Prospect Info: 2023-2024 Rangers Prospects Thread (Prospect Stats in Post #1; Updated 04.22.2024)

[nyr2k2]

NEW YORK RANGERS PROSPECT TRACKER
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NORTH AMERICAN JUNIOR PROSPECTS -- OHL, QMJHL, USHL, WHL, Others​

#​	Player​	Pos.​	Sh.​	DOB​	Ht.​	Wt.​	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG​	Team/League​	Acquired​
7	Henricks, Ty	LW	L	06/28/2005	6'5"	205	60	17	15	32	+5	22	88	Muskegon Lumberjacks/USHL	Drafted R6 #183 2023
							2	0	0	0	-1	2	1	Muskegon Lumberjacks/Playoffs
11	Larsson, Rasmus	D	L	02/09/2004	6'3"	198	59	4	13	17	+7	8	66	Green Bay Gamblers/USHL	Drafted R5 #152 2023
							5	0	0	0	+2	2	6	Green Bay Gamblers/Playoffs
18	McConnell-Barker, Bryce C $	C	L	06/04/2004	6'2"	196	52	22	29	51	-2	22	176	Soo Greyhounds/OHL	Drafted R3 #97 2022
							10	5	10	15	+2	13	17	Soo Greyhounds/Playoffs
25	Roobroeck, Dylan	C	L	07/27/2004	6'7"	204	68	26	46	72	+23	101	189	Oshawa Generals/OHL	Drafted R6 #178 2023
							10	7	9	16	+3	16	49	Oshawa Generals/Playoffs

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UNITED STATES COLLEGE PROSPECTS -- NCAA​

#​	Player​	Pos.​	Sh.​	Yr.​	DOB​	Ht.​	Wt.​	GP​	G​	A​	P​	+/-​	PIM​	SOG​	Team/Conference​	Acquired​
5	Fortescue, Drew	D	L	Fr.	04/28/2005	6'2"	170	40	4	4	8	+13	36	30	Boston College Eagles/HEA	Drafted R3 #90 2023
								6	1	2	3	+6	4	7	United States U20/International
59	Karpa, Zakary C	C	L	Jr.	03/25/2002	6'2"	190	31	4	4	8	-8	6	37	Harvard Crimson/ECAC	Drafted R6 #191 2022
4	Kempf, Hank	D	L	Jr.	04/15/2002	6'2"	204	35	1	7	8	+14	12	34	Cornell Big Red/ECAC	Drafted R7 #208 2021
26	Laba, Noah	C	R	So.	08/04/2003	6'2"	192	36	20	17	37	+20	27	88	Colorado College Tigers/NCHC	Drafted R4 #111 2022
17	Lamb, Brody	RW	R	So.	08/30/2003	6'1"	175	39	12	15	27	-1	6	73	Minnesota Golden Gophers/B10	Drafted R4 #1042021
34	Perreault, Gabe	RW	L	Fr.	05/07/2005	5'11"	165	36	19	41	60	+24	29	91	Boston College Eagles/HEA	Drafted R1 #23 2023
								6	2	5	7	+1	2	7	United States U20/International

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INTERNATIONAL PROSPECTS -- Liiga, SHL, Others​

#​	Player​	Pos.​	Sh.​	DOB​	Ht.​	Wt.​	GP​	G​	A​	P​	+/-​	PIM​	SOG​	Team/League​	Acquired​
11	Tärnström, Oliver	LW	L	08/30/2002	6'0"	163	45	3	14	17	+6	4	38	Brynäs IF/HockeyAllsvenskan	Drafted R3 #92 2020
							12	1	3	4	+2	0	5	Brynäs IF/Qualifying

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NORTH AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL PROSPECTS -- AHL, ECHL, NHL​

