With the 70th pick Rangers have selected defenseman Jacob Ragnarsson from Almtuna IS of Allsvenskan.
Date of Birth Sep 23, 1999
Age 18
Place of Birth Mountain View, CA, USA
Nation Sweden / USA
Youth Team SK Iron
Position D
Height 5'11" / 180 cm
Weight 170 lbs / 77 kg
Shoots L
2015-2016
J18 Elit (East) Best Plus/Minus (+23)
J18 Elit (East) Most Assists by Defenseman (18)
J18 Elit (East) Most Points by Defenseman (25)
2016-2017 J18 Allsvenskan (South) Most Goals by Defenseman (4)
Ragnarsson led all defensemen younger than 19 in Allsvenskan in goals, assists and points last season.
Ragnarsson was born in Mountain View, California, but was raised in Sweden. Ragnarsson’s father, Marcus Ragnarsson, played parts of 9 NHL seasons (1995-96 – 2003-04) with the San Jose Sharks and Philadelphia Flyers.
His father, Marcus, was teammates with Henrik Lundqvist with Sweden at the 2004 World Cup.
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