Saturday, June 24, 2017

New York Rangers 2017 Draft Class Profiles

LIAS ANDERSSON
European Skater - HV 71, SWEDEN

FINAL RANK: 3 // MIDTERM RANK: 3
POSITION: Center // SHOOTS: Left
HEIGHT: 5' 11" // WEIGHT: 201
BORN: October 13, 1998 // BORN IN: Smogen, SWE
DRAFTED: 2017: NYR (1st Round / 7th Overall) 

PROFILE

• ANDERSSON COMPILED 9-10—19 IN 42 GAMES DURING THE 2016-17 REGULAR SEASON AND 4-1—5 IN 16 PLAYOFF CONTESTS TO HELP HV71 CAPTURE THEIR FIFTH LE MAT TROPHY, AWARDED TO THE SWEDISH HOCKEY LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. 

• ANDERSSON LED SWEDEN’S JUNIOR LEAGUE IN ASSISTS AND POINTS WITH 24-35—59 IN 37 GAMES DURING THE 2015-16 SEASON. HE ALSO MADE HIS SHL DEBUT DURING THE 2015-16 CAMPAIGN, APPEARING IN 22 REGULAR SEASON GAMES AND FOUR PLAYOFF CONTESTS. 

• INTERNATIONALLY, ANDERSSON REPRESENTED SWEDEN AT THE 2017 WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP (3-0—3 IN 7 GP) AND THE 2016 UNDER-18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (5-4—9 IN 7 GP), WHERE HE WON A SILVER MEDAL. 

• HIS FATHER, NIKLAS, WAS SELECTED 68TH OVERALL BY THE QUEBEC NORDIQUES IN 1989 AND SKATED IN 164 CAREER NHL GAMES ACROSS FIVE SEASONS WITH THE NORDIQUES, NEW YORK ISLANDERS, SAN JOSE SHARKS, NASHVILLE PREDATORS AND CALGARY FLAMES.

• LISTS FORMER NHL FORWARD PETER FORSBERG (NORDIQUES, AVALANCHE, FLYERS, PREDATORS) AS HIS CHILDHOOD HOCKEY IDOL. 

SCOUTING REPORT

NHL DIRECTOR OF EUROPEAN SCOUTING GORAN STUBB

HE IS A REALLY SKILLED, TWO-WAY FORWARD WITH GREAT MOVES WITH THE PUCK. HE SHOWS VERY GOOD ATTITUDE, WORKS HARD BOTH WAYS, HAS SMOOTH HANDS AND IS VERY EFFECTIVE IN THE OFFENSIVE ZONE AS HE CAN BOTH SHOOT AND CREATE SCORING CHANCES FOR LINEMATES. 

STATISTICS


FILIP CHYTIL
European Skater - ZLIN, CZREP

FINAL RANK: 11 // MIDTERM RANK: 15
POSITION: Center // SHOOTS: Left
HEIGHT: 6' 2" // WEIGHT: 192
BORN: September 5, 1999 // HOMETOWN: Hulin, Czech Republic
BORN IN: Kromeriz, CZE
DRAFTED: 2017: NYR (1st Round / 21st Overall) 

PROFILE

• CHYTIL SPLIT THE 2016-17 SEASON BETWEEN HC ZLIN IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC’S TOP LEAGUE (4-4—8 IN 38 GP) AND THE JUNIOR TEAM (2 GP). 

• IN 2015-16, CHYTIL POSTED 28-22—50 (30 GP) FOR HC ZLIN’S UNDER-18 TEAM. 

• INTERNATIONALLY, CHYTIL REPRESENTED THE CZECH REPUBLIC AT THE 2017 UNDER-18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (2-3—5 IN 5 GP) AND THE 2015 WORLD UNDER-17 HOCKEY CHALLENGE (0-1—1 IN 5 GP). CHYTIL ALSO REGISTERED 2-1—3 AT THE 2016 IVAN HLINKA MEMORIAL (4 GP), HELPING THE CZECH REPUBLIC WIN THEIR FIRST GOLD MEDAL AT THE TOURNAMENT. 

• CHYTIL TRAINS WITH HIS OLDER BROTHER, LIBOR, WHO PLAYS KEEPER FOR THE PROFESSIONAL CZECH SOCCER CLUB SK SPARTAK HULIN. 

• MODELS HIS STYLE OF PLAY AFTER MAPLE LEAFS FORWARD AUSTON MATTHEWS.

STATISTICS


BRANDON CRAWLEY
North American Skater - LONDON, OHL

FINAL RANK: 199 // MIDTERM RANK: N/A
POSITION: Defenseman // SHOOTS: Left
HEIGHT: 6' 2" // WEIGHT: 203
BORN: February 2, 1997 // HOMETOWN: Glen Rock, N.J.
BORN IN: Ridgewood, NJ, USA
DRAFTED: 2017: NYR (4th Round / 123rd Overall) 

STATISTICS


CALLE SJALIN
European Skater - OSTERSUND, SWEDEN-3

FINAL RANK: 44 // MIDTERM RANK: 66
POSITION: Defenseman // SHOOTS: Left
HEIGHT: 6' 1" // WEIGHT: 179
BORN: September 2, 1999
BORN IN: Ostersund, SWE
DRAFTED: 2017: NYR (5th Round / 145th Overall) 

PROFILE


• HIS BROTHER, PONTUS, WAS SELECTED 160TH OVERALL BY THE MINNESOTA WILD IN THE 2014 NHL DRAFT AND SKATED FOR LULEA OF THE SWEDISH HOCKEY LEAGUE IN 2016-17.

STATISTICS

DOMINIK LAKATOS
European Skater - LIBEREC, CZREP

FINAL RANK: 50 // MIDTERM RANK: N/A
POSITION: Center // SHOOTS: Left
HEIGHT: 6' 0" // WEIGHT: 178
BORN: April 8, 1997
BORN IN: Liberec, CZE
DRAFTED: 2017: NYR (6th Round / 157th Overall)

STATISTICS

MORGAN BARRON
North American Skater - ST. ANDREWS COLLEGE, HIGH-ON

FINAL RANK: 98 // MIDTERM RANK: 88
POSITION: Center // SHOOTS: Left
HEIGHT: 6' 2" // WEIGHT: 200
BORN: December 2, 1998 // HOMETOWN: Halifax, N.S.
BORN IN: Halifax, NS, CAN
DRAFTED: 2017: NYR (6th Round / 174th Overall)

STATISTICS


PATRIK VIRTA
European Skater - TPS, FINLAND

FINAL RANK: N/A // MIDTERM RANK: N/A
POSITION: Center // SHOOTS: Right
HEIGHT: 5' 10" // WEIGHT: 180
BORN: March 6, 1996
BORN IN: Hameenlinna, FIN
DRAFTED: 2017: NYR (7th Round / 207th Overall)

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