Avalanche fans stunned by sudden twist in top prospect's future
Photo credit: AAron Ontiveroz / The Denver Post
The Colorado Avalanche revealed a 31-player roster for their summer development camp this week at Family Sports Center in Centennial, with Sean Behrens' return to the ice standing out as a key highlight.
The former University of Denver standout defenseman missed the entire 2024-25 season due to a knee injury sustained during a Colorado Eagles practice.
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Matt Schubert from The Denver Post writes that the development camp roster features 15 forwards, 11 defensemen, and give goaltenders, including 12 drafted players and five currently signed to NHL contracts. The camp runs from Tuesday through Thursday, with all three on-ice sessions open to the public.
"The one big name missing from the roster: Goaltender Ilya Nabokov, the Avs' No. 2 prospect and top pick in the 2024 draft. All three of the Avs' picks in last week's draft will be in the camp, including UMass defenseman Francesco Dell'Elce (third round), Swedish defenseman Linus Funck (fourth round) and St. Cloud State-bound center Nolan Roed (seventh round). Roed, however, will not be skating." -Schubert
Behrens sat out the entire 2024-25 season after suffering a knee injury during an early October practice with the Eagles. Selected by the Avalanche in the second round of the 2021 NHL Draft, the defenseman signed with the team three years later following back-to-back national championships with the Pioneers.
"One other invite Avalanche fans may be familiar with is Max Lacroix. The Boston U goaltender is the son of former Avs winger Eric Lacroix and grandson of Hockey Hall of Famer Pierre Lacroix, who was the architect of the two Stanley Cup-winning teams as president and general manager of the Avalanche." -Schubert
The Avalanche will hit the ice from 8:10am to 11:45am on both Tuesday and Wednesday, and from 9am to 11am on Thursday.
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