#​	Player​	Pos.​	Sh.​	DOB​	Ht.​	Wt.​	GP​	G​	A​	P​	+/-​	PIM​	SOG​	Team/League​	Acquired​
48	Barbashev, Maxim ATO	LW	L	12/18/2003	6'1"	183	1	0	0	0	-1	0	1	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R5 #161 2022
							44	12	14	26	+8	28	68	Rimouski Océanic/QMJHL
							5	0	2	2	-5	0	10	Rimouski Océanic/Playoffs
							15	2	7	9	-9	10	31	Shawinigan Cataractes/QMJHL
9	Berard, Brett $	LW	L	09/09/2002	5'9"	165	71	25	23	48	-23	62	203	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R5 #134 2020
42	Chmelař, Jaroslav $ ATO	RW	R	07/20/2003	6'5"	221	7	2	0	2	-4	2	7	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R5 #144 2021
							26	5	10	15	+7	29	53	Providence Friars/NCAA
34	Edström, Adam $	C/LW	L	10/12/2000	6'7"	234	40	11	5	16	-4	16	75	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R6 #161 2019
							11	2	0	2	+2	2	7	New York Rangers/NHL
24	Henriksson, Karl $	C/LW	L	02/05/2001	5'9"	176	64	11	12	23	0	12	87	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R2 #58 2019
6	Jones, Zac $	D	L	10/18/2000	5'10"	176	31	2	7	9	+1	8	42	New York Rangers/NHL	Drafted R3 #68 2019
38	Korczak, Ryder $	C	R	09/23/2002	5'11"	173	67	9	11	20	-4	28	103	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R3 #75 2021
23	Mancini, Victor $ ATO	D	R	05/26/2002	6'4"	220	7	0	3	3	+1	4	13	Omaha Mavericks/NCAA	Drafted R5 #159 2022
							40	4	6	10	+7	8	78	Omaha Mavericks/NCAA
78	Othmann, Brennan $	LW	L	01/05/2003	6'0"	186	67	21	28	49	-24	65	198	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R1 #16 2021
							3	0	0	0	0	0	6	New York Rangers/NHL
73	Rempe, Matt $	C/RW	L	06/29/2002	6'7"	241	17	1	1	2	+1	71	12	New York Rangers/NHL	Drafted R6 #165 2020
							1	1	0	1	+2	2	2	New York Rangers/Playoffs
							43	8	4	12	-9	96	45	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL
44	Robertson, Matthew $	D	L	03/09/2001	6'4"	201	68	4	17	21	-11	49	131	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R2 #49 2019
58	Scanlin, Brandon $	D	L	06/02/1999	6'4"	218	64	8	8	16	+4	39	84	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Signed as UDFA 2022
							1	0	0	0	0	0	0	New York Rangers/NHL
29	Sýkora, Adam $	LW	L	09/07/2004	5'10"	179	66	8	15	23	-2	4	121	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R2 #63 2022
							5	1	1	2	+1	2	8	Slovakia U20/International
41	Trivigno, Bobby $	LW	L	01/19/1999	5'7"	160	49	4	12	16	+7	39	78	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Signed as UDFA 2022
3	Väisänen, Kalle $ ATO	LW	R	01/28/2003	6'5"	194	3	0	0	0	0	2	6	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R4 #106 2021
							58	9	5	14	-9	16	56	HC TPS/Liiga
							9	1	3	4	-2	0	9	HC TPS/Playoffs

#​	Player​	Pos.​	Glv.​	DOB​	Ht.​	Wt.​	GP​	W​	L​	OTL​	GAA​	SV%​	SO​	Team/League​	Acquired​
31	Boyko, Talyn $	G	L	10/16/2002	6'8"	200	26	13	9	1	3.42	.888	0	Cincinnati Cyclones/ECHL	Drafted R4 #112 2021
31	Garand, Dylan $	G	L	06/07/2002	6'1"	181	39	16	17	5	3.03	.898	2	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R4 #103 2020
50	Lindbom, Olof $	G	L	07/23/2000	6'1"	186	6	1	3	1	2.37	.916	0	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R2 #39 2018
							29	10	15	3	3.56	.884	1	Cincinnati Cyclones/ECHL
1	Ollas, Hugo $ ATO	G	L	04/24/2002	6'8"	238	1	1	0	0	4.00	.778	0	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R7 #197 2020
							21	7	12	0	2.84	.908	0	Merrimack Warriors/NCAA

What Makes a Prospect?​

A player will be considered a prospect until he meets the following criteria:

