The New York Rangers had two teenagers on their roster this season. Filip Chytil had the more impressive campaign, but how good was it? Chytil played in 75 games, scoring 11 goals and adding 12 assists for 23 points.
According to QuantHockey.com, 885 players have competed in the NHL as 19-year olds. For sake of comparison, let’s not include any players who appeared in fewer than 25 games. That drops the number to 452.
The best
The gold standard for 19-year old’s is obvious. Wayne Gretzky scored 55 goals and finished with an unworldly 164 points in 1980-81.