by Matt Calamia / NYRangers.com
Ryan Gropp extended his point streak to eight games with a goal Saturday night for Seattle of the Western Hockey League. The 2015 second round pick has four goals and nine assists for 13 points during that stretch, and 15 goals and 28 assists for 43 points in 45 contests overall for the Thunderbirds.
Forward Gabriel Fontaine picked up an assist in Rouyn-Noranda's 4-1 win over Baie-Comeau Saturday night in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Fontaine has 10 goals and 17 points in his last 13 games.
Fontaine is one goal short of his career-high of 20 and two assists short of his career-high of 25. His 42 points in 44 games this season is three short of his career-best, all of which were set a season ago.
Goaltender Tyler Wall made 21 saves in UMass Lowell's 8-2 win over New Hampshire Saturday night. The freshman is 16-8-1 with a 2.22 GAA and a .914 SV% for the River Hawks.
Lastly, Adam Huska made17 saves for UConn in a 2-2 tie with Merrimack Saturday night in Hartford. The 2015 seventh round pick is 6-5-4 with a 2.68 GAA and a .920 SV% with one shutout in his first season with the Huskies.
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NYR TODAY FRI 6/3: Prospect Review, Alumni Birthday
RANGERS PROSPECTS REVIEW:
Ryan Gropp Left Wing: Seattle Thunderbirds [WHL]
Ht: 6' 2" Wt: 189 Shoots: Left Born: 9/16/1996
Drafted by New York Rangers, Round 2 #41 overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft
In his 3rd year of junior hockey Gropp had his best season yet tallying 34 goals, 36 assits for 70 points and was a plus 10 with 40 penalty minutes in 66 games for Seattle in 2015-2016. In 11 playoff games he scored 6 goals and added 3 assists for 9 points. Is said to have the frame of a power forward and excellent leg drive and balance. Has good speed and scoring ability. Well disciplined and deliberate on the attack and in his own zone. shows promise as a future sniper. He gets to loose pucks and uses his balance to win along the wall. There are long spaces when he seems to do little to impact a game despite his speed size and abilities. Still needs to improve his work in the defensive zone. Gropp has been compared to Tampa Bay Lightning's Jonathan Drouin. Gropp is listed as the number 5 prospect in the NY Rangers system by Hockey's Future.
NYR Alumni Birthdays 6/3
Barry Beck D (1979-1985); NYR Captain 2/4/1981, to 5/9/1986
Ryan Gropp Left Wing: Seattle Thunderbirds [WHL]
Ht: 6' 2" Wt: 189 Shoots: Left Born: 9/16/1996
In his 3rd year of junior hockey Gropp had his best season yet tallying 34 goals, 36 assits for 70 points and was a plus 10 with 40 penalty minutes in 66 games for Seattle in 2015-2016. In 11 playoff games he scored 6 goals and added 3 assists for 9 points. Is said to have the frame of a power forward and excellent leg drive and balance. Has good speed and scoring ability. Well disciplined and deliberate on the attack and in his own zone. shows promise as a future sniper. He gets to loose pucks and uses his balance to win along the wall. There are long spaces when he seems to do little to impact a game despite his speed size and abilities. Still needs to improve his work in the defensive zone. Gropp has been compared to Tampa Bay Lightning's Jonathan Drouin. Gropp is listed as the number 5 prospect in the NY Rangers system by Hockey's Future.
NYR Alumni Birthdays 6/3
Barry Beck D (1979-1985); NYR Captain 2/4/1981, to 5/9/1986Thursday, December 31, 2015
Rangers sign forward Gropp to entry-level contract.
RNYRF Staff Report
NEW YORK — The New York Rangers have signed forward Ryan Gropp to an entry-level contract.
General manager Jeff Gorton announced the signing of the 2015 second-round draft pick on Thursday.
Gropp has skated in 32 games with the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League (WHL) this season, collecting 18 goals and 14 assists. The 19-year-old leads the Thunderbirds in goals, ranks fourth on the team in points, and ranks fifth in assists.
The 6-foot-2, 190-pounder has 66 goals and 66 assists in 158 career WHL games over three seasons.
Gropp was the 41st pick overall in the draft.
General manager Jeff Gorton announced the signing of the 2015 second-round draft pick on Thursday.
Gropp has skated in 32 games with the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League (WHL) this season, collecting 18 goals and 14 assists. The 19-year-old leads the Thunderbirds in goals, ranks fourth on the team in points, and ranks fifth in assists.
The 6-foot-2, 190-pounder has 66 goals and 66 assists in 158 career WHL games over three seasons.
Gropp was the 41st pick overall in the draft.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Rangers Prospect Blog: Big Night for Gropp
Photo by Marissa Baecker/Getty Images SportNov. 18, 2015
The Wolf Pack on Monday loaned forward Richard Nejezchleb to Greenville of the ECHL. The 2014 fifth-round pick had one goal in 13 games with Hartford in his first season of pro hockey.
Over in the Western Hockey League, 2015 second-round pick Ryan Gropp had a big night for Seattle with a goal and two assists, as the Thunderbirds beat Swift Current, 5-4. Gropp has 10 goals and seven assists for 17 points in 17 games.
In the United States Hockey League, goaltender Adam Huska picked up his seventh win of the season for Green Bay Tuesday night, improving his record to 7-3-0-0 in 10 games. He sports a .932 save percentage and a 2.00 goals against average. The 2015 draft pick is 7-1 in his last eight starts dating back to Oct. 10.
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