After a couple days off this week, the top 25 Avalanche under 25 returns this week with the 20th-ranked player by seven members of the BSN Avalanche staff, Russian defenseman Sergei Boikov. The 2015 sixth-round draft pick was ranked an average of 20.5 among the seven writers who voted, with a high of 14 and a low of 24.
Who is Sergei Boikov?
Drafted as an overage player in the CHL’s highest scoring league but not a player who puts up points himself, the selection of Boikov created quite the confusion among Avs faithful. His performance at his first development camp in July of 2015 provided optimism as he displayed wonderful skating ability and suddenly became a player to watch moving forward.