For the 2015 NHL Draft, the Colorado Avalanche have six picks, having traded away their fifth-round selection to the Montreal Canadiens. (PA Parenteau for Daniel Briere.) The team’s “not great” 2014-15 record conveyed the #71 pick for the third round.
With the Colorado Avalanche’s third round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, the team has selected Jean-Christophe Beaudin.
Scouting Report
Jean-Christophe Beaudin is a little like Jarome Iginla in that he gets a slow start to the season. However, this season with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the QMJHL, he got fired up midway through the season.