Annual prospect tournament begins September 7;
Prospects will skate at MSG Training Center on Thursday, September 6 at 11:00 a.m.
BY: New York Rangers
NEW YORK, August 27, 2018 – The New York Rangers have announced their roster for the 2018 Traverse City Tournament in Traverse City, Michigan. The Blueshirts are making their 12th consecutive appearance in the eight-team tournament, which is set to begin on Friday, September 7.
New York’s roster features 24 prospects (14 forwards, eight defensemen, and two goaltenders), including Lias Andersson and Filip Chytil, who both finished the 2017-18 season with the Rangers. In addition, three players who were acquired by the Rangers in trades in February of 2018, Libor Hajek, Brett Howden, and Ryan Lindgren, will represent the Blueshirts at the Traverse City Tournament for the first time. Nine prospects on the Rangers’ roster for the 2018 Traverse City Tournament were selected by the team in the NHL Entry Draft, and the roster includes two of the Blueshirts’ selections from the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, Nico Gross, and Joey Keane. Forwards Michael Lindqvist and Ville Meskanen, who were signed by the Rangers as free agents in May of 2018, will both participate in this year’s tournament. Several prospects on this year’s roster have also represented the Rangers at the Traverse City Tournament in recent years. Andersson, Brandon Crawley, Gabriel Fontaine, Dawson Leedahl, and Chris Nell participated in the 2017 Traverse City Tournament, while Sean Day, Tim Gettinger, and Ty Ronning played in the tournament in both 2016 and 2017. Ronning served as the Rangers’ captain during the 2017 Traverse City Tournament.
The Rangers are one of four teams that comprise the Ted Lindsay Division, along with the Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, and Minnesota Wild. The Blueshirts begin the tournament with a contest against Dallas on Friday, September 7 at 7:00 p.m. New York will face Minnesota on Saturday, September 8 at 6:30 p.m. and Detroit on Monday, September 10 at 4:00 p.m. Following their three round-robin games, the Rangers will have a placement game against a team from the Gordie Howe Division on Tuesday, September 11.
Over the 11 years, the Rangers have previously participated in the Traverse City Tournament, they have reached the Championship Game twice and won the Tournament in 2007. Current Blueshirts such as Marc Staal, Jesper Fast, Kevin Hayes, Brady Skjei, Pavel Buchnevich, Jimmy Vesey, and Neal Pionk all represented the team at the tournament in recent years.
In every year since the team began participating in the Traverse City Tournament in 2006, at least one Rangers prospect who represented the team in the tournament also played in an NHL game with the Rangers during the same season. Four players who represented the Rangers in the 2017 Traverse City Tournament also played in an NHL game with the Blueshirts during the 2017-18 season.
Name: Lias Andersson
Position: Center
Height: 6-1
Weight: 200
Shoots: Left
Born: October 13, 1998
Birthplace: Smogen, Sweden
2017-18 Notes: Split the season between Frolunda of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), and the Rangers … Registered two points (one goal, one assist) in seven games with the Rangers … Posted a plus/minus rating of even or better in five of the seven games, including a plus-one rating in four different contests … Tallied his first career NHL goal/point, tied for the team-high with three hits, recorded two shots on goal, won both faceoffs he took and posted a plus-one rating while making his NHL debut on Mar. 26 vs. WSH … Became the first Ranger to wear jersey No. 50 in a regular season game in franchise history … Recorded his first career NHL assist and posted a plus-one rating while skating in his second career NHL game on Mar. 28 at WSH; became the first Ranger to tally his first career NHL goal, assist, and point within his first two career NHL games since Carl Hagelin in 2011-12 … Ranked third among AHL players younger than 20 years old (min. five games played) in points per game at the time he was recalled by the Rangers on Mar. 25 (0.58) … Tallied his first career AHL assist/point, which was an assist on the game-winning goal in overtime, while making his AHL debut on Jan. 24 at Utica … Notched an assist and posted a plus-one rating on Jan. 27 vs. Charlotte … Registered three points (one goal, two assists), including his first career AHL goal, and recorded four shots on goal on Feb. 7 vs. Bridgeport … Tallied two points (one goal, one assist) and posted a plus-two rating on Feb. 14 at Charlotte … Recorded 14 points (seven goals, seven assists) and a plus-six rating in 22 SHL games with Frolunda … Ranked second among SHL players younger than 20 years old in goals and points at the time he played his final game of the season with Frolunda on Dec. 9 … Ranked third on Frolunda in goals and ranked fifth on the team in points at the time he played his final SHL game of the season … Tallied two goals, including his first goal/point with Frolunda, on Oct. 17 against Orebro … Posted a three-game goal/point streak from Nov. 14 against Djurgardens to Nov. 18 against Orebro (three goals, one assist) … Posted a multi-point game in two consecutive contests on Nov. 25 against Linkoping and on Nov. 28 against Rogle (two goals, three assists in the two games) … Recorded four points (two goals, two assists) and a plus-two rating in seven games with Frolunda as part of the Champions Hockey League (CHL) Tournament … Registered seven points (six goals, one assist) and posted a plus-five rating in seven games while helping Sweden earn a silver medal at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship … Was selected as one of the Best Three Players on his team … Served as Sweden’s captain in the tournament … Ranked fourth among all skaters in the tournament – and led Sweden – in goals … Registered three points (two goals, one assist) and was selected as Sweden’s Best Player in the game on Dec. 30 against Switzerland … Registered two points (one goal, one assist) and posted a plus-three rating in 10 games while helping Sweden win a gold medal at the 2018 IIHF World Championship … Skated in six games with Sweden as part of the Euro Hockey Tour (EHT), tallying one assist.
