Avalanche adds NHL veteran employee Andrew Wilson as assistant general manager

It’s been a relatively quiet offseason with the roster for the Colorado Avalanche, but there have been some significant additions to the management staff.

The Avs have hired Andrew Wilson as assistant general manager, the club announced Friday. Wilson has worked for the NHL for 18 years. The 41-year-old has spent the past three seasons as the league’s vice president of central registry. Among his duties for the league in that position were handling trade calls, contract affairs and matters of salary cap management and collective bargaining compliance with each of the 32 teams.

Wilson joins an Avalanche front office executive group that includes president Joe Sakic, GM Chris MacFarland and assistant GM Kevin McDonald. Wilson will provide an experienced voice on salary cap and CBA matters, along with helping on contract negotiations.

The Avs also hired Nick Pryor as the club’s new amateur scouting director and Alexi Pianosi as the strength and conditioning coach last month. Both Pryor and Pianosi came from the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Colorado also added a pair of recent players in new front-office roles. Andrew Cogliano and  officially retired after the 2023-24 season ended and accepted jobs with the organization. Cogliano is now special assistant to the GM, and Francouz will be a scout for the goaltending department.

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