Denver Post · Oct 2, 2016
Avalanche cuts nine players, roster down to 30
Fedor Tyutin (51) of the Colorado Avalanche and Turner Elson (13) get tangled up as they battle for a loose puck during the first day of training camp at Family Sports Ice Arena in Centennial, Colorado on September 23, 2016.Shortly before Sunday’s practice, the Avalanche announced it has assigned nine players to the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League, leaving the Colorado training camp/exhibition season roster at 30.
The nine unsurprising cuts: forwards Troy Bourque, Turner Elson, A.J. Greer, Samuel Henly, Jim O’Brien and Joe Whitney; defenseman Ryan Stanton; and goaltenders Jeremy Smith and Spencer Martin.
That left the current Colorado roster: