Prospect Info: 2024-2025 Rangers Prospects Thread (Prospect Stats in Post #1; Updated 12/1/2024)

[nyr2k2]

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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​
76	Aspinall, Nathan	LW	L	03/30/2006	6'7"	189	21	7	10	17	+3	12	42	Flint Firebirds/OHL	Drafted R5 #159 2024
27	Boilard, Raoul	C	L	01/07/2006	6'2"	190	24	5	16	21	-6	12	45	Baie-Comeau Drakkar/QMJHL	Drafted R4 #119 2024

UNITED STATES COLLEGE PROSPECTS -- NCAA​

#​	Player​	Pos.​	Sh.​	Yr.​	DOB​	Ht.​	Wt.​	GP​	G​	A​	P​	+/-​	PIM​	SOG​	Team/Conference​	Acquired​
6	Emery, EJ	D	R	Fr.	05/30/2006	6'3"	185	15	0	1	1	+1	8	14	North Dakota Fighting Hawks/NCHC	Drafted R1 #30 2024
								4	0	0	0	--	0	--	United States U20/International
5	Fortescue, Drew	D	L	So.	04/28/2005	6'2"	170	13	0	2	2	+11	17	11	Boston College Eagles/HEA	Drafted R3 #90 2023
17	Henricks, Ty	LW	L	Fr.	06/08/2005	6'5"	205	12	1	3	4	+6	0	8	Western Michigan Broncos/NCHC	Drafted R6 #183 2023
59	Karpa, Zakary C	C	L	Sr.	03/25/2002	6'2"	190	8	0	0	0	-3	2	12	Harvard Crimson/ECAC	Drafted R6 #191 2022
4	Kempf, Hank A	D	L	Sr.	04/15/2002	6'2"	204	9	0	3	3	+5	4	11	Cornell Big Red/ECAC	Drafted R7 #208 2021
26	Laba, Noah A	C	R	Jr.	08/04/2003	6'2"	192	7	1	8	9	+8	0	15	Colorado College Tigers/NCHC	Drafted R4 #111 2022
17	Lamb, Brody	RW	R	Jr.	08/30/2003	6'1"	175	15	10	7	17	+6	6	38	Minnesota Golden Gophers/B10	Drafted R4 #104 2021
8	Larsson, Rasmus	D	L	Fr.	02/02/2004	6'3"	198	14	0	0	0	-8	6	20	Northern Michigan Wildcats/CCHA	Drafted R5 #152 2023
34	Perreault, Gabe	RW	L	So.	05/07/2005	5'11"	165	13	6	14	20	+10	2	36	Boston College Eagles/HEA	Drafted R1 #23 2023
								2	2	1	3	--	0	--	United States U20/International

INTERNATIONAL PROSPECTS -- Liiga, SHL, Others​

#​	Player​	Pos.​	Sh.​	DOB​	Ht.​	Wt.​	GP​	G​	A​	P​	+/-​	PIM​	SOG​	Team/League​	Acquired​
8	Gredig, Rico	LW	L	02/01/2005	6'1"	183	24	2	2	4	+1	10	23	HC Davos/NL	Drafted R6 #191 2024
							7	2	1	3	--	6	--	Switzerland U20/International
24	Henriksson, Karl QO	C	L	02/05/2001	5'9"	176	9	2	1	3	0	2	6	Växjö Lakers HC/SHL	Drafted R2 #58 2019
							2	0	1	1	+1	0	2	Växjö Lakers/Champions HL
58	Väisänen, Kalle $	LW	R	01/28/2003	6'5"	203	18	2	2	4	-7	8	32	Tampereen Ilves/Liiga	Drafted R4 #106 2021
							4	0	1	1	0	2	8	Tampereen Ilves/Champions HL

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

#​	Player​	Pos.​	Sh.​	DOB​	Ht.​	Wt.​	GP​	G​	A​	P​	+/-​	PIM​	SOG​	Team/League​	Acquired​
65	Berard, Brett $	LW	L	09/09/2002	5'9"	175	4	1	1	2	-1	0	9	New York Rangers/NHL	Drafted R5 #134 2020
							16	7	6	13	-1	18	48	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL
42	Chmelař, Jaroslav $	RW	R	07/20/2003	6'5"	221	19	2	5	7	-11	8	38	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R5 #144 2021
84	Edström, Adam $	F	L	10/12/2000	6'6"	241	23	2	1	3	0	21	17	New York Rangers/NHL	Drafted R6 #161 2019
38	Korczak, Ryder $	C	R	09/23/2002	5'11"	173	18	1	5	6	+5	10	19	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R3 #75 2021
23	Mancini, Victor $	D	R	05/26/2002	6'3"	229	5	2	0	2	-3	4	6	New York Rangers/NHL	Drafted R5 #159 2022
							10	1	3	4	0	2	12	New York Rangers/NHL
18	McConnell-Barker, Bryce $	C	L	06/04/2004	6'2"	196	15	2	3	5	-2	8	14	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R3 #97 2022
78	Othmann, Brennan $ ⚕	LW	L	01/05/2003	6'0"	186	3	2	3	5	+2	6	9	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R1 #16 2021
32	Rempe, Matt $	RW	L	06/29/2002	6'9"	255	12	2	1	3	-7	9	27	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R6 #165 2020
							4	0	0	0	0	7	0	New York Rangers/NHL
44	Robertson, Matthew $	D	L	03/09/2001	6'4"	211	18	1	7	8	+4	12	31	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R2 #49 2019
28	Roobroeck, Dylan $	C	L	07/27/2004	6'7"	204	19	4	3	7	+1	10	25	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R6 #178 2023
58	Scanlin, Brandon $	D	L	06/02/1999	6'4"	218	19	3	4	7	+1	5	29	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Signed as UDFA 2022
10	Sýkora, Adam $	LW	L	09/07/2004	5'10"	179	19	3	7	10	+1	0	30	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R2 #63 2022

