ColoradoAvalanche.com is profiling players who completed their rookie seasons with the organization in 2018-19. This installment takes a look at forward Vladislav Kamenev.
After getting a taste of the NHL with the Colorado Avalanche in the 2017-18 season, Vladislav Kamenev was excited and ready to cement his place on the roster at last September's training camp.
Kamenev made his initial debut for the Avalanche on Nov. 16, 2017, but what looked like a harmless collision with Washington Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik in the first period resulted in a broken arm and a long road to recovery. He was able to return to the Avalanche lineup in March 2018, playing a few games and gaining valuable practice time during the club's late-season push and run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs
Rookie Rewind: Vladislav Kamenev
Forward recorded many NHL firsts during the 2018-19 season with the Avalanche
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