
38	January 2	NY Islanders	5–4	OT	Georgiev	18,121	24–11–3	51	^[50]
39	January 4	@ Dallas	5–4	OT	Georgiev	18,532	25–11–3	53	^[51]
40	January 6	Florida	4–8		Georgiev	18,132	25–12–3	53	^[52]
41	January 8	Boston	4–3	SO	Georgiev	18,050	26–12–3	55	^[53]
42	January 10	Vegas	3–0		Georgiev	18,039	27–12–3	57	^[54]
43	January 13	@ Toronto	5–3		Georgiev	19,298	28–12–3	59	^[55]
44	January 15	@ Montreal	3–4		Georgiev	21,105	28–13–3	59	^[56]
45	January 16	@ Ottawa	7–4		Annunen	16,242	29–13–3	61	^[57]
46	January 18	@ Boston	2–5		Georgiev	17,850	29–14–3	61	^[58]
47	January 20	@ Philadelphia	7–4		Georgiev	19,078	30–14–3	63	^[59]
48	January 24	Washington	6–2		Georgiev	18,136	31–14–3	65	^[60]
49	January 26	Los Angeles	5–1		Georgiev	18,131	32–14–3	67	^[61]

February: 5–5–2 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–4–2)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
50	February 5	@ NY Rangers	1–2	OT	Georgiev	18,006	32–14–4	68	^[62]
51	February 6	@ New Jersey	3–5		Annunen	16,326	32–15–4	68	^[63]
52	February 8	@ Carolina	2–5		Georgiev	18,720	32–16–4	68	^[64]
53	February 10	@ Florida	0–4		Georgiev	19,304	32–17–4	68	^[65]
54	February 13	@ Washington	6–3		Georgiev	17,878	33–17–4	70	^[66]
55	February 15	@ Tampa Bay	3–6		Annunen	19,092	33–18–4	70	^[67]
56	February 18	Arizona	4–3		Georgiev	18,133	34–18–4	72	^[68]
57	February 20	Vancouver	3–1		Georgiev	18,121	35–18–4	74	^[69]
58	February 22	@ Detroit	1–2	OT	Annunen	19,515	35–18–5	75	^[70]
59	February 24	Toronto	3–4		Georgiev	18,135	35–19–5	75	^[71]
60	February 27	Dallas	5–1		Georgiev	18,117	36–19–5	77	^[72]
61	February 29	@ Chicago	5–0		Annunen	18,096	37–19–5	79	^[73]

March: 10–2–1 (home: 6–1–1; road: 4–1–0)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
62	March 2	@ Nashville	1–5		Georgiev	17,474	37–20–5	79	^[74]
63	March 4	Chicago	5–0		Annunen	18,125	38–20–5	81	^[75]
64	March 6	Detroit	7–2		Georgiev	18,132	39–20–5	83	^[76]
65	March 8	Minnesota	2–1	OT	Georgiev	18,134	40–20–5	85	^[77]
66	March 12	@ Calgary	6–2		Annunen	17,185	41–20–5	87	^[78]
67	March 13	@ Vancouver	4–3	OT	Georgiev	18,880	42–20–5	89	^[79]
68	March 16	@ Edmonton	3–2	OT	Georgiev	18,347	43–20–5	91	^[80]
69	March 19	@ St. Louis	4–3		Annunen	18,096	44–20–5	93	^[81]
70	March 22	Columbus	6–1		Georgiev	18,117	45–20–5	95	^[82]
71	March 24	Pittsburgh	5–4	OT	Georgiev	18,129	46–20–5	97	^[83]
72	March 26	Montreal	1–2		Annunen	18,119	46–21–5	97	^[84]
73	March 28	NY Rangers	2–3	SO	Georgiev	18,130	46–21–6	98	^[85]
74	March 30	Nashville	7–4		Annunen	18,121	47–21–6	100	^[86]

