Avalanche Re-Signs Andrew Cogliano

The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has re-signed forward Andrew Cogliano to a one-year contract for the 2023-24 season.

Cogliano, 36, recorded 19 points (10g/9a) in 79 games this past season, his 16th in the NHL. His 10 goals were his most since 2017-18 (12 with Anaheim), and his +6 plus/minus rating was his best since that same season (+18). Cogliano appeared in his 1,200th career NHL game on March 7 vs. San Jose, becoming the 127th player in NHL history to reach 1,200 games and the third from the 2005 NHL Draft (Anze Kopitar, Marc-Edouard Vlasic).

Acquired by the Avalanche in a trade with San Jose on March 21, 2022, Cogliano has skated in 97 games for the Colorado, totaling 20 points (10g/10a).

In the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Cogliano tallied six points (3g/3a) in 16 games, equaling his career best in postseason goals, and tied for second on the team with two game-winning markers to help the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup. Cogliano ranked fourth on the team and second among forwards with 2:07 of shorthanded ice time per game in the playoffs, as the Avalanche went 17-for-19 (89.5%) on the penalty kill during the Stanley Cup Final.

Selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round (25th overall) of the 2005 NHL Draft, Cogliano has collected 445 points (184g/261a) in 1,219 career contests with the Oilers, Anaheim Ducks, Dallas Stars, Sharks and Avalanche. Cogliano recorded an 830-game ironman streak from Oct. 4, 2007 through Jan. 13, 2018, which was the fourth-longest in the NHL at the time. He is one of two NHL skaters to appear in 800 consecutive games from the start of their career (Doug Jarvis, 964). The 5-foot-10, 179-pound center has appeared in 98.4% of possible team games (1,219 of 1,239) over the course of his career.

Cogliano has collected 35 points (13g/22a) in 120 career postseason contests with Colorado, Anaheim and Dallas. Before winning the Stanley Cup with Colorado, he helped the Stars reach the Stanley Cup Final in 2020, pacing the team in hits (89) and shorthanded time on ice (99:31). Cogliano was part of Anaheim's runs to the Western Conference Final in 2015 and 2017, setting a playoff career high in points (9) and matching his career best in assists (6) in 2015.

Cogliano set career highs in goals (21) in 2013-14 with Anaheim and posted career bests in points (45) and assists (27) in 2007-08. The Toronto, Ontario, native ranks seventh all-time in Anaheim franchise history with 684 hits in 584 contests for the Ducks, where he spent nearly eight of his 15 NHL seasons. His 16 shorthanded goals for Anaheim are tied (Paul Kariya) for the most in franchise history, while his 21 career shorthanded tallies are tied for third among all skaters since he entered the league in 2007-08.

Cogliano played two seasons at the University of Michigan from 2005-07, recording 78 points (36g/42a) in 77 games. Internationally, he helped Canada capture gold at both the 2006 and 2007 IIHF World Junior Championships.