Since Broad Street Hockey launched the Top 25 Under 25 series with our first full list in February of 2014, the one constant has been the presence of Sean Couturier. Back then, he was a youthful 21 years of age, only a few months removed from reaching legal drinking age in the United States. Yet he still ranked second on our list that very first time, behind only Jakub Voracek.
From then on, the appearance of Couturier at the end of this little exercise became a regular tradition. With Voracek aging out by August of 2014, Couturier took his place at the top of the heap for the list’s second incarnation.