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Season of play of professional ice hockey team

2021–22 Colorado Avalanche
Stanley Cup champions
Western Conference champions
Central Division champions
Division1st Central
Conference1st Western
2021–22 record56–19–7
Home record32–5–4
Road record24–14–3
Goals for312
Goals against234
Team information
General managerJoe Sakic
CoachJared Bednar
CaptainGabriel Landeskog
Alternate captainsNathan MacKinnon
Mikko Rantanen
ArenaBall Arena
Average attendance17,498
Minor league affiliate(s)Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMikko Rantanen (36)
AssistsNazem Kadri (59)
PointsMikko Rantanen (92)
Penalty minutesKurtis MacDermid (89)
Plus/minusDevon Toews (+52)
WinsDarcy Kuemper (37)
Goals against averageDarcy Kuemper (2.54)
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The 2021–22 Colorado Avalanche season was the 43rd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that joined the league in 1979, 26th playing season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season, and 50th season overall, including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA), where the franchise was established in 1972.

On April 5, 2022, the Avalanche clinched a playoff berth after a 6–4 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins. On April 16, the Avalanche clinched the Central Division along with the top seed in the Western Conference after a 7–4 win against the Carolina Hurricanes. They went on to earn 119 points, breaking the franchise record set in 2000-01.

On June 6, the Avalanche swept the Edmonton Oilers to advance to their first Stanley Cup Finals since 2001. On June 26, 2022, the Avalanche won their third Stanley Cup and first since 2001 after they defeated the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Finals, in six games.

Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 z – Colorado Avalanche 82 56 19 7 46 312 234 +78 119
2 x – Minnesota Wild 82 53 22 7 37 310 253 +57 113
3 x – St. Louis Blues 82 49 22 11 43 311 242 +69 109
4 x – Dallas Stars 82 46 30 6 31 238 246 −8 98
5 x – Nashville Predators 82 45 30 7 35 266 252 +14 97
6 e – Winnipeg Jets 82 39 32 11 31 252 257 −5 89
7 e – Chicago Blackhawks 82 28 42 12 16 219 291 −72 68
8 e – Arizona Coyotes 82 25 50 7 18 207 313 −106 57
Source: National Hockey League
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference

Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE x – Dallas Stars 82 46 30 6 31 238 246 −8 98
2 CE x – Nashville Predators 82 45 30 7 35 266 252 +14 97
3 PA e – Vegas Golden Knights 82 43 31 8 34 266 248 +18 94
4 PA e – Vancouver Canucks 82 40 30 12 32 249 236 +13 92
5 CE e – Winnipeg Jets 82 39 32 11 32 252 257 −5 89
6 PA e – San Jose Sharks 82 32 37 13 22 214 264 −50 77
7 PA e – Anaheim Ducks 82 31 37 14 22 232 271 −39 76
8 CE e – Chicago Blackhawks 82 28 42 12 16 219 291 −72 68
9 PA e – Seattle Kraken 82 27 49 6 23 216 285 −69 60
10 CE e – Arizona Coyotes 82 25 50 7 18 207 313 −106 57
Source: National Hockey League
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

2021 preseason game log: 2–4–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 0–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 September 28 Colorado 3–4 Vegas Johansson 16,867 0–1–0
2 September 30 Minnesota 4–6 Colorado Annunen 11,092 1–1–0
3 October 4 Colorado 1–3 Minnesota Kuemper 13,112 1–2–0
4 October 5 Vegas 7–4 Colorado Johansson — 1–3–0
5 October 7 Colorado 1–3 Dallas Kuemper 12,022 1–4–0
6 October 9 Dallas 2–4 Colorado Johansson — 2–4–0

