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Seven Rangers' Prospects Selected in 2022 NHL Draft

July 8, 2022 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Kitchener Rangers News Release


Montréal, Que. - Seven players with ties to the Kitchener Rangers were selected in the 2022 NHL Draft that took place this Thursday and Friday at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

The Rangers had two prospects selected in the first round of the NHL Draft. Cutter Gauthier, a Rangers' fourth-round pick in the 2020 OHL Priority Selection, was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers with the fifth-overall pick and Filip Mešár, a Rangers' first-round pick in the 2021 CHL Import Draft, was selected by the Montréal Canadiens 26th overall.

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In the second round, Mattias Hävelid, a second-round selection by the Rangers in the 2022 CHL Import Draft, was tabbed by the San Jose Sharks 45th overall.

The Rangers had three prospects taken in the third round. Devin Kaplan, Kitchener's 12th-round selection in the 2020 OHL Priority Selection, was picked by Philadelphia 69th overall. George Fegaras, a fourth-round pick by the Rangers in the 2020 OHL Priority Selection, was tabbed 83rd-overall by the Dallas Stars. Four picks later, Tomáš Hamara, Kitchener's first-round selection in the most recent 2022 CHL Import Draft, was selected by the Ottawa Senators.

Owen Mehlenbacher, a Rangers 13th-round pick in the 2020 OHL Priority Selection, was tabbed by the Detroit Red Wings in the seventh round.

Kitchener Rangers Prospects at the 2022 NHL Draft

Name POS Pick Team

Cutter Gauthier LW 1st Round (5th Overall) Philadelphia Flyers

Filip Mešár RW 1st Round (26th Overall) Montréal Canadiens

Mattias Hävelid D 2nd Round (45th Overall) San Jose Sharks

Devin Kaplan RW 3rd Round (69th Overall) Philadelphia Flyers

George Fegaras D 3rd Round (83rd Overall) Dallas Stars

Tomáš Hamara D 3rd Round (87th Overall) Ottawa Senators

Owen Mehlenbacher C 7th Round (201st overall) Detroit Red Wings

Since 1969, the Kitchener Rangers have had 165 players selected in the NHL Draft, which is the fourth-most of any OHL club. The highest two selections were Gabriel Landeskog (2011) and Brian Bellows (1982), who were both selected second overall. The most Rangers selected in a draft was five in 1998. Impressively, 21 Rangers have been selected in the NHL Draft by 14 different NHL clubs in just the past 11 years.

At last year's NHL Draft, current Rangers' forward Francesco Pinelli was selected in the second round (42nd overall) by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2021 NHL Draft and Rangers defenseman Roman Schmidt was selected in the third round (96th overall) by the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Kitchener Rangers drop the puck on the 60th anniversary season beginning September 30th at The Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. Season memberships for the Kitchener Rangers 2022-23 campaign are on sale now and can be purchased at RangersSeasons.com or by contacting the Kitchener Rangers Ticketing Department by phone at (519) 576-3700 or by email at tickets@kitchenerrangers.com.

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