Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: #22 - Taylor Gauthier

Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty ImagesTaylor Gauthier, the reigning ECHL Goaltender of the Year, heads into the final season of his current contract with two successful minor-league campaigns behind him but an uncertain path to the NHL ahead.

Graduates and departed players from last year’s list

The best of the rest

#25: Raivis Ansons

#24: Kirill Tankov

#23: Isaac Belliveau

#23: Taylor Gauthier, G

2023 Ranking: 14th

Age: 23 (Feb. 15, 2001)

Acquired Via: 2022 free agency signing (three years, $2.775 million)

Height/Weight: 6-foot-1, 195 pounds

Elite Prospects Resume

Gauthier was named the ECHL’s goaltender of the year after leading the Wheeling Nailers into the playoffs with a 24-16-1-1 record through 42…