Fansided · Jun 27, 2015
2015 NHL Draft: Colorado Avalanche Select Mikko Rantanen
For the 2015 NHL Draft, the Colorado Avalanche have six picks, having traded away their fifth-round selection to the Montreal Canadiens. (PA Parenteau for Daniel Briere.) The team’s “not great” 2014-15 record conveyed the #10 pick for the first round.
With the Colorado Avalanche’s first round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, the team has selected forward Mikko Rantanten.
Scouting Report
Fit with the Colorado Avalanche
Mikko Rantanen has excellent hands and great hockey IQ. He’s a big, mature forward. He is a playmaker, and that is good for the Colorado Avalanche.
GM Joe Sakic said of Rantanen:
“He’s big. He’s smart, and he works hard. His compete level is off the charts.”