Players who played for the Carolina Hurricanes and Colorado Avalanche

Carolina Hurricanes
Colorado Avalanche

31 players

31 players have played for both the Carolina Hurricanes and the Colorado Avalanche. Curtis Leschyshyn spent the most seasons with the two: 4 with the Carolina Hurricanes and 9 with the Colorado Avalanche. On a roster now: Mikko Rantanen, Martin Necas, Tyson Jost, Jack Drury, and Brent Burns. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

Players who played for the Carolina Hurricanes and the Colorado Avalanche, with their years at each
PlayerPosCARCOL
Curtis LeschyshynD1996–2000 · 4 seasons1988–1997 · 9 seasons
Mikko RantanenRW2024–2025 · 1 season2015–2025 · 10 seasons
Martin NecasC2017–2025 · 8 seasons2024–2026 · 2 seasons
John-Michael LilesD2013–2016 · 3 seasons2003–2011 · 7 seasons
Paul MacDermidC1981–1989 · 8 seasons1993–1995 · 2 seasons
Paul StastnyC2022–2023 · 1 season2006–2014 · 8 seasons
Stephane YelleC2009–2010 · 1 season1995–2010 · 8 seasons
Bates BattagliaLW1997–2003 · 6 seasons2002–2004 · 2 seasons
Scott YoungRW1987–1990 · 3 seasons1992–1997 · 5 seasons
Mario GosselinG1992–1994 · 2 seasons1983–1989 · 6 seasons
Tyson JostC2024–2025 · 1 season2016–2022 · 6 seasons
Sandis OzolinshD2000–2002 · 2 seasons1995–2000 · 5 seasons
Jeff Randall BrownD1995–1998 · 3 seasons1985–1989 · 4 seasons
Jack DruryC2021–2025 · 4 seasons2024–2026 · 2 seasons
David KarpaD1998–2001 · 3 seasons1991–1994 · 3 seasons
Andrei KovalenkoRW1998–2000 · 2 seasons1992–1996 · 4 seasons
Jay McClementC2014–2017 · 3 seasons2010–2012 · 2 seasons
Brad MaloneC2014–2016 · 2 seasons2011–2014 · 3 seasons
Radim VrbataRW2002–2006 · 3 seasons2001–2003 · 2 seasons
Nolan PrattD1996–2000 · 4 seasons2000–2001 · 1 season
Brent BurnsD2022–2025 · 3 seasons2025–2026 · 1 season
Ian ColeD2021–2022 · 1 season2018–2021 · 3 seasons
Jean-Sebastien GiguereG1996–1997 · 1 season2011–2014 · 3 seasons
Andrei NikolishinC1994–1997 · 3 seasons2003–2004 · 1 season
Chris DingmanLW2001–2002 · 1 season1998–2001 · 3 seasons
Nicolas RoyC2017–2019 · 2 seasons2025–2026 · 1 season
Sean WalkerD2024–2026 · 2 seasons2023–2024 · 1 season
Calvin de HaanD2018–2023 · 2 seasons2024–2025 · 1 season
Bob BoughnerD2003–2004 · 1 season2003–2006 · 2 seasons
Aaron PalushajRW2013–2014 · 1 season2012–2013 · 1 season
Ted CrowleyD1993–1994 · 1 season1998–1999 · 1 season

Regular season, under every name each club has played as. A season split by a trade counts for both clubs where the game logs reach it (NBA from 1993-94, NFL 1994, NHL 1996, MLB 2001). Longest stay with the two first.

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