List of Colorado Avalanche draft picks
This is a complete list of ice hockey players who were drafted in the National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche franchise. It includes every player who was drafted, regardless of if he ever played for the team. The Colorado Avalanche franchise was originally founded in Quebec, Canada, with the name Quebec Nordiques. In 1995, the franchise moved to Denver, Colorado, and since then has won 2 Stanley Cups.
Key
Played at least one game in the NHL
General
Pos |
Position |
RS |
NHL regular season games played with Avalanche |
PO |
NHL post season games played with Avalanche |
SC |
Stanley Cup with Avalanche |
|
Draft picks
This list does not include data from the Quebec Nordiques (WHA & NHL). All the players that are part of the current Colorado Avalanche roster are in bold. List complete as of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and data correct as of the end of the 2010–11 NHL season.
|
Nat |
Pos |
Draft |
Rnd |
Pick |
RS[1] |
PO[2] |
SC |
Denis, Marc |
|
G |
1995 |
1 |
25 |
28 |
|
|
Beaudoin, Nic |
|
LW |
1995 |
2 |
51 |
|
|
|
Tripp, John |
|
RW |
1995 |
3 |
77 |
|
|
|
Kallio, Tomi |
|
LW |
1995 |
4 |
81 |
|
|
|
Johnson, Brent |
|
G |
1995 |
5 |
129 |
|
|
|
Cirjak, John |
|
RW |
1995 |
6 |
155 |
|
|
|
Smith, Dan |
|
D |
1995 |
7 |
181 |
15 |
|
|
Hirvonen, Tomi |
|
C |
1995 |
8 |
207 |
|
|
|
George, Chris |
|
RW |
1995 |
9 |
228 |
|
|
|
Ratchuk, Peter |
|
D |
1996 |
1 |
25 |
|
|
|
Babenko, Yuri |
|
C |
1996 |
2 |
51 |
3 |
|
|
Parrish, Mark |
|
LW |
1996 |
3 |
79 |
|
|
|
Storey, Ben |
|
D |
1996 |
4 |
98 |
|
|
|
Petruk, Randy |
|
G |
1996 |
4 |
107 |
|
|
|
Curtin, Luke |
|
LW |
1996 |
5 |
134 |
|
|
|
Willsie, Brian |
|
RW |
1996 |
6 |
146 |
115 |
10 |
|
Fischer, Kai |
|
G |
1996 |
6 |
160 |
|
|
|
Hinote, Dan |
|
RW |
1996 |
7 |
167 |
353 |
69 |
2001 |
Pahlsson, Samuel |
|
C |
1996 |
7 |
176 |
|
|
|
Pylner, Roman |
|
C |
1996 |
7 |
188 |
|
|
|
Scorsune, Matthew |
|
D |
1996 |
8 |
214 |
|
|
|
Clark, Justin |
|
RW |
1996 |
9 |
240 |
|
|
|
Grimes, Kevin |
|
D |
1997 |
1 |
26 |
|
|
|
Belak, Graham |
|
[3] |
1997 |
2 |
53 |
|
|
|
Berry, Rick |
|
D |
1997 |
3 |
55 |
76 |
|
|
Nieminen, Ville |
|
LW |
1997 |
3 |
78 |
104 |
23 |
2001 |
Larsen, Brad |
|
LW |
1997 |
4 |
87 |
92 |
21 |
|
