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2017–18 Colorado Avalanche season

The 2017–18 Colorado Avalanche season was the 23rd operational season and 22nd playing season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season.[2] As well as the franchise's 39th season in the National Hockey League and 46th season overall. After finishing the previous season in last place with just 48 points (21 points behind the next worst team), the Avalanche clinched the playoffs for the first time since the 2013–14 season.

Standings

Source: National Hockey League[3]
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot
Source: National Hockey League[4]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 13, 2017.[5]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.[6]

Playoffs

Player statistics

Final Stats[7]

Skaters

Goaltenders

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

Suspensions/fines

Transactions

The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

Player signings

Draft picks

Below are the Colorado Avalanche's selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.

Draft notes[48]
  1. The New York Rangers' fourth-round pick went to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent Nick Holden to New York in exchange for this pick.[49]

References

  1. ^ "2017-2018 NHL Attendance". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  2. ^ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
  3. ^ "2017-2018 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com.
  4. ^ "2017-2018 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com.
  5. ^ "Avalanche Announces 2017-18 Preseason Schedule". NHL.com. June 13, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  6. ^ "Avalanche Announces 2017-18 Regular Season Schedule". NHL.com. June 22, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Colorado Avalanche Stats - 2017-2018". NHL.com. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  8. ^ "Avalanche forward Landeskog suspended four games for cross-checking". NHL. November 27, 2016.
  9. ^ "Avalanche defenseman Johnson suspended two games". NHL. December 17, 2016.
  10. ^ "Colin Wilson traded by Predators to Avalanche". nhl.com. NHL. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  11. ^ "Ottawa Senators acquire centre Matt Duchene from the Colorado Avalanche". November 5, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  12. ^ "Predators Acquire Forward Kyle Turris, Signs Six-Year Deal". November 5, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  13. ^ "Avalanche Acquires Ryan Graves From Rangers". NHL.com. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  14. ^ a b c "Avalanche Signs Agozzino, Warsofsky, Cannata". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  15. ^ "Goaltender Jonathan Bernier inks deal with Avalanche". Sportsnet. July 1, 2017.
  16. ^ "Avalanche Signs Nail Yakupov". NHL. July 4, 2017.
  17. ^ a b "Avalanche Signs Grimaldi, Graham". NHL. July 26, 2017.
  18. ^ "Avalanche Signs Toninato". NHL. August 16, 2017.
  19. ^ "Harvard star Kerfoot to sign with Avalanche". tsn.ca. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  20. ^ "Avalanche's Ty Lewis: Secures three-year ELC". cbssports.com. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  21. ^ "Avalanche Signs Dickinson". nhl.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  22. ^ "Avalanche Signs Pavel Francouz". nhl.com. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  23. ^ "Red Wings sign forward Turner Elson to one-year contract". Sportsnet. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  24. ^ "Coyotes Sign Campbell, Hanley, Rinaldo and Sislo". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  25. ^ "Hurricanes sign goaltender Jeremy Smith to one-year deal". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  26. ^ "Mikhail Grigorenko returns to Russia to play with CSKA Moscow". espn.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  27. ^ "Canucks sign analytics-darling Patrick Wiercioch to one-year deal". vancourier.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  28. ^ "Rampage Sign Forwards Brendan Ranford and Brady Shaw to AHL Contracts". sarampage.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  29. ^ "Mat Clark: Heading overseas". cbssports.com. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  30. ^ "Ducks Sign Beauchemin to One-Year Contract". NHL. August 21, 2017.
  31. ^ "Morning Flurries: The Colorado Avalanche Rookie Camp Roster, #88 to the rafters and Rene Bourque is heading to Sweden". Mile High Hockey. September 2, 2017.
  32. ^ "The Rocket agrees to terms on a one-year contract with Éric Gélinas". nhl.com. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  33. ^ "Heat Announce Roster Moves, Opening Night Roster". stocktonheat.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  34. ^ "АНДРЕЙ МИРОНОВ ВЕРНУЛСЯ В "ДИНАМО"". dynamo.ru (in Russian). Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  35. ^ "Avalanche Claims Nemeth From Stars". NHL.com. October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  36. ^ "Avalanche Claims Alt From Flyers". NHL.com. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  37. ^ "Avs place D Mironov on unconditional waivers". TSN. March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  38. ^ "Avalanche Signs Andrighetto". nhl.com. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  39. ^ a b c "Avalanche Signs Bourque, Girard, Siemens". nhl.com. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  40. ^ "Avalanche Signs Matt Nieto". nhl.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  41. ^ "Avalanche Signs Zadorov". nhl.com. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  42. ^ "Avalanche Signs Timmins To Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  43. ^ a b "Avalanche Signs Anderson, Barron". NHL.com. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  44. ^ "Avalanche Signs Igor Shvyrev". NHL.com. May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  45. ^ "Avalanche Signs Mark Alt". NHL.com. May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  46. ^ "Avalanche Re-Signs Mark Barberio". NHL.com. May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  47. ^ "Avalanche Re-Signs Gabriel Bourque". NHL.com. May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  48. ^ "2017 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  49. ^ "Rangers get D Holden from Avs for pick". June 25, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.