Career Highlights: Became the youngest player (19 years, 164 days old) to register a goal in his NHL debut in Rangers history when he tallied his first career NHL goal on Mar. 26, 2018 vs. WSH … Helped Sweden earn a silver medal at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship and at the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship, and he was selected as one of the Top Three Players on his team in each tournament … Helped Sweden earn a silver medal at the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament … Won the SHL Championship with HV71 in 2016-17 … Has skated in 86 career SHL games over parts of three seasons (2015-16 – 2017-18), registering 33 points (16 goals, 17 assists), along with a plus-20 rating … His father, Niklas Andersson, played parts of six seasons in the NHL (1992-93; 1995-96 – 1997-98; 1999-00 – 2000-01) with Quebec, the NY Islanders, San Jose, Nashville, and Calgary … His uncle, Mikael Andersson, played in the NHL for parts of 15 seasons (1985-86 – 1999-00) and is currently a European Scout with the Tampa Bay Lightning … Represented the Rangers at the 2017 Traverse City Tournament; tallied one assist in four games and served as one of the team’s alternate captains.
Career Transactions: June 23, 2017 – Selected by the Rangers in the first round, seventh overall, of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft
Name: Jeremy Brodeur
Position: Goaltender
Height: 6-1
Weight: 195
Catches: Left
Born: October 29, 1996
Birthplace: Essex Falls, New Jersey
2017-18 Notes: Appeared in 39 games with the Allen Americans of the ECHL, posting a 15-13-4 record, along with a 3.15 GAA and a .917 SV% … Tied for 10th in the ECHL – and ranked fourth among ECHL rookie goaltenders – in SV% … Made his ECHL debut on Oct. 27 at Tulsa … Stopped 46 of 50 shots he faced while making his first career ECHL start on Oct. 29 vs. Tulsa … Stopped 42 of 44 shots he faced and was selected as the game’s Second Star on Nov. 1 vs. Utah … Made 31 saves and earned his first career ECHL win on Nov. 3 at Wichita … Registered a win in four consecutive decisions from Nov. 22 at Idaho to Dec. 10 at Kansas City; made 30 or more saves in each win … Made a season-high 47 saves and earned a win on Dec. 16 at Tulsa … Appeared in one playoff contest.
Career Highlights: Appeared in 124 games with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) over three seasons (2014-15 –2016-17) prior to beginning his professional career, posting a 70-40-10 record, along with a 2.81 GAA, a .909 SV%, and 11 SO … Helped Oshawa win the OHL Championship and Memorial Cup in 2014-15 … Was a co-winner of the Dave Pinkney Trophy in 2014-15 for allowing the fewest goals against in the OHL; posted a 2.47 GAA during the season … Is the son of Hall of Fame goaltender Martin Brodeur.
Name: Filip Chytil
Position: Center
Height: 6-2
Weight: 207
Shoots: Left
Born: September 5, 1999
Birthplace: Kromeriz, Czech Republic
2017-18 Notes: Registered three points (one goal, two assists) in nine games with the Rangers … Was one of six 18-year-olds who played at least one NHL game during the season (Hischier, Tippett, Tolvanen, Formenton, and Necas) … Made his NHL debut on Oct. 5 vs. COL; became the first 18-year-old to appear in a game with the Rangers since Blackburn on Apr. 13, 2002 at PHI, as well as the first 18-year-old skater (forward or defenseman) to play in a game with the Rangers since Malhotra on Apr. 18, 1999 vs. PIT (the contest was Wayne Gretzky’s final NHL game) … Became the first Ranger to wear jersey No. 72 in a regular season game … Led the Rangers in shots on goal from the time he was recalled on Mar. 25 until the end of the regular season (21 shots on goal in seven games) … Tallied his first career NHL assist/point and led the Rangers with six shots on goal in 14:23 of ice time on Mar. 26 vs. WSH; became the first 18-year-old to record an assist/point with the Rangers since Malhotra during the 1998-99 season … Recorded his first career NHL goal on Mar. 30 vs. TBL; became the first 18-year-old to tally a goal with the Rangers since Malhotra in 1998-99 and became the fourth-youngest player to register his first goal for the Rangers … Registered 31 points (11 goals, 20 assists) in 46 AHL games with the Hartford Wolf Pack; his 31 points were tied for the 12th-most a player younger than 19 years old tallied in one season in AHL history … Led all AHL players younger than 20 years old in goals and points per game (0.69), and ranked second among all AHL players younger than 20 years old in assists and points at the time he was recalled by the Rangers on Mar. 25 … Posted a plus-one rating while making his AHL debut on Oct. 13 vs. Toronto; became the youngest player to appear in an AHL game since Mario Tremblay in 1974 … Registered three points (one goal, two assists), including his first career AHL goal, assist, and point tallied the game-winning goal, and posted a plus-three rating in his second AHL game on Oct. 14 at Springfield … Notched four points (two goals, two assists) in seven games while representing the Czech Republic at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship … Tallied two points (one goal, one assist) in seven games at the 2018 IIHF World Championship … Became the youngest player to score a goal for the Czech Republic in an IIHF World Championship game.
Career Highlights: At 18 years and 30 days old, became the fourth-youngest player to appear in a game with the Rangers in franchise history when he made his NHL debut on Oct. 5, 2017, vs. COL, and the only players who were younger were Harry Lumley (17 years, 42 days on Dec. 23, 1943), Len Wharton (17 years, 81 days on Mar. 4, 1945), and Don Raleigh (17 years, 125 days on Oct. 30, 1943) … Won the Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award as the Top Rangers rookie in Training Camp in 2017; became the first Ranger to win the award in the same year he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft since Dan Blackburn in 2001 and became the fourth player to win the award in the same year they were drafted, along
with Blackburn, Filip Novak (2000), and Manny Malhotra (1998).
Career Transactions: June 23, 2017 – Selected by the Rangers in the first round, 21st overall, of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft
Name: Brandon Crawley
Position: Defenseman
Height: 6-1
Weight: 205
Shoots: Left
Born: February 2, 1997
Birthplace: Glen Rock, New Jersey
2017-18 Notes: Skated in 64 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering two goals and three assists for five points, along with 99 penalty minutes … Led AHL rookies – and led all players on the Wolf Pack – in penalty minutes … Ranked second among Hartford rookies – and led all Wolf Pack rookie defensemen – in games played … Made his AHL debut on Oct. 6 vs. Charlotte … Registered his first career AHL goal/point on Oct. 22 at Bridgeport … Tallied two assists, including his first career AHL assist, and posted a plus-one rating on Dec. 1 at Rochester … Notched an assist on Dec. 22 vs. Providence … Recorded a goal on Mar. 28 vs. Springfield.
