2026 Colorado Eagles offseason player tracker

Welcome to our 2026 Colorado Eagles player tracker! This will be the place for you to keep track of players for the Eagles during the offseason. Make sure to bookmark this article, as it will be updated throughout the summer. Colorado finished the season in second place in the Pacific Division with a 41–20–6–5 record. This was the final season that they would send players to the ECHL Utah Grizzlies, with the relocation of the team to Trenton, NJ. This fall will be the first year that the Colorado organization will work with the newly established New Mexico Goatheads.

Key:

— Name of player is a link to their elite prospects page.

— Any date with a hyperlink is the source of the original announcement on that date.

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Forwards – Current Two-Way Contracts

— Nikita Prishchepov — On the final year of a three-year, entry-level contract signed on October 6, 2024 worth $806,667.

— Tristen Nielsen — On the final year of a two-year, two-way contract signed on October 27, 2025 worth $775,000.

— Cooper Gay — On the final year of a two-year, entry-level contract signed on March 26, 2025 worth $948,000.

— Gavin Brindley — On the first year of a two-year contract extension signed on November 11, 2025 worth $875,000.

— Matthew DiMarsico — In the first year of a two-year, entry-level contract signed on March 30, 2026 worth $980,000.

— T.J. Hughes — On a one year, entry level contract signed on April 11, 2026 worth $952,500.

— Taylor Makar — On the first year of a two-year contract extension signed on June 29, 2026. Year one is set to a two-way deal ($850,000) while year two is set be a one-way deal ($900,000).

Forwards – Arrivals – Current Two-Way Contracts

— Zachary L’Heureux — Traded to Colorado with Fedor Svechkov from the Nashville Predators for Jack Drury, Chase Bradley, and a 2029 third-round pick on June 24, 2026.

— Vinnie Hinostroza — Signed a two-year, two-way contract worth $850,000 in year one and $900,000 in year two on July 1, 2026.

— Adam Beckman — Signed a two-year, two-way contract worth $875,000 on July 1, 2026.

— Fabian Lysell — Signed a one-year, two-way contract on July 13, 2026.

— Georgii Merkulov — Signed to a one-year, two-way contract worth $850,000 on July 20, 2026.

Forwards – Current AHL Contracts

— Jayson Megna — Signed a one-year AHL contract extension on April 8, 2026.

Forwards – Unrestricted Free Agents

— Jake Wise — Will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2026.

— Maroš Jedlička — Will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2026.

— Rilen Kovacevic — Will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2026.

— Evan Friesen — Will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2026.

— Reilly Connors — Will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2026.

Forwards – Departures

— Zakhar Bardakov — Was assigned to the Eagles from the Avs after playing 32 games in the NHL to get some extra ice time during a week off on January 13, 2026. After playing only one game for the Eagles he was recalled to the Avs on January 15, 2026.

— Neil Shea — Was released from his standard player contract on March 2, 2026 after only playing one game with the Eagles and 31 games for the Utah Grizzlies.

— Valtteri Puustinen — Has signed a two-year contract with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League on June 10, 2026.

— Chase Bradley — Traded to the Nashville Predators along with Jack Drury and a 2029 third-round pick for Zachary L’Heureux and Fedor Svechkov on June 24, 2026.

— Ivan Ivan —  Traded to the Boston Bruins in exchange for signing rights of Fabian Lysell on June 27, 2026.

— Jason Polin — Signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $850,000 with the Buffalo Sabres on July 1, 2026.

— Alex Barre-Boulet — Has signed a two-year, two-way contract worth $850,000 in year one and $900,000 in year two with the San Jose Sharks on July 1, 2026.

— Tye Felhaber — Has signed a one-year, one-way contract worth $850,000 with the San Jose Sharks on July 1, 2026.

— T.J. Tynan — Signed a one-year AHL contract with the Springfield Thunderbirds (STL) on July 2, 2026.

— Matt Stienburg — Signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $850,000 with the Vancouver Canucks on July 2, 2026.

— Danil Gushchin — Signed a two-year contract with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the KHL on July 8, 2026.

