Two years ago, the Colorado Avalanche dipped into the NCAA free agent pool when they signed Alex Kerfoot after his senior year at Harvard. It was a smart move by Joe Sakic as Kerfoot as developed into a mainstay in the Avalanche lineup and a young forward that is a key to the secondary core of the team.
Last spring, the team signed Logan O’Connor from DU and while he doesn’t have the upside of Kerfoot, he brings added depth to the organization and will likely grow to be one of the leaders in the AHL with the Eagles.