List of Colorado Avalanche draft picks

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The Avalanche selected Nathan MacKinnon 1st overall in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Nathan MacKinnon Avalanche-2.jpg
The Avalanche selected Nathan MacKinnon 1st overall in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

This is a complete list of ice hockey players who were drafted in the National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche franchise. It includes every player who was drafted, regardless of whether they played for the team. The Colorado Avalanche franchise was founded in Quebec, Canada, with the name Quebec Nordiques. In 1995, the franchise moved to Denver, Colorado, and since then has won three Stanley Cups.

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  Played at least one game with the Avalanche
  Spent entire NHL career with the Avalanche

Draft picks

Statistics are complete as of the 2024–25 NHL season and show each player's career regular season totals in the NHL. Wins, losses, ties, overtime losses and goals against average apply to goaltenders and are used only for players at that position.

DraftRoundPickPlayerNationalityPosGPGAPtsPIMWLTOTGAA
1995 125 Marc Denis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada G349066321121792833.02
1995 251Nic BeaudoinFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada LW
1995 377 John Tripp Flag of Germany.svg Germany RW4327935
1995 481 Tomi Kallio Flag of Finland.svg Finland RW14024315548
1995 5129 Brent Johnson Flag of the United States.svg United States G309010105214011213182.63
1995 6155John CirjakFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C
1995 7181 Dan Smith Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D2200016
1995 8207 Tomi Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Finland C
1995 9228Chris GeorgeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada RW
1996 125 Peter Ratchuk Flag of the United States.svg United States D3211210
1996 251 Yuri Babenko Flag of Russia.svg Russia C30000
1996 379 Mark Parrish Flag of the United States.svg United States RW722216171387246
1996 498 Ben Storey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D
1996 4107Randy PetrukFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada G
1996 5134 Luke Curtin Flag of the United States.svg United States LW
1996 6146 Brian Willsie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada RW3815257109217
1996 6160Kai FischerFlag of Germany.svg Germany G
1996 7167 Dan Hinote Flag of the United States.svg United States RW503385290383
1996 7176 Samuel Pahlsson Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden C79868131199356
1996 7188Roman PylnerFlag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic C
1996 8214Matt ScorsuneFlag of the United States.svg United States D
1996 9240Justin ClarkFlag of the United States.svg United States RW
1997 126 Kevin Grimes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D
1997 253Graham BelakFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada LW
1997 355 Rick Berry Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D19721315314
1997 378 Ville Nieminen Flag of Finland.svg Finland LW3854869117333
1997 487 Brad Larsen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada LW294192948134
1997 5133Aaron MiskovichFlag of the United States.svg United States C
1997 6161 David Aebischer Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland G21405530106741252.52
1997 8217Doug SchmidtFlag of the United States.svg United States D
1997 9243Kyle KidneyFlag of the United States.svg United States LW
1997 9245Stephen LafleurFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D
1998 112 Alex Tanguay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada LW1088283580863527
1998 117 Martin Skoula Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic D77644152196328
1998 119 Robyn Regehr Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D109036163199972
1998 120 Scott Parker Flag of the United States.svg United States RW30871421699
1998 228 Ramzi Abid Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada LW6814163078
1998 238 Philippe Sauve Flag of the United States.svg United States G32000231014303.45
1998 253 Steve Moore Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C69571241
1998 379Evgeny LazarevFlag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine RW
1998 5141K. C. TimmonsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada LW
1998 6167 Alex Riazantsev Flag of Russia.svg Russia D
1999 125 Mikhail Kuleshov Flag of Russia.svg Russia LW30000
1999 245 Martin Grenier Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D1810114
1999 393 Branko Radivojevic Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia RW3935268120252
1999 4112 Sanny Lindstrom Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden D
1999 4122Kristian KovacFlag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia RW
1999 5142Will MagnusonFlag of the United States.svg United States D
1999 5152 Jordan Krestanovich Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C220226
1999 6158Anders LovdahlFlag of Sweden.svg Sweden C
1999 6183 Riku Hahl Flag of Finland.svg Finland C92581338
1999 7212 Radim Vrbata Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic RW1057284339623294
1999 8240 Jeff Finger Flag of the United States.svg United States D199174057114
2000 114 Vaclav Nedorost Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic C9910102034
2000 247 Jared Aulin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C172240
2000 250 Sergei Soin Flag of Russia.svg Russia C
2000 263 Agris Saviels Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia D
2000 388 Kurt Sauer Flag of the United States.svg United States D35752833250
2000 392Sergei KlyazminFlag of Russia.svg Russia LW
2000 4119 Brian Fahey Flag of the United States.svg United States D70112
2000 5159 John-Michael Liles Flag of the United States.svg United States D83687283370286
2000 6189Chris BahenFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D
2000 7221Aaron MolnarFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada G
2000 8252 Darryl Bootland Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada RW3212385
2000 9266Sean KotaryFlag of the United States.svg United States C
2000 9285Blake WardFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada G
2001 263 Peter Budaj Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia G3680111120158132402.70
2001 397 Danny Bois Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada RW10007
