Denver-bound Bobby Brink, only 17, might make enticing first-round pick for Avalanche

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Let’s just say he’ s on the brink of becoming an NHL first-round draft pick.

University of Denver recruit Bobby Brink is expected to join the Pioneers as an accelerated freshman this fall, graduating high school in just three years. But first, the sensational 17-year-old winger from Minnetonka, Minn., and the Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League likely will become the fifth first-round draft pick in DU’s history.

Brink is ranked 19th among North American skaters by Central Scouting and expected to hear his name called between the 15th and 25th picks of the June 21 draft in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Avalanche has the fourth and 16th…