Regular season

2021–22 game log
October: 4–4–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 2–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 13 Chicago 2–4 Colorado Kuemper 18,037 1–0–0 2
2 October 16 St. Louis 5–3 Colorado Kuemper 18,022 1–1–0 2
3 October 19 Colorado 3–6 Washington Kuemper 18,573 1–2–0 2
4 October 21 Colorado 1–4 Florida Johansson 11,245 1–3–0 2
5 October 23 Colorado 4–3 Tampa Bay SO Kuemper 19,092 2–3–0 4
6 October 26 Vegas 3–1 Colorado Kuemper 17,724 2–4–0 4
7 October 28 Colorado 4–3 St. Louis Kuemper 16,558 3–4–0 6
8 October 30 Minnesota 1–4 Colorado Kuemper 17,708 4–4–0 8
November: 7–2–1 (home: 5–0–1; road: 2–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
9 November 3 Columbus 5–4 Colorado OT Johansson 16,634 4–4–1 9
10 November 6 Colorado 2–4 Columbus Kuemper 16,494 4–5–1 9
11 November 11 Vancouver 1–7 Colorado Kuemper 17,226 5–5–1 11
12 November 13 San Jose 2–6 Colorado Kuemper 18,015 6–5–1 13
13 November 17 Colorado 4–2 Vancouver Kuemper 18,361 7–5–1 15
14 November 19 Colorado 7–3 Seattle Kuemper 17,151 8–5–1 17
15 November 22 Ottawa 5–7 Colorado Kuemper 16,706 9–5–1 19
16 November 24 Anaheim 2–5 Colorado Johansson 16,343 10–5–1 21
17 November 26 Colorado 1–3 Dallas Kuemper 18,532 10–6–1 21
18 November 27 Nashville 2–6 Colorado Johansson 17,050 11–6–1 23
December: 6–2–1 (home: 3–0–0; road: 3–2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
19 December 1 Colorado 3–8 Toronto Johansson 18,931 11–7–1 23
20 December 2 Colorado 4–1 Montreal Johansson 20,092 12–7–1 25
21 December 4 Colorado 5–6 Ottawa OT Annunen 14,237 12–7–2 26
22 December 6 Colorado 7–5 Philadelphia Annunen 16,649 13–7–2 28
23 December 8 Colorado 7–3 NY Rangers Kuemper 16,714 14–7–2 30
24 December 10 Detroit 3–7 Colorado Kuemper 18,021 15–7–2 32
25 December 12 Florida 2–3 Colorado Kuemper 16,548 16–7–2 34
26 December 14 NY Rangers 2–4 Colorado Kuemper 17,198 17–7–2 36
27 December 16 Colorado 2–5 Nashville Francouz 17,184 17–8–2 36
— December 18 Tampa Bay Colorado Postponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 10.
— December 20 Colorado Detroit Postponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 23.
— December 22 Colorado Buffalo Postponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 19.
— December 23 Colorado Boston Postponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 21.
— December 27 Colorado Vegas Postponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 16.
— December 29 Dallas Colorado Postponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 15.
— December 31 Colorado Dallas Postponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 13.
January: 15–0–1 (home: 10–0–0; road: 5–0–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
28 January 2 Anaheim 2–4 Colorado Kuemper 17,305 18–8–2 38
29 January 4 Colorado 4–3 Chicago OT Kuemper 16,784 19–8–2 40
30 January 6 Winnipeg 1–7 Colorado Kuemper 15,171 20–8–2 42
31 January 8 Toronto 4–5 Colorado OT Francouz 17,354 21–8–2 44
32 January 10 Seattle 3–4 Colorado Francouz 17,516 22–8–2 46
33 January 11 Colorado 4–5 Nashville OT Kuemper 17,159 22–8–3 47
34 January 14 Arizona 3–4 Colorado SO Francouz 17,072 23–8–3 49
35 January 15 Colorado 5–0 Arizona Kuemper 14,313 24–8–3 51
36 January 17 Minnesota 3–4 Colorado SO Francouz 17,565 25–8–3 53
37 January 19 Colorado 2–0 Anaheim Francouz 11,240 26–8–3 55
38 January 20 Colorado 4–1 Los Angeles Kuemper 15,387 27–8–3 57
39 January 22 Montreal 2–3 Colorado OT Kuemper 17,646 28–8–3 59
40 January 24 Chicago 0–2 Colorado Francouz 16,503 29–8–3 61
41 January 26 Boston 3–4 Colorado OT Kuemper 18,041 30–8–3 63
42 January 28 Colorado 6–4 Chicago Francouz 17,992 31–8–3 65
43 January 30 Buffalo 1–4 Colorado Kuemper 17,456 32–8–3 67
February: 7–2–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 5–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
44 February 1 Arizona 3–2 Colorado SO Kuemper 15,345 32–8–4 68
45 February 10 Tampa Bay 2–3 Colorado Kuemper 18,018 33–8–4 70
46 February 13 Colorado 4–0 Dallas Kuemper 18,167 34–8–4 72
47 February 15 Dallas 4–1 Colorado Francouz 17,503 34–9–4 72
48 February 16 Colorado 2–0 Vegas Kuemper 18,209 35–9–4 74
49 February 19 Colorado 5–3 Buffalo Kuemper 10,526 36–9–4 76
50 February 21 Colorado 1–5 Boston Kuemper 17,850 36–10–4 76
51 February 23 Colorado 5–2 Detroit Francouz 18,562 37–10–4 78
52 February 25 Winnipeg 3–6 Colorado Francouz 18,037 38–10–4 80
53 February 26 Colorado 3–2 Vegas Kuemper 18,333 39–10–4 82
March: 9–4–2 (home: 5–1–1; road: 4–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
54 March 1 NY Islanders 3–5 Colorado Kuemper 17,622 40–10–4 84
55 March 3 Colorado 1–2 Arizona Francouz 10,840 40–11–4 84
56 March 5 Calgary 4–3 Colorado OT Francouz 18,087 40–11–5 85
57 March 7 Colorado 5–4 NY Islanders Francouz 16,378 41–11–5 87
58 March 8 Colorado 3–5 New Jersey Kuemper 12,181 41–12–5 87
59 March 10 Colorado 0–2 Carolina Kuemper 18,056 41–13–5 87
60 March 13 Calgary 0–3 Colorado Kuemper 18,081 42–13–5 89
61 March 15 Colorado 3–0 Los Angeles Kuemper 13,967 43–13–5 91
62 March 18 Colorado 5–3 San Jose Francouz 13,022 44–13–5 93
63 March 21 Edmonton 2–3 Colorado OT Kuemper 18,022 45–13–5 95
64 March 23 Vancouver 3–1 Colorado Kuemper 17,482 45–14–5 95
65 March 25 Philadelphia 3–6 Colorado Francouz 18,051 46–14–5 97
66 March 27 Colorado 2–3 Minnesota OT Kuemper 19,140 46–14–6 98
67 March 29 Colorado 2–1 Calgary Kuemper 16,543 47–14–6 100
68 March 31 San Jose 2–4 Colorado Francouz 18,013 48–14–6 102
April: 8–5–1 (home: 5–1–1; road: 3–4–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
69 April 2 Pittsburgh 2–3 Colorado Kuemper 18,102 49–14–6 104
70 April 5 Colorado 6–4 Pittsburgh Kuemper 17,409 50–14–6 106
71 April 8 Colorado 5–4 Winnipeg OT Francouz 13,900 51–14–6 108
72 April 9 Colorado 2–1 Edmonton SO Kuemper 18,347 52–14–6 110
73 April 13 Los Angeles 3–9 Colorado Kuemper 18,017 53–14–6 112
74 April 14 New Jersey 1–3 Colorado Francouz 18,024 54–14–6 114
75 April 16 Carolina 4–7 Colorado Kuemper 18,091 55–14–6 116
76 April 18 Washington 3–2 Colorado Kuemper 18,020 55–15–6 116
77 April 20 Colorado 2–3 Seattle Francouz 17,151 55–16–6 116
78 April 22 Colorado 3–6 Edmonton Kuemper 18,347 55–17–6 116
79 April 24 Colorado 1–4 Winnipeg Kuemper 14,443 55–18–6 116
80 April 26 St. Louis 3–5 Colorado Kuemper 18,071 56–18–6 118
81 April 28 Nashville 5–4 Colorado SO Kuemper 18,011 56–18–7 119
82 April 29 Colorado 1–4 Minnesota Francouz 19,261 56–19–7 119

