The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by members of the Mile High Hockey community. Eight writers have ranked players under the age of 25 as of August 1, 2021 in the Colorado Avalancheorganization. Each participant used their own metric of current ability and production against future projection to rank each player. Now, we’ll count down each of the 25 players ranked.
Age: 19
Position: RD
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 194 lbs
Likely 2021-22 team: Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Final Rank: #7
2020 Rank: N/A
High Rank: #6 (Jackie)
Low Rank: #14 (Hardev)
Colorado Eagles: 9 GP, 2G, 5A
At this point the story is familiar about how Justin Barron dropped into the Colorado Avalanche’s lap on draft day in 2020.