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 Montréal.
Kitchener Rangers in the NHL
NHL Draft Results
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.
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.
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
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