Career Highlights: Skated in 187 career OHL games over three seasons with the London Knights (2014-15 – 2016-17), registering 16 goals and 45 assists for 61 points, along with a plus-77 rating and 299 penalty minutes … Helped the Knights win the OHL Championship and Memorial Cup in 2015-16 … Established OHL career-highs in several categories in 2016-17, including goals (seven), assists (20), points (27), plus/minus rating (plus-55), and penalty minutes (114); ranked third in the OHL in penalty minutes and ranked fourth in the OHL in plus/minus rating during the season … Helped Selects Hockey Academy to win the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) 18U Championship in 2013-14 … Played with the Jersey Wildcats during the 2012-13 season … Represented the Rangers at the Traverse City Tournament in 2017; tallied one assist and led the team with 10 penalty minutes in four games.
Career Transactions: June 24, 2017 – Selected by the Rangers in the fourth round, 123rd overall, of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft
Name: Sean Day
Position: Defenseman
Height: 6-3
Weight: 221
Shoots: Left
Born: January 9, 1998
Birthplace: Leuven, Belgium
2017-18 Notes: Split the season between the Windsor Spitfires and the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), registering five goals and 42 assists for 47 points, along with 12 penalty minutes in 50 games … Established OHL career-highs in several categories, including assists and points … Tied for fifth in the OHL in power play assists (23) … Tied for second among OHL defensemen in power play assists, ranked sixth in assists, ranked seventh in points per game (0.94), and ranked 10th in points … Registered 26 points (one goal, 25 assists) in 23 games after he was acquired by Kingston … Posted a seven-game assist/point streak from Mar. 3 at Barrie to Mar. 16 vs. North Bay … Established OHL playoff career-highs in several categories, including games played (16), goals (four), assists (10), and points (14) … Tied for third among OHL defensemen in goals, ranked fifth in points per game (0.88), tied for sixth in points, and ranked seventh in assists in the playoffs … Tied for third on Kingston in assists, tied for fourth in goals, and ranked fifth in points in the playoffs; led team defensemen in all three categories.
Career Highlights: Became the first Belgian-born player to be selected in the NHL Entry Draft … Granted exceptional status and allowed to play in the OHL when he was 15 years old, becoming the fourth player (at the time) to be granted exceptional status by Hockey Canada (along with Tavares, Ekblad, and McDavid) … Helped Windsor win the Memorial Cup in 2016-17 … Participated in the CHL Top Prospects Game in 2015-16 … Selected to the OHL’s Second All-Rookie Team in 2013-14 … Has represented the Rangers at the Traverse City Tournament in both 2016 and 2017; has tallied four points (three goals, one assist) in eight games over the two years.
Career Transactions: June 25, 2016 – Selected by the Rangers in the third round, 81st overall, of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft
Name: Gabriel Fontaine
Position: Center
Height: 6-1
Weight: 198
Shoots: Left
Born: April 30, 1997
Birthplace: Sherbrooke, Quebec
2017-18 Notes: Skated in 68 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering nine goals and nine assists for 18 points, along with two penalty minutes … Received the Wolf Pack’s Unsung Hero Award for the 2017-18 season … Was the only AHL player who skated in at least 60 games and recorded two or fewer penalty minutes … Ranked fourth on Hartford – and led Wolf Pack rookies – in games played … Ranked fourth among Hartford rookies in goals and points … Made his AHL debut on Oct. 6 vs. Charlotte … Tallied his first career AHL goal/point on Nov. 18 at Utica … Tallied a point in six games over an eight-game span from Dec. 15 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to Jan. 5 at Providence (four goals, four assists) and posted a three-game point streak from Dec. 20 at Lehigh Valley to Dec. 23 vs. Bridgeport (two goals, two assists) … Recorded two goals on Dec. 15 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton … Tallied two points (one goal, one assist), including his first career AHL assist, and registered his first career AHL shorthanded goal and AHL game-winning goal on Dec. 22 vs. Providence.
Career Highlights: Skated in 194 career games over parts of four seasons (2013-14 – 2016-17) with the Sherbrooke Phoenix and the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) prior to beginning his professional career, registering 47 goals and 70 assists for 114 points, along with a plus-47 rating and 118 penalty minutes … Helped Rouyn-Noranda win the QMJHL Championship and advance to the Memorial Cup in 2015-16; registered 16 points (five goals, 11 assists) and a plus-19 rating in 20 games during the QMJHL Playoffs and two points (one goal, one assist) in five games during the Memorial Cup … Recorded 27 points (11 goals, 16 assists) and a plus-17 rating in 39 career QMJHL playoff games; led the QMJHL with two overtime goals and tied for first in the QMJHL with four game-winning goals during the 2017 Playoffs … Represented the Rangers at the 2017 Traverse City Tournament; led the team with two assists in four games.
Career Transactions: June 25, 2016 – Selected by the Rangers in the sixth round, 171st overall, of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft
Name: Tim Gettinger
Position: Left Wing
Height: 6-6
Weight: 223
Shoots: Left
Born: April 14, 1998
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio
2017-18 Notes: Skated in 66 games with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), registering 33 goals and 36 assists for 69 points, along with a plus-35 rating and 53 penalty minutes … Established OHL career-highs in several categories, including games played, goals, assists, points, plus/minus rating, power play goals (seven), shorthanded goals (five), game-winning goals (seven), and shots on goal (256) … Tied for third in the OHL in shorthanded goals, tied for seventh in the OHL in plus/minus rating, and ranked 11th in the OHL in shots on goal … Ranked third among OHL forwards in plus/minus rating … Was one of four OHL players who registered 30 or more goals and posted a plus-30 rating or better … Served as Sault Ste. Marie’s captain … Led Sault Ste. Marie in shots on goal and shorthanded points (nine), tied for the team lead in shorthanded goals and shorthanded assists (four), tied for second in game-winning goals, and ranked third on the team in goals and points … Established OHL playoff career-highs in several categories, including games played (24), goals (seven), assists (15), points (22), and plus/minus rating (plus-10) while helping Sault Ste. Marie advance to the OHL Championship … Tied for seventh in the OHL in assists, tied for ninth in plus/minus rating, and tied for 10th in points in the playoffs … Led Sault Ste. Marie in plus/minus rating, and ranked fourth on the team in assists and points in the playoffs.
