Can center Nathan MacKinnon translate his World Cup success into a career season for the Colorado Avalanche?
Center Nathan MacKinnon is the highest draft pick the Colorado Avalanche has ever had, being chosen first-overall in 2013. The team had never had such a high pick before nor since.
As former Avalanche Alex Tanguay once observed, where you go in the draft, though, is all about what you did before. MacKinnon, of course, was spectacular — a pure goal scorer with high velocity speed.
MacKinnon followed that first-overall draft selection with a rookie performance good enough to win him the Calder Trophy.