Miskovich, Aaron |
|
W |
1997 |
5 |
133 |
|
|
|
Aebischer, David |
|
G |
1997 |
6 |
161 |
174 |
13 |
2001 |
Schmidt, Doug |
|
D |
1997 |
8 |
217 |
|
|
|
Kidney, Kyle |
|
LW |
1997 |
9 |
243 |
|
|
|
Lafleur, Stephen |
|
D |
1997 |
9 |
245 |
|
|
|
Tanguay, Alex |
|
C |
1998 |
1 |
12 |
450 |
83 |
2001 |
Skoula, Martin |
|
D |
1998 |
1 |
17 |
383 |
68 |
2001 |
Regehr, Robyn |
[4] |
D |
1998 |
1 |
19 |
|
|
|
Parker, Scott |
|
RW |
1998 |
1 |
20 |
237 |
5 |
2001 |
Abid, Ramzi |
|
LW |
1998 |
2 |
28 |
|
|
|
Sauve, Philippe |
|
G |
1998 |
2 |
38 |
17 |
|
|
Moore, Steve |
|
C |
1998 |
2 |
53 |
69 |
|
|
Lazarev, Yevgeny |
|
W |
1998 |
3 |
79 |
|
|
|
Timmons, K.C. |
|
LW |
1998 |
5 |
141 |
|
|
|
Ryazantsev, Alex |
|
D |
1998 |
6 |
167 |
|
|
|
Kuleshov, Mikhail |
|
LW |
1999 |
1 |
25 |
3 |
|
|
Grenier, Martin |
|
D |
1999 |
2 |
45 |
|
|
|
Radivojevic, Branko |
|
RW |
1999 |
3 |
93 |
|
|
|
Lindstrom, Sanny |
|
D |
1999 |
4 |
112 |
|
|
|
Kovac, Kristian |
|
RW |
1999 |
4 |
122 |
|
|
|
Magnuson, William |
|
D |
1999 |
5 |
142 |
|
|
|
Krestanovich, Jordan |
|
LW |
1999 |
5 |
152 |
22 |
|
|
Lovdahl, Anders |
|
C |
1999 |
6 |
158 |
|
|
|
Hahl, Riku |
|
C |
1999 |
6 |
183 |
92 |
34 |
|
Vrbata, Radim |
|
RW |
1999 |
7 |
212 |
118 |
9 |
|
Finger, Jeff |
|
D |
1999 |
8 |
240 |
94 |
5 |
|
Nedorost, Vaclav |
|
C |
2000 |
1 |
14 |
69 |
|
|
Aulin, Jared |
|
C |
2000 |
2 |
47 |
|
|
|
Soin, Sergei |
|
C |
2000 |
2 |
50 |
|
|
|
Saviels, Agris |
|
D |
2000 |
2 |
63 |
|
|
|
Sauer, Kurt |
|
D |
2000 |
3 |
88 |
153 |
22 |
|
Kliazmine, Sergei |
|
LW |
2000 |
3 |
92 |
|
|
|
Fahey, Brian |
|
D |
2000 |
4 |
119 |
|
|
|
Liles, John-Michael |
|
D |
2000 |
5 |
159 |
523 |
36 |
|
Bahen, Chris |
|
D |
2000 |
6 |
189 |
|
|
|
Molnar, Aaron |
|
G |
2000 |
7 |
221 |
|
|
|
Bootland, Darryl |
|
RW |
2000 |
8 |
252 |
|
|
|
Kotary, Sean |
|
C |
2000 |
9 |
266 |
|
|
|
Ward, Blake |
|
G |
2000 |
9 |
285 |
|
|
|
Budaj, Peter |
|
G |
2001 |
2 |
63 |
242 |
4 |
|
Bois, Danny |
|
RW |
2001 |
3 |
97 |
|
|
|
King, Colt |
|
LW |
2001 |
4 |
130 |
|
|
|
Skladany, Frantisek |
|
LW |
2001 |
5 |
143 |
|
|
|
McCormick, Cody |
|
C |
2001 |
5 |
144 |
190 |
4 |
|
Viitanen, Mikko |
|
D |
2001 |
5 |
149 |
|
|
|
Emond, Pierre-Luc |
|
C |
2001 |
5 |
165 |
|
|
|
Horvath, Scott |
|
RW |
2001 |
6 |
184 |
|
|
|
Stephens, Charlie |
|
C |
