J.T. Compher’s path to the Colorado Avalanche certainly has been an interesting one. Once a prospect the organization nearly drafted at the top of the second round of the 2013 NHL Draft, Compher would find his way to the Avs in a blockbuster trade that saw his rights go from the Buffalo Sabres to Colorado as part of the package paid for Ryan O’Reilly’s services to head northeast.
All Compher has done since then is excel in every way imaginable. The 6’0″, 193-pound center was interested in making the jump to the NHL after completing his sophomore season at the University of Michigan but the trade sent him to an organization that wanted to see him complete his junior season first.