The 23-year old netminder from Ottawa adds to Colorado’s goaltending depth.

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 August 1, 2024. Now, we’ll count down each of the 25 players ranked.

Goaltender Kevin Mandolese is a new addition to the Top 25 Under 25 list, as the Colorado Avalanche acquired his rights as a Restricted Free Agent for a 2026 sixth-round pick seventh-round pick swap earlier this summer, and eventually signed him to a one-year two-way contract with an AAV of $775k. The 23-year old goaltender was part of the Senators organization and obviously not ranked on our poll last year, but ended up being tied for the #21 spot on our 2024 list.

Mandolese spent the 2023-24 season with both the Belleville Senators of the AHL, and the Allen Americans of the ECHL. He was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in 2018 with the #157 overall pick, and after his junior career in the QMJHL he had spent his career in the Ottawa system up until the move to Colorado. In his career with Belleville, Mandolese has posted a 3.30 GAA, 0.896 SV%, and one shutout.