It’s amazing what a strong World Juniors tournament can do for a young player. Kreider, who was struggling to find his game at BC in his freshman year, led the tournament in goals, and that confidence is transferring to his college game, where he is beginning to find his stride. In his 11 games since the tournament, Kreider has put up 8 goals and a +5 rating. In his previous 15 games, Kreider had just 2 goals and a +6 rating (with 3 assists).
Rangers prospect Carl Hagelin (5th round, 2008), a relatively unknown prospect in the Rangers world, is lighting it up for the Michigan Wolverines. In 35 games so far this year, Hagelin is scoring at over a point per game, while playing in one of the toughest conferences in college hockey. Hagelin has turned into a very pleasant surprise, hopefully he can continue it at the professional level.
Canadian Juniors:
- Ethan Werek; Kingston Frontenacs, OHL: 49 GP, 24G, 29A, 54 PIM, +11
- Chris Doyle; PEI Rocket/Victoriaville Tigres, QMJHL: 56 GP, 21G, 38A, 49 PIM, +3
- Ryan Bourque; Quebec Remparts, QMJHL: 42GP, 18G, 24A, 20 PIM, +8
- Roman Horak; Chilliwack Bruins, WHL: 56 GP, 16G, 23A, 24 PIM, +11
- Sam Klassen; Saskatoon Blades, WHL: 58 GP, 3G, 26A, 79 PIM, +32
- Tomas Kundratek; Medicine Hat Tigers, WHL: 57 GP, 2G, 28A, 54 PIM, +11
NCAA:
- Ryan McDonagh; Wisconsin: 31 GP, 4G, 10A, 51 PIM, +13
- Derek Stepan; Wisconsin: 29 GP, 8G, 29A, 6 PIM, +2
- Chris Kreider; Boston College: 26 GP, 10G, 3A, 18 PIM, +11
- Carl Hagelin; Michigan: 35 GP, 13G, 24A, 16 PIM, +8
International:
- Roman Psurny; HC Slovan Ustecti Lvi, CZ 1.Liga: 37 GP, 16G, 20A, 28 PIM, +23
AHL:
- Bobby Sanguinetti: 43 GP, 6G, 22A, 20 PIM, -8
- Evgeny Grachev: 59 GP, 12G, 13A, 14 PIM, -8
- Ilkka Heikkenin: 51 GP, 7G, 22A, 10 PIM, -2
- Chad Johnson: 14-11-2, 2.45 GAA, .915 SV%, 3 SO
The Quebec Ramparts of the QMJHL suffered a big loss to their team when forward Ryan Bourque (3rd round, 2009) suffered his second concussion of the season. Bourque was averaging just under a point per game in the QMJHL, and will be out indefinitely. Concussions are a tricky thing, and you have to be cautious when dealing with them. The fact that this is his second concussion is a little troubling. Let’s hope he gets better soon.
Canadian Juniors:
- Ethan Werek; Kingston Frontenacs, OHL: 47 GP, 24G, 28A, 52 PIM, +11
- Chris Doyle; PEI Rocket/Victoriaville Tigres, QMJHL: 48 GP, 18G, 27A, 45 PIM, -5
- Ryan Bourque (Injured); Quebec Remparts, QMJHL: 37GP, 13G, 22A, 16 PIM, +3
- Roman Horak; Chilliwack Bruins, WHL: 48 GP, 15G, 20A, 18 PIM, +12
- Sam Klassen; Saskatoon Blades, WHL: 48 GP, 3G, 24A, 69 PIM, +31
- Tomas Kundratek; Medicine Hat Tigers, WHL: 49 GP, 2G, 26A, 52 PIM, +11
NCAA:
- Ryan McDonagh; Wisconsin: 26 GP, 3G, 9A, 47 PIM, +8
- Derek Stepan; Wisconsin: 24 GP, 6G, 23A, 6 PIM, +3
- Chris Kreider; Boston College: 19 GP, 4G, 3A, 10 PIM, +7
- Carl Hagelin; Michigan: 28 GP, 13G, 17A, 22 PIM, +10
International:
- Roman Psurny; HC Slovan Ustecti Lvi, CZ 1.Liga: 35 GP, 16G, 20A, 26 PIM, +23
AHL:
- Bobby Sanguinetti: 40 GP, 6G, 21A, 20 PIM, -7
- Evgeny Grachev: 50 GP, 11G, 12A, 14 PIM, -5
- Ilkka Heikkenin: 42 GP, 7G, 19A, 8 PIM, +4
- Chad Johnson: 14-8-2, 2.03 GAA, .930 SV%, 3 SO
Chris Doyle, a relatively unknown Rangers draft pick (2008-5th round), is continuing his strong season in the QMJHL. Through 39 games, he is scoring at a point-per-game pace with both PEI and Victoriaville, where he was traded last month. Doyle is known for his offensive touch, but his skating ability is the reason why he dropped to the fifth round. His offensive prowess alone makes him a potential second liner. If he reaches that potential, then it will be a pleasant surprise. For now, he continues to light up the QMJHL.
