2019-20 COLORADO AVALANCHE ERIK JOHNSON KEVIN CONNAUTON CALE MAKAR MATT CALVERT VALERI NICHUSHKIN NIKITA ZADOROV #6 DEFENSEMAN #7 DEFENSEMAN #8 DEFENSEMAN #11 LEFT WING #13 RIGHT WING #16 DEFENSEMAN TYSON JOST COLIN WILSON RYAN GRAVES IAN COLE NATHAN MacKINNON PHILIPP GRUBAUER #17 CENTER #22 CENTER #27 DEFENSEMAN #28 DEFENSEMAN #29 CENTER #31 GOALTENDER MICHAEL HUTCHINSON J.T. COMPHER PAVEL FRANCOUZ PIERRE-EDOUARD BELLEMARE MARK BARBERIO SAMUEL GIRARD #35 GOALTENDER #37 LEFT WING #39 GOALTENDER #41 CENTER #44 DEFENSEMAN #49 DEFENSEMAN JOONAS DONSKOI VLADISLAV KAMENEV MATT NIETO VLADISLAV NAMESTNIKOV NAZEM KADRI GABRIEL LANDESKOG #72 RIGHT WING #81 CENTER #83 LEFT WING #90 CENTER #91 CENTER #92 LEFT WING ANDRE BURAKOVSKY MIKKO RANTANEN #95 LEFT WING #96 RIGHT WING JARED BEDNAR RAY BENNETT NOLAN PRATT JUSSI PARKKILA BRETT HEIMLICH HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH GOALTENDING COACH VIDEO COACH COLORADO AVALANCHE HOCKEY CLUB Pepsi Center, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver, Colorado, 80204 | (303) 405-1100 main | (303) 893-0614 fax | www.ColoradoAvalanche.com EXECUTIVE STAFF Owner/Chairman, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC ........................................................................................................................ E. Stanley Kroenke President & Governor, Avalanche & Vice Chairman, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC ............................................................................... Josh Kroenke Executive Vice President/General Manager/Alternate Governor .............................................................................................................................Joe Sakic Assistant General Manager, Avalanche & General Manager, Colorado Eagles.................................................................................................Craig Billington Assistant General Manager ..................................................................................................................................................................... Chris MacFarland Vice President of Hockey Administration ................................................................................................................................................ Charlotte Grahame COACHING STAFF Head Coach ................................................................................................................................................................................................. Jared Bednar Assistant Coaches .......................................................................................................................................................................Ray Bennett, Nolan Pratt Goaltending Coach .......................................................................................................................................................................................Jussi Parkkila Video Coach ............................................................................................................................................................................................... Brett Heimlich MEDICAL STAFF COMMUNICATIONS / TEAM SERVICES / WEBSITE STAFF Head Athletic Trainer ..........................................................Matt Sokolowski Senior VP, Communications & Team Services .......................Jean Martineau Assistant Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist ........................Scott Woodward Vice President of Media Relations .................................Brendan McNicholas Assistant Athletic Trainer ........................................................ Dusty Hibdon Director, Team Services & Immigration ......................................Erin DeGraff Website Manager .............................................................Ron Knabenbauer EQUIPMENT STAFF Media Relations Coordinator ............................................ Danielle Bernstein Head Equipment Manager .............................................................J.C. Ihrig Website Coordinator ..............................................................Callie Parmele Assistant Equipment Manager................................................. Brad Lewkow COLORADO EAGLES (AHL AFFILIATE) Head Coach ............................................................................. Greg Cronin STRENGTH & CONDITIONING / MASSAGE STAFF Assistant Coaches ......................................Aaron Schneekloth, Ryan Tobler Strength & Conditioning Coach ................................................. Casey Bond Goaltending Coach ..................................................................... Ryan Bach Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach ..............................Chase Engdahl Business/Video Coordinator ................................................ Steven Petrovek Massage Therapist ............................................................Gregorio Pradera Head Athletic Trainer ...........................................................Brent Woodside Head Equipment Manager ...................................................... Cliff Halstead PRO SCOUTING STAFF Assistant Equipment Manager..............................................Bryce Blinkhorn Director, Reserve List Scouting ...................................................Brad Smith Sr. Pro Scout ...............................................................................Garth Joy TEAM INFORMATION Pro Scouts................................. Cody Bass, Mike Battaglia, Dan Laperriere, Team Colors .............................................. Burgundy, Silver, Blue and Black ..................................................................Curtis Leschyshyn, Terry Martin Team Founded .......................................................1979 Quebec Nordiques Pro Scout (Europe) ............................................................ Miroslav Zalesak ........................................................................Relocated to Colorado 1995 Hockey Analysts .........................................Arik Parnass, Dawson Sprigings Home Ice ...................................................................Pepsi Center (17,809) Assistant Video Scout ...............................................................Mitch Sakic Practice Facility ................................. South Suburban Family Sports Center Minor League Affiliates ..............................................Colorado Eagles (AHL) AMATEUR SCOUTING STAFF ..................................................................................Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) Director of Amateur Scouting .................................................... Alan Hepple Television Outlet.............................Altitude Sports & Entertainment Network Head, European Scouting ............................................................Joni Lehto Radio ...............Altitude Radio Network (Flagship: Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM) Scouts.........................................John Funk, Henrik Gradin, Alexei Gusarov, .....................................Wade Klippenstein, Jerome Mesonero, Don Paarup, ..........................................................Norm Robert, Neil Shea, Lyle Wingert PLAYER DEVELOPMENT STAFF Development Coaches ...............Brett Clark, Steven Reinprecht, Brian Willsie On-Ice Performance Consultant ...............................................Shawn Allard Goaltending Development Coach ..................................... Jean-Ian Filiatrault 2019-20 REGULAR-SEASON RECAP SEASON NOTES 2019-20 COLORADO AVALANCHE TEAM NOTES AVS PLAYOFF BOUND FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR; POST THIRD-HIGHEST POINTS PERCENTAGE SINCE MOVING TO DENVER The Avalanche finished second in the Central Division and the Western Conference with 92 points in 70 games…The Avs ended two points behind St. Louis (94) but played one fewer game than the Blues when the regular season was paused on March 12 and eventually concluded…Colorado’s 37 regulation wins—the first tiebreaker—were four more than the next closest Western Conference team (St. Louis 33)…The Avs’ 92 points tied Tampa Bay for third in the NHL behind only the Blues and Boston Bruins (100)…The Avalanche clinched a playoff berth for the third straight year, which ranks as the third-longest run in franchise history…The Nordiques/Avalanche made 11 straight trips to the postseason from 1994-95 to 2005-06 and Quebec made seven straight from 1980-87…Colorado’s .657 points percentage this season was its third highest since relocating to Denver, trailing only the 2000-01 team (.720) and the 2013-14 squad (.683). ROAD WARRIORS Colorado led all teams in road wins (24) and road points (50) this season…The 24 victories equaled the second-most away wins in franchise history, two shy of the record set in 2013-14…This year’s Avalanche team played four fewer road contests than that 2013-14 squad…The Avs, who had three road trips of five or more games for just the second time in franchise history (also 1999-00), went a combined 11-4-1 on those three trips. ROAD WINS, FRANCHISE HISTORY ROAD WINS, 2019-20 ROAD POINTS, 2019-20 26 2013-14 24 Colorado 50 Colorado 24 2019-20 23 Washington 49 Washington 24 2000-01 22 Boston 47 Boston 24 1992-93 21 Tampa Bay 46 Tampa Bay GETTING OFFENSIVE Colorado finished the season tied for third among all teams in goals scored (236) and ranked fourth in goals-per-game (3.37)…The Avs shared the league lead in 5-on-5 tallies (162)…Colorado led all teams in both first period (73) and second period (95) goals…The Avalanche’s +46 goal differential was the best in the Western