• If a prospect is a skater (forward, defenseman) and has played in 65 NHL games or more before the completion of the season of his 24th birthday; or, if a goaltender has played in 45 NHL games before the completion of the season of his 24th birthday, that player will be considered graduated to the NHL. Conversely, if a player completes the season of his 24th birthday without passing those milestones, then that player will no longer be considered a prospect, regardless of the player’s status with his NHL club.
• An NCAA player who signs his first contract at or above the age of 22 has three years to meet the above criteria (65/45), while those NCAA players who turn pro under the age of 22 will be subjected to the criteria above.
• European players who sign their first NHL contract at or above the age of 22 have three seasons from the time they sign that contract to meet the above criteria. Those European players below the age of 22 who have signed an NHL contract will be subjected to the criteria in section one.
• Notwithstanding the previous criteria, any skater who has played six seasons since his selection in the NHL Entry Draft, and any goaltender who has played seven seasons since his selection, will be considered graduated for the purposes of prospect eligibility. Any player signing at or above the age of 25 will not be considered a prospect under these criteria.
  
  NOTE: These are general guidelines and should be followed the majority of the time but certain players may still be listed as prospects if circumstances warrant.

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[UnSandvich]

And so, a new thread begins.

Also Sykora's our most underrated prospect, fite me.

 

[nyr2k2]

Eric Ciccolini is playing his fifth season of eligibility for Clarkson where he should have a big role. He was with Michigan for four years.

Riley Hughes similarly is leaving for Ohio State where his role is less clear. He is leaving Northeastern.

Oliver Tarnstrom has left Rogle and the SHL to sign with Brynas in HockeyAllsvenskan.

Lauri Pajuniemi has signed with Malmo in the SHL, and we don't know at this point whether he'll be be given a qualifying offer to retain his rights.

Some guys graduated like Kalynuk and Lockwood.

Scanlin, Jones, Emberson, and Khodorenko we'll have to wait on. I think they keep the first three but say goodbye to Khodorenko.

 

[Fitzy]

Yeah rooting hard for a re-sign of Jones and Emberson, seem like no-brainers given our loss of depth at defense.

 

[Roo Returns]

So if I'm not mistaken, they have until next June to sign Barbashev?

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

So if I'm not mistaken, they have until next June to sign Barbashev?

Correct. June 1st.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Yeah rooting hard for a re-sign of Jones and Emberson, seem like no-brainers given our loss of depth at defense.

Shocked Scalin is not talked about more. Ld undrafted and didn't he lead the Wolfpack in +- during the regular, for a rookie that's impressive since the Wolfpack were better later in the season in my opinion. I'd like Robertson to get a look too

 

[cwede]

so this is shaping up as a potential landmark moment for NYR Prospect watchers,
as a one-time NYR prospect may become the next NYR HC ..

 

[cwede]

mark your calendars, create those GDTs

 

[The Crypto Guy]

mark your calendars, create those GDTs

Ugh, this again? Can we please go back to the multi team tournament?

 

[RangersFan1994]

mark your calendars, create those GDTs

I miss Traverse City Touranment. Any chance Rangers are back in that again?

 

[cwede]

I miss Traverse City Touranment. Any chance Rangers are back in that again?

almost certainly not this year, those Flyers dates are precisely when TC was last year

IIRC NYR haven't gone during Drury-dom

TC is far and remote, so lots of logistics and time taken away from Camp activities
and it seems NYR had way more injuries and losses, than successes, there

it was a good tournament, and likely good for bonding

 

[Lua]

almost certainly not this year, those Flyers dates are precisely when TC was last year

IIRC NYR haven't gone during Drury-dom

TC is far and remote, so lots of logistics and time taken away from Camp activities
and it seems NYR had way more injuries and losses, than successes, there

it was a good tournament, and likely good for bonding

the most prominent TC memory I had besides KK's goal was being being super excited to watch Christian Thomas after a really good couple of years in the OHL, and then having to witness his decapitation by Brayden McNabb

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

the most prominent TC memory I had besides KK's goal was being being super excited to watch Christian Thomas after a really good couple of years in the OHL, and then having to witness his decapitation by Brayden McNabb

Pretty sure he got a concussion on that and it impacted him the rest of the season.

His play was night and day before and after that hit (including the entire previous season).

 

[Roo Returns]

They had some great TC Teams in the late 2000s/early 2010s. I loved that one year in 2011 when the Rangers broadcasted the entire thing. It was deemed too expensive.

I'm thrilled the younger Barbashev is still a prospect and they have a year to sign him. I hope that gets wrapped up in the coming months.

