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 July 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.
Age: 21
Position: W
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 205 lbs
Likely 2021-22 team: Colorado Eagles (AHL)
2019 Ranking: 19
High Rank: 7 (Hardev)
Low Rank: 15 (Tom, Luke)
2020-21 Statistics:
Sampo Ranta wasn’t supposed to be a big prospect for the Colorado Avalanche.