Avalanche Retain Coach Bednar and Staff for 2026-27 Season
Colorado general manager Joe Sakic confirmed that head coach Jared Bednar and his staff will return next season after the team won the President's Trophy but fell in the Western Conference Finals.
ESPNColorado Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic announced that head coach Jared Bednar and his staff will return for the 2026-27 NHL season. " The Avalanche finished the 2025-26 regular season with a 55-16-11 record and 121 points, earning the President's Trophy as the NHL's top team.
The team swept the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs and eliminated the Minnesota Wild in five games in the second round.
The Vegas Golden Knights then swept the Avalanche in the Western Conference Finals. " The 2026-27 season marks the final year of Bednar's current contract. Sakic said, "There are a lot of people that are entering the last year of their contract.
He shouldn't be worried about it. " Chris MacFarland left the Avalanche earlier in June 2026 to become president and general manager of the Nashville Predators. Sakic, 56, took over as general manager and said on June 11, 2026, that he is "being GM right now" for the team.
Sakic stated, "It's business as usual on our end. " Sakic said the current roster is built for a multi-year Stanley Cup run. "We could panic, blow everything up and start all over," he said. "But what this team did over the course of a year was pretty remarkable.
