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Round-by-Round Listing of All NHL Picks
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Day 1 Recap: Rangers Choose Winger Chris Kreider
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Day 2 Recap: Blueshirts Welcome Six More Picks
Here is a look at the players taken by the Rangers in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Players are listed by the round in which they were drafted:
PLAYERS DRAFTED BY RANGERS
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1. Chris Kreider -- Pick No. 19 Overall
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Left Wing (Phillips Andover, Mass. Prep School)
Height: 6-2 - Weight: 205 - Shot: Left - Born: 4/30/91
2008-09: 26 games; 33 goals; 23 assists; 56 points; 10 PIM |
| NOTES: Top-ranked high-schooler will enter Boston College in the fall. An amazing skater who dominated his prep foes. Hometown: Boxford, Mass. (American) |
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CENTRAL SCOUTING Ranked No. 14
(North American skaters)
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| OTHER RANKINGS |
| THN |
ISS |
RLR |
| 24 |
24 |
27 |
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2. Ethan Werek -- Pick No. 47 Overall
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Center (Kingston Frontenacs, OHL)
Height: 6-1 - Weight: 199 - Shot: Left - Born: 6/7/91
2008-09: 66 games; 32 goals; 32 assists; 64 points; 83 PIM |
| NOTES: Skillful scorer who had 49 points in final 43 games after Doug Gilmour became coach. Needs work on skating. Hometown: Markham, Ontario (Canadian) |
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CENTRAL SCOUTING Ranked No. 32
(North American skaters)
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| OTHER RANKINGS |
| THN |
ISS |
RLR |
| 34 |
26 |
46 |
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| 3. Ryan Bourque -- Pick No. 80 Overall |
Center (U.S. NTDP) VIDEO: Highlights | Profile
Height: 5-9 - Weight: 175 - Shot: Left - Born: 1/3/91
2008-09: 48 games; 20 goals; 26 assists; 46 points; 42 PIM |
| NOTES: Son of Hockey Hall of Famer Ray Bourque will get chance to hone his offensive skills in QMJHL next season. Hometown: Boxford, Mass. (American) |
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CENTRAL SCOUTING Ranked No. 49
(North American skaters)
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| OTHER RANKINGS |
| THN |
ISS |
RLR |
| 71 |
95 |
102 |
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5. Roman Horak -- Pick No. 127 Overall
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Center (Ceske Budejovice Mountfield Jr., Czech)
Height: 6-0 - Weight: 189 - Shot: Left - Born: 5/21/91
2008-09: 31 games; 16 goals; 17 assists; 33 points; 14 PIM |
NOTES: Relatively small, but plays with a great deal of heart. Scored 2 goals in six games at the World Under-18 tourney.
Hometown: Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic (Czech) |
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CENTRAL SCOUTING Ranked No. 30
(European skaters)
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| OTHER RANKINGS |
| THN |
ISS |
RLR |
| 83 |
170 |
121 |
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| 5. Scott Stajcer -- Pick No. 140 Overall |
Goaltender (Owen Sound, OHL) VIDEO: Profile
Height: 6-3 - Weight: 195 - Catch: Left - Born: 6/14/91
2008-09: 35 games; 3.57 GAA; 0 shutouts; .906 save pct.
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NOTES: Hard-worker is mentally tough, plays angles well. Showed impressive progresss throughout 2008-09 season.
Hometown: Cambridge, Ontario (Canadian) |
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CENTRAL SCOUTING Ranked No. 5
(North American goalies)
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| OTHER RANKINGS |
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ISS |
RLR |
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5G |
115 |
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| 6. Daniel Maggio -- No. 170 Overall Pick |
Defense (Sudbury Wolves, OHL)
Height: 6-3 - Weight: 205 - Shot: Right - Born: 3/4/91
2008-09: 44 games; 2 goals; 14 assists; 16 points; 60 PIM |
NOTES: Big defenseman missed 25 games with knee injury but made full recovery and has strong upside for NHL level.
Hometown: Lasalle, Ontario (Canadian) |
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CENTRAL SCOUTING Ranked No. 189
(North American skaters)
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| OTHER RANKINGS |
| THN |
ISS |
RLR |
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187 |
249 |
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| 7. Mikhail Pashnin -- No. 200 Overall Pick |
Defense (Chelyabinsk Mechel, Russia)
Height: 5-11 - Weight: 187 - Shot: Left - Born: 5/11/89
2008-09: 36 games; 4 goals; 12 assists; 16 points; 32 PIM |
NOTES: Passed over in two previous drafts, he blossomed as a 19-year-old. He was also KHL's No. 1 overall draft pick.
Hometown: Chelyabinsk, Russia (Russian) |
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CENTRAL SCOUTING Ranked No. 130
(European skaters)
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| OTHER RANKINGS |
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ISS |
RLR |
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NOTES: The Rangers traded a fifth-round pick, No. 151 overall, to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for goaltender
Chad Johnson, a 2006 fourth-round pick who recently completed his college career at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks and was a Hobey Baker Award nominee. The No. 151 overall pick in the fifth round had originally belonged to the Penguins but had come to the Rangers through Toronto as part of last year's Ryan Hollweg trade.
