COLORADO AVALANCHE

Former Collegians

3 – Jack Johnson – Michigan (2005-07)

• The CCHA’s Best Offensive Defenseman in 2007
• First-team All-American in 2007
• Teammates included Matt Hunwick, Kevin Porter, Andrew Cogliano, Andrew Ebbett, Chris Summers, Steve Kampfer

7 – Devon Toews – Quinnipiac (2013-16)

• Second-team All-ECAC Hockey as a junior
• Teammates included Matthew Peca, Connor Clifton

8 – Cale Makar – Massachusetts (2017-19)

• Hobey Baker Award winner as a sophomore, leading his team to the NCAA title game
• Hockey East Player of the Year and first-team all-conference as a sophomore
• Finished third nationally in scoring, one point behind the co-leaders
• As a freshman was third-team All-Hockey East and an All-Rookie Team selection
• Teammates included Mario Ferraro

9 – Zach Parise – North Dakota (2002-04)

• Hobey Baker Award finalist in each of his two NCAA seasons
• Earned first-team All-America honors as a sophomore
• Third-team All-WCHA and WCHA All-Rookie as a freshman
• Teammates included Matt Greene, Drew Stafford, Chris Porter, Matt Smaby, David Hale, Brandon Bochenski
• Won gold medal with Team USA and was named tourney MVP at 2004 World Juniors
• Son of former NHL forward J.P. Parise

11 – Andrew Cogliano – Michigan (2005-07)

• CCHA All-Rookie Team as a freshman
• Teammates included Jack Johnson, Matt Hunwick, Kevin Porter, Steve Kampfer

12 – Brandon Duhaime – Providence (2016-19)

• Teammates included Jake Walman, Vincent Desharnais, Jacob Bryson, Tyce Thompson

14 – Chris Wagner – Colgate (2010-12)

• Second-team All-ECAC selection in 2012
• Top five nationally in assists as a sophomore

17 – Brad Hunt – Bemidji State (2008-12)

• BSU's all-time leading scorer among defensemen
• Two-time first-team All-College Hockey America prior to BSU joining the WCHA his junior year
• CHA Rookie of the Year in 2009
• Helped lead the Beavers to the 2009 NCAA Frozen Four as a freshman
• Teammates included Matt Read

20 – Ross Colton – Vermont (2016-18)

• Led Vermont in goals and points as a sophomore and was honorable mention All-Hockey East

25 – Logan O'Connor* – Denver (2015-18)

• Won the 2017 NCAA championship
• Teammates included Will Butcher, Troy Terry, Henrik Borgstrom, Dylan Gambrell

26 – Sean Walker – Bowling Green (2013-17)

• Two-year team captain with the Falcons
• Second-team All-WCHA as a senior

28 – Miles Wood – Boston College (2015-16)

• Teammates included Steven Santini, Johnny Gaudreau, Michael Matheson, Alex Tuch

37 – Casey Mittelstadt – Minnesota (2017-18)

• Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection in 2018

42 – Josh Manson – Northeastern (2011-14)

• Team captain as a junior
• Named Hockey East's Best Defensive Defenseman and a second-team All-Hockey East selection in 2014
• Teammates included Kevin Roy, Matt Benning, Zach Aston-Reese

* = on Injured Reserve

General Manager Chris MacFarland – Pace (1988-92)
Development Coach Steven Reinprecht – Wisconsin (1996-2000)
Director, Amateur Scouting Wade Klippenstein – Alaska (1989-93)
Pro Scout Keith Aucoin – Norwich (1997-2001)
Pro Scout Dan Laperriere – St. Lawrence (1988-92)
Amateur Scout Neil Shea – Boston College (1982-86)
Head College Scout Mike Battaglia – SUNY Geneseo (2008-11)
AHL Head Coach Aaron Schneekloth – North Dakota (1998-2002)
ECHL Assistant Coach Jared Pike – American International (2016-20)

Wyatt Aamodt – Minnesota State (2018-22)

• Served as team captain as a senior and led MSU to NCAA runner-up finish
• Teammates included Nathan Smith, Walker Duehr, Marc Michaelis, Conner Mackey

Jack Ahcan – St. Cloud State (2016-20)

• Second-team All-American in 2019
• Twice a second-team All-NCHC selection (2019, '20)
• NCHC All-Rookie Team selection
• Teammates included Ryan Poehling, Jon Lizotte, Will Borgen

Jake Barczewski – Canisius (2019-23), Michigan (2023-24)

• Atlantic Hockey Tournament MVP at Canisius in 2022-23
• Also earned third-team All-AHA honors
• First-team All-AHA in 2021-22 and 2020-21
• AHA Goaltender of the Year in 2020-21

Sean Behrens – Denver (2021-24)

• Two-time NCAA champion (2021-22, 2023-24)
• NCHC Defensive Defenseman of the Year as a junior
• Also earned third-team All-NCHC honors that year
• All-NCHC Honorable Mention as a sophomore
• Named to NCHC All-Rookie Team as a freshman
• Won bronze medal (USA) at 2023 World Junior Championship

Kyle Betts – Cornell (2017-22)

• ECAC Student-Athlete of the Year as a junior
• Helped lead the Big Red to ECAC championships in 2017-18 and 2019-20
• Teammates included Anthony Angello and Morgan Barron

Henry Bowlby – Harvard (2017-20)

