Prospect Info: Rangers select Riley Hughes 216th

[FireGerardGallant]

Rangers trade into the 7th round and take high schooler Riley Hughes. Commited to go to Northeastern in two years.

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[TheTakedown]

What'd we trade to get this pick?

 

[TheTakedown]

Canes wrap up draft selecting G Jacob Kucharski, make minor deal

Found it. Boston's 2019 7th for CarolinasC 2018 7th... Wonder why Carolina did it. Makes me wonder if there is another trade incoming, maybe this is a "we'll do this now and tack it onto what were working on for later"

 

[Ola]

Dave Quinn got a pick no doubt.

 

[Alluckks]

Corey Pronman really liked this pick, thinks the kid is a huge sleeper

 

[Ghost of jas]

I like this pick much like the pick of Barron last year. Just let the kid marinate in college and see what you have in 4-5 years. I like this approach to the late rounds.

 

[Ola]

I like this pick much like the pick of Barron last year. Just let the kid marinate in college and see what you have in 4-5 years. I like this approach to the late rounds.

Yeah, Hagelin was a kid that of course was a bit exciting when we picked him but he was like 12-13 forward, IIRC, for Sweden in the WJC and very much a tweener/checker. College is an outstanding development environment.

 

[Ola]

Corey Pronman really liked this pick, thinks the kid is a huge sleeper

Yeah I am pretty excited about it too, Quinn surely had some input too. Bet this is a kid that they had their eyes on.

 

[Irishguy42]

What'd we trade to get this pick?

The BOS pick

 

[bl02]

Have zero issues with this pick. Looking forward to see how he does his first year at Northeastern

 

[Leetch3]

don't know much about the kid but he seems to be a rare pick that was taken later than the rankings...so if we are going to bash picks as reaches when we take them way ahead of the 'rankings' its only far to look at this as a potential late draft steal

 

[Kakko Schmakko]

Yeah I am pretty excited about it too, Quinn surely had some input too. Bet this is a kid that they had their eyes on.

No, Gorton said Quinn had nothing to do with this pick.

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

I wish they’d take more picks like him and Barron in the later rounds. I don’t want the mystery box when the boat is available (Family Guy reference), but when you get to the 5th, and especially the 6th and 7th rounds, I prefer these unheralded lottery tickets to a guy who’s well scouted who, if everything breaks right, projects as a depth AHLer.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Any information on his game? I guess I can google it myself...

 

[Mikos87]

Dave Quinn got a pick no doubt.

Could be that BU had him on their radar. These are the late round picks that can offer a bigger return down the line. Really no need to judge this kid until 2021 and see if he showed signs of an upward trajectory.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

67. Riley Hughes, RW, St. Sebastian’s School-U.S. High School
June 27, 2000 | 6-foot-1 | 174 pounds
GP: 30 | Goals: 21 | Points: 36 | Shoots: Right
Skating: 55
Puck Skills: 50
Physical Game: 45
Hockey sense: 55
From what I could gather of Hughes this season from a weekend out East and catching him a bit on video, he’s a player who’s a bit of a longshot but still intriguing. He stands at 6-foot-1 and can make offensive plays, which will move the needle for any evaluator. Hughes skates well for his size and can gain the zone with his speed. His hands are good, he’s not a pure dangler, but he’s competent handling the puck and can make skilled plays. Hughes can make plays to his teammates. His vision is above-average and he can execute tough plays. At the high school level, he seemed OK defensively, but that’s a hard area to measure with such limited viewings for me, as I’ve heard NHL scouts criticize his battle effort and consistency. He doesn’t get inside to the tough areas. He’s a gamble but there are tools to work with here.

Pronman's 2018 NHL draft rankings: Top 74 prospects

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Dave Quinn got a pick no doubt.

Actually, Gorton said that Quinn didn't recruit him. Gorton said that he asks the scouts in the 7th round if there's any players they really want, and the Boston area scout really wanted to pick Hughes.

I really liked this pick. I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up as one of the best players from our draft. High school hockey kid that hasn't been scouted a lot by the mainstream. Seems like a great idea for a pick.

 

[Ola]

Actually, Gorton said that Quinn didn't recruit him. Gorton said that he asks the scouts in the 7th round if there's any players they really want, and the Boston area scout really wanted to pick Hughes.

I really liked this pick. I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up as one of the best players from our draft. High school hockey kid that hasn't been scouted a lot by the mainstream. Seems like a great idea for a pick.

Yeah I heard that too.

 

[Alluckks]

Actually, Gorton said that Quinn didn't recruit him. Gorton said that he asks the scouts in the 7th round if there's any players they really want, and the Boston area scout really wanted to pick Hughes.

I really liked this pick. I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up as one of the best players from our draft. High school hockey kid that hasn't been scouted a lot by the mainstream. Seems like a great idea for a pick.

I wonder if Quinn had any input on scouting he might of done of K'Andre Miller

 

[WeRa]

Actually, Gorton said that Quinn didn't recruit him. Gorton said that he asks the scouts in the 7th round if there's any players they really want, and the Boston area scout really wanted to pick Hughes.

I really liked this pick. I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up as one of the best players from our draft. High school hockey kid that hasn't been scouted a lot by the mainstream. Seems like a great idea for a pick.

IMO Boston area scout thought Jack Hughes...

 

[007]

Turn's out he's my closest family friends' cousin's son. They're so excited about this, they might even start following hockey...

 

[Fitzy]

Have zero issues with this pick. Looking forward to see how he does his first year at Northeastern

I don't think he is slated to start there until fall of 2019.

 

[TheTakedown]

The NU Hockey Blog

Some more info on him

 

[nyr2k2]

I don't think he is slated to start there until fall of 2019.

Correct, he will be back in the USHL this season. Then off to school.

 

[cwede]

Northeastern to promote men’s hockey coach Jim Madigan to athletic director
Northeastern to promote men’s hockey coach Jim Madigan to athletic director - The Boston Globe
Northeastern University will promote men’s hockey coach Jim Madigan to athletic director to replace the departing Jeff Konya, a school source confirmed to the Globe.
Associate head coach Jerry Keefe will be promoted to head coach.
Madigan served as coach for 10 years, returning to the Huskies bench in 2011 after playing for the team from 1981-85 and serving as an assistant coach from 1986-93.
He led the team to a record of 174-139-39 and finished his run with eight straight winning seasons. After the program had gone 30 years without winning the Beanpot, he led the Huskies to three straight championships from 2018-20. The Huskies also snapped a 28-year drought in the Hockey East tournament in 2016, then added another title in 2019. The 2016 squad snapped a 22-year drought from the NCAA tournament, with the program returning to the postseason in 2018 and 2019.