Canadian Juniors:
- Ethan Werek; Kingston Frontenacs, OHL: 38 GP, 21G, 23A, 38 PIM, +6
- Chris Doyle; PEI Rocket/Victoriaville Tigres, QMJHL: 39 GP, 17G, 22A, 40 PIM, -5
- Ryan Bourque; Quebec Remparts, QMJHL: 31GP, 12G, 15A, 12 PIM, Even
- Roman Horak; Chilliwack Bruins, WHL: 40 GP, 13G, 17A, 18 PIM, +15
- Sam Klassen; Saskatoon Blades, WHL: 39 GP, 3G, 20A, 57 PIM, +28
- Tomas Kundratek; Medicine Hat Tigers, WHL: 40 GP, 1G, 22A, 46 PIM, +4
NCAA:
- Ryan McDonagh; Wisconsin: 20 GP, 3G, 8A, 39 PIM, +7
- Derek Stepan; Wisconsin: 18 GP, 5G, 17A, 6 PIM, +3
- Chris Kreider; Boston College: 15 GP, 2G, 3A, 8 PIM, +6
- Carl Hagelin; Michigan: 22 GP, 12G, 13A, 16 PIM, +8
International:
- Roman Psurny; HC Slovan Ustecti Lvi, CZ 1.Liga: 29 GP, 13G, 17A, 24 PIM, +22
AHL:
- Bobby Sanguinetti: 38 GP, 6G, 20A, 18 PIM, -7
- Evgeny Grachev: 43 GP, 11G, 11A, 8 PIM, -4
- Ilkka Heikkenin: 35 GP, 7G, 17A, 8 PIM, +9
- Chad Johnson: 13-7-2, 2.02 GAA, .929 SV%, 3 SO
With the World Junior Championships taking place in Canada this week, and with the holiday break for the NCAA prospects, there weren’t many updates for Rangers prospects this week. Sam Klassen of Saskatoon in the WHL, an undrafted free agent signing of the Rangers, is show casing strong defensive play, putting up a whopping +24 in 32 games.
Canadian Juniors:
- Ethan Werek; Kingston Frontenacs, OHL: 32 GP, 17G, 20A, 36 PIM, +7
- Chris Doyle; PEI Rocket, QMJHL: 33 GP, 15G, 18A, 40 PIM, -4
- Ryan Bourque; Quebec Remparts, QMJHL: 31GP, 12G, 15A, 12 PIM, Even
- Roman Horak; Chilliwack Bruins, WHL: 36 GP, 13G, 16A, 18 PIM, +12
- Sam Klassen; Saskatoon Blades, WHL: 32 GP, 3G, 15A, 51 PIM, +24
- Tomas Kundratek; Medicine Hat Tigers, WHL: 32 GP, 1G, 21A, 27 PIM, +6
NCAA:
- Ryan McDonagh; Wisconsin: 18 GP, 2G, 8A, 37 PIM, +9
- Derek Stepan; Wisconsin: 18 GP, 5G, 17A, 6 PIM, +3
- Chris Kreider; Boston College: 14 GP, 2G, 3A, 8 PIM, +6
- Carl Hagelin; Michigan: 18 GP, 9G, 7A, 16 PIM, +5
International:
- Roman Psurny; HC Slovan Ustecti Lvi, CZ 1.Liga: 22 GP, 8G, 13A, 12 PIM, +16
AHL:
- Bobby Sanguinetti: 27 GP, 6G, 17A, 10 PIM, -6
- Evgeny Grachev: 32 GP, 7G, 10A, 4 PIM, -8
- Ilkka Heikkenin: 24 GP, 5G, 11A, 8 PIM, +6
- Chad Johnson: 10-7-2, 2.14 GAA, .925 SV%, 3 SO
World Juniors:
- Derek Stepan, Team USA: 4GP, 3G, 6A, 0 PIM, +6
- Chris Kreider, Team USA: 4GP, 4G, 1A, 0 PIM, +2
- Ryan Bourque, Team USA: 4GP, 0G, 2A, 4 PIM, +3
- Roman Horak, Czech Republic: 3GP, 1G, 0A, 0 PIM, -4*
*-The Czech Republic has been eliminated from the World Junior Championships.
