New York Rangers

New York Rangers

Team Depth Chart of NHL Prospects
Strengths
  • Potential power forwards
  • Defensive and two-way defensemen in system
  • Depth in potential third/fourth line players
Weaknesses
  • No future number one netminder in system
  • No purely offensive defensemen in system

About Prospect Scores and Probability

Prospect Criteria

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Pro
Playing in N.A. Pro (NHL, AHL, ECHL, etc.)
CHL
Playing in CHL (OHL, QMJHL, WHL)
NCAA
Playing in NCAA
Europe
Playing in Europe
Junior
Playing in Junior 'A' (USHL, BCHL, AJHL, etc.)
N/A
Not Categorized Yet

Goaltenders

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Cam Talbot Pro 6.5 C
2. Jason Missiaen Pro 6.5 D
3. Scott Stajcer Pro 6.0 C

Right Wing

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. J.T. Miller Pro 7.5 B
2. Jesper Fasth Pro 7.0 C
3. Christian Thomas Pro 7.0 C
4. Shane McColgan CHL 6.0 C
5. Michael Kantor Pro 6.0 C
6. Josh Nicholls CHL 6.0 C
7. Thomas Spelling Europe 6.0 D

Left Wing

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Chris Kreider Pro 8.0 C
2. Marek Hrivik Pro 7.0 D
3. Brandon Mashinter Pro 6.0 C
4. Jason Wilson Pro 5.0 D

Centers

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Steven Fogarty NCAA 7.0 D
2. Cristoval Nieves NCAA 6.5 C
3. Michael St. Croix CHL 6.5 C
4. Oscar Lindberg Europe 6.5 C
5. Kyle Jean Pro 6.5 C
6. Andrew Yogan Pro 6.5 D
7. Ryan Bourque Pro 6.5 D

Defensemen

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Dylan McIlrath Pro 7.0 B
2. Brady Skjei NCAA 7.0 C
3. Conor Allen Pro 6.5 C
4. Calle Andersson Europe 6.5 D
5. Tommy Hughes Pro 6.5 D
6. Samuel Noreau CHL 6.0 C
7. Peter Ceresnak CHL 6.0 C
8. Jyri Niemi Pro 6.0 D

Chris Kreider leads small group of NCAA prospects for New York Rangers

by Leslie Treff
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Photo: Upon completing a junior season in which he was among the top players in all of NCAA hockey, Chris Kreider signed an entry-level deal with the New York Rangers. (Photo courtesy of Patrick Green/ Icon SMI)

With last Saturday's National Championship win, the 2011-12 NCAA season ended for Rangers' prospects. New York's top prospect, Chris Kreider, and his Boston College Eagles defeated the Ferris State Bulldogs by a score of 4-1. Then, after returning to Chestnut Hill for celebrations and a couple of last days of classes, Kreider signed a contract and joined the Rangers to prepare for the NHL playoffs. The Blueshirts' only other NCAA prospect, Danny Hobbs, had his season end earlier in the NCAA playoffs, suffering a broken wrist in the Hockey East Quarterfinal Series.
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Kreider number one in Rangers Spring top-20

by Leslie Treff
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Photo: Defenseman Tim Erixon has been solid in his first season with the Rangers organization. Erixon has appeared in 18 NHL games. (Photo courtesy of Rich Kane/Icon SMI)

Chris Kreider remains the top prospect in the Rangers organization. Two players, Tomas Kundratek (WAS) and Dale Weise (VAN), who appeared on the last ranking have since been traded, and one, Ryan McDonagh, has graduated. Carl Hagelin, who is close to graduation, plays on New York's top line with Marion Gaborik and Brad Richards. Michael St. Croix, who had an outstanding 2011-12 junior campaign, is also a quick riser. In total, there are 13 forwards, five defensemen and two goaltenders that comprise New York's spring 2012 Top 20. The top four prospects are all expected to compete for NHL roster spots next fall.

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Rangers: Update on 1998-2000 draft picks

by Michael Theodore
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Heading into the 2003 National Hockey League Draft, the New York Rangers were faced with a variety of holes to fill in an attempt to return to respectability. The Rangers had to find a way to uncover not only solid prospects in their first few rounds but with their late round picks as well, because despite their relatively high draft position the past several years, the Rangers draft crops have yielded only a few positive returns so far.

