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USA Ross Colton
#20 Colorado Avalanche / NHL - 24/25
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time USHL First All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Sep 11, 1996
Position
C
Age
28
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Robbinsville, NJ, USA
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
26/27
Cap Hit
$4,000,000 Powered by
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Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche / Signed
Drafted
2016 round 4 #118 overall by Tampa Bay Lightning
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Rob Colton

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Ross Colton Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Mercer Chiefs 13U AAA AYHL 13U 37* 31* 42* 73* 34* -* |
2010-11 Mercer Chiefs 14U AAA AYHL 14U 30* 19* 28* 47* 26* -* |
2011-12 Mercer Chiefs 16UA AAA AYHL 16UA 19* 19* 5* 24* 12* -* |
Princeton Day School USHS-Prep -* 24* 8* 32* -* -* |
2012-13 New Jersey Rockets 16U AAA AYHL 16U 23* 22* 19* 41* 14* -* |
Princeton Day School USHS-Prep -* 25* 22* 47* -* -* |
2013-14 Taft School USHS-Prep 24* 25* 18* 43* -* -* |
2014-15 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 58* 18* 15* 33* 22* 14* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -4
2015-16 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders “C” USHL 55* 35* 31* 66* 79* 32* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 2 -1
2016-17 Univ. of Vermont NCAA 33* 12* 15* 27* 22* 0* |
2017-18 Univ. of Vermont NCAA 36* 16* 7* 23* 47* -11* |
2018-19 Syracuse Crunch AHL 66* 14* 17* 31* 36* 9* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 2 -5
2019-20 Syracuse Crunch AHL 62* 11* 31* 42* 64* -2* |
2020-21 Syracuse Crunch “A” AHL 3* 1* 2* 3* 0* 1* |
Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 30* 9* 3* 12* 16* 3* | Playoffs 23 4 2 6 12 4
2021-22 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 79* 22* 17* 39* 24* 4* | Playoffs 23 5 4 9 13 -2
2022-23 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 81* 16* 16* 32* 50* -8* | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 4 0
2023-24 Colorado Avalanche NHL 80* 17* 23* 40* 61* -8* | Playoffs 11 1 3 4 2 2
2024-25 Colorado Avalanche NHL 18* 10* 1* 11* 0* -2* |
Projected NHL 65* 36* 4* 40* 0* -7* |
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Ross Colton Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 USA U19 “A” WJAC-19 5* 4* 1* 5* 0* -* |

Ross Colton Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 131* 26* 50* 76* 0.58* 100* 8* | 1 4 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.25 * 2 * -5 *
AYHL 13U 1 37* 31* 42* 73* 1.97* 34* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AYHL 14U 1 30* 19* 28* 47* 1.57* 26* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AYHL 16U 1 23* 22* 19* 41* 1.78* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AYHL 16UA 1 19* 19* 5* 24* 1.26* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 2 69* 28* 22* 50* 0.72* 69* -11* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 5 288* 74* 60* 134* 0.47* 151* -11* | 4 63 11 * 12 * 23 * 0.37 * 31 * 4 *
USHL 2 113* 53* 46* 99* 0.88* 101* 46* | 2 8 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.13 * 2 * -5 *
USHS-Prep 3 24* 74* 48* 122* 5.08* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 1 5* 4* 1* 5* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ross Colton Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/17/2023
07/17/2023 Extension Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche
06/28/2023
06/28/2023 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning Colorado Avalanche
08/09/2021
08/09/2021 Extension Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
10/11/2020
10/11/2020 Extension Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
06/26/2018
06/26/2018 Confirmed Univ. of Vermont Tampa Bay Lightning
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2014, 11 #179 overall by Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in the USHL Entry Draft

Cult/Star player for Princeton Day School

Cult/Star player for Taft School