Avalanche 2023 first-round pick Mikhail Gulyayev has spent his entire career in his native Russia to date. He’s looking to change that by making his NHL debut at the tail end of the 2025-26 campaign, he told Sergey Demidov of RG. Now 20, Gulyayev was always one of the most high-ceiling offensive options among blueliners in the 2023 class. The lefty has to work to overcome his … [Read more...] about Avalanche’s Mikhail Gulyayev Aiming For NHL Debut This Season
Prospect Notes: Behrens, Wassilyn, Bourque
The Colorado Avalanche have received a bit of good news in the quietest days of summer. Defense prospect Sean Behrens shared that he’s been fully cleared to participate in the team’s rookie tournament with Meghan Angley of Guerilla Sports. Behrens missed all but two games of last season after sustaining a knee injury in an October practice scrimmage. The first-year pro only … [Read more...] about Prospect Notes: Behrens, Wassilyn, Bourque
Logan O’Connor’s Injury Recovery Faster Than Expected
The Colorado Avalanche are getting some good news from one of their better bottom-six players. According to AJ Haefele of the DNVR Avalanche podcast, Logan O’Connor’s recovery from surgery is going ahead of schedule. He posits that O’Connor should only miss between 10 and 16 games, which would forecast his return to early November, nearly a month earlier than expected.[SOURCE … [Read more...] about Logan O’Connor’s Injury Recovery Faster Than Expected
Avalanche Sign Victor Olofsson
Aug. 20: Olofsson’s deal will pay him $1.575MM this season, PuckPedia reports. The team quickly confirmed his signing. Aug. 19: According to a report from PuckPedia, the Colorado Avalanche are zeroing in on a one-year deal with unrestricted free agent forward Victor Olofsson. Olofsson represented one of the few remaining quality scoring options on the free agent market. It’ll … [Read more...] about Avalanche Sign Victor Olofsson
Morning Notes: Red Wings, Stenberg, Funck
The biggest training camp storyline for the Red Wings will be who begins the season as their top line left wing next to Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond. They’ve had a revolving door there for the first four years of the latter’s career, and it doesn’t look like that will be changing anytime soon. To that end, Max Bultman of The Athletic explored that topic today. Their most … [Read more...] about Morning Notes: Red Wings, Stenberg, Funck