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07/15/2010 - Avalanche 2010 draft review

Colorado Avalanche general manager Greg Sherman and his scouting staff were fairly busy at the 2010 NHL entry draft, making a total of eight selections.

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06/13/2010 - Avalanche 2010 draft preview

The Colorado Avalanche hold the 17th overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

05/23/2010 - Avalanche 2005 draft evaluation

Despite having no picks in the first round, the 2005 NHL entry draft was an overwhelming success for the Colorado Avalanche, as it featured more hits than misses.

05/09/2010 - Avalanche AHL/ECHL prospects 2009-10 review

The AHL’s Lake Erie Monsters missed the playoffs for a third straight season, finishing 13th in the Western Conference with a 34-37-1-8 record.

05/04/2010 - Avalanche junior prospects 2009-10 review

The Colorado Avalanche had eight prospects playing in junior leagues this season.

03/25/2010 - Avalanche European prospects 2009-10 review

By selecting only North American players in the 2009 entry draft, the Avalanche have the same five prospects playing in Europe that they did last year.

03/10/2010 - Avalanche Top 20 prospects, Spring 2010

Stefan Elliott is one of a cluster of offensive-minded defensemen at the top of the Avalanche prospects list.

01/29/2010 - Q&A with Nate Condon

Nate Condon is having a solid year in the USHL, his last in the league before heading to the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers.

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Organizational Depth Chart

  • Team Strengths:
    1 Defense
  • Team Weaknesses:
    1 Goaltending quality

Player Highlighted Legend
(defines league playing in)

  • Playing in N.A. Pro (NHL, AHL, ECHL, etc.)
  • Playing in CHL (OHL, QMJHL, WHL)
  • Playing in NCAA
  • Playing in Europe
  • Playing in Junior 'A' (USHL, BCHL, AJHL, etc.)
  • Not Categorized Yet

The player is projected on making it to the NHL on a grading scale of 1-10.
Player Rating System Rules - Hockey's Future Prospect Criteria

Left Wingers

  1. Tom Fritsche 6.0C
  2. Denis Parshin 7.0F
  3. Paul Carey 6.0D
  4. Johan Alcen 5.0C

Centers

  1. Ryan Stoa 7.5C
  2. Kevin Porter 6.5B
  3. Justin Mercier 6.5C
  4. Mark Olver 7.0D
  5. Nate Condon 7.0D
  6. Brad Malone 6.0D
  7. Michael Carman 6.0D

Right Wingers

  1. Brandon Yip 6.5B
  2. Harrison Reed 5.5D

Defensemen

  1. Kevin Shattenkirk 8.0C
  2. Stefan Elliott 8.0C
  3. Cameron Gaunce 7.0C
  4. Colby Cohen 7.0C
  5. Joel Chouinard 7.0C
  6. Tyson Barrie 7.5D
  7. Ryan Wilson 6.5C

Defensemen

  1. Kevin Montgomery 6.0C
  2. Jens Hellgren 6.5D
  3. Jonas Holos 6.5D
  4. Raymond Macias 6.5D
  5. Darcy Campbell 5.5C
  6. Richard Demen-Willaume 5.5C

Goaltenders

  1. Kent Patterson 7.0D
  2. Kieran Millan 6.0D
  3. Trevor Cann 5.5D
  4. Brandon Maxwell 6.0F

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