Career Highlights: Skated in 242 career OHL games over four seasons with Sault Ste. Marie (2014-15 – 2017-18), registering 91 goals and 96 assists for 187 points, along with a plus-67 rating and 125 penalty minutes … Participated in the CHL Top Prospects Game in 2015-16 … Selected to the OHL First All-Rookie Team in 2014-15 … Represented the United States at the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament; recorded four points (two goals, two assists) in four contests … Represented the Rangers at the Traverse City Tournament in both 2016 and 2017.
Career Transactions: June 25, 2016 – Selected by the Rangers in the fifth round, 141st overall, of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft
Name: Nico Gross
Position: Defenseman
Height: 6-1
Weight: 183
Shoots: Left
Born: January 26, 2000
Birthplace: Pontresina, Switzerland
2017-18 Notes: Skated in 58 games with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), registering four goals and 10 assists for 14 points, along with 46 penalty minutes … Named to the OHL Second All-Rookie Team … Made his OHL debut on Sept. 29 at Guelph … Tallied his first career OHL assist/point while skating in his second career OHL game on Oct. 1 vs. London … Represented Switzerland at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship, the 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship, and the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament during the season … Served as the captain of Switzerland’s team at the 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship; recorded four points (one goal, three assists) in six games during the tournament.
Career Highlights: Played in Switzerland prior to beginning his junior career in North America during the 2017-18 season … Skated in 33 games with EV Zug Academy of the National League B (NLB) in 2016-17 … Was the only player younger than 18 years old who played in NLB during the 2016-17 season … Played in EV Zug’s organization in Switzerland for three seasons (2014-15 – 2016-17) … Represented Switzerland at the IIHF U18 World Championship three times (2016, 2017, 2018), the IIHF World Junior Championship twice (2017 and 2018), and the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament twice (2016 and 2017) … Was one of only two players younger than 17 years old who participated in the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship (Rasmus Dahlin) … Was one of only two players younger than 16 years old who participated in the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship (Andrei Svechnikov).
Career Transactions: June 23, 2018 – Selected by the Rangers in the fourth round, 101st overall, of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft
Name: Libor Hajek
Position: Defenseman
Height: 6-2
Weight: 210
Shoots: Left
Born: February 4, 1998
Birthplace: Smrcek, Czech Republic
2017-18 Notes: Split the season between the Saskatoon Blades and the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL), registering 12 goals and 27 assists for 39 points, along with 30 penalty minutes in 58 games … Established WHL career-highs in several categories, including goals, assists, and points … Tied for 15th among WHL defensemen in goals … Tallied a point in 11 games over a 13-game span from Nov. 1 at Lethbridge to Nov. 29 at Spokane (four goals, 10 assists over the span) … Registered one goal in four playoff contests … Tallied three points (one goal, two assists) in five games in the 2018 Memorial Cup; helped Regina advance to the Memorial Cup Final … Ranked second among Regina defensemen in points during the Memorial Cup … Registered eight points (one goal, seven assists) in seven games while representing the Czech Republic at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship … Led all defensemen in the tournament in assists and tied for first among all defensemen in the tournament in points … Was named one of the Top Three Players on his Team in the tournament … Was teammates with current Ranger Filip Chytil during the tournament.
Career Highlights: Skated in 192 career WHL games over three seasons with Saskatoon and Regina (2015-16 – 2017-18), registering 19 goals and 72 assists for 91 points, along with 187 penalty minutes … Participated in the CHL Top Prospects Game in 2015-16 … Represented the Czech Republic at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in two consecutive years (2014 and 2015), and won a silver medal at the tournament in 2014.
Career Transactions: June 25, 2016 – Selected by Tampa Bay in the second round, 37th overall, of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. February 26, 2018 – Acquired by the Rangers, along with Vladislav Namestnikov, Brett Howden, a first-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, and a conditional first-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, in exchange for Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller.
Name: Tyson Helgesen
Position: Defenseman
Height: 6-3
Weight: 200
Shoots: Left
Born: June 10, 1997
Birthplace: Fairview, Alberta
2017-18 Notes: Skated in 72 games with the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League (WHL), registering six goals and 23 assists for 29 points, along with a plus-19 rating and 102 penalty minutes … Established WHL career-highs in plus/minus rating and penalty minutes, and tied WHL career-highs in games played, assists, and points … Tied for 14th in the WHL in penalty minutes … Served as Spokane’s captain for the second consecutive season … Skated in all 72 regular season games for the second consecutive season … Tallied six points (one goal, five assists) in seven WHL playoff games … Skated in four games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) following the conclusion of his junior season … Posted a plus-one rating while making his AHL debut on Apr. 7 vs. Lehigh Valley.
Career Highlights: Skated in 263 career WHL games over four seasons (2014-15 – 2017-18), all with Spokane, registering 18 goals and 83 assists for 101 points, along with a plus-18 rating and 275 penalty minutes … Recorded at least 20 points in each of his final three seasons with Spokane … Tallied 10 points (two goals, eight assists) in 23 career WHL playoff contests.
Name: Brett Howden
Position: Center
Height: 6-3
Weight: 200
Shoots: Left
Born: March 29, 1998
Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta
2017-18 Notes: Skated in 49 games with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League (WHL), registering 24 goals and 51 assists for 75 points, along with a plus-28 rating and 42 penalty minutes … Established WHL career-highs in assists, points per game (1.53), plus/minus rating, and game-winning goals (five) … Ranked 12th in the WHL in points per game … Served as Moose Jaw’s captain for the second consecutive season … Posted 24 multi-point games, including 11 three-point games … Skated in 14 playoff games with Moose Jaw, registering seven goals and eight assists for 15 points, along with a plus-two rating and eight penalty minutes … Established WHL playoff career-highs in games played and goals, and tied his playoff career-high in points … Ranked second on Moose Jaw in goals and points, and ranked third on the team in assists in the playoffs … Six of his seven goals in the playoffs either gave Moose Jaw the lead or tied the game, and four of his seven playoff goals were scored in either the third period or overtime … Registered seven points (three goals, four assists) and a plus-nine rating in seven games while helping Canada win a gold medal at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship … Ranked fourth among all skaters in the tournament – and led all forwards – in plus/minus rating.
