Logan O’Connor’s season and future deserves another look

A young Logan O’Connor entered a Colorado Avalanche team in the midst of the 2018-19 season, undrafted out of the University of Denver. The Pioneers were coming off a disappointing loss to Ohio State University in the NCAA Tournament and he had no emphasis on the game. LOC would go undrafted and eventually continue his hockey career in Denver.

LOC would play only five games for the Avalanche that season from December 31 to January 9, with donuts across his stat line. Like his final game at DU, he didn’t have much impact in those five games, averaging 6:49 of ice time in said five games.

Photo by John Leyba/The Denver Post via Getty ImagesFor the next two years, O’Connor would spend much of…