The Jake Guentzel trade netted the Penguins Michael Bunting and four assets that appear on the Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25 in our countdown of the best young players in the organization. Cruz Lucius and Harrison Brunicke (the draft pick in 2024) have already made the list and now a third, Vasily Ponomarev, checks in this year at number six.
Graduates and departed players from last year’s list
The best of the rest
#25: Raivis Ansons
#24: Kirill Tankov
#23: Isaac Belliveau
#22: Taylor Gauthier
#21: Chase Pietila
#20: Emil Jarventie
#19: Kalle Kangas
#18: Joona Vaisanen
#17: Filip Kral
#16: Mac Swanson
#15: Jonathan Gruden
#14: Cruz Lucius
#13: Emil Pieniniemi
#12: John Ludvig
#11: Mikhail Ilyin
#10: Harrison Brunicke
#9: Tristan Broz
#8: Sam Poulin
#7: Tanner Howe