The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by members of the Mile High Hockey staff. Eight writers have ranked players under the age of 25 as of August 1, 2022 in the Colorado Avalanche organization. Each participant used their own metric of value to rank each player. Now, we’ll count down each of the 25 players ranked.
Player: Mikhail Maltsev
Age: 24
Position: LW
Height: 6’3”
Weight: 198 lbs
Likely 2022-23 team: Colorado Eagles
Final Rank: #13
2021 Rank: #17
High Rank: #11 (Ezra)
Low Rank: #15 (Jacob)
Colorado Avalanche: 18GP, 0G, 0A, 0P
After a year playing for the Colorado Avalanche, Mikhail Maltsev hasn’t quite filled the fourth line role it was hoped he would.