The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by members of the Mile High Hockey writing staff. Our writers, plus a special vote from the readers, ranked players under the age of 25 as of September 1, 2017 in the Colorado Avalanche organization. Each participant used their own metric of current ability and production against future projection to rank each player. Now, we’ll count down each of the 25 players ranked.
Most astute hockey fans know not to get too excited over a fifth-round draft pick. Few ever even receive entry-level contracts, and an even smaller percentage are ever expected to contribute in a significant way to the NHL.