April: 2–4–0 (home: 1–2–0; road: 1–2–0)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
75	April 1	@ Columbus	1–4		Annunen	16,731	47–22–6	100	^[87]
76	April 4	@ Minnesota	5–2		Annunen	18,803	48–22–6	102	^[88]
77	April 5	@ Edmonton	2–6		Georgiev	18,347	48–23–6	102	^[89]
78	April 7	Dallas	4–7		Georgiev	18,116	48–24–6	102	^[90]
79	April 9	Minnesota	5–2		Georgiev	18,097	49–24–6	104	^[91]
80	April 13	Winnipeg	0–7		Georgiev	Georgiev	49–25–6	104	^[92]
81	April 14	@ Vegas
82	April 18	Edmonton

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) OT/SO loss (1 point)

Player statistics

As of March 30, 2024

Skaters

Regular season^[93]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
Nathan MacKinnon	74	47	80	127	+33	38
Mikko Rantanen	74	39	61	100	+18	48
Cale Makar	69	19	62	81	+15	14
Valeri Nichushkin	48	26	24	50	+9	20
Jonathan Drouin	71	15	33	48	+9	26
Devon Toews	74	12	33	45	+25	18
Ross Colton	72	15	21	36	−7	59
Artturi Lehkonen	37	13	13	26	+11	14
Logan O'Connor	57	13	12	25	+13	34
Miles Wood	69	9	15	24	−4	75
Ryan Johansen^‡	63	13	10	23	−6	34
Josh Manson	68	7	16	23	+11	79
Bowen Byram^‡	55	8	12	20	+1	40
Andrew Cogliano	67	6	13	19	+10	16
Sam Girard	53	3	15	18	+3	6
Jack Johnson	72	3	12	15	+16	36
Sam Malinski	23	3	7	10	+3	6
Zach Parise	22	4	5	9	–3	6
Joel Kiviranta	52	3	6	9	0	12
Fredrik Olofsson	57	3	6	9	–5	8
Tomas Tatar^‡	27	1	8	9	0	10
Casey Mittelstadt^†	10	4	3	7	+4	0
Caleb Jones	23	0	5	5	+4	8
Sean Walker^†	10	3	1	4	+2	6
Brandon Duhaime^†	10	0	3	3	+1	2
Yakov Trenin^†	10	2	0	2	+1	0
Kurtis MacDermid^‡	29	2	0	2	+3	23
Riley Tufte	5	1	1	2	−2	2
Jean-Luc Foudy	3	1	0	1	+1	0
Jason Polin	7	1	0	1	+1	2
Ben Meyers^‡	9	1	0	1	−2	0
Chris Wagner	9	0	1	1	+2	5
Oskar Olausson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ondrej Pavel	2	0	0	0	−1	2

Goaltenders

Regular season^[94]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	A	PIM
Alexandar Georgiev	58	57	3,384:32	37	15	4	161	2.85	1,620	.901	2	2	4
Justus Annunen	10	9	577:53	6	3	1	21	2.18	307	.932	2	0	0
Ivan Prosvetov	11	8	494:11	4	3	1	26	3.16	248	.895	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.

