According to a team announcement, the New York Islanders have reassigned forward Calum Ritchie to the AHL’s Bridgeport Islanders. Ritchie had begun the year on the season-opening injured reserve, working his way back from a lower-body issue.
An unfortunate injury so close to the regular season. On Thursday night, New York Islanders head coach Patrick Roy revealed that Calum Ritchie is out day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
Calum Ritchie was the centerpiece of the trade between the New York Islanders and Colorado Avalanche, which was based around veteran Brock Nelson heading to the Avalanche.
Welcome back to another summer edition of Around the NHL. The free-agent market has dried up considerably on the unrestricted side, however, there’s plenty of restricted free agents, who remain unsigned.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
The New York Islanders are starting to turn over the roster and aren’t just running it back as they did under Lou Lamoriello. They no longer have a veteran-heavy group with no young talent, and many roster spots are up for grabs.
The New York Islanders have a revamped farm system with 2025 top pick Matthew Schaefer and Calum Ritchie (selected 27th overall in 2023) leading the way.
Nick: Frank Seravalli last week said that teams had been calling the Colorado Avalanche for months to find out what they were thinking with prospect Calum Ritchie.
For those of you asleep and just waking up to the news, this story will be waiting for you. The New York Islanders traded Brock Nelson to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a huge haul, including blue-chip prospect Calum Ritchie.
The New York Islanders have traded centre Brock Nelson and William Dufour to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Calum Ritchie, Oliver Kylington (who the Islanders flipped to the Anaheim Ducks,) a first-round pick in either the 2026 or 2027 NHL Entry Draft, and a conditional 2028 third-round pick.
The Colorado Avalanche have had one major weakness on their roster the past couple of seasons that has really held them back come playoff time: the lack of a legitimate second-line center.
The Easton Cowan Show is officially underway at the World Juniors. Cowan led Canada to a commanding 4-0 victory over Finland during its opening game of the tournament, scoring a key insurance goal in the second period.
The 2025 World Junior Championship in Ottawa, Ontario is set to kick off action on Dec. 26, with 10 teams vying out to win gold at the premier junior hockey event of the season.
Welcome to the Colorado Avalanche Prospect Update, November Edition! Each month, we will examine Avalanche prospects playing in various leagues and see how they perform.
The Colorado Avalanche sent top prospect Calum Ritchie back to the OHL’s Oshawa Generals on Wednesday after watching the 19-year-old make the team out of training camp.
The Colorado Avalanche announced Wednesday night that forward Calum Ritchie had been reassigned to the Ontario Hockey League’s (OHL) Oshawa Generals. Through seven games with the Avalanche, Ritchie had one goal and a team-worst minus-seven plus-minus rating.
Colorado Avalanche forward Calum Ritchie still had three games to play before burning the first year of his entry-level contract but the organization has opted to make its move prematurely.
It wasn’t a Macklin Celebrini moment in his first career game, but Colorado Avalanche rookie Calum Ritchie achieved the same feat — scoring his first career NHL goal — in just his third career game.
Calum Ritchie would’ve never envisioned the past 16 months playing out the way they have. After falling in the first round of the 2023 draft to Colorado at No.
Well, preseason hockey anyway. The first official (though not-counting) Colorado Avalanche game of the year saw Ball Arena host the Dallas Stars. Avalanche faithful from all-around tuned in to watch most of this game.
DENVER — The Avalanche are at Ball Arena Monday night for their 7 p.m. preseason opener against the Dallas Stars. And young center Calum Ritchie will be making his preseason debut.
On Monday, the Colorado Avalanche officially signed Calum Ritchie to a three-year entry-level contract (ELC). Ritchie was by far the most talented player at the development camp last week and was rewarded for it.
It’s been a few years since the Colorado Avalanche had a top prospect from the CHL in their system, but if the last few months are any indication, they may have found a good one in Calum Ritchie.