The Colorado Avalanche are keeping Jared Bednar behind the bench for the long haul.
On Wednesday, the team announced that it had signed its head coach to a four-year contract extension, locking him in through the 2030-31 season. Bednar was entering the final year of his current deal, but now he’ll remain the face of the Avalanche’s coaching staff for the foreseeable future.
“I’m extremely happy and grateful to continue leading this group,” Bednar said. “My family and I have loved being a part of this organization from the beginning, and I can’t thank the Kroenke family and Joe Sakic enough for their support. I look forward to working hard each day this season and beyond to accomplish our goal of winning another Stanley Cup.”
The extension comes with Bednar still very much in the middle of one of the longest and most successful runs in franchise history. He’s about to begin his 11th season in Denver, having taken over just before the 2016-17 campaign after Patrick Roy’s abrupt exit.
Bednar arrived with a strong coaching résumé from the minors, where he won the Kelly Cup with the South Carolina Stingrays in 2009 and the Calder Cup with the Lake Erie Monsters in 2016. Once he got to Colorado, the turnaround came quickly. The Avalanche missed the playoffs in his first season, but they have since gone to the postseason 10 straight years.
The results have been steady and, at times, spectacular. Colorado has won four division titles under Bednar and captured Presidents’ Trophies in 2021 and 2025-26. His biggest moment came in 2022, when he guided the Avalanche to their third Stanley Cup and first championship in 21 years.
That title also made Bednar a unique figure in hockey history. He became the first coach to win championships in the ECHL, American Hockey League and NHL.
Overall, Bednar has posted a 445-262-75 record with the Avalanche and is 60-40-1 in the postseason.
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