Colorado’s injury list has been pretty full in the early going this season with three players on injured reserve (one on LTIR) plus several others on season-opening injured reserve who are destined for the minors when they’re cleared to return. The latter has been shrunk by one as the Avalanche have assigned defenseman Ronnie Attard to the minors, per the AHL’s transactions log.
The 26-year-old is in his first season with the Avs after signing with them as a Group Six unrestricted free agent this past summer, inking a one-year, two-way deal. He cleared waivers early in training camp but was recalled for a game after that, sustaining a lower-body injury that ultimately kept him out for the better part of a month.
Last season, Attard split the season between the AHL affiliates of Philadelphia and Edmonton after the latter acquired him in an early-season swap of minor league defensemen. Between the two squads, he put up seven goals and ten assists in 66 games.
Attard has 29 career NHL appearances under his belt, all with the Flyers, tallying six points altogether. However, he didn’t see any time on an NHL roster last season, meaning there was no lingering cap charge associated with his SOIR placement. He’ll now join the Eagles in the hopes of playing his way into a recall as the season goes on.