Prospect Info: 2024-2025 Rangers Prospects Thread (Prospect Stats and Info in Post #1; Updated 3.15.25)

[Ranger Ric]

We're entering the NCAA hockey championship season. Next weekend four of the six conferences will have started their playoffs. The conference championships will be March 21-22 with the sixteen NCAA playoffs being announced on March 23. The four regional tournaments are held March 27-30 with the final four games on April 10 and 12

The six conference champions receive automatic bids with the at large teams being based on the ranking system. The number of at large teams depends on whether the conference champions are in the top 16 Pairwise rankings. Since the CCHA and AHA are relatively weaker conferences and neither usually has teams in the top 16 Pairwise ranking there would be at most 14 at large bids. If a team is not in the top 14 and doesn't win its conference championship its season is over. More teams could be eliminated if conference champions are not in the top 14 Pairwise rankings.

This is relevant for knowing when current Ranger NCAA prospects and potential free agents would be available to sign NHL or AHL contracts. I'll address potential free agents in another post.

Four prospects are certain to make the NCAA playoffs base on the Pairwise rankings:

1. Boston College -- Fortescue and Perrault
3. Minnesota -- Lamb
5. Western Michigan -- Hendricks

All of the other prospects teams are not currently in the top 14 Pairwise rankings and will have their season's end unless their teams win their conference championship.

18-19 North Dakota -- Emery
23. Northeastern -- Dorrington
26. Cornell -- Kempf
32. Colorado College -- Laba
42. Harvard -- Karpa
62. Northern Michigan -- Larson

Kempf and Karpa are seniors and would become free agents if not signed before August 15. The Rangers recently have brought most of their draft picks into the organization if only with an AHL contract.

Virtually certain signees when their seasons end are Perrault and Laba.

Potential signees in my opinion are Fortescue and Dorrington.

Only four teams will be left by the end of March so well the Rangers approach to most of the picks. by then.

 

[noncents]

We're entering the NCAA hockey championship season. Next weekend four of the six conferences will have started their playoffs. The conference championships will be March 21-22 with the sixteen NCAA playoffs being announced on March 23. The four regional tournaments are held March 27-30 with the final four games on April 10 and 12

The six conference champions receive automatic bids with the at large teams being based on the ranking system. The number of at large teams depends on whether the conference champions are in the top 16 Pairwise rankings. Since the CCHA and AHA are relatively weaker conferences and neither usually has teams in the top 16 Pairwise ranking there would be at most 14 at large bids. If a team is not in the top 14 and doesn't win its conference championship its season is over. More teams could be eliminated if conference champions are not in the top 14 Pairwise rankings.

This is relevant for knowing when current Ranger NCAA prospects and potential free agents would be available to sign NHL or AHL contracts. I'll address potential free agents in another post.

Four prospects are certain to make the NCAA playoffs base on the Pairwise rankings:

1. Boston College -- Fortescue and Perrault
3. Minnesota -- Lamb
5. Western Michigan -- Hendricks

All of the other prospects teams are not currently in the top 14 Pairwise rankings and will have their season's end unless their teams win their conference championship.

18-19 North Dakota -- Emery
23. Northeastern -- Dorrington
26. Cornell -- Kempf
32. Colorado College -- Laba
42. Harvard -- Karpa
62. Northern Michigan -- Larson

Kempf and Karpa are seniors and would become free agents if not signed before August 15. The Rangers recently have brought most of their draft picks into the organization if only with an AHL contract.

Virtually certain signees when their seasons end are Perrault and Laba.

Potential signees in my opinion are Fortescue and Dorrington.

Only four teams will be left by the end of March so well the Rangers approach to most of the picks. by then.

where are you getting the Laba definite signing from?

 

[GAGLine]

where are you getting the Laba definite signing from?

I don't think there's anything out there other than speculation. The Rangers tried to sign him last summer, so there's obvious interest from their side, and I don't see a compelling reason why Laba would say no. His team isn't likely to be significantly better next year if he stays. Maybe he decides he wants to finish his degree first, but hockey is where he hopes to make his money right now. Lots of guys do 3 years and then finish their degrees through summer courses and whatnot.

 

[noncents]

I don't think there's anything out there other than speculation. The Rangers tried to sign him last summer, so there's obvious interest from their side, and I don't see a compelling reason why Laba would say no. His team isn't likely to be significantly better next year if he stays. Maybe he decides he wants to finish his degree first, but hockey is where he hopes to make his money right now. Lots of guys do 3 years and then finish their degrees through summer courses and whatnot.

cool didn't know if there was a specific news item.

between laba, roobroeck, sykora, bmb, chmelar, i think the expectation of 1-2 nhl regulars is reasonable. depth guys with size/physicality.

 

[Ranger Ric]

We're entering the NCAA hockey championship season. Next weekend four of the six conferences will have started their playoffs. The conference championships will be March 21-22 with the sixteen NCAA playoffs being announced on March 23. The four regional tournaments are held March 27-30 with the final four games on April 10 and 12

The six conference champions receive automatic bids with the at large teams being based on the ranking system. The number of at large teams depends on whether the conference champions are in the top 16 Pairwise rankings. Since the CCHA and AHA are relatively weaker conferences and neither usually has teams in the top 16 Pairwise ranking there would be at most 14 at large bids. If a team is not in the top 14 and doesn't win its conference championship its season is over. More teams could be eliminated if conference champions are not in the top 14 Pairwise rankings.

This is relevant for knowing when current Ranger NCAA prospects and potential free agents would be available to sign NHL or AHL contracts. I'll address potential free agents in another post.

Four prospects are certain to make the NCAA playoffs base on the Pairwise rankings:

1. Boston College -- Fortescue and Perrault
3. Minnesota -- Lamb
5. Western Michigan -- Hendricks

All of the other prospects teams are not currently in the top 14 Pairwise rankings and will have their season's end unless their teams win their conference championship.

