As we get to mid-December, why not take a chance to look at how the members of our annual summer list of the Top 25 players under 25 in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization are doing. Hockey is a unique major pro sport, being as players are spread far and wide from the reaches of Western Canada to colleges in America over to outposts in Finland and Sweden and Russia - you never know where the top young talent may be playing.
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| Rank | Name | League/Team | Stats | Stock | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | League/Team | Stats | Stock | Comment |
| 25 | Tobias Lindberg | AHL/WB Pens | 15 games, 2 goals, 4 assists | GONE | Traded out of the Pens in an AHL deal just last week, didn't seem to have an NHL future |
| 24 | Justin Almeida | WHL/ Moose Jaw | 24gp, 6g+30a | Small gain | Diminutive player remains great at producing at juniors - 5th in his league in assists |
| 23 | Jan Drozg | QMJHL/Shawinigan | 27gp, 8g+23a | Small gain | Again the best player on a bad junior team, producing a lot despite not much help |
| 22 | Sam Lafferty | AHL/WB Pens | 26gp, 4g+12a | Gain | Tied for most assists currently in Wilkes-Barre, impressive start to season |
| 21 | Clayton Phillips | NCAA/Minnesota | 15gp, 1g+7a | Gain | Tied for team lead in assists, impressive for being so young in first full NCAA season |
| 20 | Adam Johnson | AHL/WB Pens | 26gp, 7g+5a | Same | So far, so good in AHL year #2 to emerge as more of a team-leader |
| 19 | Zach Lauzon | N/A | none | Down | Hasn't played yet this season following off-season surgery |
| 18 | Sam Miletic | AHL/WB Pens | 13gp, 3g+3a | Same | Started off strong early, got hurt, looking to come back strong |
| 17 | Niclas Almari | SM-liiga/HPK Hameenlinna | 15gp, 0g+3a | Same | Impressive to be in a men's league at a young age but not too much to read into |
| 16 | Linus Olund | AHL/WB Pens | 26gp, 3g+5a | Same | A staple of the AHL lineup's bottom six so far this season |
| 15 | Jean-Sebastien Dea | NHL/New Jersey + Pittsburgh | 22gp, 4g+2a | Small gain | Getting picked up on waivers by NJ might have been best thing for NHL career |
| 14 | Anthony Angelo | AHL/WB Pens | 24gp, 8g+5a | Gain | Monster forward tied for AHL team lead in goals so far |
| 13 | Juuso Riikola | NHL/Pittsburgh | 14gp, 0g+1a | Small gain | Made NHL off a strong camp performance, since then on the fringe of the lineup |
| 12 | Filip Hallander | SHL/Timra IK | 23gp, 5g+7a | Gain | Super impressive production, looking for a star turn at the WJC later this month |
| 11 | Teddy Blueger | AHL/WB Pens | 26gp, 8g+12a | Same | Feels like a holding pattern, great AHL stats but will he ever get NHL opportunity in Pgh? |