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

Main article: 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs
2022 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Nashville Predators: Colorado won 4–0
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 3 Nashville 2–7 Colorado Kuemper 18,091 1–0
2 May 5 Nashville 1–2 Colorado OT Kuemper 18,115 2–0
3 May 7 Colorado 7–3 Nashville Francouz 17,430 3–0
4 May 9 Colorado 5–3 Nashville Francouz 17,188 4–0
Western Conference Second Round vs. (C3) St. Louis Blues: Colorado won 4–2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 17 St. Louis 2–3 Colorado OT Kuemper 18,105 1–0
2 May 19 St. Louis 4–1 Colorado Kuemper 18,117 1–1
3 May 21 Colorado 5–2 St. Louis Kuemper 18,096 2–1
4 May 23 Colorado 6–3 St. Louis Kuemper 18,096 3–1
5 May 25 St. Louis 5–4 Colorado OT Kuemper 18,117 3–2
6 May 27 Colorado 3–2 St. Louis Kuemper 18,096 4–2
Western Conference Finals vs. (P2) Edmonton Oilers: Colorado won 4–0
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 31 Edmonton 6–8 Colorado Francouz 18,044 1–0
2 June 2 Edmonton 0–4 Colorado Francouz 18,107 2–0
3 June 4 Colorado 4–2 Edmonton Francouz 18,347 3–0
4 June 6 Colorado 6–5 Edmonton OT Francouz 18,347 4–0
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (A3) Tampa Bay Lightning: Colorado won 4–2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 June 15 Tampa Bay 3–4 Colorado OT Kuemper 17,778 1–0
2 June 18 Tampa Bay 0–7 Colorado Kuemper 17,849 2–0
3 June 20 Colorado 2–6 Tampa Bay Kuemper 19,092 2–1
4 June 22 Colorado 3–2 Tampa Bay OT Kuemper 19,092 3–1
5 June 24 Tampa Bay 3–2 Colorado Kuemper 18,015 3–2
6 June 26 Colorado 2–1 Tampa Bay Kuemper 19,092 4–2

