Tag: Nhl Draft
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Four incoming DU Pioneers freshmen selected at 2026 NHL draft
Every one of the eight freshmen on the 2026-27 Denver hockey team will have one thing in common: they’re all NHL draft picks. David Carle’s program rounded out its incoming freshman class by seeing the final pair of players hear their names called Saturday on the second day of the 2026 NHL draft. Calgary, Alberta,…
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Avalanche restock prospect pool with 9 selections, make minor trade during NHL draft
Nick Pryor, the director of amateur scouting for the Colorado Avalanche, was a heck of a lot busier this weekend than he was during last year’s NHL draft. The Avalanche entered the day with 10 selections, which would have been the most they’d made since the league went to a seven-round draft. They traded two…
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Daxon Rudolph becomes highest-drafted player in Denver Pioneers history at NHL draft
Daxon Rudolph has made Denver hockey history months before the puck is set to drop for the season opener in October. The incoming freshman defenseman was selected No. 4 overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2026 NHL draft, becoming the highest-drafted Pioneers player in program history. The 18-year-old out of Lacombe, Alberta, was rated…
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Why the Jack Drury contract plays a critical role in Avalanche’s offseason | NHL Insider
The Avalanche locked up Martin Necas to a long-term deal last October. Now they must figure out what to do with the other piece of the Mikko Rantanen blockbuster. Jack Drury, the other guy the Avalanche acquired from the Carolina Hurricanes, is their lone important restricted free agent. In his first full season in Colorado,…
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Brendan McMorrow’s return has helped DU Pioneers’ postseason push to Frozen Four
A self-described “low-stakes” poker player is eager to push all of his chips into the center of the table for the biggest weekend of his young hockey career in the Gambling Capital of the World. Denver freshman Brendan McMorrow, whose favorite movie of all time is the 1998 cult classic “Rounders” about the underground world…
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‘Attention to detail’ earning Gavin Brindley more ice time with Avalanche | NHL Insider
Eight games into his Colorado Avalanche career, one thing is very apparent. Gavin Brindley has that dog in him. And that’s earning him a lot of trust with the coaching staff. Perhaps the toughest transition for young players to make coming out of Juniors or NCAA hockey to the NHL is realizing you aren’t the…