The Top 20 Under 24 is a collaboration by members of the Die By The Blade community. It was a combination of five staff writers and over 300 readers that ranked prospects under the age of 24 and have played less than 125 NHL games.
Age: 19
Ryan Johnson kicked off his season last week with two games against Penn State. The Gophers won both games and Johnson played fine. There was nothing flashy, but he was solid in his own end of the ice.
I’m planning to do some tracking of Johnson throughout the season to see how he performs in his sophomore season.