DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has re-signed forward Valeri Nichushkin to an eight-year contract through the 2029-30 season.
Nichushkin, 27, set career highs in goals (25), assists (27), points (52) and game-winning goals (5) in 2021-22. He ranked sixth on the team in goals and tied for third in game winners while pacing the club in shorthanded tallies (2). Nichuchskin averaged a career-high 19:02 of ice time per night and was +21 for the season, helping Colorado to a 44-12-6 with him in the lineup. After recording just three multi-goal games in his previous six seasons combined, Nichushkin had five multi-goal performances in 2021-22. He also had a seven-game point streak from April 9-22, the longest of his career.
In the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Nichushkin recorded career highs with nine goals, six assists and 15 points, helping the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup. He ranked third among Avalanche skaters in goals, tied for fifth in points and his two game-winning markers were tied for second. Nichushkin averaged 20:16 of ice time per game in the postseason, ranking fifth on the team and third among Colorado forwards. He paced the Avs with four goals in the Stanley Cup Final and was tied for third with six points.
Since being signed by Colorado as a free agent on Aug. 19, 2019, Nichushkin has recorded 100 points (48g/52a) and a +56 rating, which ranks third among all Avalanche forwards over that span. In his three seasons with Colorado, Nichushkin’s four shorthanded tallies are the most by an Avalanche player, while his 238 hits rank second (Gabriel Landeskog, 261) among team forwards.
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