Avalanche signs Brock Nelson to three-year extension

Colorado Avalanche center Brock Nelson (11) controls the puck in front of Dallas Stars’ Matt Duchene (95) in the second period in Game 7 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)The biggest question of the offseason for the Colorado Avalanche has been answered.

Colorado signed Brock Nelson to a three-year contract, the club announced Wednesday morning. The deal is for $7.5 million per season, The Denver Post confirmed.

The Avs acquired Nelson, who will turn 34 years old in October, before the trade deadline this past season, to slot in as the team’s No. 2 center behind star Nathan MacKinnon. Colorado sent a huge package to the New…