Avalanche Wanted Zachary L’Heureux’s Edge, and He’s Ready to Bring It

Sep 18, 2026, 8:28 PM ET|Comments (0)

from Colorado Hockey Now,

Fedor Svechkov was the potential replacement for Drury down the middle. But Zachary L’Heureux, the 23-year-old winger who plays with an edge, was another piece the Avalanche heavily valued.

“I think a big factor in when I got traded here was [general manager Joe Sakic] saying we were missing a guy like you and a guy that can kind of bring that energy, that grittiness,” L’Heureux told me following another day on the ice with his new club.

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