2001 4130Colt KingFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada LW
2001 5143 Frantisek Skladany Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia LW
2001 5144 Cody McCormick Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C405214465550
2001 5149 Mikko Viitanen Flag of Finland.svg Finland D
2001 5165Pierre-Luc EmondFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C
2001 6184Scott HorvathFlag of the United States.svg United States RW
2001 6196 Charlie Stephens Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C80224
2001 7227 Marek Svatos Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia RW34410072172217
2002 128 Jonas Johansson Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden RW10002
2002 261 Johnny Boychuk Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D72554152206331
2002 394Eric LundbergFlag of the United States.svg United States D
2002 4107 Mikko Kalteva Flag of Finland.svg Finland D
2002 4129 Tom Gilbert Flag of the United States.svg United States D65545178223198
2002 5164 Tyler Weiman Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada G100000000.00
2002 6195Taylor ChristieFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D
2002 7227Ryan SteevesFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C
2002 8258Sergei ShemetovFlag of Russia.svg Russia LW
2002 9289 Sean Collins Flag of the United States.svg United States C
2003 263 David Liffiton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D710126
2003 4131 David Svagrovsky Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic RW
2003 5146 Mark McCutcheon Flag of the United States.svg United States C
2003 5163 Brad Richardson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C869111143254443
2003 7204 Linus Videll Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden LW
2003 7225Brett HemingwayFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada F
2003 8257Darryl YacboskiFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada LW
2003 9288 David Jones Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada RW46210487191122
2004 121 Wojtek Wolski Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada LW45199168267113
2004 255 Victor Oreskovich Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada RW6727941
2004 372 Denis Parshin Flag of Russia.svg Russia LW
2004 5154 Richard Demen-Willaume Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden D
2004 6184 Derek Peltier Flag of the United States.svg United States D140002
2004 7215Ian KeserichFlag of the United States.svg United States G
2004 8239 Brandon Yip Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada RW174292756130
2004 8249J. D. CorbinFlag of the United States.svg United States LW
2004 9281Steve McClellanFlag of the United States.svg United States D
2005 234 Ryan Stoa Flag of the United States.svg United States C4043720
2005 244 Paul Stastny Flag of the United States.svg United States C1145293529822500
2005 247Tom FritscheFlag of the United States.svg United States LW
2005 252Chris DurandFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C
2005 388 T. J. Hensick Flag of the United States.svg United States C11212263818
2005 4124 Ray Macias Flag of the United States.svg United States D80112
2005 6166Jason LynchFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D
2005 6168 Justin Mercier Flag of the United States.svg United States C91120
2005 7222 Kyle Cumiskey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D1399263548
2006 118 Chris Stewart Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada RW668160162322750
2006 251Nigel WilliamsFlag of the United States.svg United States D
2006 259Codey BurkiFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C
2006 381 Mike Carman Flag of the United States.svg United States C
2006 4110Kevin MontgomeryFlag of the United States.svg United States D
2006 7201Billy SauerFlag of the United States.svg United States G
2007 114 Kevin Shattenkirk Flag of the United States.svg United States D952103381484544
2007 245 Colby Cohen Flag of the United States.svg United States D30004
2007 249Trevor CannFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada G
2007 255 T. J. Galiardi Flag of the United States.svg United States C3214461105136
2007 4105 Brad Malone Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada LW217141832206
2007 4113 Kent Patterson Flag of the United States.svg United States G
2007 5135 Paul Carey Flag of the United States.svg United States LW100881620
2007 6155 Jens Hellgren Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden D
2007 7195 Johan Alcen Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden C
2008 250 Cameron Gaunce Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D3736947
2008 261Peter DelmasFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada G
2008 4110 Kelsey Tessier Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C
2008 5140 Mark Olver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C7410122239
2008 6167 Joel Chouinard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D
2008 6170 Jonas Holos Flag of Norway.svg Norway D3906610
2008 7200Nathan CondonFlag of the United States.svg United States C
2009 13 Matt Duchene Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C1138371520891298
2009 233 Ryan O'Reilly Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C1152303521824194
2009 249 Stefan Elliott Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D878172516
2009 364 Tyson Barrie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D822110398508263
2009 5124 Kieran Millan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada G
2009 6154 Brandon Maxwell Flag of the United States.svg United States G
2009 7184Gus YoungFlag of the United States.svg United States D
2010 117 Joey Hishon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C131120
2010 249 Calvin Pickard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada G17504466971122.89
2010 371 Michael Bournival Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada LW11312102224
2010 495Stephen SilasFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D
2010 4107 Sami Aittokallio Flag of Finland.svg Finland G200000103.37
2010 5137Troy RutkowskiFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D
2010 5139 Luke Walker Flag of the United States.svg United States RW
2010 7197 Luke Moffatt Flag of the United States.svg United States RW
2011 12 Gabriel Landeskog Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden LW738248323571601
2011 111 Duncan Siemens Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D2011225
2011 493 Joachim Nermark Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden C
