I would be more impressed with early minimums decades ago when the ice was much more widespread and therefore had more vulnerable ice to give back.
Getting an early minimum when all the easy ice is already melted and all we have is a compact core left is not as impressive, it's almost expected.
What is impressive is how we continue to shed ice most years despite losing all the vulnerable ice well before the end of the season. Shows you how pathetic the cryosphere has been over the last 15 years.