Ryan McDonagh, acquired in the Scott Gomez trade, is mostly known for being a solid physical presence on the blue line. This year, however, he is adding a little more offense to his game on a very strong Wisconsin Badgers team. If McDonagh keeps this up, Bob Gainey is going to bury his head in the sand.
As for the rest:
Canadian Juniors:
- Ethan Werek; Kingston Frontenacs, OHL: 31 GP, 17G, 20A, 36 PIM, +10
- Chris Doyle; PEI Rocket, QMJHL: 31 GP, 14G, 17A, 40 PIM, -2
- Ryan Bourque; Quebec Remparts, QMJHL: 31GP, 12G, 15A, 12 PIM, Even
- Roman Horak; Chilliwack Bruins, WHL: 36 GP, 13G, 16A, 18 PIM, +12
- Sam Klassen; Saskatoon Blades, WHL: 29 GP, 3G, 13A, 51 PIM, +20
- Tomas Kundratek; Medicine Hat Tigers, WHL: 31 GP, 1G, 19A, 27 PIM, +4
NCAA:
- Ryan McDonagh; Wisconsin: 18 GP, 2G, 8A, 37 PIM, +9
- Derek Stepan; Wisconsin: 18 GP, 5G, 17A, 6 PIM, +3
- Chris Kreider; Boston College: 14 GP, 2G, 3A, 8 PIM, +6
- Carl Hagelin; Michigan: 18 GP, 9G, 7A, 16 PIM, +5
International:
- Roman Psurny; HC Slovan Ustecti Lvi, CZ 1.Liga: 22 GP, 8G, 13A, 12 PIM, +16
AHL:
- Bobby Sanguinetti: 27 GP, 6G, 17A, 10 PIM, -6
- Evgeny Grachev: 32 GP, 7G, 10A, 4 PIM, -8
- Ilkka Heikkenin: 24 GP, 5G, 11A, 8 PIM, +6
- Chad Johnson: 10-7-2, 2.14 GAA, .925 SV%, 3 SO
Derek Stepan, the Rangers second round pick in 2008, looks to be regaining his scoring ways for the Wisconsin Badgers. After a slow start, Stepan has put together a line of 2-5-7 and a +3 in 4 GP. Stepan caught people’s attention last season, his freshman year at Wisconsin, with his speed and scoring touch. He is quickly rising through the ranks of Ranger prospects.
Canadian Juniors:
- Ethan Werek; Kingston Frontenacs, OHL: 26 GP, 15G, 16A, 32 PIM, +9
- Chris Doyle; PEI Rocket, QMJHL: 25 GP, 11G, 14A, 31 PIM, -2
- Ryan Bourque; Quebec Remparts, QMJHL: 26GP, 12G, 15A, 12 PIM, +3
- Roman Horak; Chilliwack Bruins, WHL: 31 GP, 11G, 15A, 16 PIM, +7
- Sam Klassen; Saskatoon Blades, WHL: 25 GP, 3G, 10A, 45 PIM, +19
- Tomas Kundratek; Medicine Hat Tigers, WHL: 24 GP, 1G, 13A, 19 PIM, -3
NCAA:
- Ryan McDonagh; Wisconsin: 14 GP, 1G, 7A, 31 PIM, +7
- Derek Stepan; Wisconsin: 14 GP, 5G, 10A, 6 PIM, +3
- Chris Kreider; Boston College: 10 GP, 2G, 3A, 2 PIM, +3
- Carl Hagelin; Michigan: 14 GP, 7G, 5A, 16 PIM, +4
International:
- Roman Psurny; HC Slovan Ustecti Lvi, CZ 1.Liga: 21 GP, 8G, 13A, 12 PIM, +16
AHL:
- Bobby Sanguinetti: 21 GP, 6G, 16A, 10 PIM, +4
- Evgeny Grachev: 24 GP, 6G, 9A, 4 PIM, -2
- Ilkka Heikkenin: 24 GP, 5G, 11A, 8 PIM, +6
- Chad Johnson: 10-6-1, 2.10 GAA, .926 SV%, 3 SO
Ethan Werek, the Rangers 2nd round pick in 2009, is absolutely lighting it up in the OHL. In his past seven games, Werek has put up ridiculous numbers (7-4-11, +6). More and more, he is looking like the steal of the draft in 2009. Another steal so far? Ryan Bourque, who is putting those who doubted his size in their place, as he continues a point-per-game pace in the QMJHL.
In the NCAA, it also looks like Ryan McDonagh’s slow start to the season is a thing of the past. In his past four games, he is a +8, putting up a goal and two assists in the process. Teammate, and 2008 2nd round pick, Derek Stepan also appears to be waking up.
