The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by Mile High Hockey staff members. Six writers have ranked players under the age of 25 in the Colorado Avalanche organization as of September 1, 2025. Now, we’ll count down each of the 25 players ranked (plus one Honorable Mention).
Name: Saige Weinstein
Age: 20
Position: Defenseman (L)
Height: 6’ 1”
Weight: 190 lbs
Likely 2025-26 Team: Utah Grizzlies
2024 Rank: #17
Final Rank:
#17High Rank: #12 (Jess)
Low Rank: #22 (Adrian)
2024-25 Statistics:
- Spokane Chiefs (GP: 65, G: 3, A:24)
Saige Weinstein was signed
by the Colorado Avalanche to an entry-level contract back in October of 2023 following an impressive showing at training camp. Since then, Weinstein went back to the WHL for two seasons to complete his junior requirements and play for the Spokane Chiefs. After this past season with the Chiefs, which saw Weinstein play 65 games while scoring three goals and recording 24 assists, the expectation is that Weinstein will play pro and hopefully join the Colorado Eagles for the upcoming season. Their blueline in Loveland is pretty crowded at least to start so it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Weinstien play the season with the Utah Grizzlies in the ECHL.
Throughout his career thus far, Weinstein has been a player who uses his size at six-foot-one with physicality but can activate in games, making him a valuable option for teammates and other players during games. It’s easy to see why Colorado likes Weinstein so much, given those attributes of his. Weinstein pretty perfectly fits into the “Colorado Avalanche-style defenseman” mold that we’ve come to recognize who hopefully at the pro level can jump into play, bring the physicality and is also responsible in his own end.
As for what’s next for Weinstein, as previously mentioned, the expectation is that he’ll begin playing pro and hopefully join the Colorado Eagles for the upcoming 2025-26 season if he’s not pushed to Utah due to veterans in the AHL ahead of him on the depth chart. As he makes the jump from the WHL to pro hockey, hopefully he can keep up his play and continue to develop as a player. He has all the right tools right now to be a perfect Avalanche defenseman; it’s just a matter of continuing to develop and build upon those skills as a player. If Weinstein does just that, I can see him possibly being a legitemate option for the Avs in their defenseive core down the line here, and I’m excited to see how he continues to develop and grow.
2025 Top 25 Under 25
#25 Louka Cloutier
#24 Ivan Yunin
#22 Chris Romaine
#21 Nolan Roed
#20 Linus Funck
#19 Max Curran
#18 Jake Fisher