The Colorado Avalanche announced today that the team has signed defenseman Sergei Boikov to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Boikov completed his third campaign with the Drummondville Voltigeurs in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in 2015-16, where he recorded 26 points (six goals and 201 assists), 73 penalty minutes and ended with an even plus/minus rating in 52 regular-season games. He also finished with 13 points (three goals and 10 assists) on the power play.
In the 2016 QMJHL playoffs, the 6-foot-2, 195-pound rear guard had six penalty minutes and a minus-3 rating as Drummondville was outscored 33-4 in a four-game, first-round sweep by the eventual league champion Rouyn-Noranda Huskies.