Don’t miss Roman Psurny either, who is playing at a point-per-game pace in the Czech Elite league, while playing solid two-way hockey at a +16.
Canadian Juniors:
- Ethan Werek; Kingston Frontenacs, OHL: 21 GP, 15G, 11A, 24 PIM, +7
- Chris Doyle; PEI Rocket, QMJHL: 18 GP, 8G, 10A, 27 PIM, -3
- Ryan Bourque; Quebec Remparts, QMJHL: 21 GP, 10G, 12A, 10 PIM, +3
- Roman Horak; Chilliwack Bruins, WHL: 26 GP, 8G, 13A, 14 PIM, +6
- Sam Klassen; Saskatoon Blades, WHL: 21 GP, 3G, 9A, 30 PIM, +20
- Tomas Kundratek; Medicine Hat Tigers, WHL: 20 GP, 0G, 10A, 15 PIM, -3
NCAA:
- Ryan McDonagh; Wisconsin: 10 GP, 1G, 6A, 31 PIM, +10
- Derek Stepan; Wisconsin: 10 GP, 3G, 5A, 4 PIM, Even
- Chris Kreider; Boston College: 7 GP, 1G, 3A, 2 PIM, +3
- Carl Hagelin; Michigan: 10 GP, 4G, 4A, 12 PIM, +1
International:
- Roman Psurny; HC Slovan Ustecti Lvi, CZ 1.Liga: 20 GP, 8G, 12A, 12 PIM, +16
AHL:
- Bobby Sanguinetti: 18 GP, 6G, 13A, 8 PIM, +3
- Evgeny Grachev: 18 GP, 5G, 8A, 4 PIM, -2
- Ilkka Heikkenin: 18 GP, 4G, 8A, 4 PIM, +5
- Chad Johnson: 8-4-1, 2.07 GAA, .928 SV%, 3 SO
In the past, we have written some prospect profiles about some of the Ranger prospects that have some great potential. These profiles have included current Rangers Michael Del Zotto and Matt Gilroy, and highly touted prospects Ryan McDonagh and Derek Stepan. In continuing with this trend, we are going to start a weekly post called Prospect Watch, which will keep track of the current Ranger prospects across the Canadian Juniors, NCAA, and AHL. This may turn into a daily post, but considering it involves tracking 10 separate teams, weekly may have to suffice.
We first start with the Canadian Juniors:
- Ethan Werek; Kingston Frontenacs, OHL: 14 GP, 8G, 7A, 18 PIM, +1
- Chris Doyle; PEI Rocket, QMJHL: 16 GP, 8G, 8A, 25 PIM, -1
- Ryan Bourque; Quebec Remparts, QMJHL: 16 GP, 6G, 9A, 19 PIM, +5
- Roman Horak; Chilliwack Bruins, WHL: 18 GP, 5G, 11A, 14 PIM, +9
- Sam Klassen; Saskatoon Blades, WHL: 15 GP, 3G, 8A, 24 PIM, +17
- Tomas Kundratek; Medicine Hat Tigers, WHL: 12 GP, 0G, 9A, 9 PIM, +1
Ethan Werek (2nd round, 2009) is averaging more than a goal a game, and is quickly rising up the ranks of the Ranger prospects. Ryan Bourque (3rd round, 2009) is continuing his torrid pace, and is continuing to prove his doubters wrong. The one prospect on this list that may surprise is Sam Klassen (undrafted free agent), who is a +17, and playing strong defensive hockey.
NCAA:
- Ryan McDonagh; Wisconsin: 6 GP, 0G, 4A, 25 PIM, +2
- Derek Stepan; Wisconsin:6 GP, 3G, 2A, 4 PIM, +3
- Chris Kreider; Boston College: 4 GP, 0G, 2A, 2 PIM, Even
- Carl Hagelin; Michigan: 6 GP, 3G, 3A, 2 PIM, +1
Ryan McDonagh, acquired from Montreal in the Scott Gomez trade, isn’t an offensive defenseman, so don’t expect big points from him. He plays a solid defensive and physical game.
Derek Stepan (2nd round, 2008) is a sophomore playing on Wisconsin’s top line. He is already building upon a solid freshman year, and is lightning fast. He will be a Ranger sooner or later.
AHL:
- Bobby Sanguinetti: 13 GP, 4G, 11A, 2 PIM, +1
- Evgeny Grachev: 13 GP, 4G, 6A, 2 PIM, -2
- Ilkka Heikkenin: 13 GP, 3G, 8A, 0 PIM, +2
- Chad Johnson: 5-3-0-1, 2.87 GAA, .897 SV%
Prospect Watch | Dave, 24 Feb 10 | 
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