Chris MacFarland, assistant general manager for the Colorado Avalanche,  is part of the management staff for the 2022 U.S. Men’s National Team, serving as a player personnel consultant to help select the team.

The 2021-22 season marks MacFarland’s seventh season as assistant general manager for the Colorado Avalanche. In his role, he works closely with Avalanche executive vice president/general manager Joe Sakic regarding all hockey-related matters.

Prior to his time with the Avalanche, MacFarland served 16 years in hockey operations for the Columbus Blue Jackets where he assisted in scouting at the professional and amateur level, player contract research and negotiations, salary cap management and arbitration, collective bargaining agreement administration, budgeting and team scheduling issues. He spent the last seven seasons as the club’s assistant general manager.