Colorado Avalanche Pick Matt Duchene
June 26, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Colorado Avalanche, Entry Draft, NHL, News
The Colorado Avalanche haven’t picked this high since 1991 when they chose Eric Lindros and, today, they chose Matt Duchene third overall. Duchene was great with Brampton this year and I think that he will fit in well with the Avs. He’s a good goal scorer and is a nice well-rounded player.
In his post draft interview, he talked about how much he loves the Avalanche (he has autographed jerseys from Patrick Roy and Joe Sakic) and they showed a picture of him in his room with all of his fan gear. It doesn’t always happen so it’s pretty cool when a new player gets picked by a team he loves.
