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 47–20–3–2 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.

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

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

Forwards – Current AHL Contracts

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

Forwards – Two-Way Contracts – Arrivals

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

Forwards – Restricted Free Agents

— Ivan Ivan —  Will become a restricted free agent on July 1, 2026 and will be arbitration eligible.

— Chase Bradley — Will become a restricted free agent on July 1, 2026 and will be arbitration eligible.

— Taylor Makar — Will become a restricted free agent on July 1, 2026 and will be arbitration eligible.

Forwards – Goup-6 UFA

— Matt Stienburg — Will be a Group-6 UFA this summer.

Forwards – Unrestricted Free Agents

— Alex Barre-Boulet — Will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2026.

— Danil Gushchin — Will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2026.

— Tye Felhaber — Will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2026.

— Jason Polin — Will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2026.

— T.J. Tynan — Will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2026.

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

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

— Mark Senden — 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.

— Luke Toporowski — Will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2026.

— Valtteri Puustinen — 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 player one game with the Eagles and 31 games for the Utah Grizzlies.

Defensemen – Current Two-Way Contracts

— 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.

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 – Two-Way Contracts – Arrivals

— Gustav Stjernberg — Signed an AHL contract on March 13, 2026 after signing a two-year, two-way entry-level contract with the Avalanche that will start in the 2026–27 season worth $955,000.

Defensemen – Unrestricted Free Agents

— Jacob MacDonald — Will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2026.

— Jack Ahcan — Will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2026.

— Bryan Yoon — Will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2026.

— Ronnie Attard — Will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2026.

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.

Goaltenders

— Isak Posch — In the final year of a two-year, entry-level contract on March 26, 2025 worth $872,500.

— 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

— Hunter Miska — Signed a professional tryout with the Eagles on April 20, 2026 after playing with the ECHL Utah Grizzlies this season.

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.

Last updated on April 21, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. MT