Avalanche 2023 first-round pick Mikhail Gulyayev has spent his entire career in his native Russia to date. He’s looking to change that by making his NHL debut at the tail end of the 2025-26 campaign, he told Sergey Demidov of RG.
Welcome to the Colorado Avalanche Prospect Report, April edition. Each month, we will examine Avalanche prospects playing in various leagues and see how they are performing.
Welcome to the Colorado Avalanche Prospect Update, December Edition. Each month, we will examine Avalanche prospects playing in various leagues and see how they are performing.
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.
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The Colorado Avalanche will report for training camp this week, but over in Russia, the KHL season has been going on for two weeks now. One of the players we’ve been keeping an eye on is Mikhail Gulyayev, who the Avalanche selected with a first round pick back in the 2023 NHL Draft.
Colorado’s young Russian first-round pick will continue to develop in the KHL for the foreseeable future. The Top 25 Under 25 is a Mile High Hockey staff collaboration.
The KHL regular season officially opens a week from today, but there’s a chance that one of the top prospects for the Colorado Avalanche might not be healthy when things kick off.
Mikhail Gulyayev was selected in the first round at the 2023 NHL Draft by the Colorado Avalanche, and has just stated he has no plans to play in the AHL.
The next film room for CHN will be focused on Mikhail Gulyayev, who the Avalanche selected in the first round of the 2023 NHL Draft. While he’s very much on the smaller side (which we’ll talk about), he’s one of the more mesmerizing skaters I’ve watched.
While I was out of town this week, a pretty major change between the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and the Russian Hockey Federation (FHR) was announced that could impact at least one of the top prospects of the Colorado Avalanche.
The NHL Entry Draft will be held at The Sphere in Las Vegas on June 28-29, and the Colorado Avalanche have the 24th overall pick. The draft is full of surprises, and who will be available at that pick is unknown.
It’s typically very difficult for teenage defensemen to earn full-time jobs in the KHL. Not only did Colorado Avalanche first round pick Mikhail Gulyayev earn a full-time job, his role increased as the season went on.
While the Colorado Avalanche are gearing up for their stretch run towards the playoffs, the KHL has already started their version of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and two Avalanche prospects got their postseasons started with a bang.