The player and the general manager are always front and centre whenever news happens in the NHL. But there is also a lot that goes on behind the scenes before any trade or signing is made. Who does the GM contact to get in contact with a trade acquisition? Who helps players when moving to a new city? The answer to all of the above questions is NHL player agents and their agencies.

Which agents do Colorado Avalanche players employ? Let’s break it all down.

Forwards

Player	Years Remaining	Agent	Agency
Nathan MacKinnon	6 UFA	Pat Brisson	CAA Sports LLC
Brock Nelson	3 UFA	Ben Hankinson	Octagon Athlete Representation
Gabriel Landeskog	4 UFA	Peter Wallen	Alterno Global Management LLC
Martin Necas	1 UFA	Michael Deutsch	Eclipse Sports Management
Valeri Nichushkin	5 UFA	Mark Gandler & Todd Diamond	International Sports Advisors Co., Inc.
Artturi Lehkonen	2 UFA	Mika Rautakallio	MPR Hockey LLC
Ross Colton	2 UFA	Lewis Gross	Sports Professional Management Inc.
Logan O’Connor	6 UFA	Allain Roy	RSG Hockey, LLC
Jack Drury	1 RFA	Pat Brisson	CAA Sports LLC
Victor Olofsson	1 UFA	Claude Lemieux	4sports Hockey
Joel Kiviranta	1 UFA	Mika Rautakallio	MPR Hockey LLC
Parker Kelly	5 UFA	Shane Corston	RSG Hockey, LLC
Danil Gushchin	1 RFA	Mark Gandler & Todd Diamond	International Sports Advisors Co., Inc.
Ivan Ivan	1 RFA	Allan Walsh	Octagon Athlete Representation

Defencemen

Player	Years Remaining	Agent	Agency
Cale Makar	2 UFA	Brian & Scott Bartlett	Bartlett Hockey
Devon Toews	6 UFA	Ross Gurney	R.W.G Sports Management Ltd.
Sam Girard	2 UFA	Pat Brisson	CAA Sports LLC
Josh Manson	3 UFA	Ross Gurney	R.W.G Sports Management Ltd.
Sam Malinski	1 UFA	Richard Evans	Wasserman Hockey
Brent Burns	1 UFA	Ron Salcer	Icy Luck Inc.
Keaton Middleton	2 UFA	Joseph Resnick	Top Shelf Sports Management LLC.

Goalies

Player	Years Remaining	Agent	Agency
Mackenzie Blackwood	5 UFA	Andy Scott	Octagon Athlete Representation
Scott Wedgewood	1 UFA	Jordan Neumann & George Bazos	Edge Sports Management, LLC

Prospects and AHL players under contract

Player	Years Remaining	Agent	Agency
Gavin Brindley	1 RFA	Pat Brisson	CAA Sports LLC
Taylor Makar	1 RFA	Brian & Scott Bartlett	Bartlett Hockey
Chase Bradley	1 RFA	Peter Fish	Global Hockey Consultants
Cooper Gay	2 RFA	Dean Grillo	O2K Worldwide Management Group, LLC
Zakhar Bardakov	1 RFA	Daniel Milstein	Gold Star Sports Management Group
Nikita Prishchepov	2 RFA	Bryan Dube	Grit Sports Management
TJ Tynan	1 UFA	Pete Rutili	Wasserman Hockey
Alex Barre-Boulet	1 UFA	Paul Corbeil	Paraphe Sports-Management
Matthew Steinburg	1 RFA	Andrew & Dave Maloney	Maloney & Thompson Sports Management
Jason Polin	1 UFA	Richard Evans	Wasserman Hockey
Tye Felhaber	1 UFA	Andy Scott	Octagon Athlete Representation
Alex Gagne	2 RFA	Peter Fish	Global Hockey Consultants
Sean Behrens	2 RFA	Kurt Overhardt	KO Sports, Inc.
Saige Weinstein	3 RFA	Scott Norton	Norton Sports Management
Jacob MacDonald	1 UFA	Richard Evans	Wasserman Hockey
Ronnie Attard	1 UFA	Richard Evans	Wasserman Hockey
Jack Ahcan	1 UFA	Pete Rutili	Wasserman Hockey
Wyatt Aamodt	2 UFA	Ian Pulver	The Will Sports Group
Ilya Nabokov	2 RFA	Shumi Babaev	Shumi Agency
Isak Posch	2 RFA	Kurt Overhardt	KO Sports, Inc.
Trent Miner	2 RFA	Gregory Landry	Newport Sports Management Inc.

Shared player agents

There are quite a few agents/agencies that tend to multiple Avalanche in the NHL and AHL systems:

Wasserman Hockey: Sam Malinski, TJ Tynan, Jason Polin, Jacob MacDonald, Ronnie Attard, Jack Ahcan

CAA Sports LLC: Nathan MacKinnon, Jack Drury, Sam Girard, Gavin Brindley

Octagon Athlete Representation: Brock Nelson, Ivan Ivan, Mackenzie Blackwood, Tye Felhaber

International Sports Advisors Co., Inc.: Valeri Nichushkin, Danil Gushchin

MPR Hockey LLC: Artturi Lehkonen, Joel Kiviranta

RSG Hockey, LLC: Logan O’Connor, Parker Kelly

R.W.G Sports Management Ltd.: Devon Toews, Josh Manson

Bartlett Hockey: Cale Makar, Taylor Makar

KO Sports, Inc.: Sean Behrens, Isak Posch