He’d get regular minutes and a chance to develop his game with some long-term veteran guys in the big leagues. Anchoring the 4th line would give him a chance to play with guys like Darren Helm, Lukas Sedlak, and Andrew Cogliano. In turn, that could leave the 4C slot open due to Newy or JT moving up, which is where Meyers may come in. Compher, Alex Newhook, newcomer Evan Rodrigues, or even Mikko Rantanen could slot into the 2C vacancy left empty by Kadri’s heading to the Calgary Flames.

So, why is he such a curious case for the Avs? Well, that’s because of the departure of Nazem Kadri. He went on to play five games total to help close out the 2021-2022 regular season but because of his late signing, Meyers wasn’t eligible to join the team for the playoffs. On April 16th, he made his NHL debut, and even netted his first goal to help the Avalanche beat the Carolina Hurricanes 7-4. He also came with some Olympic experience as he was part of team USA in the 2022 Olympic Games. The nearly 6-foot, 200 lb center and winger came by way of UDFA from the University of Minnesota, where he had 41 points (17 points, and 41 assists) in his final season, setting career-high marks as captain for the Gophers. With one preseason game left to go for the Colorado Avalanche, many among Avs faithful are wondering, what’s going to happen with Ben Meyers? For those of you who might be new to Avalanche fandom you may be wondering, who is Ben Meyers? Let’s start at the beginning.īen Meyers signed with the Colorado Avalanche on April 13th, 2022, just before the end of the last season and the boys in burgundy and blue made their cup run.

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