Colorado Avalanche sign Chase Bradley to two-year, entry-level contract

The Colorado Avalanche have signed left wing Chase Bradley to a two-year, entry-level contract worth $775,000 in the NHL, according to PuckPedia.

Bradley was initially drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the seventh round of the 2020 NHL Draft. The team elected to pass on his rights, making him a free agent. The 22-year-old winger spent the past three years with the NCAA’s University of Connecticut.

As a junior, Bradley registered a career-bet 11 goals and 22 points while adding 53 penalty minutes. Bradley isn’t big at 5-foot-11, but played with pace, energy, and always wants to make a momentum-changing play whenever possible. Prior to his college career, Bradley spent three years in the AHL, highlighted by a 22-goal, 40-point effort with the Sioux City Musketeers in 2020-21.

Bradley is expected to play in the AHL with the Colorado Eagles next year. The St. Louis, Missouri native is a longshot to play in the NHL over the next few years, but teams like players who move and play as aggressively as he does, giving him potential as a bottom-six forward.