What league does Colorado Avalanche play in?

Colorado Avalanche play in the NHL.

When was Colorado Avalanche founded?

Colorado Avalanche was founded in 1995 in Denver, CO, USA, USA.

Where is Colorado Avalanche based?

Colorado Avalanche is based in Denver, CO, USA.

Who is the head coach of Colorado Avalanche?

The head coach of Colorado Avalanche is Jared Bednar.

Who is the captain of Colorado Avalanche?

The captain of Colorado Avalanche is Gabriel Landeskog.

What arena does Colorado Avalanche play in?

Colorado Avalanche play their home games at Ball Arena in Denver, CO, USA.

Who is the general manager of Colorado Avalanche?

The general manager of Colorado Avalanche is Chris MacFarland.

What are the team colors of Colorado Avalanche?

The team colors of Colorado Avalanche are Burgundy + Steel Blue + Black + Silver + White.

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2025-2026 Colorado Avalanche Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	CTRCT
GOALTENDERS
	#39	Mackenzie Blackwood (G)	29	1996	Thunder Bay, ON, CAN	193	102	L	29/30
	#41	Scott Wedgewood (G)	33	1992	Brampton, ON, CAN	188	91	L	26/27
DEFENSEMEN
	#37	Nick Blankenburg (D)	27	1998	Washington, MI, USA	175	80	R	25/26
	#84	Brent Burns (D)	41	1985	Barrie, ON, CAN	195	104	R	25/26
	#27	Brett Kulak (D)	32	1994	Edmonton, AB, CAN	188	87	L	25/26
	#8	Cale Makar (D)"A"	27	1998	Calgary, AB, CAN	183	85	R	26/27
	#70	Sam Malinski (D)	27	1998	Lakeville, MN, USA	180	86	R	29/30
	#42	Josh Manson (D)	34	1991	Hinsdale, IL, USA	190	99	R	27/28
	#7	Devon Toews (D)"A"	32	1994	Abbotsford, BC, CAN	185	87	L	30/31
FORWARDS
	#93	Zakhar Bardakov (C/LW)	25	2001	Seversk, RUS	188	90	L	25/26
	#20	Ross Colton (C/W)	29	1996	Robbinsville, NJ, USA	183	88	L	26/27
	#18	Jack Drury (C/LW)	26	2000	New York, NY, USA	180	85	L	25/26
	#91	Nazem Kadri (C/LW)	35	1990	London, ON, CAN	183	84	L	28/29
	#17	Parker Kelly (C/LW)	26	1999	Camrose, AB, CAN	185	84	L	29/30
	#94	Joel Kiviranta (LW/RW)	30	1996	Vantaa, FIN	180	84	L	25/26
	#92	Gabriel Landeskog (LW/RW)"C"	33	1992	Stockholm, SWE	184	98	L	28/29
	#62	Artturi Lehkonen (LW/RW)	30	1995	Piikkiö, FIN	181	81	L	26/27
	#29	Nathan MacKinnon (C/RW)"A"	30	1995	Halifax, NS, CAN	183	91	R	30/31
	#88	Martin Nečas (C/RW)	27	1999	Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE	188	88	R	33/34
	#11	Brock Nelson (C/LW)"A"	34	1991	Warroad, MN, USA	193	93	L	27/28
	#13	Valeri Nichushkin (RW/LW)	31	1995	Chelyabinsk, RUS	194	95	L	29/30
	#25	Logan O'Connor (RW/C)	29	1996	Missouri City, TX, USA	183	79	R	30/31
	#10	Nicolas Roy (C/RW)	29	1997	Amos, QC, CAN	193	91	R	26/27

Position: G: 2, D: 7, F: 14Av Age: 30.26 yearsAv Ht: 185.87 cmAv Wt: 89.22 kgCompare with other teams »

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2025-2026 Colorado Avalanche Staff

Head CoachJared Bednar
Asst. CoachDave Hakstol
Asst. CoachNolan Pratt
Goaltending CoachJussi Parkkila
General ManagerChris MacFarland
Asst. General ManagerKevin McDonald
Asst. General ManagerAndrew Wilson
Team ManagerErin DeGraff
Amateur ScoutMike Battaglia
Amateur ScoutJérôme Mésonéro
Amateur ScoutAndrei Plekhanov
Amateur ScoutBrad Smith
Amateur ScoutBoris Yemelyanov
AnalystJetson Ku
AnalystLiam McBain
AnalystDavid Wood

2025-2026 Colorado Avalanche Captains

"C"

Gabriel Landeskog

"A"

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Colorado Avalanche Facts

Plays in: National Hockey League
Team Colors: Burgundy + Steel Blue + Black + Silver + White
Town: Denver, CO, USA Map
Founded: 1995

2025-2026 Colorado Avalanche Roster Facts

Nationalities

12 players
5 players
2 players
2 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Colorado Avalanche: 5 328 GP
NHL: 12 454 GP
WC: 208 GP
OG: 56 GP
SHL: 140 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 17 GP
Liiga: 357 GP
KHL: 313 GP
Czechia: 65 GP
AHL: 1 712 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Ball Arena
Location: Denver, CO, USA
Capacity: 17 809
Construction Year: 1999

