All of the players on the roster appeared in at least one game for the Avalanche during the 2019-20 regular-season, with the exception of forward Shane Bowers and defenseman Bowen Byram. Bowers skated in his first professional campaign with the American Hockey League's Colorado Eagles this year and recorded 27 points (10 goals, 17 assists) in 48 outings. Byram, the Avalanche's first-round selection (No. 4 overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft, played with the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League in 2019-20, registering 52 points (14 goals, 38 assists) in 50 outings and earning a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship.
In addition to Bowers, forwards Sheldon Dries, Logan O'Connor and T.J. Tynan and defensemen Kevin Connauton, Anton Lindholm and Conor Timmins are the six other skaters on the Avalanche roster that spent significant time with the Eagles in 2019-20.
All of the club personnel traveling to Edmonton will live inside a so-called "bubble"--the Phase 4 Secure Zone--and will be tested daily for COVID-19 and be administered daily temperature checks and symptom screenings.
Colorado will face the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. MT in an exhibition contest before playing its first Stanley Cup Qualifiers game against the division-rival St. Louis Blues at 4:30 p.m. MT on Aug. 2 at Rogers Place.
The Avs will also play the Dallas Stars on Aug. 5 at 4:30 p.m. MT and the Vegas Golden Knights on Aug. 8 in the round-robin portion of the qualifier to determine the top four seeds in the Western Conference for the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Below is the Avalanche's roster that will travel to Edmonton for the 2020 postseason.
PDF: Roster