— Luke Toporowski — Signed a contract with the Augsburg Panthers of the DEL on July 12, 2026.

— Mark Senden — Signed a one-year contract with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT) on July 13, 2026.

— Yanick Turcotte — May have signed a two-year AHL contract on July 3, 2026.

Defensemen – Current Two-Way Contracts

— Gustav Stjernberg — In the first year of a two-year, two-way entry-level contract signed March 13, 2026 worth $955,000.

— Sean Behrens — In the final year of a three-year entry-level contract signed on April 25, 2024 worth $905,833.

— Keaton Middleton — In the final year of a two-year, two-way contract signed on January 2, 2025 worth $775,000.

— Saige Weinstein — In the second year of a three-year entry-level contract that was signed on October 6, 2023 worth $791,667.

— Wyatt Aamodt — In the final year of a two-year, two-way extension signed on March 7, 2025 worth $775,000.

— Alex Gagne — In the final year of a two-year, entry-level contract with the Avalanche on August 18, 2025 worth $910,000.

Defensemen – Arrivals – Current Two-Way Contracts

— Domenick Fensore — Signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $850,000 on July 1, 2026.

— Christian Wolanin — Signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $850,000 on July 4, 2026.

Defenseman – Current AHL Contracts

— Connor Kelley — In the final year of a two-year, AHL contract signed on April 4, 2025.

— Hank Kempf — In the final year of a two-year, AHL contract signed on  April 4, 2025.

Defenseman – Departures

— Garrett Pyke — Traded to the Hershey Bears on November 22, 2024 in return for forward Luke Toporowski.

— Ilya Solovyov — Sent to the Colorado Eagles for a conditioning loan on December 12, 2025 and played three games. He was returned to the Avalanche on December 21, 2025.

— Chris Hedden — Signed an ATO with the Eagles on March 16, 2025 after playing the entire season with the Air Force Academy. He was released from his ATO on March 23, 2026.

— Aiden Hansen-Bukata —  Signed a PTO with the Eagles on March 16, 2025 after playing the entire season with the Utah Grizzlies. He released from his PTO after playing four games on March 24, 2026.

— Bryan Yoon — Has signed a one-year contract with MoDo Hockey of HockeyAllsvenskan in Sweden as of June 11, 2026.

— Jack Ahcan — Signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Nashville Predators worth $875,000 on July 1, 2026.

— Jacob MacDonald — Signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $850,000 with the Washington Capitals on July 5, 2026.

— Ronnie Attard — Signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $850,000 with the Detroit Red Wings on July 13, 2026.

Goaltenders

— Trent Miner — In the final year of a two-year extension worth $775,000 on June 30, 2025 worth $775,000.

—  Ilya Nabokov — In the final year of a two-year, entry-level contract signed on May 30, 2025 worth $975,000.

Goaltenders – Arrivals

— Nikita Novosyolov — Signed a two-year, entry-level contract on June 1, 2026. He will likely play for the New Mexico Goatheads if he plays in North America in the fall.

Goaltenders – Departures

— Mackenzie Blackwood — Was assigned to the Colorado Eagles on November 13, 2025 for a conditional loan. He stayed for four days and never played a game.

— Hunter Miska — Signed a professional tryout with the Eagles on April 20, 2026 after playing with the ECHL Utah Grizzlies this season. He was released from his PTO on May 1, 2026 after not appearing in any games.

— Isak Posch — Traded to the Nashville Predators along with Ross Colton in exchange for Magnus Chrona and third-round picks from 2026 and 2027 on June 16, 2026.

— Kyle Keyser — Signed a one-year, two-way contract with the San Jose Sharks on July 2, 2026.

Coach – Arrivals

— Jussi Ahokas — Hired as head coach of the Eagles on July 17, 2026.

Coach – Departures

— Kim Weiss — Has been hired as the head coach for the new PWHL Las Vegas that will begin play in the fall.

— Mark Letestu — Has been hired as an assistant coach for the Vegas Golden Knights on June 30, 2026.

Last updated on July 20, 2026 at 5:44 p.m. MT