Avs Prospect Round Up: Oct. 25

With the NHL 2022-23 season getting underway, here's an introduction to a weekly article revolving around updates on Avalanche prospects in the junior, collegiate and European levels.
Here are some updates from the past week:

MAKAR SCORES IN BACK-TO-BACK GAMES

We've seen that headline before…
Taylor Makar, brother of Cale and the Avs seventh-round pick (220th overall) of the 2021 NHL Draft, netted his second and third career goals for the University of Massachusetts Minutemen this past weekend.
Massachusetts is ranked sixth in the country with a 4-0-1 record and plays Merrimack in a home-and-home series Friday and Saturday.
Featured in the video below, Makar splits the defense and chips the puck over the goaltender's left shoulder to help the Minutemen defeat Union 7-0.

AMBROSIO OFF TO STRONG START FOR BC EAGLES

Colorado's fourth-round pick (118th overall, 2020 NHL Draft) Colby Ambrosio hit the ground running to kick off his junior season with the Boston College Eagles.
The Welland, Ontario native leads the team in scoring with five points (3G, 2A) through four games.
Ambrosio and the Eagles are tied for second in the Hockey East standings with a 2-0-0 conference record and own an overall record of 2-1-1.
The Eagles battle UConn on Thursday, Oct. 27th at 7:00 p.m. in Hartford, Conn.

KOVALENKO SCORES, SETS UP TWO GOALS FOR TORPEDO

Avalanche prospect Nikolai Kovalenko has tallied three points (1G, 2A) in his last two games for the Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL.
The Avs' 2018 sixth-round (171st overall) draft pick has tallied 13 points (5G, 8A) in 14 games this season.

ZHIGALOV CONTINUES TO SHINE FOR KINGSTON

Ivan Zhigalov remains red-hot in net for the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), posting a league-best in goals-against average (2.13) and save percentage (.938) to start the season.
The Avs' seventh-round pick (225th overall) earned OHL's Goaltender of the Week honors for the week of Oct. 10-17 after registering a 1.50 GAA and .952 Sv% in his two victories.

FOUDY NETS HIS FIRST OF THE SEASON

Jean-Luc Foudy buried his first goal of the season for the Colorado Eagles earlier this month against the Texas Stars.
Foudy, who the Avalanche selected 75th overall in the 2020 NHL Draft, has recorded five points (1G, 4A) for the Eagles this season.