This past weekend featured a pair of New York Rangers prospects facing off in a top-three matchup, when Malcolm Spence scored his seventh goal of the season to lead No.
Six New York Rangers prospects saw action in the NCAA this past weekend, headlined by 2025 top pick (second round, No. 43 overall) Malcolm Spence. The 18-year-old forward helped the Michigan Wolverines be the biggest risers in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, climbing five spots to No.
Malcolm Spence made quite the first impression in his NCAA hockey debut last weekend. The New York Rangers top pick (second round; No. 43 overall) in this year’s NHL Draft recorded five points for the University of Michigan in his first two collegiate games.
Though there are four New York Rangers on The Athletic’s annual ranking of NHL players and prospects under the age of 23, none cracked the top 100. Nor did any of the four Rangers project higher than to be a middle of the lineup player in the NHL.
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.
Malcolm Spence has an uphill climb to represent Canada at the 2026 World Junior Championship. But the New York Rangers top pick in this year’s NHL Draft made quite a positive impression at the World Junior Summer Showcase last week.
Though Malcolm Spence won’t be in the lineup for Canada when they play their first game at the 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase on Wednesday, the New York Rangers top pick from this year’s NHL Draft has already made a solid first impression.
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.
With the 43rd pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, the New York Rangers selected Malcolm Spence, a left winger from the Erie Otters who’s committed to the University of Michigan.
With the 2024-25 season and most recent NHL Draft in the rearview mirror, it’s a good time to update the top 10 prospects in the New York Rangers organization.
Though the New York Rangers are focused this week on possible trades and the start of NHL free agency Tuesday with an eye toward the 2025-26 season, they’ll also have a chance to get a glimpse into the future when their annual development camp for prospects takes place at the MSG Training Center.