FORWARDS
No. 26 Daniel Briere
C/W, 37, 17th season, 5-foot-9, 174 pounds
Fast fact: Has 299 career regular-season goals, plus 53 in the postseason.
No. 24 Marc-Andre Cliche
C/W, 27, second season, 6-0, 202
Fast fact: Finally cracked an NHL lineup last season and scored one goal in 76 games.
No. 9 Matt Duchene
C, 23, sixth season, 5-11, 200
Fast fact: Led the Avs with 47 assists and 70 points last season and won Olympic gold with Canada.
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No. 45 Dennis Everberg
RW, 22, rookie, 6-4, 205
Fast fact: Undrafted Swede looking to make his NHL debut as the Avs’ top forward prospect.
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No. 12 Jarome Iginla
RW, 37, 18th season, 6-1, 210
Fast fact: Scored 30 goals last season with the Boston Bruins and is sitting on 560 in likely hall-of-fame career.
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No. 92 Gabe Landeskog
LW, 21, fourth season, 6-1, 210
Fast fact: Third-year captain has 199 career NHL games and 134 points.
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No. 29 Nathan MacKinnon
C, 19, second season, 6-0, 208
Fast fact: Reigning Calder Trophy winner should be more electrifying with an added 12 pounds and less body fat.
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No. 11 Jamie McGinn
LW, 26, seventh season, 6-1, 210
Fast fact: Had a career-high 19 goals last season but did not play in the preseason because of a back injury. Expected to be ready Thursday.
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No. 55 Cody McLeod
LW, 30, eighth season, 6-2, 210
Fast fact: One of the NHL’s few fourth-line forwards with a leadership letter on his chest.
No. 7 John Mitchell
C/W, 29, seventh season, 6-1, 204
Fast fact: The Avs’ most versatile forward was suffering from migraines and did not play in the preseason; missed the playoffs because of a concussion.
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No. 90 Ryan O’Reilly
LW, 23, sixth season, 6-0, 210
Fast fact: The finesse player led the Avs with 28 goals last season and committed only one penalty.
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No. 25 Max Talbot
C/W, 30, 10th season, 5-11, 190
Fast fact: Another versatile forward who can play from the first line to the fourth, and one of the team’s most popular guys.
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No. 40 Alex Tanguay
RW, 34, 15th season, 6-1, 194
Fast fact: Produced 11 points in only 16 games last season, but it was his third consecutive injury-shortened season.
No. 18 Jesse Winchester
C/W, 31, sixth season, 6-1, 205
Fast fact: Obtained in the offseason for third- and fourth-line depth but suffered a concussion and missed the last two preseason games.
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Note: No. 58 Patrick Bordeleau, LW, 28, 6-6, 225, third season, will miss the first quarter of the season while he recovers from back surgery.
DEFENSEMEN
No. 4 Tyson Barrie
23, fourth season, 5-10, 190
Fast fact: Slick-skating youngster coming off breakout season when he led Avs’ defense with 13 goals.
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No. 5 Nate Guenin
31, second season, 6-3, 207
Fast fact: Played in 68 of his 100 career NHL games last season as a primary penalty killer.
No. 8 Jan Hejda
36, ninth season, 6-4, 230
Fast fact: Likely going from the first pairing to the third, but the veteran still can help the cause in a lot of ways.
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No. 2 Nick Holden
27, second season, 6-4, 210
Fast fact: Undrafted, Holden was one of the NHL’s biggest surprises last season en route to producing 10 goals in only 54 games.
No. 6 Erik Johnson
26, seventh season, 6-4, 232
Fast fact: Former No. 1 draft pick will again play in the Avs’ top pairing, now with Brad Stuart.
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No. 22 Zach Redmond
26, first season, 6-2, 205
Fast fact: A serious leg injury derailed his NHL career, but the Avs hope to help it get back on track.
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No. 17 Brad Stuart
34, 15th season, 6-2, 215,
Fast fact: There’s a lot of miles on Stuart’s legs, but he still skates and checks better than most.
No. 44 Ryan Wilson
27, sixth season, 6-1, 210
Fast fact: Had a great preseason after two disappointing, injury-plagued regular seasons.
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GOALIES
No. 20 Reto Berra
27, second season 6-4, 210
Fast fact: Went a combined 9-18-3 with Calgary and Colorado as an unofficial NHL rookie but has played well this preseason as the Avs’ backup.
No. 1 Semyon Varlamov
26, sixth season, 6-2, 209
Fast fact: “Varly” is coming off his best NHL season and entering the prime of his career.
