This is a complete list of ice hockey players who were drafted in the National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche franchise. It includes every player who was drafted, regardless of whether they played for the team. The Colorado Avalanche franchise was founded in Quebec, Canada, with the name Quebec Nordiques. In 1995, the franchise moved to Denver, Colorado, and since then has won three Stanley Cups.

Key Played at least one game with the Avalanche Spent entire NHL career with the Avalanche

+ General terms and abbreviations Term or abbreviation Definition Draft The year that the player was selected Round The round of the draft in which the player was selected Pick The overall position in the draft at which the player was selected + Position abbreviations Abbreviation DefinitionG GoaltenderD DefenseLW Left wingC CenterRW Right wingF Forward

+ Abbreviations for statistical columns Abbreviation DefinitionPos PositionGP Games playedG GoalsA AssistsPts PointsPIM Penalties in minutesW WinsL LossesT TiesOT Overtime/shootout lossesGAA Goals against average— Does not apply

Draft picks Statistics are complete as of the 2025–26 NHL season and show each player's career regular season totals in the NHL. Wins, losses, ties, overtime losses and goals against average apply to goaltenders and are used only for players at that position.

DraftRoundPickPlayerNationalityPosGPGAPtsPIMWLTOTGAA1995125G349066321121792833.021995251LW 1995377RW4327935 1995481RW14024315548 19955129G309010105214011213182.6319956155C 19957181D2200016 19958207C 19959228RW 1996125D3211210 1996251C30000 1996379RW722216171387246 1996498D 19964107G 19965134LW 19966146RW3815257109217 19966160G 19967167RW503385290383 19967176C79868131199356 19967188C 19968214D 19969240RW 1997126D 1997253LW 1997355D19721315314 1997378LW3854869117333 1997487LW294192948134 19975133C 19976161G21405530106741252.5219978217D 19979243LW 19979245D 1998112LW1088283580863527 1998117D77644152196328 1998119D109036163199972 1998120RW30871421699 1998228LW6814163078 1998238G32000231014303.451998253C69571241 1998379RW 19985141LW 19986167D 1999125LW30000 1999245D1810114 1999393RW3935268120252 19994112D 19994122RW 19995142D 19995152C220226 19996158C 19996183C92581338 19997212RW1057284339623294 19998240D199174057114 2000114C9910102034 2000247C172240 2000250C 2000263D 2000388D35752833250 2000392LW 20004119D70112 20005159D83687283370286 20006189D 20007221G 20008252RW3212385 20009266C 20009285G 2001263G3680111120158132402.702001397RW10007 20014130LW 20015143LW 20015144C405214465550 20015149D 20015165C 20016184RW 20016196C80224 20017227RW34410072172217 2002128RW10002 2002261D72554152206331 2002394D 20024107D 20024129D65545178223198 20025164G100000000.0020026195D 20027227C 20028258LW 20029289C 2003263D710126 20034131RW 20035146C 20035163C869111143254443 20037204LW 20037225F 20038257LW 20039288RW46210487191122 2004121LW45199168267113 2004255RW6727941 2004372LW 20045154D 20046184D140002 20047215G 20048239RW174292756130 20048249LW 20049281D 2005234C4043720 2005244C1145293529822500 2005247LW 2005252C 2005388C11212263818 20054124D80112 20056166D 20056168C91120 20057222D1399263548 2006118RW668160162322750 2006251D 2006259C 2006381C 20064110D 20067201G 2007114D952103381484544 2007245D30004 2007249G 2007255C3214461105136 20074105LW217141832206 20074113G 20075135LW100881620 20076155D 20077195C 2008250D3736947 2008261G 20084110C 20085140C7410122239 20086167D 20086170D3906610 20087200C 200913C1195387549936306 2009233C1233328570898216 2009249D878172516 2009364D822110398508263 20095124G 20096154G 20097184D 2010117C131120 2010249G19104467477142.952010371LW11312102224 2010495D 20104107G200000103.3720105137D 20105139RW 20107197RW 201112LW798262344606648 2011111D2011225 2011493C 20115123C 20116153D 20117183D 2012241C 2012372LW 20125132C 20126162C 101 10 21 31 78 20127192C 1 0 0 0 0 201311C9504207221142428 2013232 D46 1 3418 2013363G72 0 0 0 0 25 33 8 3.602013493D30 0 0 0 89 20135123D275 16 98 114 34 20136153D 20137183D 2014123C 2014384D 2014493RW 20144114LW 20145144D66 05516 20146174G 20147204LW 2015110RW716 316 466 782 501 2015239LW326 36 45 81 448 2015240D57 2 6 8 39 2015371C22 0 1 1 7 20154101D10 1 2 3 12 20156161D 20157191C 2016110C 564 69 96 165 227 2016240LW 2016371D 20165131G 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.4220166161D 1 0 00 2 20167191LW 201714D 470 136 371 507 134 2017232D 198 6 48 54 82 2017494RW 20174114G 20175125C 20176156LW 20177187D 2018116RW56 6 5 11 10 2018364G80 0 1 1 2 35 32 5 2.862018378LW16 0 0 0 6 20184109LW 20185140C 20185146D 20186171RW57 7 13 2016 20187202G 201914D328 44 108 152 220 2019116C338 70 81 151 88 2019247D119 7 22 29 69 2019363C8 0 0 0 22 2019378RW 20195140RW 20196171C 20197202G60 0 0 0 1 1 3 2.012020125D208 18 34 52 76 2020374C13 1 0 1 6 20204118C 20205138RW 20206166C132 8 21 29 28 2021128LW4 0 0 0 0 2021261D 2021392C 20217220C12 0 0 0 4 20226193D 20227225G 2023127C72 1417 3122 2023131D 20235155D 20236187D 20237219LW 2024238G 2024376LW 20244121C 20245132G 20245137G 20245161C 20246185D 20247215C 20247217C10 0 00 0 2025377D 20254118D 20257214C 2026243C 2026374C 20264126G 20264128D 20265140D 20265152D 20267195LW 20267214D 20267215G

See also List of Quebec Nordiques draft picks

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