Avalanche fans in disbelief after yet another baffling free agent move
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The Colorado Avalanche announced today that defenseman Ronnie Attard has been signed to a one-year deal for the 2025-26 season.
Avalanche GM Chris MacFarland has yet to sign any big names in free agency.
Avalanche fans in disbelief after yet another baffling signing.
Attard, 26, began the 2025-26 season with the AHL's Lehigh Valley Phantoms, appearing in seven games before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers on November 4. He was then assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors, where he went on to tally 17 points in 59 games.
"A native of White Lake Township, Mich., Attard has collected 76 points (29g/47a) in 182 career AHL games with Lehigh Valley and Bakersfield from 2022-25. The defenseman has added three points (1g/2a) across nine Calder Cup playoff contests. Additionally, the 6-foot-3, 208-pound defenseman has totaled six points (2g/4a) in 29 career NHL contests with the Philadelphia Flyers over parts of the 2021-24 campaigns. He made his NHL debut on April 2, 2022 and set NHL career highs in goals (2), assists (2 - tied) and games played (15) during the 2021-22 campaign." -NHL.com
Before turning pro, Attard spent three seasons at Western Michigan University from 2019 to 2022, where he amassed 72 points (27 goals, 45 assists) in 94 games. As a junior, he posted career highs across the board with 13 goals and 23 assists in 39 games while serving as an alternative captain. He was named to the NCHC All-Rookie Team in 2020 and earned First All-Star Team in both the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons, also being named at First Team All-American in his final year.
Selected in the third round (72nd overall) by the Flyers in the 2019 NHL Draft, Attard tallied 84 points (41g/43a) in 144 career United States Hockey League games with the Tri-City Storm from 2016-19. He served as team captain during the 2018-19 campaign en route to being selected as the USHL Player of the Year and to the First All-Star team, leading league defensemen in goals (30) and points (64).
On the international stage, Attard represented Team USA at the 2023 IIHF World Championship, where he recorded one goal in four games.
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JUILLET 1 | 38 ANSWERS Avalanche fans in disbelief after yet another baffling free agent move Have you ever heard of defenseman Ronnie Attard? | ||
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