The Colorado Avalanche have signed 2017 first-round pick Shane Bowers to an entry-level contract starting on July 1st, 2019. Bowers has decided to forgo his junior year at Boston University to turn pro with Colorado. He will be joining the AHL’s Colorado Eagles on an Amateur Try-Out for the rest of this season — consider it a temporary contract — before his entry-level deal officially kicks in.
BU has been informed Shane Bowers is not returning to school. As @JeffCoxSports reported, Bowers will be turning pro with COL. https://t.co/JVMZXmpXDd
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) March 28, 2019
Bowers was drafted 27th overall by the Ottawa Senators in 2017 before being traded months later for Matt Duchene in the greatest trade of all time (tm).