Position: Left Wing
Age: 21
Drafted in 2016, Round 1, Pick 6
Last Year’s Ranking: #3
While his contract status remains up in the air, Matthew Tkachuk has topped our annual Top 25 Under 25 rankings and is the first player not named Johnny Gaudreau to do so in over five years.
Prior to this year, Tkachuk had been known league-wide mainly as a s*** distruber and one of the biggest pests in the league, but his offensive abilities were somewhat a secret outside of Calgary. Well, that’s no longer the case as Tkachuk broke out with 34 goals and 77 points in 80 games this year, smashing his career highs in goals, assists, and points.