NHL Player Power Rankings: Top 100 Forwards Under 25-Years-Old

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Jan 16, 2016; Buffalo, NY, USA; Buffalo Sabres center Jack Eichel (15) listens to an official during the second period against the Washington Capitals at First Niagara Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Hoffman-USA TODAY Sports /

The first of three in a series of NHL player power rankings. This week’s countdown will feature the top players under 25-years-old. Today’s focus is the “Top 100 Forwards Under 25”.

Keep posted throughout the week as we introduce “Top 50 Defenseman Under 25“, and “Top 20 Goalies Under 25“. Once posted, we’ll come back and link our countdown’s together.

Requirements:

For inclusion, players need to have played in at least one regular season game in 2015-16. Younger prospects with limited or no NHL experience are excluded from the countdown. We’ll track those players at a later date in our prospect countdown. Birthday cut-off is February 23rd, 1991 (1991-02-23).

Honorable Mentions:

Dec 26, 2015; Raleigh, NC, USA; New Jersey Devils forward Sergey Kalinin (51) watches the play against the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-1. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports /

Casey Cizikas, New York Islanders (24 years old) 1991-02-27
Jacob Josefson, New Jersey Devils (24 years old) 1991-03-02
Byron Froese, Toronto Maple Leafs (24 years old) 1991-03-12
Sergey Kalinin, New Jersey Devils (24 years old) 1991-03-17
Anton Lander, Edmonton Oilers (24 years old) 1991-04-24
Andy Andreoff, Los Angeles Kings (24 years old) 1991-05-17
Landon Ferraro, Boston Bruins (24 years old) 1991-08-08
Iiro Pakarinen, Edmonton Oilers (24 years old) 1991-08-25
Beau Bennett, Pittsburgh Penguins (24 years old) 1991-11-27
Austin Watson, Nashville Predators (24 years old) 1992-01-13
Jason Zucker, Minnesota Wild (24 years old) 1992-01-16
Stanislav Galiev, Washington Capitals (24 years old) 1992-01-17
Quinton Howden, Florida Panthers (24 years old) 1992-01-21

Markus Granlund, Vancouver Canucks (22 years old) 1993-04-16

Stefan Matteau, New Jersey Devils (21 years old) 1994-02-23
Scott Laughton, Philadelphia Flyers (21 years old) 1994-05-30
Chris Tierney, San Jose Sharks (21 years old) 1994-07-01
Andrew Copp, Winnipeg Jets (21 years old) 1994-07-08

These NHL player power rankings are based on talent level that we’ve seen to date. It’s worth remembering that rankings of NHL youth have a tendency to change rather dramatically. Just take a look at our “Under 25 Series” from earlier in the season. We’ve had a large handful of players since celebrate their 25th birthday. We’ve decided to expand our list to a larger group for each position. Look for an updated list at the conclusion of 2015-16.

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