The picks in the first, third and seventh rounds are Colorado's while the selection in the second round was originally the New York Islanders. The Avs acquired it from the New Jersey Devils along with forward Mikhail Maltsev in exchange for defenseman Ryan Graves on July 15. The Avalanche sent its own pick in the second round, along with its second-rounder in the 2022 NHL Draft, to the Islanders on Oct. 12, 2020 to acquire blueliner Devon Toews.
Colorado presently does not have a pick in the fourth, fifth or sixth rounds. The club sent its fourth selection (No. 124) to the Ottawa Senators on Feb. 24, 2020 in exchange for Vladislav Namestnikov.
The Avalanche combined its fifth-round spot (No. 156) and rear guard Greg Pateryn in a trade with the San Jose Sharks for goaltender Devan Dubnyk on April 10, 2021. Colorado also used its sixth-rounder (No. 188) to acquire netminder Jonas Johanssson from the Buffalo Sabres on March 20, 2021.
The first round of the annual selection will take place on Friday, July 23, beginning at 6 p.m. MT (ESPN2, Sportsnet, TVA Sports). The Avalanche is hosting its
2021 NHL Draft Party at the Breckenridge Brewery Farm House in Littleton
on Friday night as well. This free event for the general public will feature special giveaway and games, and the festivities will begin at 5:30 p.m. MT.
Rounds 2-7 will be held on Saturday, July 24 starting at 9 a.m. MT (NHL Network, Sportsnet).
For complete coverage of the draft, visit the team's official Avalanche Draft Central at
ColoradoAvalanche.com/Draft
.