2011 5123Garrett MeursFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C
2011 6153 Gabriel Beaupre Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D
2011 7183Dillon DonnellyFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D
2012 241 Mitchell Heard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C
2012 372 Troy Bourke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada LW
2012 5132Michael ClarkeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C
2012 6162 Joseph Blandisi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C10110213178
2012 7192 Colin Smith Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C10000
2013 11 Nathan MacKinnon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C8703676481015389
2013 232 Chris Bigras Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D4613418
2013 363 Spencer Martin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada G660000243083.56
2013 493 Mason Geertsen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D2500077
2013 5123 Will Butcher Flag of the United States.svg United States D275169811434
2013 6153Ben StormFlag of the United States.svg United States D
2013 7183 Wilhelm Westlund Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden D
2014 123 Conner Bleackley Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C
2014 384 Kyle Wood Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D
2014 493Nicholas MagyarFlag of the United States.svg United States RW
2014 4114Alexis PepinFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada LW
2014 5144 Anton Lindholm Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden D6605516
2014 6174Maximilian PajpachFlag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia G
2014 7204 Julien Nantel Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada LW
2015 110 Mikko Rantanen Flag of Finland.svg Finland RW652294411705408
2015 239 A. J. Greer Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada LW248193049335
2015 240 Nicolas Meloche Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D5726839
2015 371 Jean-Christophe Beaudin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C220117
2015 4101 Andrei Mironov Flag of Russia.svg Russia D1012312
2015 6161 Sergei Boikov Flag of Russia.svg Russia D
2015 7191 Gustav Olhaver Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden C
2016 110 Tyson Jost Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C4946088148195
2016 240Cameron MorrisonFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada LW
2016 371Josh AndersonFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D
2016 5131 Adam Werner Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden G200001103.42
2016 6161 Nathan Clurman Flag of the United States.svg United States D10002
2016 7191Travis BarronFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada LW
2017 14 Cale Makar Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D395116312428110
2017 232 Conor Timmins Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D1586404664
2017 494Nick HenryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada RW
2017 4114 Petr Kvaca Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic G
2017 5125 Igor Shvyrev Flag of Russia.svg Russia C
2017 6156Denis SmirnovFlag of Russia.svg Russia LW
2017 7187Nicky LeivermannFlag of the United States.svg United States D
2018 116 Martin Kaut Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic RW56651110
2018 364 Justus Annunen Flag of Finland.svg Finland G520110252032.97
2018 378 Sampo Ranta Flag of Finland.svg Finland LW160006
2018 4109Tyler WeissFlag of the United States.svg United States LW
2018 5140Brandon SaigeonFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C
2018 5146 Danila Zhuravlyov Flag of Russia.svg Russia D
2018 6171 Nikolai Kovalenko Flag of Russia.svg Russia RW577132016
2018 7202Shamil ShmakovFlag of Russia.svg Russia G
2019 14 Bowen Byram Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D2453377110172
2019 116 Alex Newhook Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C296576912678
2019 247 Drew Helleson Flag of the United States.svg United States D59591449
2019 363 Matthew Stienburg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C800022
2019 378Alex BeaucageFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada RW
2019 5140Sasha MutalaFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada RW
2019 6171Luka BurzanFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C
2019 7202 Trent Miner Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada G200000102.62
2020 125 Justin Barron Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D15618254359
2020 374 Jean-Luc Foudy Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C131016
2020 4118Colby AmbrosioFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C
2020 5138Ryder RolstonFlag of the United States.svg United States RW
2020 6166 Nils Aman Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden C1308212928
2021 128 Oskar Olausson Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden LW40000
2021 261Sean BehrensFlag of the United States.svg United States D
2021 392 Andrei Buyalsky Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan C
2021 7220Taylor MakarFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C
2022 6193Christopher RomaineFlag of the United States.svg United States D
2022 7225Ivan ZhigalovFlag of Belarus.svg Belarus G
2023 127 Calum Ritchie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada C71010
2023 131 Mikhail Gulyayev Flag of Russia.svg Russia D
2023 5155 Nikita Ishimnikov Flag of Russia.svg Russia D
2023 6187Jeremy HanzelFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D
2023 7219 Maros Jedlicka Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia LW
2024 238 Ilya Nabokov Flag of Russia.svg Russia G
2024 376William ZellersFlag of the United States.svg United States LW
2024 4121Jake FisherFlag of the United States.svg United States C
2024 5132Louka CloutierFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada G
2024 5137Ivan YuninFlag of Russia.svg Russia G
2024 5161Maxmilian CurranFlag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechia C
2024 6185Tory PitnerFlag of the United States.svg United States D
2024 7215Christian HumphreysFlag of the United States.svg United States C
2024 7217 Nikita Prishchepov Flag of Russia.svg Russia C100000
2025 377Francesco Dell'ElceFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada D
2025 4118Linus FunckFlag of Sweden.svg Sweden D
2025 7214Nolan RoedFlag of the United States.svg United States C

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