Andrew Cogliano

Andrew Cogliano’s hockey journey kick-started in the heart of Toronto with the St. Michael’s Buzzers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League, and from the moment he arrived, it was clear something special was brewing. In his first season with the Buzzers in 2003-04, the Vaughan product appeared in 36 games and finished second on the team with 26 goals and 46 assists for 72 points, while adding 11 goals and 21 assists across 24 playoff games. He was named the 2004 OPJHL-South Rookie of the Year for his efforts.  His sophomore season was nothing short of extraordinary. In 2004-05, Cogliano led the entire OPJHL in scoring and ranked third among all Canadian Junior ‘A’ players, posting 36 goals and 66 assists for 102 points in just 49 regular-season games. He was voted the South Division’s Most Valuable Player and was named a finalist for the RBC Financial Group/Canadian Junior ‘A’ Player of the Year award. In the playoffs, he led the Buzzers with 27 goals and 25 assists for 52 points in 29 games as the team captured the OPJHL championship. Over his two seasons in the OJHL, Cogliano totaled 62 goals and 112 assists for 174 points across 86 games — a remarkable pace of 2.02 points per game. He left the program as its all-time leader in assists, points, three-goal games, and four-goal games.  Cogliano was selected from St. Michael’s by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round — 25th overall — in the 2005 NHL Draft.   He played at the University of Michigan the next two seasons, winning a gold medal while playing for Canada at the World Junior Championships both years.  In the NHL, Cogliano built a remarkable 17-year career defined by consistency, speed, and character. He was a model of durability, famously stringing together an ironman streak of 830 consecutive regular-season games — one of the longest in league history. Over the course of his career, he compiled 174 goals and 252 assists for 426 points in 1,140 regular-season games with the Oilers, Anaheim Ducks, Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks and Colorado Avalanche. His crowning achievement came in 2022 when he won the Stanley Cup with Colorado.  Cogliano, who retired in 2024, is now Special Assistant to the General Manager with the NHL Avalanche.