46% of Colorado Avalanche picks were born in Canada, against 42% for the whole league. They lean on Canada more than most: 46% of their picks, against 42% league-wide.
| Country | Picks | Share of picks | vs NHL | 1st round | Made NHL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 78 |
|
+4 | 12 | 48 (62%) |
| United States | 44 |
|
+2 | 2 | 19 (43%) |
| Sweden | 14 |
|
-2 | 3 | 7 (50%) |
| Russia | 12 |
|
even | 1 | 2 (17%) |
| Czechia | 6 |
|
even | 1 | 2 (33%) |
| Finland | 5 |
|
-3 | 1 | 5 (100%) |
| Slovakia | 5 |
|
+1 | — | 3 (60%) |
| Belarus | 1 |
|
even | — | 0 (0%) |
| Brazil | 1 |
|
+1 | 1 | 1 (100%) |
| Switzerland | 1 |
|
even | — | 1 (100%) |
| Kazakhstan | 1 |
|
+1 | — | 0 (0%) |
| Norway | 1 |
|
+1 | — | 1 (100%) |
| Poland | 1 |
|
+1 | 1 | 1 (100%) |
| Draft | Picks | 1st Rd | Made NHL | Top Pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | — | 0/9 0% | #43 Egor Shilov |
| 2025 | 3 | — | 0/3 0% | #77 Francesco Dell'elce |
| 2024 | 9 | — | 1/9 11% | #38 Ilya Nabokov |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | 1/5 20% | #27 Calum Ritchie C |
| 2022 | 2 | — | 0/2 0% | #193 Chris Romaine |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 3/4 75% | #28 Oskar Olausson R |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 3/5 60% | #25 Justin Barron D |
| 2019 | 8 | 2 | 5/8 62% | #4 Bowen Byram D |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | 4/8 50% | #16 Martin Kaut R |
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | 2/7 29% | #4 Cale Makar D |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 3/6 50% | #10 Tyson Jost C |
| 2015 | 7 | 1 | 5/7 71% | #10 Mikko Rantanen R |
| 2014 | 6 | — | 1/6 17% | #84 Kyle Wood |
| 2013 | 7 | 1 | 5/7 71% | #1 Nathan MacKinnon C |
| 2012 | 5 | — | 2/5 40% | #41 Mitchell Heard |
| 2011 | 6 | 2 | 2/6 33% | #2 Gabriel Landeskog L |
| 2010 | 8 | 1 | 4/8 50% | #17 Joey Hishon C |
| 2009 | 7 | 1 | 4/7 57% | #3 Matt Duchene C |
| 2008 | 7 | — | 3/7 43% | #50 Cameron Gaunce D |
| 2007 | 9 | 1 | 5/9 56% | #14 Kevin Shattenkirk D |
| 2006 | 7 | 1 | 1/7 14% | #18 Chris Stewart R |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 4/4 100% | #21 Wojtek Wolski L |
| 2003 | 3 | — | 3/3 100% | #63 David Liffiton D |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 | 4/4 100% | #28 Jonas Johansson R |
| 2001 | 4 | — | 4/4 100% | #63 Peter Budaj G |
| 2000 | 4 | — | 4/4 100% | #88 Kurt Sauer D |
| 1999 | 4 | — | 4/4 100% | #45 Martin Grenier D |
| 1998 | 3 | 2 | 3/3 100% | #19 Robyn Regehr D |
| 1997 | 3 | — | 3/3 100% | #78 Ville Nieminen L |
| 1996 | 4 | — | 4/4 100% | #79 Mark Parrish R |
| 1995 | 3 | 1 | 3/3 100% | #25 Marc Denis G |
“Made NHL” counts picks who have played at least one NHL game. Recent classes are still developing, so their conversion rises as prospects debut.