Roster

Updated November 1, 2024^[95]^[96]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
60	Justus Annunen	G	L	24	2018	Kempele, Finland
20	Ross Colton	C	L	28	2023	Robbinsville, New Jersey
44	Calvin de Haan	D	L	33	2024	Carp, Ontario
27	Jonathan Drouin	LW	L	29	2023	Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec
40	Alexandar Georgiev	G	L	28	2022	Ruse, Bulgaria
49	Sam Girard	D	L	26	2017	Roberval, Quebec
82	Ivan Ivan	C	L	22	2024	Ostrava, Czech Republic
34	Kaapo Kahkonen	G	L	28	2024	Helsinki, Finland
17	Parker Kelly	C	L	25	2024	Camrose, Alberta
94	Joel Kiviranta	C	L	28	2023	Vantaa, Finland
51	Nikolai Kovalenko	RW	L	25	2018	Raleigh, North Carolina
58	Oliver Kylington	D	L	27	2024	Stockholm, Sweden
92	Gabriel Landeskog (C)	LW	L	31	2011	Stockholm, Sweden
62	Artturi Lehkonen	LW	L	29	2022	Piikkiö, Finland
3	John Ludvig	D	L	24	2024	Liberec, Czech Republic
29	Nathan MacKinnon (A)	C	R	29	2013	Halifax, Nova Scotia
8	Cale Makar	D	R	26	2017	Calgary, Alberta
70	Sam Malinski	D	R	26	2023	Lakeville, Minnesota
42	Josh Manson	D	R	33	2022	Hinsdale, Illinois
37	Casey Mittelstadt	C	L	25	2024	Eden Prairie, Minnesota
13	Valeri Nichushkin	RW	L	29	2019	Chelyabinsk, Russia
25	Logan O'Connor	RW	R	28	2018	Missouri City, Texas
5	Tucker Poolman	D	R	31	2024	Dubuque, Iowa
85	Nikita Prishchepov	LW	L	20	2024	Orenburg, Russia
96	Mikko Rantanen (A)	RW	L	28	2015	Nousiainen, Finland
7	Devon Toews	D	L	30	2020	Abbotsford, British Columbia
9	T. J. Tynan	C	R	32	2024	Orland Park, Illinois
14	Chris Wagner	RW	R	33	2023	Walpole, Massachusetts
28	Miles Wood	LW	L	29	2023	Buffalo, New York

Transactions

The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.

Key:

† Contract is entry-level.
‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 28, 2023 (2023-06-28)	To Tampa Bay Lightning MTL 2nd-round pick in 2023	To Colorado Avalanche Ross Colton	^[97]
October 10, 2023 (2023-10-10)	To Carolina Hurricanes Callahan Burke	To Colorado Avalanche Caleb Jones	^[98]
December 16, 2023 (2023-12-16)	To Seattle Kraken Tomas Tatar	To Colorado Avalanche 5th-round pick in 2024	^[99]
March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01)	To New Jersey Devils Kurtis MacDermid	To Colorado Avalanche Zakhar Bardakov 7th-round pick in 2024	^[100]
March 6, 2024 (2024-03-06)	To Buffalo Sabres Bowen Byram	To Colorado Avalanche Casey Mittelstadt	^[101]
March 6, 2024 (2024-03-06)	To Philadelphia Flyers Ryan Johansen Conditional 1st-round pick in 2025	To Colorado Avalanche Sean Walker 5th-round pick in 2026	^[102]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)	Jack Ahcan	Boston Bruins	2-year	Free agency	^[103]
	Jonathan Drouin	Montreal Canadiens	1-year	Free agency	^[104]
	Arvid Holm	Winnipeg Jets	1-year	Free agency	^[103]
	Corey Schueneman	Montreal Canadiens	1-year	Free agency	^[103]
	Riley Tufte	Dallas Stars	1-year	Free agency	^[103]
	Chris Wagner	Boston Bruins	1-year	Free agency	^[103]
	Miles Wood	New Jersey Devils	6-year	Free agency	^[105]
September 12, 2023 (2023-009-12)	Tomas Tatar	New Jersey Devils	1-year	Free agency	^[106]
October 9, 2023 (2023-10-09)	Ivan Prosvetov	Arizona Coyotes		Waivers	^[107]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)	J. T. Compher	Detroit Red Wings	5-year	Free agency	^[108]
	Lars Eller	Pittsburgh Penguins	2-year	Free agency	^[109]
	Josh Jacobs	St. Louis Blues	1-year	Free agency	^[110]
	Jonas Johansson	Tampa Bay Lightning	2-year	Free agency	^[111]
	Erik Johnson	Buffalo Sabres	1-year	Free agency	^[112]
	Mikhail Maltsev	Los Angeles Kings	1-year	Free agency	^[113]
	Matt Nieto	Pittsburgh Penguins	2-year	Free agency	^[114]
July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02)	Evan Rodrigues	Florida Panthers	4-year	Free agency	^[115]
July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03)	Charles Hudon	Ontario Reign (AHL)	2-year	Free agency	^[116]
July 18, 2023 (2023-07-18)	Denis Malgin	ZSC Lions (NL)	5-year	Free agency	^[117]
August 18, 2023 (2023-08-18)	Ryan Merkley	Kunlun Red Star (KHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[118]
September 13, 2023 (2023-09-13)	Keith Kinkaid	New Jersey Devils	1-year	Free agency	^[119]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)	Bowen Byram	2-year	^[120]
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)	Andrew Cogliano	1-year	^[121]
July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02)	Justus Annunen	1-year	^[122]
July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02)	Jack Johnson	1-year	^[123]
July 17, 2023 (2023-07-17)	Ross Colton	4-year	^[124]
July 25, 2023 (2023-07-25)	Nikolai Kovalenko	2-year†	^[125]
July 26, 2023 (2023-07-26)	Ben Meyers	1-year	^[126]
August 18, 2023 (2023-08-18)	Matt Stienburg	2-year†	^[127]
October 6, 2023 (2023-10-06)	Saige Weinstein	3-year†	^[128]
October 13, 2023 (2023-10-13)	Devon Toews	7-year‡	^[129]
November 12, 2023 (2023-11-12)	Joel Kiviranta	1-year	^[130]
March 5, 2024 (2024-03-05)	Ivan Ivan	2-year‡	^[131]
March 7, 2024 (2024-03-07)	Jeremy Hanzel	3-year†	^[132]
March 26, 2024 (2024-03-26)	Justus Annunen	2-year	^[133]

