Andrew Cogliano

 ( 1987 Births ) 

Due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Cogliano and former teammate Sam Gagner played for the EC KAC in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. By the time the lockout ended, he ranked 10th in the league with two goals and four assists through seven games. Upon rejoining the Ducks, Cogliano was converted into a winger on a line with Saku Koivu and Daniel Winnik. While he began the season with back-to-back two point games against Calgary and Vancouver, he struggled with consistent scoring throughout the season. Cogliano scored his second NHL hat-trick on March 2 against the Coyotes but the Ducks lost the game 5–4 in a shootout. He scored three more goals over the final 22 games of the regular season to finish with 13 goals and 10 assists. His efforts helped the Ducks capture their first Pacific Division title since 2007 and qualify for the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs. Cogliano made his Stanley Cup playoffs debut in Game 1 against the Detroit Red Wings and recorded his first playoff point, an assist, in Game 4. This would be his only point over the seven-game series.

Cogliano again found success when reunited with Koivu and Winnik to start the 2013–14 season, and quickly tied his previous season's total by the end of December. In his 500th consecutive NHL game on December 31, Cogliano tallied his 12th goal of the season to lead the Ducks 3–2 over the San Jose Sharks. He subsequently became the fifth player in NHL history to play in 500 consecutive games starting at his NHL debut. Shortly after reaching this milestone, Cogliano signed a four-year, $12-million extension with the Ducks. He scored his 100th career NHL goal on January 25 in the 2014 NHL Stadium Series against the Los Angeles Kings. He finished the regular season with a career-high 21 goals and 21 assists to help the Ducks finish first in the Western Conference and qualify for the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs. Once the playoffs began, Cogliano and the Ducks faced off against the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference first round. In Game 2, Cogliano became the sixth player in franchise history to score a short-handed goal in the playoffs. He later assisted on Nick Bonino's overtime goal in Game 6 to help the Ducks advance to the second round. Despite pushing the Kings to seven-games, the Ducks were eliminated from playoff contention on May 16, 2014.

During the 2014–15 season, Cogliano earned more on-ice responsibility and was entrusted on the Ducks powerplay unit. Due to a League-wide mumps outbreak, various games were postponed and the Ducks cancelled numerous public appearances for health and sanitary reasons. To avoid getting sick, Cogliano used sterile liquid to sanitize his mouthguard in between periods. As he remained healthy, Cogliano overtook Jay Bouwmeester for the league's active Ironman streak after the latter suffered an injury on November 23. Despite playing in every game, Cogliano was limited to only four goals and five assists through the first three months of the season. On February 21, Cogliano played in his 600th consecutive NHL game while helping the Ducks secure a 2–1 win over the Edmonton Oilers. He became the eighth player in NHL history to maintain a consecutive games-play streak of 600 games or more over their NHL career, but only the third to do so in over two decades. The following month, Cogliano secured the Ducks franchise record for most consecutive games played for the franchise. He played in his 277th consecutive game as a Duck on March 3, 2015, against the Arizona Coyotes. Cogliano finished the regular season with 15 goals and 14 assists, which helped the Ducks qualify for the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs. He scored three assists in Game 3 of the Western Conference first round to help lead the Ducks to an eventual series sweep of the Winnipeg Jets. Cogliano and the Ducks then faced the Calgary Flames in the second round, whom they eliminated in five games. In Game 1 of the Western Conference final against the Blackhawks, Cogliano's line with Nate Thompson and Kyle Palmieri combined to score the game tying and winning goals. He finished the postseason with a career-high three goals and six assists through 16 playoff games. At the end of the season, he was the Ducks nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy but lost to Devan Dubnyk.

Following the offseason departure of Palmieri, Cogliano played on the Ducks' "shutdown" line with Ryan Kesler and Jakob Silfverberg for the majority of the 2015–16 season. The trio earned this nickname as their defensive play helped nullify the other team's best offensive players. However, all three began the season goalless through the Ducks' first 10 games. On October 26, Cogliano played in his 630th consecutive game to tie Andy Hebenton for the second-longest streak in league history since the start of an NHL career. While he was never pulled out of the Ducks lineup, Cogliano's struggles offensively continued throughout the season. After breaking a 17-game scoreless streak on January 15, 2016, against the Ottawa Senators, Cogliano secured ninth place on the franchise's all-time scoring list. On April 3, Cogliano became the second player in NHL history to play in 700 consecutive games since the start his NHL career. He finished the regular season with 23 assists and a career-low nine goals through 82 games and ranked second among Ducks forwards in hits. He was again nominated by the Ducks for the Bill Masterton Trophy but was not named one of the finalists.

Cogliano was reunited with Kesler and Silfverberg for the 2016–17 season and they were again responsible for shutting down their opposition's top lines. During the season, Cogliano continued to climb the NHL's all-time consecutive games played list and ended the regular season in fourth place. He also hit other milestones during the season, including recording his 300th career point, his 100th career assist, and playing in his 400th game as a Duck. His efforts again helped lead the Ducks to the Stanley Cup playoffs, where he scored the game-tying goal in the Ducks' Game 7 win over the Edmonton Oilers. At the end of the season, Cogliano was nominated by the Ducks for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for the fourth time in his career.

During the 2017–18 season, on January 12, 2018, the Ducks re-signed Cogliano to a three-year, $9.75 million contract extension that would keep him under contract until the end of the 2020–21 season. On January 13, 2018, Cogliano was issued an interference penalty for a hit on Kings' forward Adrian Kempe. After a hearing with NHL's Department of Player Safety, Cogliano was given a two-game suspension. With this, Cogliano's "iron man" streak of 830 consecutive games played ended, which was the longest active streak at the time.

Following a week of celebrations, on July 5, 2022, Cogliano signed a one-year, $1.25 million contract extension to remain with the Avalanche. In the 2022–23 season, Cogliano recorded 19 points in 79 games. Cogliano appeared in his 1,200th career NHL game on March 7 against the San Jose Sharks, becoming the 127th player in NHL history to reach 1,200 games and the third from the 2005 NHL Draft behind Anže Kopitar and Marc-Édouard Vlasic. On April 30, 2023, during game 6 of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Seattle Kraken, Cogliano was hit by Jordan Eberle, resulting in Cogliano suffering a cervical fracture of his spine.

Re-signed by the Avalanche to another one-year commitment agreeing to a $825,000 contract, Coligano returned for his third season with the Avalanche and his 17th in the NHL on July 2, 2023. Continuing in a bottom-six depth role, Cogliano tallied 19 points in 75 games with Colorado, with his 13 assists representing his most since 2017–18 with Anaheim.

Following the 2023–24 season, Cogliano announced his retirement from professional hockey, and joined the Avalanche front office. He was later named to serve as a special assistant to Chris MacFarland, the Avalanche general manager, on July 11, 2024.