Career Highlights: Skated in 248 career WHL games over parts of five seasons (2013-14 – 2017-18), all with Moose Jaw, registering 109 goals and 158 assists for 267 points, along with 202 penalty minutes … Was a member of Moose Jaw’s leadership group in each of the last three seasons (alternate captain in 2015-16; captain in 2016-17 and 2017-18) … Won a gold medal while representing Canada at the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament; served as Team Canada’s captain in the tournament … Represented Canada at the IIHF U18 World Championship in two consecutive years (2015 and 2016); helped Canada earn a bronze medal in 2015 and was named one of the Top Three Players on his Team in 2016 … Participated in the CHL Top Prospects Game in 2015-16 … Represented the WHL at the 2017 Canada Russia Series.
Career Transactions: June 24, 2016 – Selected by Tampa Bay in the first round, 27th overall, of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. February 26, 2018 – Acquired by the Rangers, with Vladislav Namestnikov, Libor Hajek, a first-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, and a conditional first-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, in exchange for Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller.
Name: Reese Johnson
Position: Right Wing
Height: 6-1
Weight: 182
Shoots: Right
Born: July 10, 1998
Birthplace: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2017-18 Notes: Skated in 72 games with the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League (WHL), registering 23 goals and 16 assists for 39 points, along with 42 penalty minutes … Established WHL career-highs in several categories, including games played, goals, assists, points, power play goals (six), and shorthanded goals (three) … Skated in all 72 regular season games … Ranked eighth in the WHL in faceoff wins (777) … Won 56.3% of faceoffs taken (777-for-1,381) … Led Red Deer in shorthanded goals, ranked third in goals and power play goals, tied for third in game-winning goals (two), and ranked fifth in points and shots on goal (147) … Tallied a goal in each of the first three games of the season … Registered three points (two goals, one assist) on Nov. 28 vs. Brandon … Recorded a goal/point in four games over a five-game span from Jan. 5 at Saskatoon to Jan. 12 vs. Lethbridge (five goals, one assist over the span) … Registered six points (two goals, four assists) in five playoff games … Established WHL playoff career-highs in games played, goals, assists, and points … Led Red Deer in assists and tied for the team lead in points in the playoffs … Won 68.2% of faceoffs he took in the playoffs (90-for-132) … Tallied an assist/point in four of five playoff games and posted a multi-point game in each of his final two playoff contests.
Career Highlights: Has skated in 120 career WHL games, all with Red Deer, registering 28 goals and 19 assists for 47 points, along with 84 penalty minutes … Played with the Saskatoon Blazers of the Saskatoon Midget AAA Hockey League (SMHL) prior to beginning his junior career with Red Deer.
Name: Joey Keane
Position: Defenseman
Height: 6-0
Weight: 185
Shoots: Right
Born: July 2, 1999
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
2017-18 Notes: Skated in 62 games with the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), registering 12 goals and 32 assists for 44 points, along with a plus-45 rating and 52 penalty minutes … Was named to the OHL Third All-Star Team … Established OHL career-highs in several categories, including goals, assists, points, and plus/minus rating … Ranked third in the OHL – and led all defensemen in the league – in plus/minus rating, and was tied for 13th among all OHL defensemen in points … Served as an alternate captain for Barrie in his second season in the league … Registered seven assists and a plus-three rating in the playoffs; led all Barrie defensemen in assists and points in the playoffs.
Career Highlights: Has skated in 129 career OHL games over two seasons (2016-17 and 2017-18), both with Barrie, registering 13 goals and 50 assists for 63 points, along with a plus-17 rating and 113 penalty minutes … Represented the United States at the 2018 World Junior Summer Showcase … Prior to beginning his OHL career, played one season with the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the United States Hockey League (USHL); registered 11 points (two goals, nine assists) and a plus-12 rating in 55 games with Dubuque in 2015-16 … Notched two points (one goal, one assist) in 12 playoff contests while helping the Fighting Saints advance to the 2016 Clark Cup Finals … Represented the United States at the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.
Career Transactions: June 23, 2018 – Selected by the Rangers in the third round, 88th overall, of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft
Name: Dawson Leedahl
Position: Left Wing
Height: 6-1
Weight: 195
Shoots: Left
Born: March 19, 1996
Birthplace: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2017-18 Notes: Split the season between the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Greenville Swamp Rabbits of the ECHL … Tallied eight points (two goals, six assists) in 38 AHL games with Hartford … Posted a plus-two rating while making his AHL debut on Dec. 1 at Rochester … Tallied his first career AHL assist/point and posted a plus-one rating on Dec. 8 at Providence … Notched his first career AHL goal on Dec. 10 vs. Springfield … Registered 21 points (nine goals, 12 assists) and posted a plus-seven rating in 24 ECHL games with Greenville … Led Greenville rookies in points per game (0.88).
Career Highlights: Skated in 297 career games over five seasons (2012-13 – 2016-17) with the Regina Pats and the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League (WHL) prior to beginning his professional career, registering 72 goals and 118 assists for 190 points, along with a plus-44 rating and 367 penalty minutes … Recorded 37 points (17 goals, 20 assists) in 46 career WHL playoff games … Served as Everett’s captain during the 2015-16 season … Represented the Rangers at the 2017 Traverse City Tournament.
