
NHL · COL
1st in Central Division
Zakhar Bardakov
C · #93 · 6' 2"
Alex Barre-Boulet
C · #27 · 5' 10"
Gavin Brindley
C · #54 · 5' 8"
Vinnie Hinostroza
C · 5' 10"
Nazem Kadri
C · #91 · 6' 0"
Parker Kelly
C · #17 · 6' 1"
Nathan MacKinnon
C · #29 · 6' 0"
Martin Necas
C · #88 · 6' 3"
Brock Nelson
C · #11 · 6' 4"
Nicolas Roy
C · #10 · 6' 4"
Jaden Schwartz
C · 5' 10"
Fedor Svechkov
C · 6' 0"
T.J. Tynan
C · #9 · 5' 9"
Adam Beckman
LW · 6' 2"
Danil Gushchin
LW · #75 · 5' 8"
Zachary L'Heureux
LW · 5' 11"
Gabriel Landeskog
LW · #92 · 6' 1"
Artturi Lehkonen
LW · #62 · 5' 11"
Taylor Makar
LW · #16 · 6' 4"
Fabian Lysell
RW · #23 · 5' 11"
Logan O'Connor
RW · #25 · 6' 0"
Nick Blankenburg
D · #37 · 5' 9"
Brent Burns
D · #84 · 6' 5"
Alex Gagne
D · #45 · 6' 5"
Noah Juulsen
D · 6' 2"
Brett Kulak
D · #27 · 6' 2"
Cale Makar
D · #8 · 6' 0"
Sam Malinski
D · #70 · 5' 11"
Josh Manson
D · #42 · 6' 3"
Devon Toews
D · #7 · 6' 1"
Mackenzie Blackwood
G · #39 · 6' 4"
Magnus Chrona
G · 6' 5"
Scott Wedgewood
G · #41 · 6' 2"
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