The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by members of the Mile High Hockey community. Eight writers have ranked players under the age of 25 as of August 1, 2021 in the Colorado Avalancheorganization. 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.
Player: Mikko Rantanen
Age: 24
Position: RW
Height: 6’4”
Weight: 215 lbs
Likely 2021-22 team: Colorado Avalanche
Final Rank: #2
2019 Rank: #2
High Rank: #1 (Adrian, Evan)
Low Rank: #2 (Jackie, Tom, Hardev, Luke, Patrick, Alex M)
Its not often that someone considered one of the best players in the league at his position and doesn’t rank at the top of this poll but the Colorado Avalanche are in an enviable position with both Mikko Rantanen and Cale Makar viewed as league superstars.