Colorado Avalanche Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
02/04/2026 24:30 UTC	Colorado Avalanche	Vancouver Canucks	-	NHL
31/03/2026 24:30 UTC	Colorado Avalanche	Calgary Flames	-	NHL
28/03/2026 23:00 UTC	Colorado Avalanche	Winnipeg Jets	2 - 4	NHL
27/03/2026 24:00 UTC	Winnipeg Jets	Colorado Avalanche	2 - 3	NHL
24/03/2026 23:00 UTC	Pittsburgh Penguins	Colorado Avalanche	2 - 6	NHL

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Colorado Avalanche History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	NHL	69	40	13	-	6	10	257	175	102	1.48	1	-
2024-2025	NHL	82	40	29	-	9	4	277	234	102	1.24	5	Conference QF loss
2023-2024	NHL	82	42	25	-	8	7	304	254	107	1.3	4	Conference SF loss
2022-2023	NHL	82	36	24	-	15	7	280	226	109	1.33	3	Conference QF loss
2021-2022	NHL	82	46	19	-	10	7	312	234	119	1.45	1	Champion
2020-2021	NHL	56	39	13	-	-	4	197	133	82	1.46	1	Conference SF loss
2019-2020	NHL	70	42	20	-	-	8	237	191	92	1.31	3	Conference SF loss
2018-2019	NHL	82	38	30	-	-	14	260	246	90	1.1	17	Conference SF loss
2017-2018	NHL	82	43	30	-	-	9	257	237	95	1.16	17	Conference QF loss
2016-2017	NHL	82	22	56	-	-	4	166	278	48	0.59	30	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	NHL	82	39	39	-	-	4	216	240	82	1	21	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	NHL	82	39	31	-	-	12	219	227	90	1.1	21	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	NHL	82	52	22	-	-	8	250	220	112	1.37	3	Conference QF loss
2012-2013	NHL	48	16	25	-	-	7	116	152	39	0.81	29	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	NHL	82	41	35	-	-	6	208	220	88	1.07	20	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	NHL	82	30	44	-	-	8	227	288	68	0.83	29	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	NHL	82	43	30	-	-	9	244	233	95	1.16	12	Conference QF loss
2008-2009	NHL	82	32	45	-	-	5	199	257	69	0.84	28	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	NHL	82	44	31	-	-	7	231	219	95	1.16	10	Conference SF loss
2006-2007	NHL	82	44	31	-	-	7	272	251	95	1.16	14	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	NHL	82	43	30	-	-	9	283	257	95	1.16	13	Conference SF loss
2003-2004	NHL	82	40	22	13	-	7	236	198	100	1.22	10	Conference SF loss
2002-2003	NHL	82	42	19	13	-	8	251	194	105	1.28	7	Conference QF loss
2001-2002	NHL	82	45	28	8	-	1	212	169	99	1.21	4	Conference Final loss
2000-2001	NHL	82	52	16	10	-	4	270	192	118	1.44	1	Champion
1999-2000	NHL	82	42	28	11	-	1	233	201	96	1.17	9	Conference Final loss
1998-1999	NHL	82	44	28	10	-	-	239	205	98	1.2	4	Conference Final loss
1997-1998	NHL	82	39	26	17	-	-	231	205	95	1.16	7	Conference QF loss
1996-1997	NHL	82	49	24	9	-	-	277	205	107	1.3	1	Conference Final loss
1995-1996	NHL	82	47	25	10	-	-	326	240	104	1.27	2	Champion

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Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

2022 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Mikko Rantanen - Nathan MacKinnon - Artturi Lehkonen
Gabriel Landeskog - Nazem Kadri - Valeri Nichushkin
Alex Newhook - J.T. Compher - André Burakovsky
Andrew Cogliano - Darren Helm - Logan O'Connor

Devon Toews - Cale Makar
Bowen Byram - Erik Johnson
Jack Johnson - Josh Manson

Darcy Kuemper
(Pavel Francouz)

2001 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Alex Tanguay - Joe Sakic - Milan Hejduk
Chris Drury - Peter Forsberg - Ville Nieminen
Shjon Podein - Stéphane Yelle - Éric Messier
Dave Reid/Chris Dingman - Steven Reinprecht - Dan Hinote

Ray Bourque - Adam Foote
Martin Škoula - Rob Blake
Greg de Vries - Jon Klemm

Patrick Roy
(David Aebischer)

1996 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Valeri Kamensky - Peter Forsberg - Claude Lemieux
Adam Deadmarsh - Joe Sakic - Scott Young
Troy Murray/Dave Hannan - Stéphane Yelle - Mike Keane
Chris Simon - Mike Ricci - René Corbet/Warren Rychel

Andrei Gusarov - Adam Foote
Sandis Ozolinsh - Uwe Krupp
Sylvain Lefebvre - Curtis Leschyshyn/Jon Klemm

Patrick Roy
(Stéphane Fiset)