#​	Player​	Pos.​	Glv.​	DOB​	Ht.​	Wt.​	GP​	W​	L​	OTL​	GAA​	SV%​	SO​	Team/League​	Acquired​
35	Boyko, Talyn $	G	L	10/16/2002	6'8"	200	7	4	2	1	2.41	.917	0	Tulsa Oilers/ECHL	Drafted R4 #112 2021
31	Garand, Dylan $	G	L	06/07/2002	6'1"	181	9	5	2	2	2.84	.903	0	Hartford Wolf Pack/AHL	Drafted R4 #103 2020
30	Ollas, Hugo $	G	L	04/24/2002	6'8"	238	6	2	3	0	2.58	.907	0	Bloomington Bison/ECHL	Drafted R7 #197 2020

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.

Past Rangers Prospects Threads​

• 2023-2024 Prospect Thread: Prospect Info: - 2023-2024 Rangers Prospects Thread (Prospect Stats in Post #1; Updated 05.22.2024)
• 2022-2023 Prospect Thread: Prospect Info: - 2022-2023 Rangers Prospects Thread (Player Stats in Post #1; Updated 06.04.2023)
• 2021-2022 Prospect Thread: Prospect Info: - Rangers Prospects Thread (Player Stats in Post #1; Updated 6.16.22)
• 2020-2021 Prospect Thread: Prospect Info: - Rangers Prospect Thread (Player Stats/Info in Post #1; Updated 5.24.21)

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[nyr2k2]

Let's just move the f*** on to next season.

Decisions to make on Henriksson, Trivigno, Robertson, and Lindbom.

I would guess they keep Robertson and let the other three walk.

 

[kovazub94]

Let's just move the f*** on to next season.

Decisions to make on Henriksson, Trivigno, Robertson, and Lindbom.

I would guess they keep Robertson and let the other three walk.

Hey bud, would you be so kind as to add a link to 2023-2024 final prospects thread in your first post.

 

[Beer League Sniper]

Let's just move the f*** on to next season.

Decisions to make on Henriksson, Trivigno, Robertson, and Lindbom.

I would guess they keep Robertson and let the other three walk.

My thoughts as well. Henriksson showed a tiny bit of progress, so there's an outside chance he gets a stay of execution. He probably goes back to Sweden, though.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Severe lack of quality depth at C and D. At least we have Othmann at LW, Fortescue at D, and Perreault at RW. But with only four picks in the upcoming draft, I wouldn't be surprised if Drury traded down.

 

[nyr2k2]

Hey bud, would you be so kind as to add a link to 2023-2024 final prospects thread in your first post.

Done, it's at the bottom. I used to link like the previous 4 or 5 years of threads, but I stopped doing that once they removed the 1000-post limit for threads.

 

[cwede]

moving this to new/current prospect thread, had posted to prior, earlier today

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NHL rights expire at age 27, in his case,
2026, after the summer after this contract expires

 

[Ranger Ric]

Thanks for continuing to take the lead on this thread. All of us value your work.

We should pin this thread and remove the 2023-24 thread.

 

[noncents]

brody lamb big year incoming.

 

[RangersFan1994]

With the Rangers lacking skilled centers, I hope both McConnell-Barker and Korczak hit as far as top 9 centers. What is their upside? Can Korczak and McConnell-Barker be 2ed and 3rd line centers in the future? Any chance Edstrom can play 3rd line center? He has underrated offensive skill in my opinion

 

[cwede]

I bet Barbashev signs with Golden Knights cause of his brother. That is my guess

IIRC, the drafted, unsigned, rights-expired guys are NOT UFAs YET
they are now eligible for re-draft in 2024 draft

admittedly unlikely, for most, but up to a few have happened some years
this Reddit post is not authoritative, but FYI

just moving these from prior thread

 

[noncents]

With the Rangers lacking skilled centers, I hope both McConnell-Barker and Korczak hit as far as top 9 centers. What is their upside? Can Korczak and McConnell-Barker be 2ed and 3rd line centers in the future? Any chance Edstrom can play 3rd line center? He has underrated offensive skill in my opinion

dont think korczak has nhl future anymore

 

[RangersFan1994]

dont think korczak has nhl future anymore

He just played as a first year pro. Talk about a lack of patience.

 

[RangersFan1994]

dont think korczak has nhl future anymore

He just played as a first year pro. Talk about a lack of patience.