2001 |
6 |
196 |
8 |
|
|
Svatos, Marek |
|
RW |
2001 |
7 |
227 |
316 |
14 |
|
Johansson, Jonas |
|
RW |
2002 |
1 |
28 |
|
|
|
Boychuk, Johnny |
|
D |
2002 |
2 |
61 |
4 |
|
|
Lundberg, Eric |
|
D |
2002 |
3 |
94 |
|
|
|
Kalteva, Mikko |
|
D |
2002 |
4 |
107 |
|
|
|
Gilbert, Tom |
|
D |
2002 |
4 |
129 |
|
|
|
Weiman, Tyler |
|
G |
2002 |
5 |
164 |
1 |
|
|
Christie, Taylor |
|
D |
2002 |
6 |
195 |
|
|
|
Steeves, Ryan |
|
C/RW |
2002 |
7 |
227 |
|
|
|
Shemetov, Sergei |
|
FW |
2002 |
8 |
258 |
|
|
|
Collins, Sean |
|
FW |
2002 |
9 |
289 |
|
|
|
Liffiton, David |
|
D |
2003 |
2 |
63 |
4 |
|
|
Svagrovsky, David |
|
RW |
2003 |
4 |
131 |
|
|
|
McCutcheon, Mark |
|
C |
2003 |
5 |
146 |
|
|
|
Richardson, Brad |
|
C |
2003 |
5 |
163 |
136 |
9 |
|
Videll, Linus |
|
W |
2003 |
7 |
204 |
|
|
|
Hemingway, Brett |
|
FW |
2003 |
7 |
225 |
|
|
|
Yacboski, Darryl |
|
[5] |
2003 |
8 |
257 |
|
|
|
Jones, David |
|
RW |
2003 |
9 |
288 |
167 |
10 |
|
Wolski, Wojtek |
[6] |
LW |
2004 |
1 |
21 |
302 |
15 |
|
Oreskovich, Victor |
|
RW |
2004 |
2 |
55 |
|
|
|
Parshin, Denis |
|
W |
2004 |
3 |
72 |
|
|
|
Demen-Willaume, Richard |
|
D |
2004 |
5 |
154 |
|
|
|
Peltier, Derek |
|
D |
2004 |
6 |
184 |
14 |
|
|
Keserich, Ian |
|
G |
2004 |
7 |
215 |
|
|
|
Yip, Brandon |
|
RW |
2004 |
8 |
239 |
103 |
6 |
|
Corbin, J. D. |
|
LW |
2004 |
8 |
249 |
|
|
|
McClellan, Stephen |
|
D |
2004 |
9 |
281 |
|
|
|
Stoa, Ryan |
|
C |
2005 |
2 |
34 |
37 |
1 |
|
Stastny, Paul |
[7] |
C |
2005 |
2 |
44 |
348 |
15 |
|
Fritsche, Tom |
|
LW |
2005 |
2 |
47 |
|
|
|
Durand, Chris |
|
C |
2005 |
2 |
52 |
|
|
|
Hensick, T. J. |
|
C |
2005 |
3 |
88 |
99 |
2 |
|
Macias, Raymond |
|
D |
2005 |
4 |
124 |
8 |
|
|
Lynch, Jason |
|
D |
2005 |
6 |
166 |
|
|
|
Mercier, Justin |
|
C |
2005 |
6 |
168 |
9 |
|
|
Cumiskey, Kyle |
|
D |
2005 |
7 |
222 |
135 |
6 |
|
Stewart, Chris |
|
RW |
2006 |
1 |
18 |
166 |
6 |
|
Williams, Nigel |
|
D |
2006 |
2 |
51 |
|
|
|
Burki, Codey |
|
C |
2006 |
2 |
56 |
|
|
|
Carman, Michael |
|
C |
2006 |
3 |
81 |
|
|
|
Montgomery, Kevin |
|
D |
2006 |
4 |
110 |
|
|
|
Sauer, Billy |
|
G |
2006 |
7 |
201 |
|
|
|
Shattenkirk, Kevin |
|
D |
2007 |
1 |
14 |
46 |
|
|
Cohen, Colby |
|
D |
2007 |
2 |
45 |
3 |
|
|
Cann, Trevor |
|
G |
2007 |
2 |
49 |
|
|
|
Galiardi, TJ |
[8] |
LW |
2007 |
2 |
55 |
116 |
6 |
|
