Martin Necas signed an eight-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. Monetary phrases weren’t disclosed.
The 26-year-old ahead may have been an unrestricted free agent after this season. He started his first full season for the Avalanche with an eight-game level streak (six targets, six assists) and has 13 factors (seven targets, six assists) in 11 video games this season. He received his fortieth level in his thirty eighth recreation since becoming a member of the Avalanche, the quickest because the franchise relocated to Denver from Quebec to start the 1995-96 season.
Necas was acquired by the Avalanche on Jan. 24, 2025, in a three-team commerce involving the Carolina Hurricanes and Chicago Blackhawks that despatched Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall to Carolina. He was among the many first six gamers named to Group Czechia’s preliminary roster for the Olympic Winter Video games Milano Cortina 2026.
The No. 12 decide by Carolina within the 2017 NHL Draft, Necas has 339 factors (131 targets, 208 assists) in 452 regular-season video games with the Hurricanes and Avalanche and 35 factors (12 targets, 23 assists) in 66 Stanley Cup Playoff video games.
The Avalanche go to the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Cell Area on Friday (4 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, ALT, SN1).
