Forward Adam Henrique was one of the best rookies in the entire NHL in 2011-12 and arguably the best rookie season by a New Jersey Devil since Scott Gomez. Therefore, it should be no surprise he's ranked #1 on our Top 25 Devils Under 25 List.
Adam Larsson oozed potential heading into the 2011 NHL Draft and he showed he can become a great two way defenseman for New Jersey in 2011-12. It was easy to rank him high, but it wasn't easy putting him at #2 on our Top 25 Devils Under 25 List.
The two-way center remained in New Jersey for most of the 2011-12 season when he was healthy. While his role was limited, his skills and secure spot in the NHL was enough to put him up to #3 on our Top 25 Devils Under 25 List.
Michigan defenseman Jon Merrill is notorious for off ice incidents keeping him off the ice. However, when he has played, he's been a dominant two-way player in college and has a high upside. Thus, we ranked Merrill #4 on our Top 25 Under 25 List.
Alexander Urbom has received a few games with the New Jersey Devils, while becoming a mobile, physical, and defensive defenseman in Albany. Between his skillset and that he's close to making it, we ranked him #5 on our Top 25 Devils Under 25 List.
Mattias Tedenby has dazzled Devils fans with flashes of offense and speed in 2010-11. The problem is that they've just been flashes and he played himself out of New Jersey in 2011-12. Learn how he was ranked #6 on our Top 25 Under 25 List.
Eric Gelinas had a very productive season as a rookie in Albany. Given the New Jersey Devils' lack of offensive defensemen, it's more of a reason to think highly Gelinas. Our writers certainly did, ranking him #7 on our Top 25 Devils Under 25 List.
After being drafted by the New Jersey Devils in 2010, Scott Wedgewood went on to have a very successful junior career. As he's going pro, our writers thought highly of the goaltender enough to rank him #8 on our Top 25 Devils Under 25 List.
Vladimir Zharkov is the oldest member on the Top 25 New Jersey Devils Under 25 list and he ended up at #9. While he jumped to the KHL in this past summer, his NHL experience and his usefulness on the fourth line led to a high rank.
The New Jersey Devils kept their 2012 first round pick and used it to take forward Stefan Matteau. He's got the size and enough talent where a NHL future seems likely. Learn about how he was ranked #10 on our Top 25 Devils Under 25 list.
