Avalanche Acquires Kurtis MacDermid

The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has acquired defenseman Kurtis MacDermid from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. Seattle selected MacDermid from the Los Angeles Kings in the NHL Expansion Draft on June 21.
MacDermid, 27, recorded four points (2g/2a) in 28 games with Los Angeles last season, ranking first in shooting percentage (12.5) and tied for third in goals among Kings defensemen. He also led all Los Angeles blueliners with 7.38 hits per 60 minutes. The 6-foot-5, 233-pound rear guard has collected 17 points (6g/11a) in 118 career NHL regular-season games, all with Los Angeles, which signed him as a free agent on Sept. 12, 2012. He set career highs in games played (45), goals (3), assists (5) and points (8) during the 2019-20 campaign.

MacDermid played parts of four seasons with the Kings' American Hockey League affiliate, the Ontario Reign, from 2015-2019, totaling 57 points (16g/41a) in 194 career contests while adding three points (2g/1a) in 22 total Calder Cup Playoff outings.
The Sauble Beach, Ontario, native appeared in 201 career contests in the Ontario Hockey League from 2011-2015, recording 70 points (16g/54a) for the Owen Sound Attack and Erie Otters. MacDermid added 11 points (0g/11a) in 36 OHL postseason games.