CENTENNIAL, Colo. — The Colorado Avalanche just wrapped a three-day marathon for the prospects. Day three is now in the books. On Thursday, they ran fewer drills and focused more on competition. The coaches concentrated on intense, high action play and kept the pace fast. This could be the last chance that the prospects have to impress the Avalanche organization in their careers. So, as you could expect, a few of the players fell quite a bit and the play along the wall was more physical along the walls. Here are the standouts from the last day of the Avalanche Development Camp.

Hank Kempf

In 2021, the New York Rangers drafted Hank Kempf in the seventh round. The Avalanche gained his signing rights when he was traded to the organization with Ryan Lindgren for Calvin de Haan and Juuso Parssinen. Kempf is not normally a high production player, but in six games with the Colorado Eagles he had two assists. He plays a more physical style, and it showed in drills along the walls over the entire camp. Kempf’s wrist shot is not something to downplay either. He will not hesitate to shoot from the point or the slot just to get the puck on the net. Look forward to him being a bottom pairing in Loveland for the Eagles this fall.

Jake Fisher

Jake Fisher spent all of last season at the University of Denver and had a heavy workload as a freshman. He was often playing as high as the second line, but regularly played on the third line. Playing with such a great program has done Fisher some good. Since his appearance at last year’s camp, he has shown significant progress in his development. Fisher’s strength on his stick has increased and his control is a lot better. Even his skating speed has improved as he was playing in the best conference in college hockey.

Max Curran

Max Curran was just recently traded at the WHL level to the Edmonton Oil Kings. But he showed at the three-day camp why he could have been a sought after target. Curren has some speed around the corners and can bear down on the defender. He even has some moves that tricked the goalie, pulling off “The Kucherov” on a breakaway. Curran is only 18 years-old but still needs a little time to develop in the WHL. There is a lot of skill with Curran, though.

Leaving the last day of the Development Camp for the Avalanche gives a person a little bit of hope. Colorado does not have much in the way of draft capital, so this is one way they have to build up the organization. Inviting free agents can lead to great things, like Logan O’Connor, and build up an organization that needs to fill the holes.