Avalanche winger Logan O’Connor underwent successful hip surgery, out 5-6 months

Logan O’Connor has been a great role player for the Colorado Avalanche throughout his first seven years in the league with his skill on the penalty kill and his value to the bottom-six on offense. The right winger played in all seven of Colorado’s playoff games against the Dallas Stars, but was dealing with a hip issue throughout the end of the season.

On Friday, it was announced that the 28-year-old underwent successful hip surgery in New York City, and is expected to be out for 5-6 months.

Avalanche forward Logan O'Connor underwent successful hip surgery this morning (Friday, June 6). The procedure was performed by Dr. Bryan Kelly at HSS (Hospital for Special Surgery) in New York City. He is expected to be out 5-6 months.

— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) June 6, 2025

This is O’Connor’s second hip surgery in as many years, as his 2024 campaign was limited to just 57 games after he underwent the first procedure in March of that year. Roughly 15 months later, he’s back to square one, undergoing another procedure.

The Avalanche signed O’Connor to a six-year contract extension before this past season, which is set to kick in starting with the upcoming year and last through 2031. The average annual value of the contract is $2.5 million.

O’Connor scored 21 points (10G, 11A) in 80 games this past season, averaging just over 14 minutes per game on the ice. In the seven playoff games, his production skyrocketed, tallying six points (2G, 4A) against the Dallas Stars, including a shorthanded goal in Game 4 that sent Ball Arena into a frenzy amidst a 4-0 victory.

Logan O'Connor steals the puck and rips home a great shot for a shorthanded goal, Avalanche strike first!#GoAvsGo | #StanleyCupPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/toyn7tWiG5

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He then followed it up in Game 7 with an assist to Josh Manson on another shorthanded opportunity to open up the scoring. O’Connor, known by Avs faithful as the Shorthanded King because of his ability to make opportunities out of nothing on the penalty kill, will be missed at the start of next season.

Last time around, O’Connor was ready to roll for the start of the season, but he got the surgery earlier on. While the Avalanche would rather have him ready to go for the postseason rather than opening night, his contributions to the bottom-six on a nightly basis can’t be replicated by anyone else. The hope is that the winger can make a return sometime around the holiday season towards the end of the calendar year.

Injuries and absences have plagued the Avalanche ever since they won the Stanley Cup in 2022, most notably with the captain, Gabriel Landeskog. The club is hoping that this can put the lingering hip woes to rest for once and for all, and will miss having No. 25 out on the ice when the puck drops for next season.

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