DENVER - The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today the team has named Andrew Cogliano Assistant General Manager. In his position, he assists President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Joe Sakic in all facets of the organization’s hockey operations.
Cogliano, 39, has spent the last two seasons as Special Assistant to the General Manager. While in that chair, the Toronto, Ontario, native served in a variety of roles, including player development, professional and amateur scouting, as well as working with the American Hockey League’s Colorado Eagles. Over the past two seasons, the Avalanche compiled League-bests in regular-season victories (104), standings points (223) and goals against (428). Both the Avalanche and Eagles qualified for their league playoffs in the 2024-25 and 2025-26 campaigns, and both made it to the Western Conference Final in 2025-26.
“We’re extremely lucky to have ‘Cogs’ in the front office, and he’s been a key member of our staff since he decided to retire as a player,” said Sakic. “We’re excited to give him more responsibility and make more meaningful contributions toward building and sustaining championship-contending teams in all levels of our organization. ‘Cogs’ is great communicator, and that skill will be invaluable for our program. This is a well-deserved promotion.”
“I’m grateful and thrilled for this opportunity to take on a more advanced position with the Avalanche,” said Cogliano. “Since I retired, the Kroenke family, Joe and the entire organization – past and present – have been great to me and my family with the transition. This second career has gone as well as I could have hoped when I decided it was time to move on from playing the game, and I’m excited to keep working toward our goal of winning another Stanley Cup.”
After a 17-year NHL career, Cogliano announced his retirement from the game of hockey on June 21, 2024 and joined the front office. His playing career consisted of 464 points (190g/274a) in 1,294 regular-season contests with the Edmonton Oilers, Anaheim Ducks, Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks and Avalanche. He also recorded 40 points (13g/27a) in 131 career postseason games and helped Colorado win the 2022 Stanley Cup.
Selected by the Oilers in the first round (25th overall) in the 2005 NHL Draft, Cogliano spent his first four seasons with Edmonton (2007-11), followed by parts of eight years with the Ducks (2011-19). Cogliano opened his career with an 830-game ironman streak from Oct. 4, 2007 to Jan. 13, 2018, which was the fourth-longest streak in NHL history at the time. He joined Doug Jarvis (964 games) as the only players to appear in 800-plus consecutive games from the start of his career. Cogliano ended up dressing in 98% of possible team games (1,294 of 1,321) over the course of his career.
Following his stint with the Ducks, Cogliano joined the Stars where he spent parts of three seasons from 2018-19 to 2020-21. After playing 54 games with the Sharks in 2021-22, Cogliano joining the Avalanche at the trade deadline on March 21, 2022 and three months later hoisted Lord Stanley after Colorado defeated Tampa Bay in the Final. Cogliano skated in 172 regular-season outings with the Avalanche and totaled 39 points (16g/23a) while adding 11 points (3g/8a) in 31 playoff games.
Before winning the Stanley Cup with Colorado, Cogliano helped the Stars reach the Stanley Cup Final in 2020 and was part of Anaheim’s runs to the Western Conference Final in 2015 and 2017.
Cogliano’s 1,294 games ranked ninth among active skaters at the conclusion of the 2023-24 campaign while his 22 career shorthanded goals were second to only Brad Marchand (36).
Cogliano played two seasons at the University of Michigan from 2005-07, recording 78 points (36g/42a) in 77 games and was named to the 2006 CCHA All-Rookie Team. Internationally, he helped Team Canada capture gold at both the 2006 and 2007 IIHF World Junior Championships.
