Prospects & draft
Colorado Avalanche
10-6-222 PTS3rd in the Central divisionNHL
Playoff odds
96%
Power play
23.3 %
Penalty kill
78.2 %
Goals per game
4.00
Goals against
3.06
Faceoffs
49.1 %
Prospect rankings
Scout Report Center →“Value”: expected WAR from age 21 to 26, from his draft slot, his output translated into NHL points (NHLe), his age and his NHL games. “Potential”: his ceiling, on the scouts' 20-80 scale. “Rank”: his place among all 32 teams' prospects.
| Rank | Prospect | League | NHLe /82 | Value | Potential | NHL prob. | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Calum RitchieC · 22 yrs · 2023, #27 | AHL3 games | 38 | 4.2 | 70First line or top pair | 79 % | 96 |
| 107 | Egor ShilovC · 18 yrs · 2026, #43 | QMJHL63 games | 29 | 2.6 | 60Top six or top four | 51 % | 89 |
| 120 | Ilya NabokovG · 24 yrs · 2024, #38 | KHL38 games | — | 3.7 | 60Top six or top four | 10 % | 97 |
| 248 | Beckett HamiltonC · 19 yrs · 2026, #74 | WHL67 games | 21 | 1.2 | 45Depth player | 26 % | 75 |
| 316 | Francesco Dell'ElceD · 21 yrs · 2025, #77 | NCAA36 games | 18 | 0.5 | 40Depth player | 17 % | 78 |
| 328 | Mikhail GulyayevD · 21 yrs · 2023, #31 | KHL54 games | 3 | 0.5 | 40Depth player | 16 % | 78 |
| 354 | Will ZellersL · 20 yrs · 2024, #76 | NCAA38 games | 28 | 0.7 | 35Fringe | 16 % | 64 |
| 463 | Nikita PrishchepovC · 23 yrs · 2024, #217 | AHL22 games | 21 | 0.4 | 25Limited NHL upside | 13 % | 56 |
| 467 | Christian HumphreysC · 21 yrs · 2024, #215 | OHL63 games | 32 | 0.3 | 25Limited NHL upside | 12 % | 51 |
| 507 | Shawn CarrierL · 20 yrs · 2026, #195 | QMJHL61 games | 24 | 0.1 | 25Limited NHL upside | 8 % | 45 |
| 577 | Sean BehrensD · 24 yrs · 2021, #61 | AHL55 games | 16 | 0.1 | 20Limited NHL upside | 7 % | 52 |
| 593 | Linus FunckD · 19 yrs · 2025, #118 | OHL65 games | 8 | 0.1 | 20Limited NHL upside | 6 % | 57 |
| 600 | Ondrej RumlD · 19 yrs · 2026, #214 | OHL66 games | 10 | 0.1 | 20Limited NHL upside | 6 % | 53 |
| 757 | Maros JedlickaC · 24 yrs · 2023, #219 | AHL46 games | 9 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 761 | Jake FisherC · 22 yrs · 2024, #121 | NCAA43 games | 14 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 772 | Maxmilian CurranC · 20 yrs · 2024, #161 | WHL31 games | 30 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 816 | Nolan RoedC · 21 yrs · 2025, #214 | NCAA36 games | 16 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 40 |
| 867 | Nikita IshimnikovD · 21 yrs · 2023, #155 | KHL25 games | 4 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 44 |
| 868 | Chris RomaineD · 23 yrs · 2022, #193 | NCAA18 games | 0 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 44 |
| 961 | Tory PitnerD · 21 yrs · 2024, #185 | NCAA6 games | 5 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 44 |
| 989 | Axel ElofssonD · 18 yrs · 2026, #128 | SHL6 games | 0 | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 44 |
| 991 | Cole TuminaroD · 20 yrs · 2026, #140 | — | — | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 44 |
| 994 | Theodore LechnerD · 18 yrs · 2026, #152 | — | — | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 5 % | 44 |
| 1011 | Tobias TvrznikG · 19 yrs · 2026, #126 | WHL39 games | — | 0.7 | 20Limited NHL upside | 4 % | 55 |
| 1013 | Louka CloutierG · 20 yrs · 2024, #132 | NCAA33 games | — | 0.7 | 20Limited NHL upside | 4 % | 54 |
| 1017 | Ivan YuninG · 20 yrs · 2024, #137 | — | — | 0.6 | 20Limited NHL upside | 3 % | 51 |
| 1084 | Alexandre RaymondG · 19 yrs · 2026, #215 | QMJHL18 games | — | 0.0 | 20Limited NHL upside | 0 % | 25 |
Prospects (10)
Andrei
Buyalsky
CAge : 26Shoots : L
Taylor
Makar
LAge : 25Shoots : L
#16
Sampo
Ranta
LAge : 26Shoots : L
#75
Sean
Behrens
DAge : 23Shoots : L
#2
Sergei
Boikov
DAge : 30Shoots : L
#42
Mikhail
Gulyayev
DAge : 21Shoots : L
Nikita
Ishimnikov
DAge : 21Shoots : R
Keaton
Middleton
DAge : 28Shoots : L
#67
Chris
Romaine
DAge : 22Shoots : R
Shamil
Shmakov
GAge : 27Catches : L
Upcoming draft picks
The NHL does not publish who owns picks in future drafts. The picks below come from our own hand-maintained table: anything not entered there does not show up.Allocation par défaut (échanges non vérifiés)
Draft
2026
| Overall | Round | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 2 | Egor ShilovC(STL-PIT-CBJ-COL) | — |
| 74 | 3 | Beckett HamiltonC(NSH-COL) | — |
| 126 | 4 | Tobias TvrznikG | — |
| 128 | 4 | Axel ElofssonD(CAR-COL) | — |
| 140 | 5 | Cole TuminaroD(NJD-COL) | — |
| 152 | 5 | Theodore LechnerD(BOS-COL) | — |
| 195 | 7 | Shawn CarrierLW(NYR-NSH-COL) | — |
| 214 | 7 | Ondrej RumlD(PIT-COL) | — |
| 215 | 7 | Alexandre RaymondG(OTT-COL) | — |
2025
| Overall | Round | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | 3 | Francesco Dell'elceD(CBJ-COL) | — |
| 118 | 4 | Linus FunckD | — |
| 214 | 7 | Nolan RoedC | — |
2024
| Overall | Round | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 2 | Ilya NabokovG(UTA-COL) | — |
| 76 | 3 | William ZellersLW(BUF-COL) | — |
| 121 | 4 | Jake FisherC | — |
| 132 | 5 | Louka CloutierG(ANA-COL) | — |
| 137 | 5 | Ivan YuninG(SEA-COL) | — |
| 161 | 5 | Maxmilian CurranC(FLA-BUF-COL) | — |
| 185 | 6 | Tory PitnerD | — |
| 215 | 7 | Christian HumphreysC(NSH-NJD-COL) | — |
| 217 | 7 | Nikita PrishchepovC | — |