Draft picks

Below are the Avalanche's selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 to 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

Round	#	Player	Pos.	Nationality	Team (League)
1	27	Calum Ritchie	C	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
1	31	Mikhail Gulyayev	D	Russia	Avangard Omsk (KHL)
5	155	Nikita Ishimnikov	D	Russia	JHC Avto (MHL)
6	187	Jeremy Hanzel	D	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
7	219	Maros Jedlicka	C	Slovakia	HKM Zvolen (Slovak Extraliga)

References

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v t e Colorado Avalanche
Formerly the Quebec Nordiques Founded in 1972 Based in Denver, Colorado
Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks expansion draft Seasons Current season
History	Records Award winners Retired numbers Broadcasters
Personnel	Owner(s) Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (Stan Kroenke, chairman) General manager Chris MacFarland Head coach Jared Bednar Team captain Gabriel Landeskog Current roster
Arenas	McNichols Sports Arena Ball Arena
Rivalries	Detroit Red Wings
Affiliates	AHL Colorado Eagles ECHL Utah Grizzlies
Media	TV Altitude Sports and Entertainment Radio KKSE-FM
Culture and lore	Colorado Rockies (NHL) Quebec Nordiques Bernie Howler Frozen Fury Todd Bertuzzi–Steve Moore incident Avalanche–Red Wings brawl "Stanley's Cup" (South Park) 2016 NHL Stadium Series 2020 NHL Stadium Series NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe "All the Small Things" Alan Roach
Category Commons

v t e Colorado Avalanche seasons
Pre-1995	Quebec Nordiques
1990s	1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

v t e 2023–24 NHL season
Pacific	Anaheim Calgary Edmonton Los Angeles San Jose Seattle Vancouver Vegas
Central	Arizona Chicago Colorado Dallas Minnesota Nashville St. Louis Winnipeg
Atlantic	Boston Buffalo Detroit Florida Montreal Ottawa Tampa Bay Toronto
Metropolitan	Carolina Columbus New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington
See also	Entry draft Heritage Classic Winter Classic All-Star Game Stadium Series Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals Transactions Three Star Awards Suspensions and fines