It’s time for Second City Hockey to unveil its 2019-20 preseason Top 25 Under 25 series.
The biggest changes from the 2018-19 mid-season rankings are the departures of three top-10 players with Henri Jokiharju (2) and Dominik Kahun (8) being traded and Collin Delia (4) no longer eligible based on age, and this year’s third overall pick Kirby Dach and second-rounder Alex Vlasic entering into the fold.
The age cutoff is Oct. 1, 2019.
SCH’s Top 25 Under 25 2019-20 preseason rankings
No. 1 — Winger Alex DeBrincat (2016 second rounder)
No. 2 — Right-handed defenseman Adam Boqvist (2018 first rounder)
No. 3 — Center Kirby Dach (2019 first rounder)
No. 4 — Center Dylan Strome
No. 5 — Right-handed defenseman Ian Mitchell (2017 second rounder)
No. 6 — Left-handed defenseman Nicolas Beaudin (2018 first rounder)
No. 7 — Center Philipp Kurashev (2018 fourth rounder)
No. 8 — Winger Brendan Perlini
No. 9 — Left-handed defenseman Alex Vlasic (2019 second rounder)
No. 10 — Winger Alexander Nylander
No. 11 — Left winger Dominik Kubalik
No. 12 — Forward Aleksi Saarela
No. 13 — Right winger Dylan Sikura (2014 sixth rounder)
No. 14 — Center David Kampf
No. 15 — Center Jake Wise (2018 third rounder)
No. 16 — Forward MacKenzie Entwistle
No. 17 — Left-handed defenseman Lucas Carlsson (2016 fourth rounder)
No. 18 — Left-handed defenseman Dennis Gilbert (2015 third rounder)
No. 19 — Left winger Brandon Hagel
No. 20 — Goaltender Alexis Gravel (2018 sixth rounder)
No. 21 — Left-handed defenseman Chad Krys (2016 second rounder)
No. 22 — Left-handed defenseman Carl Dahlstrom (2013 second rounder)
No. 23 — Forward Matthew Highmore
No. 24 — Goaltender Kevin Lankinen
No. 25 — Center Evan Barratt (2017 third rounder)
Honorable mentions — Left winger Artur Kayumov (2016 second rounder) leads the group