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Grading the Crunch Rookies: Alex Barre-Boulet continues to impress

Now that the Syracuse Crunch have passed the 20-game mark, we have a little bit more of an idea of how the rookies are doing. This article will by no means be an exhaustive analytical breakdown of their game. Yup, we’re going old-fashioned eye test on this one.

The stats listed are what they’ve done since their last report card.

Previous Grade: B

Current Grade: B

Colton keeps doing what the Crunch ask him to do - center a bottom-six line and kill penalties. His numbers might not be as gaudy as some of his fellow rookies, but that doesn’t mean his contributions have been less important.