In our last Top 25 Under 25, Darren Dietz was ranked 24th. He was playing his third year of professional hockey in St. John's where he enjoyed his best season in the pro ranks, offering stability to an inexperienced IceCaps team. He virtually matched his previous season's contributions on the scoresheet for the AHL team, despite playing 10 fewer games.
The reason for the reduced action in St. John's was a late-season call-up to the Montreal Canadiens, necessitated by an injury to P.K. Subban. In 13 games with the parent club, Dietz put up one goal and four assists, actually out-pacing his points-per-game rate at the NHL level (0.