The Colorado Avalanche have signed restricted free agent forward Ross Colton to a four-year contract extension, the club announced Monday afternoon.
Colton, 26, collected 32 points (16 goals, 16 assists) in 81 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning during the 2022–23 regular season. He added one goal and four points in six games in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Avalanche acquired Colton from the Lightning on June 27 in exchange for a second-round pick (No. 37 overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft.
