NYR TODAY THURS 6/9: Prospects, Draft Order, TDINYRH

RANGERS PROSPECTS REVIEW:
Sergei Zborovskiy, Defense: Regina Pats (WHL)
Ht: 6' 4"  Wt: 195 Left Shoots:  Born: 2/21/1997

Drafted by NY Rangers Round 3, #79 Overall 2015 NHL Entry Draft
Rated by Hockey's Future as the Rangers number 11 overall prospect in the system Zborovskiy played in 64 games in 2015-2016 for the WHL's Regina Pats tallying 8 goals and 17 assists with 61 penalty minutes and a was a plus 15 in regular season play, adding 5 assists in 12 playoff games. Just finishing his second year of juniors, he is projected to be a two-way NHL defender. Yet to sign an entry-level contract with New York — the Rangers retain his rights until June 2017 — he should continue to develop with another season in Regina. Zborovskiy is also a candidate to play for Russia in the 2017 World Junior Championship.

The 2016 New York Rangers NHL Entry Draft Order:
The 54th Annual NHL draft will be held from June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.

Round 1: 20: to Arizona Coyotes (from NY Rangers)
The New York Rangers' first-round pick will go to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015 that sent Keith Yandle, Chris Summers and a fourth-round pick in 2016 to New York in exchange for John Moore, Anthony Duclair, Tampa Bay's second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Arizona will receive a first-round pick in 2016 if New York qualifies for the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs was converted on April 4, 2016.
Round 2: 50: to Carolina Hurricanes (from NY Rangers)
The New York Rangers' second-round pick will go to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on February 28, 2016 that sent Eric Staal to New York in exchange for Aleksi Saarela, a second-round pick in 2017 and this pick.
Round 3: 81 New York Rangers
Round 4: 98 New York Rangers (from Arizona)
              111 to San Jose Sharks (from NY Rangers)
The New York Rangers' fourth-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015 that sent James Sheppard to New York in exchange for this pick.
Round 5: 141
Round 6: 171
Round 7: 201

Today in NYR History June 9

1992: Mark Messier wins the Hart Trophy as the NHL's MVP, while Brian Leetch wins the Norris Trophy as the League's top defenseman. Messier had 35 goals and 107 points in his first season in New York, while Leetch registered 80 assists — a Rangers record — and became one of just five blueliners in NHL history to score 100 points in a season with 102.