Malone, Brad |
|
C |
2007 |
4 |
105 |
|
|
|
Patterson, Kent |
|
G |
2007 |
4 |
113 |
|
|
|
Carey, Paul |
|
C |
2007 |
5 |
135 |
|
|
|
Hellgren, Jens |
|
D |
2007 |
6 |
155 |
|
|
|
Alcen, Johan |
|
W |
2007 |
7 |
195 |
|
|
|
Gaunce, Cameron |
|
D |
2008 |
2 |
50 |
11 |
|
|
Delmas, Peter |
|
G |
2008 |
2 |
61 |
|
|
|
Tessier, Kelsey |
|
C |
2008 |
4 |
110 |
|
|
|
Olver, Mark |
|
C |
2008 |
5 |
140 |
18 |
|
|
Chouinard, Joel |
|
D |
2008 |
6 |
167 |
|
|
|
Holos, Jonas |
|
D |
2008 |
6 |
170 |
39 |
|
|
Condon, Nathan |
|
C |
2008 |
7 |
200 |
|
|
|
Duchene, Matt |
|
C |
2009 |
1 |
3 |
161 |
6 |
|
O'Reilly, Ryan |
|
C |
2009 |
2 |
33 |
155 |
6 |
|
Elliott, Stefan |
|
D |
2009 |
2 |
49 |
|
|
|
Barrie, Tyson |
|
D |
2009 |
3 |
64 |
|
|
|
Kieran Millan |
|
G |
2009 |
5 |
124 |
|
|
|
Maxwell, Brandon |
|
G |
2009 |
6 |
154 |
|
|
|
Young, Gus |
|
D |
2009 |
7 |
184 |
|
|
|
Hishon, Joey |
|
C |
2010 |
1 |
17 |
|
|
|
Pickard, Calvin |
|
G |
2010 |
2 |
49 |
|
|
|
Bournival, Michael |
|
C |
2010 |
3 |
71 |
|
|
|
Silas, Stephen |
|
D |
2010 |
4 |
95 |
|
|
|
Aittokallio, Sami |
|
G |
2010 |
4 |
107 |
|
|
|
Rutkowski, Troy |
|
D |
2010 |
5 |
137 |
|
|
|
Walker, Luke |
|
RW |
2010 |
5 |
139 |
|
|
|
Moffat, Luke |
|
C |
2010 |
7 |
197 |
|
|
|
Landeskog, Gabriel |
|
LW |
2011 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
Siemens, Duncan |
|
D |
2011 |
1 |
11 |
|
|
|
Nermark, Joachim |
|
C |
2011 |
4 |
93 |
|
|
|
Meurs, Garrett |
|
C |
2011 |
5 |
123 |
|
|
|
Beaupre, Gabriel |
|
D |
2011 |
6 |
153 |
|
|
|
Donnelly, Dillon |
|
D |
2011 |
7 |
183 |
|
|
|
See also
References
- ^ NHL regular season games played for the Colorado Avalanche.
- ^ NHL playoff games played for the Colorado Avalanche.
- ^ NHL Entry Draft 2007 Media Guide lists player as a defenseman. HockeyDB.com and Hockeyfights.com list player as a right wing.
- ^ Born in Brazil.
- ^ NHL Entry Draft Media Guide lists player as a defenseman. HockeyDB.com and Hockeyfights.com list player as a left wing.
- ^ Wojtek Wolski was born in Poland, but plays for the Canadian national ice hockey team.
- ^ Paul Stastny has both Canadian and American citizenship, but plays for the American national ice hockey team.
- ^ TJ Galiardi has both Canadian and American citizenship, but plays for the American national ice hockey team.