Now that the 2015 Top 25 Under 25 profiles are over, it’s time to take a look at the changes from the previous rankings.
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The top three were untouched, as Alex Galchenyuk repeated as champion, with Brendan Gallagher and Nathan Beaulieu holding on to their respective positions.
The biggest jump from 2014 was Daniel Carr, who climbed all the way from 28 to 16. Michael McCarron was another prospect who saw a giant leap in his ranking, going from 21 to the top 10. Jeremy Gregoire and Charles Hudon also saw an impressive improvement, rising five spots.
Dalton Thrower saw the biggest fall from grace, likely due to his demotion to the ECHL last year. The top 10 saw some big changes, with Jarred Tinordi losing five spots on his previous ranking, and Michael Bournival dropping six.
| Player | 2015 Rank | 2014 Rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Galchenyuk | 1 | 1 |  |
| Brendan Gallagher | 2 | 2 |  |
| Nathan Beaulieu | 3 | 3 | |
| Nikita Scherbak | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Charles Hudon | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Jacob de la Rose | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| Zack Kassian | 7 | N/A | New Entry (Trade) |
| Sven Andrighetto | 8 | 8 | |
| Jarred Tinordi | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Michael McCarron | 10 | 21 | 11 |
| Michael Bournival | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Martin Reway | 13 | 14 | 1 |
| Christian Thomas | 14 | 17 | 3 |
| Devante Smith-Pelly | 15 | N/A | New Entry (Trade) |
| Daniel Carr | 16 | 28 | 12 |
| Noah Juulsen | 17 | N/A | New Entry (Draft Pick) |
| Tim Bozon | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| Daniel Audette | 19 | 20 | 1 |
| Jeremy Gregoire | 20 | 25 | 5 |
| Lukas Vejdemo | 21 | N/A | New Entry (Draft Pick) |
| Zachary Fucale | 22 | 20 | 2 |
| Gabriel Dumont | 23 | 22 | 1 |
| Darren Dietz | 24 | 23 | 1 |
| Mac Bennett | 25 | 26 | 1 |
| Brett Lernout | 26 | 30 | 4 |
| Morgan Ellis | 27 | 24 | 3 |
| Dalton Thrower | 28 | 18 | 10 |
| Mark MacMillan | 29 | 32 | 3 |
| Simon Bourque | 30 | N/A | New Entry (Draft Pick) |
| Matt Bradley | 31 | N/A | New Entry (Draft Pick) |
| Josiah Didier | 32 | 33 | 1 |
| Connor Crisp | 33 | 29 | 4 |
| Jeremiah Addison | 34 | N/A | New Entry (Draft Pick) |
| Jake Evans | 35 | 35 |  |
| Hayden Hawkey | 36 | 37 | 1 |
| Nikolas Koberstein | 37 | 36 | 1 |
| Joonas Nattinen | 38 | 31 | 7 |
| Joel Hanley | 39 | N/A | New Entry (Free Agent) |
| Collin Sullivan | 40 | 40 | |
| Stefan Fournier | 41 | 38 | 3 |
| Dustin Tokarski | N/A | 13 | Graduated |
| Magnus Nygren | N/A | 12 | Graduated |
| Mike Condon | N/A | 34 | Graduated |
| Greg Pateryn | N/A | 16 | Graduated |
| Patrick Holland | N/A | 27 | Traded |
| Maxim Trunev | N/A | 41 | Released |
| Jiri Sekac | N/A | 11 | Traded |
| Jack Nevins | N/A | 39 | Traded |
As the series wraps up, keep an eye out for an article showing the disparity in rankings between the EOTP panel and the community vote, and finally the entire history of the Top 25 Under 25 series.