Career Transactions: May 8, 2017 – Signed by the Rangers as an undrafted free agent
Name: Ryan Lindgren
Position: Defenseman
Height: 6-0
Weight: 205
Shoots: Left
Born: February 11, 1998
Birthplace: Burnsville, Minnesota
2017-18 Notes: Skated in 35 games with the University of Minnesota of the NCAA, registering two goals and seven assists for nine points, along with 51 penalty minutes … Named an Honorable Mention for the Big Ten All-Star Team … Established collegiate career-highs in several categories during his sophomore year, including his games played, goals, assists, and points … Served as an alternate captain with the University of Minnesota as a sophomore … Recorded a point in three games over a four-game span from Nov. 3 vs. Michigan State to Nov. 11 at Michigan (two goals, one assist) … Recorded two assists on Jan. 12 vs. Michigan … Tallied a power play assist/point in each of Minnesota’s two games against Penn State in the Big Ten Quarterfinals … Agreed to terms on an entry-level contract with the Rangers on Mar. 22 … Skated in 10 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) following the conclusion of his collegiate season, registering two goals and two assists for four points, along with a plus-four rating and 23 penalty minutes … Made his AHL debut on Mar. 24 vs. Hershey … Tallied two points (one goal, one assist), including his first career AHL goal, assist, and point, while skating in his second career AHL game on Mar. 25 at Hershey … Registered one assist in seven games while helping the United States earn a bronze medal at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship; served as one of Team USA’s alternate captains in the tournament.
Career Highlights: Skated in 67 career collegiate games with the University of Minnesota over two seasons (2016-17 and 2017-18), registering three goals and 13 assists for 16 points, along with a plus-six rating and 116 penalty minutes … Named to the Big Ten All-Rookie Team in 2016-17, and was named an Honorable Mention for the Big Ten All-Star Team in each of his two seasons … Helped the University of Minnesota win the Big Ten Regular Season Championship in 2016-17 … Helped the United States win a gold medal at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship … Served as captain for the United States at the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship and at the 2014 World U17 Hockey Challenge; helped the United States earn a bronze medal in 2016 and a silver medal in 2014.
Career Transactions: June 25, 2016 – Selected by Boston in the second round, 49th overall, of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. February 25, 2018 – Acquired by the Rangers, along with Ryan Spooner, Matt Beleskey, a first-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, and a seventh-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, in exchange for Rick Nash.
Name: Michael Lindqvist
Position: Left Wing
Height: 5-11
Weight: 176
Shoots: Right
Born: September 12, 1994
Birthplace: Danderyd, Sweden
2017-18 Notes: Skated in 33 games with Färjestad BK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), registering 20 goals and 14 assists for 34 points, along with a plus-three rating and 22 penalty minutes … Established SHL career-highs in several categories, including goals, assists, points, and plus/minus rating … Ranked second in the SHL in power play goals (10), ranked sixth in the league in points per game (1.03), tied for sixth in the SHL in goals, and tied for 15th in the league in points … Ranked first in goals per game among SHL players who skated in at least 20 games (0.61) … Ranked second in points per game, tied for third in goals, and tied for fourth in points among SHL players younger than 24 years old … Led Färjestad in points per game and power play goals, tied for the team lead in game-winning goals (four), ranked second on the team in goals, and tied for third in points … Helped Färjestad advance to the playoffs; tallied three points (two goals, one assist) in two playoff contests.
Career Highlights: Played seven seasons in AIK’s organization (2010-11 – 2016-17) prior to joining Färjestad in 2017-18; played with AIK in several levels of the organization, including their pro team in either the SHL or Allsvenskan, their U20 team in SuperElit, and their U18 team … Registered 39 points (17 goals, 22 assists) and a plus-18 rating in 51 games in his final season with AIK in Allsvenskan in 2016-17 … Tied for sixth in Allsvenskan in plus/minus rating in 2016-17; led AIK in several categories during the season, including goals, assists, points, shots on goal (123), and plus/minus rating.
Career Transactions: May 2, 2018 – Signed by the Rangers as an undrafted free agent
Name: Drew Melanson
Position: Left Wing
Height: 5-11
Weight: 182
Shoots: Left
Born: January 10, 1995
Birthplace: Lancaster, New York
2017-18 Notes: Skated in 40 games with Boston University of the NCAA, registering six goals and 13 assists for 19 points, along with a plus-four rating and 28 penalty minutes … Established collegiate career-highs in games played and assists while helping Boston University win the Hockey East Championship … Recorded nine points (five goals, four assists) in the final 10 games of the season and posted a four-game point streak over the final four games of the season … Signed an Amateur Tryout (ATO) with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) following the conclusion of his collegiate season, and tallied one assist in five games.
Career Highlights: Played for Rangers Head Coach David Quinn at Boston University … Played three seasons with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) from 2014-15 – 2016-17 before transferring to Boston University … Named to the ECAC All-Rookie Team in 2014-15 … Participated in the Rangers’ 2018 Prospect Development Camp.
Name: Ville Meskanen
Position: Right Wing
Height: 6-1
Weight: 190
Shoots: Right
Born: October 2, 1995
Birthplace: Tampere, Finland
2017-18 Notes: Skated in 48 games with Ilves of Liiga in Finland, registering 24 goals and 20 assists for 44 points, along with a plus-three rating and four penalty minutes … Established Liiga career-highs in several categories, including games played, goals, assists, points, and plus/minus rating … Was the only player in Liiga who tallied at least 40 points and was assessed four or fewer penalty minutes … Ranked third in Liiga in goals, tied for sixth in power play goals (nine), tied for eighth in the league (min. 20 games played) in points per game (0.92), and tied for 15th in the league in points … Ranked first among Liiga players 22 years old or younger in both goals and points … Led Ilves in goals and shots on goal (253), tied for the team lead in power play goals, ranked third on the team in points, and ranked fourth on the team in assists … Posted 13 multi-point games.
Career Highlights: Skated in 141 career games in Liiga over parts of four seasons (2014-15 – 2017-18), all with Ilves, registering 42 goals and 38 assists for 80 points, along with 14 penalty minutes … His games played, goals, assists, and points totals, increased in each season over his four years in Liiga … Skated in 10 playoff contests with Ilves in 2016-17; recorded seven points (four goals, three assists), along with a plus-five rating, in the 10 games … Helped Ilves win the league championship in Nuorten SM-Liiga in 2015-16, registering seven points (four goals, three assists) in seven playoff games … Recorded 62 points (30 goals and 32 assists) and a plus-25 rating in 35 games in his final full season in Nuorten SM-Liiga in 2014-15 and notched 12 points (three goals, nine assists) in 10 playoff contests; led the league in points per game (1.77) and was named to the league’s Second All-Star Team … Received the Keijo Kuusela Award in 2011-12 for scoring the most goals in the C-Nuorten SM-Sarja (U16 league), as he tallied 33 goals and added 21 assists for 54 points in 29 games.