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters
Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Mikko Rantanen 75 36 56 92 +35 56
Nathan MacKinnon 65 32 56 88 +22 42
Nazem Kadri 71 28 59 87 +13 71
Cale Makar 77 28 58 86 +48 26
André Burakovsky 80 22 39 61 +12 18
Gabriel Landeskog 51 30 29 59 +27 78
Devon Toews 66 13 44 57 +52 20
Valeri Nichushkin 62 25 27 52 +21 14
J. T. Compher 70 18 15 33 +6 25
Alex Newhook 71 13 20 33 +11 12
Sam Girard 67 5 23 28 −4 20
Erik Johnson 77 8 17 25 +22 24
Logan O'Connor 81 8 16 24 +10 38
Nicolas Aubé-Kubel 67 11 11 22 +14 41
Bowen Byram 30 5 12 17 +7 12
Darren Helm 68 7 8 15 −5 14
Tyson Jost 59 6 8 14 +1 30
Artturi Lehkonen 16 6 3 9 +1 8
Jack Johnson 74 1 8 9 +5 42
Josh Manson 22 2 5 7 −11 12
Kurtis MacDermid 58 2 3 5 +1 89
Ryan Murray 37 0 4 4 −3 2
Jayson Megna 20 0 3 3 −2 4
Nico Sturm 21 0 3 3 −2 6
Kiefer Sherwood 11 1 1 2 +3 0
Ben Meyers 5 1 0 1 −2 0
Andrew Cogliano 18 0 1 1 −2 8
Dylan Sikura 3 0 1 1 +1 0
Mikhail Maltsev 18 0 0 0 −5 2
Sampo Ranta 10 0 0 0 −4 2
Jacob MacDonald 7 0 0 0 −2 2
Martin Kaut 6 0 0 0 +2 0
Justin Barron 2 0 0 0 −1 0
Stefan Matteau 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan Gross 1 0 0 0 0 4
Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Cale Makar 20 8 21 29 +7 10
Mikko Rantanen 20 5 20 25 +3 4
Nathan MacKinnon 20 13 11 24 +11 8
Gabriel Landeskog 20 11 11 22 +15 6
Valeri Nichushkin 20 9 6 15 +6 8
Nazem Kadri 16 7 8 15 +7 8
Devon Toews 20 5 10 15 +5 8
Artturi Lehkonen 20 8 6 14 +2 20
Bowen Byram 20 0 9 9 +15 10
J. T. Compher 20 5 3 8 –1 10
André Burakovsky 12 3 5 8 +3 2
Josh Manson 20 3 5 8 +6 12
Andrew Cogliano 16 3 3 6 +5 16
Darren Helm 20 2 3 5 +3 12
Erik Johnson 20 1 4 5 +10 4
Logan O'Connor 17 1 3 4 +2 9
Alex Newhook 12 0 4 4 0 4
Sam Girard 7 1 2 3 −1 0
Nico Sturm 13 0 2 2 +2 2
Nicolas Aubé-Kubel 14 0 0 0 +2 4
Jack Johnson 13 0 0 0 +1 10

Goaltenders
Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Darcy Kuemper 57 57 3,258:07 37 12 4 138 2.52 1,754 .921 5 0 0 2
Pavel Francouz 21 18 1,200:09 15 5 1 51 2.55 608 .916 2 0 0 0
Jonas Johansson 9 6 370:18 3 2 1 23 3.73 200 .885 0 0 0 0
Justus Annunen 2 1 96:46 1 0 1 7 4.34 51 .863 0 0 1 0
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Darcy Kuemper 16 16 886:50 10 4 38 2.57 386 .902 1 0 1 2
Pavel Francouz 7 4 341:11 6 0 16 2.81 170 .906 1 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Avalanche. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Suspensions/fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Gabriel Landeskog Boarding against Chicago Blackhawks forward Kirby Dach during NHL game no. 5 in Colorado on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at 16:22 of the third period. 2 games $70,000 October 14, 2021

