Avalanche Sign Victor Olofsson to One-Year Contract

The Avalanche are shoring up their depth with another signing.

Victor Olofsson, a 30-year-old unrestricted free agent, signed a one-year, $1.575 million contract with the team for the upcoming 2025-26 season.

Olofsson had 15 goals and 29 points in 56 games with the Vegas Golden Knights last season. Eight of his goals came on the power play, and four of them were game winners. On opening night last October, Olofsson started the season with a two-goal performance against Colorado.

The winger has experience playing both on the left and right side.

The deal was first reported by PuckPedia on Tuesday evening and made official by the Avs early on Wednesday.

With Olofsson in the fold, Colorado now has 12 veteran forward NHL regulars under contract for the upcoming season. The bottom six is currently made up of Ross Colton, Joel Kiviranta, Parker Kelly, Jack Drury, Logan O’Connor, and Olofsson. O’Connor will start the season on injury reserve and if Colton remains on the wing (which is likely), Drury is the only center of the group.

Zakhar Bardakov is another centerman out of the KHL who likely will get a long look at training camp.