At 104, the Rangers selected RW Brody Lamb.
Lamb is not ranked by TSN, The Hockey News, McKeens or The Athletic.
He was ranked 178th by Central Scouting.
He is 6-0, 161 and had 0 goals and 2 assists in 10 games for Green Bay of the USHL. In the Minnesota High School league this past season he had 52 goals and 35 assists.
He is going to the University of Minnesota.
From the Rangers, “Lamb, 17 (turns 18 years old on August 30), skated in 24 games with the Dodge County Wildcats in Minnesota, registering 52 goals and 35 assists for 87 points, along with 12 penalty minutes. He was named the Minnesota Associated Press Player of the Year in 2020-21, as he led all players in the state in goals and points. The 6-1, 165-pounder also recorded 23 points (12 goals, 11 assists) in 19 games with Team TDS Transportation in the Upper Midwest High School Elite Hockey League (UMHSEHL) and two assists in 10 games with the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League (USHL). The Rochester, Minnesota native served as Dodge County’s captain this past season, and he also tallied 66 points (46 goals, 20 assists) in 22 games with Dodge County in 2019-20.”
At 106, the Rangers selected LW Kalle Vaisanen.
He was ranked 78th by Central Scouting for European forwards.
He was not ranked by TSN, The Hockey News, McKeens and was listed as an honorable mention for Scott Wheeler at The Athletic.
He had 9 goals and 21 assists for TPS’s junior team in Finland.
From the Rangers, “Vaisanen, 18, skated in 27 games with TPS’ U20 team in U20 SM-sarja in Finland, registering nine goals and 21 assists for 30 points, along with a plus-13 rating and 34 penalty minutes. The 6-4, 178-pounder has played in TPS’ organization for the last two seasons; he recorded 39 points (18 goals, 21 assists) in 44 games with TPS’ U18 team in U18 SM-sarja in 2019-20 and was named to the league’s Second All-Star Team. Internationally, the Kotka, Finland native tallied one assist in five games while representing his country at the 2021 IIHF U18 World Championship.”
At 112, the Rangers selected goalie Talyn Boyko.
Boyko is 6-7 and plays for Tri-City in the WHL.
He is the 12th ranked goalie by Central Scouting.
In his WHL career he is 14-25-1-2 and has a GAA of 4.22 and save percentage of .888.
From the Rangers, “Boyko, 18, appeared in 14 games with the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League (WHL) this past season, posting a 7-7-0 record, along with a 3.02 GAA, a .901 SV%, and 1 SO. The 6-7, 196-pounder established WHL career-bests in several categories in 2020-21, including wins, GAA, and SV%. The Drumheller, Alberta native has appeared in 48 career WHL games over parts of three seasons (2018-19 – 2020-21), all with Tri-City.”