COLORADO AVALANCHE 2018 NHL DRAFT GUIDE CONTENTS 2........................................ Draft Information, First Round Order, Avalanche 2018 Draft Picks 3 ............................................................................................... A Look Back: The No. 16 Pick 4 ........................................................................................ Current Roster By Draft Position 5 .........................................................................................................Avs in the First Round 6 .............................................................................................All-Time Draft Picks By Round 9 ............................................................................................... All-Time Draft Picks By Year 11 ........................................................................................... All-Time Draft Picks By League 15 .........................................................................................All-Time Draft Picks By Position 18 ........................................................................... All-Time Draft Picks By Country of Origin 20 .....................................................................................Avalanche Drafts By the Numbers 21 .................................................................................2018 NHL Central Scouting Rankings AVALANCHE COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Jean Martineau | Senior V.P. of Communications & Business Operations | [email protected] | (303) 405-6005 Brendan McNicholas | Executive Director of Media Services | [email protected] | (303) 405-6010 Danielle Bernstein | Media Relations Assistant | [email protected] | (303) 405-6053 2018 COLORADO AVALANCHE DRAFT GUIDE 2018 NHL DRAFT DETAILS The 2018 NHL Draft will take place June 22-23 at the American Airlines 2018 NHL FIRST-ROUND DRAFT ORDER Center in Dallas, the first time the event has ever been held in the state of Texas. The first round will be held on Friday, June 22, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Pick Team 2017-18 Record MT and continues with rounds two through seven on Saturday, June 23, starting at 9 a.m. MT. 1 Buffalo Sabres 25-45-12 2 Carolina Hurricanes 36-35-11 The first round of the draft will be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network, 3 Montreal Canadiens 29-40-13 and the second through seventh rounds can be seen on NHL Network. 4 Ottawa Senators 28-43-11 5 Arizona Coyotes 29-41-12 The 15 teams that didn’t qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs — or clubs that acquired the first-round picks of non-playoff clubs — were entered into the 6 Detroit Red Wings 30-39-13 NHL Draft Lottery, which took place on April 28 and determined the first 7 Vancouver Canucks 31-40-11 15 picks of the draft. The remaining 16 selections were determined by the 8 Chicago Blackhawks 33-39-10 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Avalanche holds the No. 16-overall pick for the 9 New York Rangers 34-39-9 first time in franchise history. 10 Edmonton Oilers 36-40-6 11 New York Islanders 35-37-10 AVALANCHE 2018 DRAFT CHOICES 12 New York Islanders (from CGY) 35-37-10 Round Overall Pick Pick Information 13 Dallas Stars 42-32-8 1 16 Original Pick 14 Philadelphia Flyers (from STL) 42-26-14 2 47 Original Pick 15 Florida Panthers 44-30-8 2 58 From NSH (11/5/17 trade, C Matt Duchene) 16 Colorado Avalanche 43-30-9 3 78 Original Pick 17 New Jersey Devils 44-29-9 4 109 Original Pick 18 Columbus Blue Jackets 45-30-7 5 140 Original Pick 19 Philadelphia Flyers 42-26-14 6 171 Original Pick 20 Los Angeles Kings 45-29-8 7 202 Original Pick 21 San Jose Sharks 45-27-10 22 Ottawa Senators (from PIT) 28-43-11 MEDIA CREDENTIAL PICKUP 23 Anaheim Ducks 44-25-13 Credentials will be distributed at the American Airlines Center. The credential 24 Minnesota Wild 45-26-11 trailer is located in Parking Lot A on the southwest side of the arena at the 25 Toronto Maple Leafs 49-26-7 corner of Victory Avenue and Olive Street. 