Nathan Burke – Minnesota (2018-21), Bowling Green (2021-23)

• Second-team All-CCHA in 2023
• Won Big Ten championship at Minnesota in 2021
• Teammates included Ben Meyers, Samp Ranta, Scott Reedy

Nate Clurman – Notre Dame (2018-21)

• Served as team captain as a senior

Liam Dennison – Merrimack (2019-24)

• Teammates included Declan Carlile

Vinny Duplessis – Boston University (2020-23), Quinnipiac (2023-24)

• All-ECAC Third Team as a senior with QU
• Teammates at BU included Alex Vlasic

Jarrett Fiske – American International (2019-23), Niagara (2023-24)

• Atlantic Hockey Goaltender of the Year in 2022-23
• Also earned second-team all-conference honors

Cole Gallant – Western Michigan (2018-23)

• Teammates included Mattias Samuelsson, Corey Schueneman, Wade Allison, Ronnie Attard

Chad Hillebrand – Western Michigan (2020-24)

• Teammates included Ronnie Attard, Jason Polin

Tanner Kero – Michigan Tech (2011-15)

• Hobey Baker Award finalist and First-team All-American as a senior
• Also named first-team All-WCHA after leading league in scoring
• Also named WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year
• Team captain as a senior
• Teammates included Matt Roy, Pheonix Copley, Jujhar Khaira

Sam Malinski – Cornell (2019-23)

• Second-team All-America selection as a senior
• Captained the Big Red in 2022-23
• First-team All-ECAC in 2021-22
• All-Ivy League Honorable Mention in 2019-20
• Teammates included Morgan Barron

Luke Manning – Air Force (2019-20), St. Thomas (2020-24)

Connor Mayer – Colorado College (2019-24)

• Teammates included Hunter McKown, Josiah Slavin

Kyle Mayhew – Denver (2018-23)

• Won NCAA championship in 2022
• Teammates included Ian Mitchell, Cole Guttman, Bobby Brink

Mick Messner – Wisconsin (2018-20), Merrimack (2020-23)

• Teammates at UW included Cole Caufield, K'Andre Miller, Dylan Holloway, Wyatt Kalynuk

Garrett Metcalf – UMass Lowell (2016-17), Mercyhurst (2018-20), Long Island (2020-21)

Fredrik Olofsson – Omaha (2015-19)

• Teammates included Jake Guentzel

Ondrej Pavel – Minnesota State (2020-23)

• Won a conference title each of his three years at MSU
• Teammates included Nathan Smith, Walker Duehr

Tyler Penner – Colgate (2016-20)

• Teammates included Bobby McMann

Jason Polin – Western Michigan (2019-23)

• Second-team All-American, Hobey Baker Award finalist as a senior
• Tied for the NCAA lead with 30 goals
• Named NCHC Player of the Year, Forward of the Year in 2022-23
• Also garnered first-team All-NCHC honors

Garrett Pyke – Alaska (2019-23), North Dakota (2023-24)

• Captained Alaska as a senior in 2022-23

Dakota Raabe – Michigan (2017-21), Sacred Heart (2021-22)

• Teammates at Michigan included Quinn Hughes, Josh Norris, Owen Power, Cam York, Cooper Marody

Luc Salem – St. Lawrence (2020-24)

• Captained the Saints during his senior year
• Second-team All-ECAC as a junior

Ryan Sandelin – Minnesota State (2019-23)

• Won four straight conference championships at MSU
• Led team in goals as a junior
• Teammates included Connor Mackey, Nathan Smith, Jaxson Stauber, Walker Duehr, Marc Michaelis
• Son of former NHL defenseman Scott Sandelin

Corey Schueneman – Western Michigan (2015-19)

• Teammates included Mattias Samuelsson, Wade Allison, Sheldon Dries

Jacob Semik – Arizona State (2019-23)

• Two-year assistant captain

Brett Stapley – Denver (2018-22)

• Helped lead DU to NCAA title in 2021-22
• Teammates at DU included Ian Mitchell, Bobby Brink

Matt Stienburg – Cornell (2019-23)

• Named second-team All-ECAC in 2021-22
• Teammates included Morgan Barron
• Son of former NHL forward Trevor Stienburg

Jordan Stone– Johnson and Wales (2017-19), Bethel (2019-21)

Cory Thomas – Vermont (2017-21), Canisius (2021-22)

Riley Tufte – Minnesota Duluth (2016-19)

• Two-time NCAA champion
• Teammates included Neal Pionk, Alex Iafallo, Carson Soucy, Noah Cates, Mikey Anderson, Dylan Samberg

Michael Underwood – Clarkson (2018-22), Michigan State (2022-23)

• Teammates at Clarkson included Nico Sturm, Josh Dunne

Bake Wells – UMass Lowell (2019-23), AIC (2023-24)

• Teammates at UMass Lowell included Lucas Condotta

Dean Yakura – AIC (2006-10)

Bryan Yoon – Colorado College (2018-23)

• Served as team captain in 2022-23
• Named to All-NCHC Rookie Team as a freshman
• Teammates included Hunter McKown, Josiah Slavin

College Draft Picks

Colby Ambrosio – Sr., F, Boston College – 4th (118), 2020

Andrei Buyalsky– Jr., F, Vermont – 3rd (92), 2021

Taylor Makar – Jr., F, Massachusetts – 7th (220), 2021

• Younger brother of Colorado defenseman Cale Makar