By now Colorado Avalanche fans know the stats. Tyson Jost put up 104 points in 48 games for the Penticton Vees, a team in the BCHL.
He refused a promotion to the WHL, and instead opted to go to college at the University of North Dakota (UND). That’s not the normal path, and putting up those numbers in the BCHL won’t normally gain you the national attention necessary for the NHL draft.
That’s why Jost’s numbers at the U18 World Juniors were so important for his draft stock.
Part of the reason the Colorado Avalanche drafted Tyson Jost to begin with was certainly because of his dominant performance at the U18 World Juniors, when he put up 15 points in 7 games and lead the tournament.