Career Transactions: May 3, 2018 – Signed by the Rangers as an undrafted free agent
Name: Chris Nell
Position: Goaltender
Height: 6-2
Weight: 188
Catches: Left
Born: September 2, 1994
Birthplace: Green Bay, Wisconsin
2017-18 Notes: Split the season between the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) and three teams in the ECHL (Adirondack Thunder, Kansas City Mavericks, and Greenville Swamp Rabbits) … Posted an 8-8-0 record in 18 AHL games with Hartford … Named the Wolf Pack’s winner of the IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year award for his outstanding contributions to the Hartford community during the season … Earned a win in each of his first three appearances of the season … Stopped 31 of 32 shots he faced to earn a win on Nov. 18 at Utica … Appeared in 13 ECHL games … Made 36 saves while making his ECHL debut on Dec. 15 vs. Worcester … Stopped 35 of 37 shots he faced to earn his first career ECHL win on Dec. 17 at Reading … Stopped all 49 shots he faced to earn a win and his first career ECHL shutout on Apr. 7 at Atlanta.
Career Highlights: Appeared in 84 collegiate games over three seasons at Bowling Green (2014-15 – 2016-17), posting a 41-29-10 record, along with a 2.07 GAA, a .922 SV%, and 11 SO … Holds Bowling Green records for career GAA, SV%, and shutouts … Named to the WCHA First All-Star Team, and received Bowling Green’s Most Valuable Player Award, in 2015-16; posted an 18-11-6 record, along with a 1.91 GAA, a .930 SV%, and 4 SO in 37 appearances during the season … Was named to the Wisconsin All-State Team in 2011-12 while helping Notre Dame Academy win the Wisconsin State Championship … Represented the Rangers at the 2017 Traverse City Tournament; posted a 1-1-0 record, along with a 2.50 GAA and a .923 SV% in two appearances in the tournament.
Career Transactions: March 23, 2017 – Signed by the Rangers as a free agent
Name: Kyle Potts
Position: Center
Height: 6-3
Weight: 202
Shoots: Left
Born: May 26, 1998
Birthplace: Oakville, Ontario
2017-18 Notes: Skated in 61 games with the North Bay Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), registering nine goals and 16 assists for 25 points, along with a plus-four rating and 43 penalty minutes … Established OHL career-highs in several categories, including assists, points, plus/minus rating, and game-winning goals (two) … Led North Bay in faceoff wins (458) and faceoffs-taken (952), ranked third on the team in plus/minus rating, and tied for fourth on the team in game-winning goals … Tallied a goal, won 14 of 19 faceoffs (73.7%) and posted a plus-one rating in his first game of the season on Sept. 22 vs. Barrie … Registered two goals, including the game-winning goal, and posted a plus-two rating on Nov. 3 at Flint … Notched three assists and posted a plus-three rating on Nov. 19 at Sudbury … Posted a multi-point game in back-to-back contests on Dec. 14 vs. Hamilton and Nov. 15 at Niagara (one goal, three assists over the two games) … Posted a four-game point streak from Jan. 4 vs. Oshawa to Jan. 11 vs. Owen Sound (two goals, two assists) … Registered a three-game assist/point streak from Jan. 28 vs. Niagara to Feb. 2 at Mississauga (four assists) … Recorded two goals in five playoff games … Tied for third on North Bay in goals in the playoffs … Tallied his first career OHL playoff goal/point on Mar. 25 at Kingston.
Career Highlights: Skated in 188 career OHL games over three seasons (2015-16 – 2017-18), all with North Bay, registering 26 goals and 31 assists for 57 points, along with 110 penalty minutes … Played with the Oakville Rangers Midget AAA Team and the Oakville Blades of the Ontario Junior Hockey League in 2014-15 prior to joining North Bay.
Name: Derek Pratt
Position: Defenseman
Height: 6-2
Weight: 190
Shoots: Left
Born: March 12, 1994
Birthplace: Mount Hermon, Massachusetts
2017-18 Notes: Skated in 36 games with the University of Connecticut of the NCAA, registering one goal and 11 assists for 12 points, along with a plus-three rating and 37 penalty minutes … Established collegiate career-highs in assists and points, and tied his collegiate career-high in games played … Served as UConn’s captain for the second consecutive season; became the fifth player in the school’s history to serve as the captain in two different seasons … Was named UConn’s “Silver Bowl” winner, which is awarded to the senior athlete who has exemplified what it means to be a Husky on and off the ice for his four years at the school … Was one of four players who skated in all of UConn’s 36 games during the season … Posted a three-game point streak from Oct. 7 at Maine to Oct. 14 at Sacred Heart (one goal, two assists) … Tallied two assists, including an assist on the game-winning goal, and posted a plus-three rating on Dec. 5 vs. UMass … Notched an assist on the game-winning goal on Feb. 9 at Northeastern … Tallied two assists, including his final collegiate-career assist/point, and posted a plus-one rating in the first game of the Hockey East Quarterfinals on Mar. 9 at Boston University … Skated in five ECHL games with the South Carolina Stingrays and the Manchester Monarchs following the conclusion of his collegiate season … Made his ECHL debut with South Carolina on Mar. 15 vs. Idaho.
Career Highlights: Signed a contract with the Rangers’ ECHL affiliate, the Maine Mariners, following the 2017-18 season … Skated in 141 career collegiate games over four seasons with the University of Connecticut (2014-15 – 2017-18), registering two goals and 19 assists for 21 points, along with 129 penalty minutes … Served as either an alternate captain or the captain in each of his final three seasons at UConn (alternate captain in 2015-16, and captain in 2016-17 and 2017-18) … Played one season with the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League (USHL) prior to beginning his collegiate career with UConn.
