Mile High Hockey · Jun 30, 2024
Avalanche all hands-on for second day of NHL Draft
After trading away the 24th overall pick of the NHL Draft on Friday, the Colorado Avalanche were left to make all its moves in rounds two through seven on Saturday.
The Avs' first pick was 38th overall in the second round when they picked up Ilya Nabokov from the KHL. The 21-year-old goaltender won the MVP Award in the playoffs for his impressive play in Russia, making him the first goaltender picked in this year's draft. He boasts a 2.15 goals against average (GAA) and a .915 save percentage (SV%).
He's got it. Ilya Nabokov's got it.#GagarinCup pic.twitter.com/DIK81bL7aq