The Rangers have had pretty good luck with collegiate players.
The NHL held its first in-person entry draft since 2019 on Thursday and Friday in Montreal, setting aside the virtual format the league had been forced to use due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In the last two years, scouting went a bit differently. There was more of an emphasis on video, less of an opportunity for club personnel to watch players compete and not nearly as many chances to get acquainted with players. Still, Rangers Director of Player Personnel and Director of Amateur Scouting John Lilley was pleased with the organization’s ability to work around the difficulties of a pandemic world and ultimately piece together a draft class they said they’re proud of.
“I think in general, things have been different for everyone in hockey or non-hockey related the last few years,” Lilley said after the Rangers made six selections Friday in rounds 2-6 on Day 2 of the 2022 NHL Draft at Bell Centre. “I thought our staff did a great job just identifying players last year in shortened seasons and coming into this year with a good list of a place to start framework.“This year there were a couple pauses and things like that.
“I thought our staff did a good job of getting all the information even when there were some border restrictions and stuff like that.” shipping backup goalie and restricted free agent Alexandar Georgiev to Colorado in exchange for two selections in the 2022 draft and another in 2023Three of those players — Noah Laba, Vittorio Mancini and Zakary Karpa — happen to be on the collegiate path to the NHL.
Karpa had six goals and six assists in 33 games for Harvard last season, while Mancini recorded five assists and 26 penalty minutes in 38 games for Nebraska-Omaha. The expectation is both players will remain in college for the time being.
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