18-19 North Dakota -- Emery
23. Northeastern -- Dorrington
26. Cornell -- Kempf
32. Colorado College -- Laba
42. Harvard -- Karpa
62. Northern Michigan -- Larson

Kempf and Karpa are seniors and would become free agents if not signed before August 15. The Rangers recently have brought most of their draft picks into the organization if only with an AHL contract.

Virtually certain signees when their seasons end are Perrault and Laba.

Potential signees in my opinion are Fortescue and Dorrington.

Only four teams will be left by the end of March so well the Rangers approach to most of the picks. by then.

I forgot to add Lamb as a potential signee.

I forgot to add Lamb as a potential signee.

And Kempf now traded.

I don't think there's anything out there other than speculation. The Rangers tried to sign him last summer, so there's obvious interest from their side, and I don't see a compelling reason why Laba would say no. His team isn't likely to be significantly better next year if he stays. Maybe he decides he wants to finish his degree first, but hockey is where he hopes to make his money right now. Lots of guys do 3 years and then finish their degrees through summer courses and whatnot.

GAGline said exactly how I would have answered.

 

[Overcast]

BC's last game is this Saturday 1pm vs Merrimack

Colorado has 2 games left vs Denver Fri/Sat at 7pm and 6pm

Big Ten tournament starts this weekend - Minnesota plays Notre Dame in a BO3 Fri, Sat and potentially Sun (8pm Fri & Sat, 7pm Sun)

NoDak has 2 games vs Omaha Fri/Sat at 6:36pm and 6:07pm as per NoDak's site and not a second sooner

Northeastern (Jackson Dorrington, LD that came over in the Miller trade) has 2 games left vs Merrimack tonight at 7pm, and vs Providence on Sat at 7:15pm

 

[nyr2k2]

Hopefully Laba makes it back. He's been out for a few weekends now.

Same with Emery. He didn't play last weekend.

 

[bhamill]

Hopefully Laba makes it back. He's been out for a few weekends now.

Same with Emery. He didn't play last weekend.

Wasn't Emery suspended for a fight? Was that last weekend?

 

[nyr2k2]

Wasn't Emery suspended for a fight? Was that last weekend?

The game he was suspended for was 2/21. He came back the next night and played about 17 minutes but then missed the games on 2/28 and 3/1.

 

[bhamill]

The game he was suspended for was 2/21. He came back the next night and played about 17 minutes but then missed the games on 2/28 and 3/1.

Gotcha, thanks!

 

[Leetch3]

 

[nyr2k2]

This is the proper thread now that it has reappeared.

 

[tiggles]

Reposting from the other thread for those interested:

Laba with the ENG as Col College beats Denver in Game 1 of the NCHC quarterfinal (best of 3). CC is way far down the pairwise rankings, so the only way they would get into the Frozen Four is by winning the conference tournament. Otherwise their season will be over. Hopefully the Rangers can get Laba signed and to the AHL whenever CC's season ends.

 

[nyr2k2]

Karpa scored his first goal of the season which is kind of amazing considering he was drafted, is the team's captain, and it's the 30th game of the season for Harvard.

Laba scored the first goal for CC.

 

[Harbour Dog]

Would we be able to get this thread stickied again? I imagine it's one of the main stops for a bunch of us on the board.

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

Laba scored again last night but CC lost 6-3. Game 3 is today. CC has to win to keep their Frozen Four hopes alive.

ND and Emery moved on to the next round of the NCHC playoffs. He didn't have any points last night.

Perreault and BC lost 3-1 which knocks them out of the Hockey East playoffs. He had an assist. Dorrington didn't have any points for Northeastern.

 

[nyr2k2]

Emery didn't play again.

Boilard had an assist. I haven't watched him this season but he's actually on pace to score slightly less than he did last year, which is disappointing.

 

[Ranger Ric]

Emery didn't play again.

Boilard had an assist. I haven't watched him this season but he's actually on pace to score slightly less than he did last year, which is disappointing.

Two points to make about Boilard. First, it looks like he missed 15 games this year with an injury. So we don't know if he tried playing through an injury before he stopped playing or whether his play picked up right away when he came back. Second, Baie-Comeau, Drakkar was a dominant team last year with an .80 win percentage. This year the team is doing well with a .589 win percentage but not close to last season's percentage. Without watching the games we don't know how the team's decline has affected him. But yes his scoring this year has not grown like you would hope. Raoul's older brother, Jules, also is on the team.

 

[nyr2k2]

Two points to make about Boilard. First, it looks like he missed 15 games this year with an injury. So we don't know if he tried playing through an injury before he stopped playing or whether his play picked up right away when he came back. Second, Baie-Comeau, Drakkar was a dominant team last year with an .80 win percentage. This year the team is doing well with a .589 win percentage but not close to last season's percentage. Without watching the games we don't know how the team's decline has affected him. But yes his scoring this year has not grown like you would hope. Raoul's older brother, Jules, also is on the team.

Yeah he missed 11 games, IIRC there was no official explanation for it, although he was listed as sick or injured by the team. I think I posted about it in this thread but I can't find it now because the search function is currently broken.

 

[Ranger Ric]

Connecticut College loses 9-2 to Denver ending its season. A very disappointing season for a team that hoped to make a run at the NCAA championship.

Let the Noah Laba signing watch begin.

Harvard also lost ending Zachary Karpa's collegiate career.

Yesterday Northeastern shocked BC winning 3-1 and knocking BC out of the conference championship but BC will get an at-large bid to the NCAA championship. Northeastern needs to win the Hockey East playoff to make it to the NCAA championship. So Dorrington gets to play at least one more game next weekend.