According to TSN.ca it’s a done deal and Matt Gilroy is a New York Ranger. TSN is reporting that the deal is a two-year, one way deal with the Rangers for $3.5mm. What it does not say is if Gilroy will join the Wolf Pack for the playoffs.
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According to the indomitable Steve Zipay in his Blue Notes blog, Long Island native and Hobey Baker Award-winning defenseman, Matt Gilroy could be signing a contract with the New York Rangers as early as later today.
Given that Gilroy would not be eligible for the Rangers post season, but could be signed to an Amateur Try Out contract with the Pack and help solidify the blue line for the Wolf Pack moving forward.
Youtube has this video highlighting Gilroy:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8SmxQJT-Ps&hl=en&fs=1]
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Here’s the official release from the Rangers:
Gilroy, 24, captured the Hobey Baker Award, given to the top player in collegiate hockey, and was named as a First Team All-American on April 10. He became the second player in Boston University history to win the Hobey Baker Award, as Rangers’ Captain
Chris Drury won the award in 1998. He is also the first defenseman in Hockey East history to be honored as a First Team All-Star three times.
Captain of the Hockey East regular season and playoff champion Boston University
Terriers, Gilroy registered eight goals and 29 assists for 37 points in 45 games this season. He led the Terriers to their fifth NCAA championship,assisting on the game-tying goal with 17 seconds remaining in regulation in the championship game on April 11, after entering the tournament as the #1 seeded team. The senior defenseman established career-highs in games played (45), assists (29) and points (37). In addition, the North Bellmore, New York native led all Hockey East defensemen in scoring and ranked third among all defensemen in the nation.
The 6-2, 205-pounder skated in 160 career Hockey East games with the Boston University Terriers, recording 25 goals and 67 assists for 92 points, along with 46 penalty minutes. He led all BU defensemen and tied for second on the team overall with a plus-21 rating as a walk-on freshman during the 2005-06 season. Gilroy established a career-high with nine goals in 2006-07 en route to capturing Second Team All-American honors. In 2007-08, he was named to his second consecutive All-America team (First Team), and was also honored as a Hockey East First Team All-Star for the second straight
year. Gilroy finished his collegiate career appearing in 146 consecutive games.
(Gilroy photo courtesy of bu.edu)
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Is he eligible to play for the AHL playoffs, or is it the same cut-off rule like in the NHL?