Overview

• The 2023 first-round pick told RG’s Sergey Demidov he hopes to appear with Colorado at the end of the 2025-26 campaign.
• He enters the 2025-26 season with Avangard Omsk in the last year of his contract, making a North American transition possible once the KHL season ends.
• Avangard has occasionally deployed him at forward in recent games as part of his development.
• Coach Guy Boucher cautioned against Cale Makar comparisons, saying Gulyayev needs to grow his own pace-driven style.
• Listed at 5'10" and 172 pounds with 11 goals and 17 assists in 144 KHL games, the left-shot defenseman could address Colorado’s thin left side if his play merits late-season consideration.