 

[Legionnaire11]

Can anyone tell me about Will Cuylle? What type of player he is and what is his future NHL outlook? Thanks!

 

[FoxysExpensiveNYDigs]

Can anyone tell me about Will Cuylle? What type of player he is and what is his future NHL outlook? Thanks!

Good size, decent skater. Not afraid to go to the dirty areas. Not sure where he tops out offensively but he did pot 20 in his first AHL season. Could be a really good gritty 3rd liner or a decent 2nd liner depending on his offensive development.

 

[McRanger92]

Can anyone tell me about Will Cuylle? What type of player he is and what is his future NHL outlook? Thanks!

Ryane Clowe ceiling, Keegan Kolesar floor. That type of player.

 

[Roo Returns]

Can anyone tell me about Will Cuylle? What type of player he is and what is his future NHL outlook? Thanks!

I see him as like a 25-30 point player who PKs and protects leads.

He might turn into a Bates Battaglia/Mike Leclerc type (production wise) with the right linemattes.

Ryane Clowe ceiling, Keegan Kolesar floor. That type of player.

For this happen, Mark Ciaccao needs to be out of here.

 

[McRanger92]

I see him as like a 25-30 point player who PKs and protects leads.

He might turn into a Bates Battaglia/Mike Leclerc type (production wise) with the right linemattes.



For this happen, Mark Ciaccao needs to be out of here.

We need to stop projecting our insecurities as a fanbase on a random member of the Rangers team staff

 

[Roo Returns]

We need to stop projecting our insecurities as a fanbase on a random member of the Rangers team staff

Is there a Mark Ciaccio problem with NY Rangers skills development? - Blue Seat Blogs

Do the NY Rangers have a Mark Ciaccio problem? The current skills coach comes with a bad reputation and zero success in 20+ years.

blueseatblogs.com

Look at his work going back to Arizona. Two 30 goal scorers since the NHL reboot? He is not the sole reason for the issue but objectively, he stinks.

 

[eco's bones]

Is there a Mark Ciaccio problem with NY Rangers skills development? - Blue Seat Blogs

Do the NY Rangers have a Mark Ciaccio problem? The current skills coach comes with a bad reputation and zero success in 20+ years.

blueseatblogs.com

Look at his work going back to Arizona. Two 30 goal scorers since the NHL reboot? He is not the sole reason for the issue but objectively, he stinks.

Kravtsov's biggest problem is Kravtsov. He's got the talent but at least so far has lacked heart and determination. It didn't look to me like Vancouver was going to turn him around either. He wasn't productive....getting scratched now and again. Tocchet wanted him to stay over the off season. Instead he signs with his old KHL team. Maybe some were surprised by that.....I wasn't.

 

[bhamill]

I’m certainly not married to the skills coach, but I think everyone is talking out of their ass about him. I haven’t heard a single concrete thing he has done wrong or badly. I get the take of “I don’t see the results” and that is fine, let’s try someone else, but to say he’s THE problem just seems like scapegoating without any real facts to back it up.

 

[17futurecap]

How much time would the skills coach have even put in with Kakko and Laf, who have been Rangers since the day they got drafted?

He is a great person to use as an excuse for them being flops though.

 

[Roo Returns]

Kravtsov's biggest problem is Kravtsov. He's got the talent but at least so far has lacked heart and determination. It didn't look to me like Vancouver was going to turn him around either. He wasn't productive....getting scratched now and again. Tocchet wanted him to stay over the off season. Instead he signs with his old KHL team. Maybe some were surprised by that.....I wasn't.

Kravstov was a bad pick, The Rangers fell in love with him because of a playoffs and didn't do their HW on his lack of emotional intelligence. Ciaccao here long before though.

I’m certainly not married to the skills coach, but I think everyone is talking out of their ass about him. I haven’t heard a single concrete thing he has done wrong or badly. I get the take of “I don’t see the results” and that is fine, let’s try someone else, but to say he’s THE problem just seems like scapegoating without any real facts to back it up.

He's been here about a decade and the facts are that no one really broke out while he's here says a lot.

No Ardvidsson or young guys who just come in and score 30 goals. Every other team has has one.

And we all watched the video of him "coaching" Howden, it was atrocious.

He's not the entire problem. He's not helping or doing anything good though.