Transactions

The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15) To New Jersey Devils
Ryan Graves 		To Colorado Avalanche
Mikhail Maltsev
NYI 2nd-round pick in 2021
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27) To Seattle Kraken
4th-round pick in 2023 		To Colorado Avalanche
Kurtis MacDermid
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) To Arizona Coyotes
Conor Timmins
1st-round pick in 2022
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2024 		To Colorado Avalanche
Darcy Kuemper
March 14, 2022 (2022-03-14) To Anaheim Ducks
Drew Helleson
2nd-round pick in 2023 		To Colorado Avalanche
Josh Manson
March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15) To Minnesota Wild
Tyson Jost 		To Colorado Avalanche
Nico Sturm
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) To Montreal Canadiens
Justin Barron
2nd-round pick in 2024 		To Colorado Avalanche
Artturi Lehkonen
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) To San Jose Sharks
5th-round pick in 2024 		To Colorado Avalanche
Andrew Cogliano

Notes:

  1. Arizona will receive a third-round pick in 2024 if Colorado wins the 2022 Stanley Cup and Kuemper plays in 50% of their playoff games; otherwise no pick will be exchanged.

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Roland McKeown Carolina Hurricanes 2-year Free agency
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) Darren Helm Detroit Red Wings 1-year Free agency
Stefan Matteau Columbus Blue Jackets 1-year Free agency
Dylan Sikura Vegas Golden Knights 1-year Free agency
July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) Jordan Gross Arizona Coyotes 1-year Free agency
August 2, 2021 (2021-08-02) Ryan Murray New Jersey Devils 1-year Free agency
November 13, 2021 (2021-11-13) Nicolas Aube-Kubel Philadelphia Flyers Waivers
December 16, 2021 (2021-12-16) Callahan Burke Colorado Eagles (AHL) 1-year Free agency
April 12, 2022 (2022-04-12) Wyatt Aamodt Minnesota State Mavericks (CCHA) 1-year Free agency
April 13, 2022 (2022-04-13) Ben Meyers Minnesota Golden Gophers (B1G) 2-year Free agency
June 13, 2022 (2022-06-13) Lukas Sedlak Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL) 1-year Free agency

Players lost

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21) Joonas Donskoi Seattle Kraken Expansion draft
July 22, 2021 (2021-07-22) Matt Calvert Retirement
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Pierre-Edouard Bellemare Tampa Bay Lightning 2-year Free agency
Kyle Burroughs Vancouver Canucks 2-year Free agency
Sheldon Dries Vancouver Canucks 1-year Free agency
Philipp Grubauer Seattle Kraken 6-year Free agency
Patrik Nemeth New York Rangers 3-year Free agency
Liam O'Brien Arizona Coyotes 1-year Free agency
T. J. Tynan Los Angeles Kings 1-year Free agency
Adam Werner Calgary Flames 1-year Free agency
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) Dan Renouf Detroit Red Wings 1-year Free agency
Brandon Saad St. Louis Blues 5-year Free agency
August 5, 2021 (2021-08-05) Mike Vecchione Washington Capitals 1-year Free agency
December 13, 2021 (2021-12-13) Jonas Johansson Florida Panthers Waivers
June 15, 2022 (2022-06-15) Andreas Wingerli Skellefteå AIK (SHL) Unknown Free agency

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 22, 2021 (2021-07-22) Kiefer Sherwood 1-year Re-signing
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) Cale Makar 6-year Re-signing
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27) Gabriel Landeskog 8-year Re-signing
August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) Oskar Olausson 3-year Entry-level
August 16, 2021 (2021-08-16) Dennis Gilbert 1-year Re-signing
September 22, 2021 (2021-09-22) Logan O'Connor 1-year Re-signing
March 12, 2022 (2022-03-12) Pavel Francouz 2-year Extension
April 5, 2022 (2022-04-05) Kurtis MacDermid 2-year Extension
May 2, 2022 (2022-05-02) Danila Zhuravlyov 2-year Entry-level
July 5, 2022 (2022-07-05) Andrew Cogliano 1-year Extension

Draft picks

See also: List of Colorado Avalanche draft picks

Below are the Colorado Avalanche's selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 23 and 24, 2021, virtually via video conference call from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Round # Player Pos. Nationality Team (League)
1 28 Oskar Olausson RW  Sweden HV71 (SHL)
2 61 Sean Behrens D  United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
3 92 Andrei Buyalsky C  Kazakhstan Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
7 220 Taylor Makar LW  Canada Brooks Bandits (AJHL)

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Colorado Avalanche
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Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (Stan Kroenke, chairman)
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Chris MacFarland
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Jared Bednar
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