 

[nyr2k2]

Edstrom looks like a prototypical fourth line guy. He has decent hands and good skating but his game is not centered on offense. One plus is he can play everywhere up front.

BMB has the most upside, for sure. He was a bit up-and-down this season even setting aside the bad head injury, although he did show well in the playoffs. I think he's more of a 3C who plays a responsible game up and down the ice, but he has the talent to be more if everything breaks right.

Korczak I've never really been impressed with. He needs to get a lot stronger since he's slight of build and doesn't have plus skating ability. He showed some good smarts and a commitment to playing responsible defensive hockey this season, but I think he's somewhat limited. Seems more like a good career minor pro than anything but you never know, he'll be 22 when the season starts so there's room for him to develop.

 

[noncents]

He just played as a first year pro. Talk about a lack of patience.

it's just my opinion. i watched a good amount of hartford. to me he didn't look like a real prospect. I certainly hope that changes.

 

[McRanger92]

Edstrom looks like a prototypical fourth line guy. He has decent hands and good skating but his game is not centered on offense. One plus is he can play everywhere up front.

BMB has the most upside, for sure. He was a bit up-and-down this season even setting aside the bad head injury, although he did show well in the playoffs. I think he's more of a 3C who plays a responsible game up and down the ice, but he has the talent to be more if everything breaks right.

Korczak I've never really been impressed with. He needs to get a lot stronger since he's slight of build and doesn't have plus skating ability. He showed some good smarts and a commitment to playing responsible defensive hockey this season, but I think he's somewhat limited. Seems more like a good career minor pro than anything but you never know, he'll be 22 when the season starts so there's room for him to develop.

I see Luotsarainen in Edstrom. he impressed me this past series. Just a big body he can get to tight spaces. I loved Ed's physicality too. I see no reason why he can't score 25-30 points in the bottom 6, with a strong PK role.

 

[GAGLine]

He just played as a first year pro. Talk about a lack of patience.

Did you forget all the times you shit on him last year after he got sent back to juniors?

Prospect Info: - 2022-2023 Rangers Prospects Thread (Player Stats in Post #1; Updated 06.04.2023)

Korczak had 2 goals yesterday. He's up to 42 points in 29 games, good for 8th overall in points per game in the WHL: No points yet tonight with 5 minutes left in the 2nd.

forums.hfboards.com

 

[RangersFan1994]

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Did you forget all the times you shit on him last year after he got sent back to juniors?

Prospect Info: - 2022-2023 Rangers Prospects Thread (Player Stats in Post #1; Updated 06.04.2023)

Korczak had 2 goals yesterday. He's up to 42 points in 29 games, good for 8th overall in points per game in the WHL: No points yet tonight with 5 minutes left in the 2nd.

forums.hfboards.com

I remember and I thought he was ready at that point, but I think he had a better season than scrubs like Trivigno, Henriksson.

 

[razor ray]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1798358973583675415

 

[noncents]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1798358973583675415

Robertson oddly high here

 

[The Crypto Guy]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1798358973583675415

Robertson at 3 is laughable.

Also seeing Fortescue more than 15 or so times this year, i’m pretty confident he’s going to be a solid NHL player in 3-4 years. Might be a slow cooker like a lot of defense first dmen, but he’ll be on the team eventually.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Robertson isn't even a top 10 guy lol.

I'd have Laba 4 based off of those names but you could convince me to put him behind Garand.

Also seeing Fortescue more than 15 or so times this year, i’m pretty confident he’s going to be a solid NHL player in 3-4 years. Might be a slow cooker like a lot of defense first dmen, but he’ll be on the team eventually.

Yeah theres a lot to like there and he was definitely and after thought on that team but he played and mostly excelled with top 4 minutes on a national runner up as a freshman.

Already a great defender of the rush and 1v1. He's got a bit of mother f***er in his game too.

 

[McRanger92]

Rangers need to draft defense heavy this year (unless they trade picks for an NHL d-man). Robertson isnt inspiring any confidence, and I have hope for Fortescue and Mancini but the upside is somewhat limited on both.

 

[nyr2k2]

The 2018 draft the Rangers had a lot of picks and invested a lot on defense: Miller, Lundkvist, Ragnarsson, Keane, Gross, Kjellberg. Obviously Miller was a great pick. Lundkvist is looking a little shaky right now but can probably stick around in the league for several years if he wants to. The rest didn't pan out.

After that, they didn't draft many defensemen at all: Robertson, Jones, and Skinner in 2019; Schneider in 2020; Hank Kempf in 2021; Mancini in 2022; Fortescue and Larsson in 2023. Jones may yet have an NHL career, and while it seems unlikely for Robertson, it's too early to write the book on him. Schneider was a good pick. Kempf, probably an AHL depth guy but he was drafted in the 7th. Mancini is really interesting--looks like a very good pick given where he was drafted. Fortescue is looking good. Larsson will be interesting to watch in college this year.

They also acquired Emberson and signed Scanlin. Shame we couldn't keep Emberson, I liked him a lot. I know it was with San Jose but he was going to be a full-time player for them this year.