Colorado Avalanche: Top 10 prospects entering the 2018 season

5. Ty Lewis, LW [20 years old]

Stats (Brandon Wheat Kings, WHL): 70 gp, 44 g, 56 a, 100 p, 11 PPG (23 A), 3 shorthanded goals (1 A), 9 GWG, 238 SOG, 1.43 pts/g (11 pgp, 6 g, 7 a, 13 p, 2 PPG (1 A), 1 SHG, 1.18 pts/g). T-8 scoring, T-10 goal scoring, T-13 assists, 13th pts/g; T-21 goal scoring, T-31 scoring, T-40 assists, T-30 pts/g

Ty Lewis was top 15 in every important category this past season in the WHL. He tied for eighth in scoring, tenth in goal scoring, 13th in assists, and was 13th in points per game. That’s why he’s this high up on this list – he was excellent in every way when it came to scoring, and that’s a very useful asset down the road for the Colorado Avalanche.

Keep in mind that Lewis accomplished this feat at 19 (turning 20 in March) and had that advantage over the rest of the league. Still, for an undrafted player, to put up those numbers is an impressive achievement. That’s why the Colorado Avalanche nabbed him, because he has the ceiling of being a key part of secondary scoring down the road (middle-six winger, likely on the second line) and he is more NHL ready than many of the Avalanche’s prospects.

He didn’t do that well in the playoffs, but he also didn’t get that many games. Still, 30th in points per game is not great for someone his age who accomplished what he did in the regular season. He’s got the credentials on all special teams to play on both in the AHL, and this season will be a very important one for the (still) young winger.