26 New York Rangers (from BOS) 34-39-9 27 Chicago Blackhawks (from NSH) 33-39-10 2018 AVALANCHE DRAFT HEADQUARTERS For more information about the 2018 NHL Draft, including news, draft history, 28 New York Rangers (from TBL) 34-39-9 prospect profiles, player rankings and more, visit the Colorado Avalanche 29 St. Louis Blues (from WPG) 44-32-6 Draft Headquarters at ColoradoAvalanche.com/draftcentral. 30 Detroit Red Wings (from VGK) 30-39-13 31 Washington Capitals 49-26-7 2 A LOOK BACK: THE NO. 16 PICK The Avalanche will make a selection with the 16th overall pick in the NHL Draft for the first time in franchise history, one of nine spots the club has never drafted in. 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 2017 Calgary Flames Juuso Valimaki Finland D 18 Tri-City WHL 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 Portland WHL x 1999 Carolina Hurricanes David Tanabe United States D 19 Wisconsin WCHA x 1998 Montreal Canadiens Eric Chouinard Unites States LW 18 Quebec QMJHL x 1997 Chicago Blackhawks Ty Jones United States RW 18 Spokane WHL x 1996 Tampa Bay Lightning Mario Larocque Canada D 18 Hull QMJHL x 1995 Buffalo Sabres Martin Biron Canada G 18 Beauport QMJHL x 1994 Toronto Maple Leafs Eric Fichaud Canada G 18 Chictoutimi QMJHL x 1993 Edmonton Oilers Nick Stajduhar Canada D 18 London OHL x 1992 Boston Bruins Dmitri Kvartalnov Russia LW 26 San Diego IHL IHL x 1991 Pittsburgh Penguins Markus Naslund Sweden LW 18 MoDo Ornskoldsvik Sweden x 1990 Chicago Blackhawks Karl Dykhuis Canada D 18 Hull QMJHL x 1989 Pittsburgh Penguins Jamie Heward Canada D 18 Regina WHL x 1988 New York Islanders Kevin Cheveldayoff Canada D 18 Brandon WHL 1987 Winnipeg Jets Bryan Marchment Canada D 18 Belleville OHL x 1986 Calgary Flames George Pelawa United States RW 18 Bemidji USHS 1985 Montreal Canadiens Tom Chorske Unites States LW 18 Minneapolis SW USHS x 1984 Pittsburgh Penguins Roger Belanger Canada C 18 Kingston OHL x 1983 New York Islanders Gerald Diduck Canada D 18 Lethbridge WHL x 1982 Buffalo Sabres Dave Andreychuk Canada LW 18 Oshawa OHL x 1981 Philadelphia Flyers Steve Smith Canada D 18 Sault Ste. Marie OHL x 1980 Minnesota North Stars Brad Palmer Canada LW 19 Victoria WHL x 1979 Los Angeles Kings Jay Wells Canada D 20 Kingston OHL x 3 2018 COLORADO AVALANCHE DRAFT GUIDE CURRENT ROSTER BY DRAFT POSITION FIRST ROUND (11) Player Year Pick Team NOTABLE Erik Johnson, D 2006 1 St. Louis Blues The Avalanche has 28 drafted players on its active roster Nail Yakupov, RW 2012 1 Edmonton Oilers with 19 who were selected in the first and second rounds. Nathan MacKinnon, C 2013 1 Colorado Avalanche Gabriel Landeskog, LW 2011 2 Colorado Avalanche There are seven Avalanche draft picks on Colorado’s cur- Colin Wilson, LW 2008 7 Nashville Predators rent roster, including five players who were selected by Mikko Rantanen, RW 2015 10 Colorado Avalanche the organization in the first round. Tyson Jost, C 2016 10 Colorado Avalanche Jonathan Bernier, G 2006 11 Los Angeles Kings Overall, Colorado’s roster features 11 players who were chosen in the first round of the NHL Draft --- six forwards, Duncan Siemens, D 2011 11 Colorado Avalanche three defensemen and two goaltenders --- all between Nikita Zadorov, D 2013 16 Buffalo Sabres 2006 and 2016. Semyon Varlamov, G 2006 23 Washington Capitals The Avs’ current roster features three former first-overall SECOND ROUND (8) picks —-- center Nathan MacKinnon, right wing Nail Yak- Player Year Pick Team upov and defenseman Erik Johnson --- and seven top-10 J.T. Compher, LW 2013 35 Buffalo Sabres selections. Patrik Nemeth, D 2010 41 Dallas Stars Vladislav Kamenev, C 2014 42 Nashville Predators Right wing Mikko Rantanen, who was taken by Colorado Blake Comeau, LW 2004 47 New York Islanders with the 10th overall pick in 2015, was the first Finnish Matt Nieto, LW 2011 47 San Jose Sharks player to be selected in the first round in franchise his- Samuel Girard, D 2016 47 Nashville Predators tory. Carl Soderberg, C 2004 49 St. Louis Blues Mark Alt, D 2010 53 Carolina Hurricanes Center Nathan MacKinnon is the Avalanche’s only first overall pick since relocating to Denver in 1995. THIRD ROUND (2) Player Year Pick Team Of the first-round draft picks on Colorado’s roster, two Tyson Barrie, D 2009 64 Colorado Avalanche have been selected to represent the Avs in the NHL All- Sven Andrighetto,