New York Rangers 2017 NHL Prospect Tournament Roster
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The New York Rangers have announced their 2017 roster for the NHL prospect tournament at Centre ICE arena in Traverse City, MI. The team features Lias Andersson and Filip Chytil who were the 7th and 21st overall selections in the June NHL entry draft. Also on this years team are Ty Ronning (son of former NHLer Cliff Ronning) and University of Michigan speedster Vinni Lettieri. Goaltending duties will be split by two free agent signings – Bowling Green standout Chris Nell and Russian netminder Alexander Georgiev who is coming off a solid season in the Finnish league despite going undrafted in june.
This year’s Tournament is scheduled from September 8 – 12 and will feature teams from Dallas, Detroit, Columbus, Chicago, Carolina, Minnesota, New York, and St. Louis. For details on the tournament and ticket information please click here.
| NO. | PROSPECT NAME | POS | HT | WT | DRAFTED | 2016-17 TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORWARDS | ||||||
| 50 | Lias Andersson | C | 5.11 | 198 | NYR-17 (1-7) | HV71 (SWE) |
| 65 | Adrian Carbonara * | RW | 6.02 | 204 | — | London (OHL) |
| 72 | Filip Chytil | C | 6.00 | 178 | NYR-17 (1-21) | Zlin (Czech) |
| 54 | Gabriel Fontaine | C | 6.02 | 194 | NYR-16 (6-171) | Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) |
| 97 | Tim Gettinger | LW | 6.06 | 220 | NYR-16 (5-141) | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) |
| 78 | Ryan Gropp | LW | 6.03 | 205 | NYR-15 (2-41) | Seattle (WHL) |
| 96 | Robin Kovacs | RW | 6.00 | 172 | NYR-15 (3-62) | Hartford (AHL) |
| 92 | Dawson Leedahl | LW | 6.02 | 195 | — | Regina (WHL) |
| 95 | Vinni Lettieri | C | 5.10 | 182 | — | Minnesota (NCAA) |
| 79 | Ryan Moore * | C | 5.08 | 168 | — | Flint (OHL) |
| 46 | Kyle Pettit * | C | 6.04 | 200 | VAN-14 (6-156) | Erie (OHL) |
| 59 | Ty Ronning | RW | 5.09 | 170 | NYR-16 (7-201) | Vancouver (WHL) |
| 57 | Luc Smith * | C | 6.04 | 205 | — | Kamloops (WHL) |
| 84 | Malte Stromwall | LW | 5.10 | 168 | — | Hartford (AHL) |
| DEFENSEMEN | ||||||
| 41 | Alexei Bereglazov | D | 6.04 | 192 | — | Magnitogorsk (KHL) |
| 73 | Brandon Crawley | D | 6.02 | 203 | NYR-17 (4-123) | London (OHL) |
| 85 | Sean Day | D | 6.02 | 224 | NYR-16 (3-81) | Windsor (OHL) |
| 87 | Brenden Kotyk * | D | 6.05 | 225 | — | Minnesota (NCAA) |
| 74 | Vince Pedrie | D | 5.11 | 180 | CGY-13 (7-198) | Providence College (NCAA) |
| 44 | Neal Pionk | D | 6.00 | 190 | — | Minnesota (NCAA) |
| 64 | Sergey Zborovskiy | D | 6.04 | 195 | NYR-15 (3-79) | Regina (WHL) |
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||
| 90 | Alexander Georgiev | G | 6.01 | 180 | — | TPS (FIN) |
| 80 | Chris Nell * | G | 6.01 | 178 | — | Bowling Green (NCAA) |
* denotes free agent tryout
** All Rosters are in draft form and are subject to change.