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Past Avalanche Drafts (Round 9)
And this closes out our look at past Avalanche drafts. Not including missed notables because there really weren't any. Year Rnd Ov Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM 2004 9 281 Steve McClellan Catholic Memorial 2003 9 288 David Jones Coquitlam...
Past Avalanche Drafts (Round 8)
The NHL draft is only 7 rounds long under the new CBA, but here's a look at how the Avs have done in the 8th round. Year Rnd Ov Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM Notables (Overall) 2004 8 239 Brandon Yip Coquitlam 2004 8 249 J.D. Corbin U. of...
Past Avalanche Draft (Round 7)
Again, the Avs' drafts appear to get better the later you go. In round 7, the Avalanche have drafted Dan Hinote, Sammy Pahlsson, Radim Vrbata, Marek Svatos and Kyle Cumiskey. Year Rnd Ov Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM Notables (Overall) 2008 7 200 Nate...
Past Avalanche Drafts (Round 6)
We continue or series with Round 6. Not an abundance of success stories in this round, which is as expected. David Aebischer, Brian Willsie, Riku Hahl and Derek Peltier are all Avalanche 6th rounders. Brett Clark was a 6th rounder as well, but not by the Avs. Year Rnd Ov Player ...
Past Avalanche Drafts (Round 5)
Round 5. As we get further along into this, it seems clear that while the Avalanche have done poorly towards the top of the draft, they get much better at identifying (or developing) talent in later rounds. John-Michael Liles, Cody McCormick, Brad Richardson and Brent Johnson are all excellent. ...
Past Avalanche Drafts (Round 4)
The draft history lesson continues, with a glance at the Avs' round 4 picks over the years. Based on the study I did last year, statistically it seems like everyone taken after the 3rd round has the same chance of making it to the NHL; whether you're a 4th round pick or a 7th round pick, you have...
Past Avalanche Drafts (Round 3)
We'll close out today's stroll through memory lane with a look at the Avs' round 3 draft picks. Tomorrow I'll look at later draft rounds. Round 3 is the 2nd best for the Avs in terms of NHL games played. However, a big chunk of those games came from two players that the Avalanche weren't able to...
Past Avalanche Drafts (Round 2)
And here we go with Round 2. As AD pointed out today, the Avalanche have a lot of flame outs here with just Paul Stastny and Peter Budaj having reached the 100-game barrier (although it's still a little early to judge a lot of the recent selections). The Avs have had at least 2 second round picks...
Past Avalanche Drafts (Round 1)
Just for kicks, here's a look back at the players taken by the Avalanche in the first round going back to 1995 (when the team moved to Denver). Here's the Avalanche's picks with their NHL output to date along with notable players taken soon after our player was taken. Year ...
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