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:

Get to know Avalanche prospect goaltender Ivan Zhigalov better after he answered a few questions about himself at Colorado's 2022 Rookie Camp.

What has it been like being at Rookie Camp so far?

Oh, it's pretty good. I am excited to be here. Everybody is working hard. It is a great opportunity to go there and show yourself. I'm just excited and everything is good so far.

The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Arizona Coyotes 4-0 on Sept. 19th at the 2022 Rookie Camp hosted by San Jose.

The Colorado Avalanche suffered a 5-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Sept. 17^th at the 2022 Rookie Camp hosted by San Jose.

The Colorado Avalanche rookies beat the Los Angeles Kings on September 16^th at the 2022 Rookie Camp hosted by the San Jose Sharks.

The Colorado Avalanche are slated to have two prospects represent the organization as they compete for their respective countries in this year's 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship tournament beginning on Tuesday, Aug. 9 in Edmonton Alberta at Rogers Place. 

Forward Andreas Wingerli has been playing professional hockey for years in the Swedish Hockey League. He's a speedy, skillful center who has seen success and sustained improvement playing in that league and is ready to take his game to North America.

His pro experience in Sweden speaks for itself. The center represented Sweden at the 2021 IIHF World Championship in Latvia, and he recorded three points (one goal, two assists) in seven games at the tournament. In the SHL, he has played six full seasons with Skelleftea, recording 104 points (48 goals, 56 assists) in 288 contests. The Lycksele, Sweden, native also served as an alternate captain in two seasons.

Now, Wingerli is taking a leap of faith to further improve his craft. He signed a one-year deal with the Colorado Avalanche on June 3, moving his life to North America, and lending his talents to the NHL.

The Colorado Avalanche finished the 2021 Arizona Rookie Faceoff with a 7-4 win against the San Jose Sharks on Monday morning at Ice Den Scottsdale.

Alex Beaucage, who was picked by Colorado in the third round at No. 78 overall at the 2019 NHL Draft, recorded the first goal for the Avs at 10:13 of the opening period and forward Andreas Wingerli extended the lead 3:38 into the middle frame.

San Jose then scored four unanswered goals with two tallies from Ozzy Wiesblatt and one each from forwards Kyle Topping and Timur Ibragimov. Defenseman Charle-Edouard D'Astous cut the Avalanche's deficit to 4-3 before the second intermission.

The Colorado Avalanche begins on-ice practices at its 2021 training camp on Thursday, Sept. 23, the team announced on Monday.

Colorado's camp will be held from Sept. 23-27 at the team's practice facility, Family Sports Center in Centennial, Colorado. The squad will be split into two groups, with each taking the ice for approximately an hour and a half each day.

The Colorado Avalanche takes on the San Jose Sharks in the club's third and final game at the 2021 Arizona Rookie Faceoff at Ice Den Scottsdale on Monday. Puck drop is at 10 a.m. MT.