Overview
- The Colorado Avalanche said Thursday that Logan O’Connor will take time away from the team to be with his family after the sudden death of his father, Myles O’Connor.
- The team confirmed the death but has not disclosed a cause and gave no timeline for when Logan will rejoin the roster.
- Myles O’Connor was a former NHL defenseman who played in the early 1990s after four seasons at the University of Michigan and later ran O’Connors, a long-running clothing store in Calgary.
- Logan had been rehabilitating a lower-body preseason injury and was a candidate to make an early-season return, but those plans are now on hold as he spends time with family.
- The leave removes an experienced depth forward who won the 2022 Stanley Cup with Colorado and could have short-term roster and lineup effects for the Avalanche as the season opens.