Avalanche Acquires MacDermid

Jul 27, 2021

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has acquired defenseman Kurtis MacDermid from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. Seattle selected MacDermid from the Los Angeles Kings in the June 21 Expansion Draft.

MacDermid, 27, recorded four points (2g/2a) in 28 games with Los Angeles last season, ranking first in shooting percentage (12.5%) and tied for third in goals among Kings defensemen. He also led all Los Angeles blueliners with 7.38 hits per 60 minutes. The 6-foot-5, 233-pound rearguard has collected 17 points (6g/11a) in 118 career NHL regular-season games, all with Los Angeles, which signed him as a free agent on Sept. 12, 2012. He set career highs in games played (45), goals (3), assists (5) and points (8) during the 2019-20 campaign.

MacDermid played parts of four seasons with the Kings’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Ontario Reign from 2015-19, totaling 57 points (16g/41a) in 194 career contests while adding three points (2g/1a) in 22 total Calder Cup Playoff outings.

The Sauble Beach, Ontario, native appeared in 201 career contests in the Ontario Hockey League from 2011-15, recording 70 points (16g/54a) for the Owen Sound Attack and Erie Otters. MacDermid added 11 points (0g/11a) in 36 OHL postseason games.