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COLORADO AVALANCHE 2019 NHL DRAFT GUIDE CONTENTS 2........................................ Draft Information, First Round Order, Avalanche 2019 Draft Picks 3 ................................................................................................ A Look Back: The No. 4 Pick 4 ............................................................................................... A Look Back: The No. 16 Pick 5 ........................................................................................ Current Roster By Draft Position 6 .........................................................................................................Avs in the First Round 7 ..............................................................................................All-Time Draft Picks By Round 10 .............................................................................................. All-Time Draft Picks By Year 13 .......................................................................................... All-Time Draft Picks By League 17 ..........................................................................................All-Time Draft Picks By Position 20 ................................................................................All-Time Draft Picks By Birth Country 22 .....................................................................................Avalanche Drafts By the Numbers 23 ................................................................................2018 NHL Central Scouting Rankings AVALANCHE COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Jean Martineau | Senior V.P. of Communications & Team Services | [email protected] | (303) 405-6005 Brendan McNicholas | Executive Director of Media Services | [email protected] | (303) 405-6010 Danielle Bernstein | Media Relations Coordinator | [email protected] | (303) 405-6053 2019 COLORADO AVALANCHE DRAFT GUIDE 2019 NHL DRAFT DETAILS The 2019 NHL Draft will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, marking 2019 NHL DRAFT FIRST-ROUND ORDER the third time the Canucks and the city of Vancouver are hosting the annu- al event. Vancouver previously hosted in 1990 at BC Place Stadium and in Pick Team 2018-19 Record 2006 at General Motors Place, which is now Rogers Arena. 1 New Jersey Devils 31-41-10 The first round will be held on Friday, June 21, beginning at 6 p.m. MT and 2 New York Rangers 32-36-14 continues with rounds two through seven on Saturday, June 22, starting at 11 3 Chicago Blackhawks 36-34-12 a.m. MT. The first round of the draft will be broadcast live on NBCSN, and the 4 Colorado Avalanche (from OTT) 38-30-14 second through seventh rounds can be seen on NHL Network. 5 Los Angeles Kings 31-42-9 The 15 teams that didn’t qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs -- or clubs that 6 Detroit Red Wings 32-40-10 acquired the first-round picks of non-playoff clubs -- were entered into the 7 Buffalo Sabres 33-39-10 NHL Draft Lottery, which took place on April 9 and determined the first 15 8 Edmonton Oilers 35-38-9 picks of the draft. The remaining 16 selections were determined by the Stan- 9 Anaheim Ducks 35-37-10 ley Cup Playoffs. 10 Vancouver Canucks 35-36-11 The Avalanche holds two selections in the first round for the seventh time 11 Philadelphia Flyers 37-37-8 in franchise history and the third time since the club relocated to Denver. 12 Minnesota Wild 37-36-9 Colorado last made multiple first-round picks in 2011 when it drafted current 13 Florida Panthers 36-32-14 captain Gabriel Landeskog with the second overall pick and defenseman 14 Arizona Coyotes 39-35-8 Duncan Siemens at 11th overall. 15 Montreal Canadiens 44-30-8 16 Colorado Avalanche 38-30-14 AVALANCHE 2019 DRAFT CHOICES 17 Vegas Golden Knights 43-32-7 Round Overall Pick Pick Information 18 Dallas Stars 43-32-7 1 4 From OTT (11/5/17 trade, C Matt Duchene) 19 Ottawa Senators (from CBJ) 29-47-6 1 16 Original Pick 20 New York Rangers (from WPG) 32-36-14 2 47 Original Pick 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 44-26-12 3 63 From OTT (11/5/17 trade) 22 Los Angeles Kings (from TOR) 31-42-9 3 78 Original Pick 23 New York Islanders 48-27-7 5 140 Original Pick 24 Nashville Predators 47-29-6 6 171 Original Pick 25 Washington Capitals 48-26-8 7 202 Original Pick 26 Calgary Flames 50-25-7 27 Tampa Bay Lightning 62-16-4 2019 AVALANCHE DRAFT HEADQUARTERS 28 Carolina Hurricanes 46-29-7 For more information about the 2019 NHL Draft, including news, draft histo- 29 Anaheim Ducks (from SJS via BUF) 35-37-10 ry, prospect profiles, player rankings and more, visit the Colorado Avalanche 30 Boston Bruins 49-24-9 Draft Headquarters at ColoradoAvalanche.com/draft. 