Rangers defense prospect EJ Emery has made Team USA for the 2026 World Juniors, which kicks off today in Minnesota. Emery, the Rangers’ 1st round pick in 2024 (30th overall), has started to make waves as one of the best young defensive defenseman in the NCAAs.
Though the New York Rangers were quite happy with his overall game as a freshman last season, EJ Emery failed to score a goal and recorded just one assist in 2024-25 for the North Dakota Fighting Hawks.
It’s not often that EJ Emery makes the highlights for a pretty offensive play. But that’s exactly what happened Friday for the New York Rangers’ 2024 first-round pick.
Though much of hockey’s day-to-day business has slowed considerably by this point of the summer, there’s still a very important event that the New York Rangers and other teams will keep an eye on this week in Minneapolis.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
If the New York Rangers have any concern that E.J. Emery managed just one point during his freshman season at Nork Dakota, they’re certainly not letting on.
It probably isn’t a major surprise, but New York Rangers fans sent a very loud and clear message that they believe Gabe Perreault is far and away the prospect who will make the biggest impact on the organization over the course of his career.
As Vladislav Gavrikov put pen to paper, finalizing his seven-year, $49 million deal with the New York Rangers on Tuesday, two future Blueshirt blue-liners were lacing up their skates for the first day of on-ice sessions at prospects development camp.
The NCAA tournament field was announced during the selection show on ESPN Sunday after three New York Rangers prospects competed in their respective conference championships.
EJ Emery was picked in the first round of the 2024 NHL draft by the Rangers, and he has now been suspended after he was involved in a wild on-ice fight.
NCAA play continued over the weekend with nine New York Rangers prospects in action. 2023 first-round pick Gabe Perreault recorded his 12th goal of the season for the Boston College Eagles on Friday night.
The New York Rangers have drafted well, as they will have three prospects who have been invited to Team USA's camp to make the WJC 2025 roster. Of those three prospects, former Gold Medal winners Drew Fortescue and Gabe Perrault were invited, along with defenseman EJ Emery.
Three New York Rangers prospects are on the preliminary 28-man United States roster for the 2025 World Junior Championship. Not surprisingly, forward Gabe Perreault and defenseman Drew Fortescue are on the prelim roster.
ITHACA, NY — It was well worth the drive here Saturday to get a first-hand look at New York Rangers 2024 first-round draft pick EJ Emery. The 18-year-old defenseman was in town with the North Dakota Fighting Hawks for their game against Cornell University Big Red, and New York’s seventh-round pick in the 2021 draft, Hank Kempf.
Matt Gilroy is more qualified than most to discuss EJ Emery and the young defenseman’s future with the New York Rangers. After all, Gilroy is a former Rangers defenseman himself, one who later coached Emery at the United States National Team Development Program.
EJ Emery is already on campus at the University of North Dakota. Weeks after being selected by the New York Rangers in the first round (No. 30 overall) of the 2024 NHL Draft, Emery is taking summer classes ahead of his freshman year.
The New York Rangers added an exciting defenseman prospect with their first-round pick in this year’s NHL Entry Draft, selecting EJ Emery with the No. 30 overall selection.
When the New York Rangers convene their annual prospects development camp this week, each of their past three first-round draft picks will be in attendance.