David Zalubowski, The Associated Press
Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog, front, joins center Nathan MacKinnon, back left, and right wing Mikko Rantanen in taking part in drills during the team’s practice Monday, July 13, 2020, in Denver. 
Getting your player ready...
The Avalanche on Sunday announced its roster for the 2020 postseason. The team includes 17 forwards, 11 defensemen and three goaltenders.
Colorado heads to Edmonton where it will kick off with an exhibition game against Minnesota on Wednesday before starting a round-robin to determine its seeding among the top four seeds in the Western Conference. The Avs’ first game will be against the Blues at 4:30 p.m. MT Sunday.
Here’s a look at the roster:
Avs postseason roster
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FORWARDS |
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| No. | Name | Pos | Ht. | Wt. |
| 41 | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | C | 6-0 | 198 |
| 14 | Shane Bowers | C | 6-2 | 186 |
| 95 | Andre Burakovsky | LW | 6-3 | 201 |
| 11 | Matt Calvert | LW | 5-11 | 186 |
| 37 | J.T. Compher | LW | 6-0 | 190 |
| 72 | Joonas Donskoi | RW | 6-0 | 190 |
| 15 | Sheldon Dries | C | 5-9 | 180 |
| 17 | Tyson Jost | C | 5-11 | 187 |
| 91 | Nazem Kadri | C | 6-0 | 192 |
| 92 | Gabriel Landeskog | LW | 6-1 | 215 |
| 29 | Nathan MacKinnon | C | 6-0 | 200 |
| 90 | Vladislav Namestnikov | C | 6-0 | 183 |
| 13 | Valeri Nichushkin | RW | 6-4 | 210 |
| 83 | Matt Nieto | LW | 5-11 | 185 |
| 25 | Logan O’Connor | RW | 6-0 | 175 |
| 96 | Mikko Rantanen | RW | 6-4 | 215 |
| 36 | T.J. Tynan | C | 5-8 | 165 |
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DEFENSEMEN |
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| 44 | Mark Barberio | D | 6-1 | 200 |
| 45 | Bowen Byram | D | 6-1 | 190 |
| 28 | Ian Cole | D | 6-1 | 225 |
| 7 | Kevin Connauton | D | 6-2 | 205 |
| 49 | Samuel Girard | D | 5-10 | 170 |
| 27 | Ryan Graves | D | 6-5 | 220 |
| 6 | Erik Johnson | D | 6-4 | 225 |
| 54 | Anton Lindholm | D | 5-11 | 191 |
| 8 | Cale Makar | D | 5-11 | 187 |
| 20 | Conor Timmins | D | 6-2 | 185 |
| 16 | Nikita Zadorov | D | 6-6 | 235 |
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GOALTENDERS |
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| 39 | Pavel Francouz | G | 6-0 | 179 |
| 31 | Philipp Grubauer | G | 6-1 | 188 |
| 35 | Michael Hutchinson | G | 6-3 | 198 |
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