31 Buffalo Sabres (from STL) 33-39-10 2 A LOOK BACK: THE NO. 4 PICK The Avalanche will make a selection with the fouth overall pick in the NHL Draft for the third time in franchise history and the second time since relocating to Denver. Quebec selected forward Todd Warriner with the fourth overall pick in the 1992 draft, and the Avalanche chose defenseman Cale Makar at fourth overall in 2017. Year Team Player Nation Pos. Age Amateur Team League NHL 2018 Ottawa Senators Brady Tkachuk United States LW 18 Boston University H-East x 2017 Colorado Avalanche Cale Makar Canada D 18 Brooks AJHL 2016 Edmonton Oilers Jesse Puljujarvi Finland RW 18 Karpat Finland x 2015 Toronto Maple Leafs Mitchell Marner Canada C 18 London OHL x 2014 Calgary Flames Samuel Bennett Canada C 18 Kingston OHL x 2013 Nashville Predators Seth Jones United States D 18 Portland WHL x 2012 New York Islanders Griffin Reinhart Canada D 18 Edmonton WHL x 2011 New Jersey Devils Adam Larsson Sweden D 18 Skelleftea Sweden x 2010 Columbus Blue Jackets Ryan Johansen Canada C 18 Portland WHL x 2009 Atlanta Thrashers Evander Kane Canada LW 18 Vancouver WCHL x 2008 St. Louis Blues Alex Pietrangelo Canada D 18 Niagara OHL x 2007 Los Angeles Kings Thomas Hickey Canada D 18 Seattle WHL x 2006 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Sweden C 18 Brynas Gavle Sweden x 2005 Minnesota Wild Benoit Pouliot Canada LW 18 Sudbury OHL x 2004 Carolina Hurricanes Andrew Ladd Canada LW 18 Calgary WHL x 2003 Columbus Blue Jackets Nikolai Zherdev Russia W 18 CSKA Moscow Russia x 2002 Philadelphia Flyers Joni Pitkanen Finland D 18 Karpat Oulu x 2001 Florida Panthers Stephen Weiss Canada C 18 Plymouth OHL x 2000 Columbus Blue Jackets Rostislav Klesla Czech Republic D 18 Brampton OHL x 1999 New York Rangers Pavel Brendl Czech Republic RW 18 Calgary WHL x 1998 Vancouver Canucks Bryan Allen Canada D 18 Oshawa OHL x 1997 New York Islanders Roberto Luongo Canada G 18 Val d’Or QMJHL x 1996 Washington Capitals Alexandre Volchkov Russia C 18 Barrie OHL x 1995 Anaheim Ducks Chad Kilger Canada LW 18 Kingston OHL x 1994 Edmonton Oilers Jason Bonsignore United States C 18 Niagara Falls OHL x 1993 Anaheim Ducks Paul Kariya Canada LW 18 U. of Maine H-East x 1992 Quebec Nordiques Todd Warriner Canada LW 18 Windsor OHL x 1991 New York Islanders Scott Lachance United States D 18 Boston University H-East x 1990 Philadelphia Flyers Mike Ricci Canada C 18 Peterborough OHL x 1989 Winnipeg Jets Stu Barnes Canada C 18 Tri-City WHL x 1988 Pittsburgh Penguins Darrin Shannon Canada LW 18 Windsor OHL x 1987 Los Angeles Kings Wayne McBean Canada D 18 Medicine Hat WHL x 1986 Pittsburgh Penguins Zarley Zalapski Canada D 18 Canadian National x 1985 Vancouver Canucks Jim Sandlak Canada RW 18 London OHL x 1984 Toronto Maple Leafs Al Iafrate United States D 18 Belleville OHL x 1983 Detroit Red Wings Steve Yzerman Canada C 18 Peterborough OHL x 1982 Philadelphia Flyers Ron Sutter Canada C 18 Lethbridge WHL x 1981 Hartford Whalers Ron Francis Canada C 18 Sault Ste. Marie OHL x 1980 Los Angeles Kings Larry Murphy Canada D 19 Peterborough OHL x 1979 Washington Capitals Mike Gartner Canada RW 19 Niagara Falls OHL x 3 2019 COLORADO AVALANCHE DRAFT GUIDE A LOOK BACK: THE NO. 16 PICK The Avalanche has the 16th overall pick in the NHL Draft for the second time in franchise history and the second time in as many years, as Colorado selected forward Martin Kaut in the same spot at last year’s NHL Draft in Dallas. The Avs have one player on its current roster who was chosen with the 16th overall pick: defenseman Nikita Zadorov, who was selected by the Buffalo Sabres in 2013. Year Team Player Nation Pos. Age Amateur Team League NHL 2018 Colorado Avalanche Martin Kaut Czech Republic RW 18 Pardubice Czech 2017 Calgary Flames Juuso Valimaki Finland D 18 Tri-City WHL x 2016 Arizona Coyotes Jakob Chychrun United States D 18 Sarnia OHL x 2015 New York Islanders Mathew Barzal Canada C 18 Seattle WHL x 2014 Columbus Blue Jackets Sonny Milano United States LW 18 USA U-18 USHL x 2013 Buffalo Sabres Nikita Zadorov Russia D 18 London OHL x 2012 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Canada RW 18 Plymouth OHL x 2011 Buffalo Sabres Joel Armia Finland RW 18 Assat Finland x 2010 St. Louis Blues Vladimir Tarasenko Russia RW 18 Novosibirsk Russia x 2009 Minnesota Wild Nick Leddy United States D 18 Eden Prairie USHS x 2008 Boston Bruins Joe Colborne Canada C 18 Camrose AJHL x 2007 Minnesota Wild Colton Gillies Canada LW 18 Saskatoon WHL x 2006 San Jose Sharks Ty Wishart Canada D 18 Prince George WHL x 2005 Atlanta Thrashers Alex Bourret Canada RW 18 Lewiston QMJHL 2004 New York Islanders Petteri Nokelainen Finland C 18 SaiPa Finland x 2003 San Jose Sharks Steve Bernier Canada RW 18 Moncton QMJHL x 2002 Ottawa Senators Jakub Klepis Czech Republic C 18 Portland WHL x 2001 Vancouver Canucks R.J. Umberger United States C 19 Ohio State CCHA x 2000 Montreal Canadiens Marcel Hossa Slovakia LW 18