The 1998 Entry Draft saw the Rangers take character forward Manny Malhotra with the seventh overall selection. Despite playing in the NHL at 18 years of age, Malhotra has yet to develop into the solid checking center the Rangers envisioned five years ago. He is currently playing for the Dallas stars and a serious cloud looms over his ability to score or even remain at the NHL once and for all.

In the second round of the 1998 draft, the Rangers selected power winger Randy Copley out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. However being drafted is seemingly as close as Copley will ever get to wearing an NHL sweater. After two frustrating junior campaigns in which he didn’t score or check enough to warrant a pro contract, Copley has bounced around the East Coast Hockey League where his results have been less than spectacular.

The Rangers selected goaltender Jason Labarbera and wings Boyd Kane and Patrick Leahy with their third, fourth and fifth round picks respectively. Though all three players have enjoyed some degrees of success in the American Hockey League, none seem likely to make any perman Read more»

The Home Stretch: A Look at the Rangers Prospects

by Michael Theodore
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Here’s a report on the Rangers prospects. Some continued to be pleasant surprises while others were disappointing, but all in all this is still a solid system despite some of the Rangers deadline dealings.

Jamie Lundmark has made great strides since the beginning of the year. His awareness on the ice is perhaps what has made the greatest improvment over the season, which allows him to better use his skills to his advantage. There’s whispers about him being a bust but it’s not fair to say just yet. While Lundmark would best be served to come to camp with the greatest physical and mental preparation possible, the Rangers understand he is a work in progress. Lundmark didn’t adjust immediately to his added bulk over the summer and at times it looked as if he added too much a la Christian Dube, however in time he seemingly made the necessary changes and has played a very encouraging second half of the season. Lundmark needs to concentrate better on his positioning with opponents so that they don’t steam role over him, and if he can make this necessary change he could be an effective two way center. If he doesn’t though, he’ll have a very difficult time making the jump to the NHL.

Garth Murray showed a bit more of a scoring touch then hoped for in his last junior season. Not a natural scorer, Murray topped the 30 goal plateau and averaged over a point per game for the Regina Pats. Murray is the ultimate team player and is a safe bet for becoming an NHL player. He likely needs a season in the AHL before challenging for a spot but he could Read more»

David Inman examined

by Michael Theodore
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After lighting it up in the OHA in 97-98, expectations were high for David Inman who was born in New York City but was raised in Toronto. He was supposed to be one of the top college freshmen. He was supposed to be a first round draft pick. He was supposed to be a star for Notre Dame. Instead Inman finished with 20 points in 38 games along with tons of scouts scratching their heads. Undaunted, Inman was still a fairly high draft pick (59th overall) of the New York Rangers. The scouts like most experts, figured Inman would rebound and show the same talent that made him a top prospect a year earlier. What they saw during Inman’s sophomore season was a player who had all the tools needed to be a star, minus all hockey sense imaginable.

During the 99-00 season, Inman’s game was marked by both highs and lows. There were stretches when it appeared things were finally starting to click. These streaks however were short lived as Inman would inevitably fall back into a slide and look perpetually lost on the ice. He didn’t have the vision to make smart plays, and his shots often couldn’t find the net or simply didn’t even leave his stick at all. To make matters worse, Inman found himself being knocked around the ice due to his smallish frame of 180 pounds.

As his junior year neared, Inman added 25 pounds to his frame and hopes were high that at the age of 20 that he could finally begin to develop as planned. While Inman would play five more games than the previous season, he would actually have two fewer goals and one less assist than his sophomore cam Read more»

Top Prospects

  1. Chris Kreider
  2. J.T. Miller
  3. Dylan McIlrath
  4. Jesper Fasth
  5. Christian Thomas
  6. Brady Skjei
  7. Cristoval Nieves
  8. Oscar Lindberg
  9. Michael St. Croix
  1. Cam Talbot
  2. Marek Hrivik
  3. Steven Fogarty
  4. Kyle Jean
  5. Conor Allen
  6. Shane McColgan
  7. Tommy Hughes
  8. Calle Andersson
  9. Andrew Yogan
  10. Scott Stajcer

Notable Prospects

  1. Ryan Bourque
  2. Peter Ceresnak
  3. Michael Kantor
  4. Brandon Mashinter
  5. Jason Missiaen
  1. Josh Nicholls
  2. Jyri Niemi
  3. Samuel Noreau
  4. Thomas Spelling
  5. Jason Wilson
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