Name: Ty Ronning
Position: Right Wing
Height: 5-9
Weight: 181
Shoots: Right
Born: October 20, 1997
Birthplace: Burnaby, British Columbia
2017-18 Notes: Skated in 70 games with the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League (WHL), registering 61 goals and 23 assists for 84 points, along with a plus-12 rating and 47 penalty minutes … Named to the WHL Western Conference Second All-Star Team … Received the Doug Wickenheiser Trophy as the WHL’s Humanitarian of the Year … Established WHL career-highs in several categories, including games played, goals, points, plus/minus rating, and shots on goal (339) … Set the Giants’ single-season record for goals (previously held by Evander Kane – 48 in 2008-09) … Ranked second in the WHL in goals and shots on goal, tied for third in power play goals (18), and tied for fourth in game-winning goals (nine) … Led Vancouver in goals, points, plus/minus rating, shots on goal, power play goals, power play points (24), and shorthanded goals (two), and tied for the team lead in game-winning goals and overtime goals (two) … Tallied a goal in 42 of 70 games; posted 16 multi-goal games and recorded three hat tricks … Registered a WHL career-high 11-game goal/point streak from Oct. 28 at Victoria to Nov. 22 vs. Lethbridge (14 goals, five assists over the span) … Agreed to terms on an entry-level contract with the Rangers on Mar. 5 … Skated in seven playoff games with Vancouver, registering one goal and six assists for seven points, along with a plus-four rating and two penalty minutes … Established WHL playoff career-highs in games played, goals, assists, points, and plus/minus rating … Led Vancouver in shots on goal (33), tied for second in assists, and tied for third in points and plus/minus rating in the playoffs … Posted a six-game point streak over the first six games of the playoffs … Skated in three games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) following the conclusion of his junior season.
Career Highlights: Skated in 285 career WHL games over five seasons with Vancouver (2013-14 – 2017-18), recording 127 goals and 91 assists for 218 points … Tallied 196 points (117 goals, 79 assists) in 205 WHL games over his last three seasons in junior hockey (0.60 goals per game and 0.96 points per game); led Vancouver in goals in each of those three seasons … Earned a silver medal while representing Canada-Pacific at the 2014 World U17 Hockey Challenge … Represented the Rangers at the Traverse City Tournament in both 2016 and 2017; served as the Rangers’ captain at the 2017 Traverse City Tournament.
Career Transactions: June 25, 2016 – Selected by the Rangers in the seventh round, 201st overall, of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft
Name: Jason Salvaggio
Position: Left Wing
Height: 6-0
Weight: 190
Shoots: Left
Born: October 1, 1994
Birthplace: Hanson, Massachusetts
2017-18 Notes: Skated in 36 games with the University of New Hampshire, registering eight goals and eight assists for 16 points, along with 42 penalty minutes … Skated in all of New Hampshire’s 36 games during the season … Led New Hampshire in shots on goal (150) and tied for third on the team in goals … Ranked 13th in the NCAA in shots on goal and ranked seventh in the NCAA in shots on goal per game (4.17); ranked third in Hockey East in shots on goal and ranked second in Hockey East in shots on goal per game … Posted a three-game point streak from Oct. 13 vs. Colgate to Oct. 20 vs. Colorado College (three goals, one assist) … Tallied three points (two goals, one assist) on Dec. 6 at RPI … Registered five points (two goals, three assists) over a four-game span from Jan. 6 vs. Brown to Jan. 19 at Maine … Skated in four games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) following the conclusion of his collegiate season … Made his AHL debut on Apr. 7 vs. Lehigh Valley.
Career Highlights: Skated in 116 career collegiate games over four seasons with the University of New Hampshire (2014-15 – 2017-18), registering 34 goals and 26 assists for 60 points … Established collegiate career-highs in games played (40), goals (23), assists (13), and points (36) during the 2016-17 season; received the Paul Hines Award, which is given annually to New England’s Most Improved Player in the NCAA … Played parts of two seasons (2012-13 and 2013-14) with the Indiana Ice of the United States Hockey League (USHL) prior to beginning his collegiate career; helped Indiana win the Clark Cup as USHL Champions in 2013-14.
Name: Jakob Stukel
Position: Left Wing
Height: 6-0
Weight: 194
Shoots: Left
Born: March 6, 1997
Birthplace: Surrey, British Columbia
2017-18 Notes: Skated in 71 games with the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League (WHL), registering 37 goals and 27 assists for 64 points, along with 30 penalty minutes … Established WHL career-highs in several categories, including games played, goals, and points … Led Calgary in goals, points, and shots on goal (239), tied for second in games played, ranked third in assists, and tied for fourth in power play goals (five) … Posted a three-game goal/point streak from Oct. 11 at Kamloops to Oct. 15 vs. Lethbridge (three goals, one assist) … Registered a four-game point streak from Nov. 4 vs. Lethbridge to Nov. 14 at Brandon (four goals, three assists), including a three-game goal streak from Nov. 10 vs. Medicine Hat to Nov. 14 at Brandon … Recorded three assists on Nov. 4 vs. Lethbridge … Posted a multi-point game in three consecutive games from Dec. 30 vs. Lethbridge to Jan. 3 vs. Medicine Hat (two goals, five assists over the span) … Tallied five goals over a five-game span from Jan. 21 vs. Prince Albert to Feb. 3 at Kamloops … Recorded a point in 14 of the final 16 games of the regular season (11 goals, 12 assists in the 16 contests) … Registered a 10-game point streak from Feb. 18 vs. Saskatoon to Mar. 7 at Swift Current (nine goals, nine assists over the span), including a five-game goal streak from Feb. 18 vs. Saskatoon to Feb. 27 vs. Swift Current.
Career Highlights: Skated in 265 career WHL games over parts of five seasons with Vancouver and Calgary (2012-13; 2014-15 – 2017-18), registering 103 goals and 94 assists for 197 points, along with 90 penalty minutes … Tallied 30 or more goals and 60 or more points in two of his last three seasons in junior (2015-16 and 2017-18) … Recorded four points (two goals, two assists) in nine career WHL playoff games.
Career Transactions: June 25, 2016 – Selected by Vancouver in the sixth round, 154th overall, of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft
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