Andreas Martinsen is not the first European skater the Colorado Avalanche has signed in recent history. In the off-season of 2014, the club signed Dennis Everberg and Borna Rendulic out of Sweden and Finland, respectively. Besides their continent of origin, the three have one thing in common: size.
All three stand at least 6-foot-3, with Everberg being the tallest at 6-foot-4. However, Martinsen is the heaviest, as he is listed at 220 pounds. His large frame especially stood out at the Avalanche’s prospect development camp, where he looked like a giant among kids.