Prospect Pipeline Scouting Report: Where to Watch Rangers Prospects This Season

The New York Rangers currently have 21 unsigned prospects in their system. Seven of them are playing in the NCAA, another seven in one of the three Canadian junior leagues, one in the USHL, and the rest in various European leagues. The first prospect pipeline scouting report of the 2026-27 season will act as a preview for where each prospect is playing this season, when their season begins (or began), and what you can expect from them at this stage in their career.

Raoul Boilard, Center—Lake Superior State University, NCAA

Last season, I mentioned that Raoul Boilard was entering a make-or-break season. Safe to say, after collecting 37 points in 61 games in the QMJHL, split between stints with the Shawinigan Cataracts and the Cape Breton Eagles, he didn't necessarily come out of the campaign having "made it." Credit where it's due, Boilard put up four goals and four assists for eight points in just six postseason games with the Eagles. While that's certainly encouraging, it wasn't enough to earn him his entry-level contract. This year, Boilard heads to the NCAA, where he will play for the Lakers at Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. The Lakers kicked off their season on Friday, Oct. 2, with an exhibition series against the University of Windsor, tying the first game 2-2 and following that up with a 5-2 win on Oct. 3. Boilard was pointless across both games.

Rico Gredig, Left Wing—EV Zug, National League (Switzerland)

Drafted in the sixth round (191st overall) by the Rangers in 2024, Gredig was starting to show some promise at the end of the 2024-25 season and throughout parts of last season. Picking up a goal and two assists in the 2025 postseason, Gredig returned to HC Davos looking to make an impact. With just three goals and four assists to show for 47 National League games, it was beginning to look like he was plateauing. He was loaned to EHC Arosa for a pair of games, where he managed to collect 29 penalty minutes and one assist. Expected to play the full season with a new club in Switzerland, Gredig has to find his game if he wants to earn his entry-level deal with the Rangers. Gredig has appeared in six games with EV Zug, where he has two assists, 4 PIM, and a plus-one rating. The Rangers have until July 1, 2028, to sign him, unless, of course, he decides to play college hockey in North America.

Ty Henricks, Left Wing—Western Michigan University, NCAA

Entering his junior year at Western Michigan, Henricks has continued to make progress year in and year out. Finishing his rookie season with 13 points in 41 games, Henricks put up a total of 25 points in two fewer games last season. While the Broncos weren't able to get back to the Frozen Four final and have their chance at back-to-back titles, Henricks has continued to be a top performer at a growing program. The Rangers drafted him in the sixth round of the 2023 draft (183rd overall) and have until June 1, 2027, to sign him to his ELC. Henricks could certainly take the same path Brody Lamb and Drew Fortescue took last season, signing an amateur tryout with the Hartford Wolf Pack to end this season before agreeing to an ELC. Given the progress he's made with Western Michigan, it wouldn't surprise me at all if that is the course of action. The Broncos' season kicked off with a 5-1 exhibition win over Western Ontario on Saturday, Oct. 3, with the official start of the season coming in a series against Ferris State University beginning Thursday, Oct. 8.

Malcolm Spence, Left Wing—University of Michigan, NCAA

With Lamb and Liam Greentree graduating to the AHL, I'd consider Malcolm Spence the Rangers' best forward prospect. After a 73-point season in the OHL leading up to his draft, Spence made the jump to the NCAA. In 40 games with the University of Michigan, Spence registered 25 points. That may not sound overly impressive, but for a second-round pick in his first season of college hockey, that's quite good. The Rangers have until the summer of 2029 to worry about getting him signed, but for now, he returns to Michigan, where he will take on a bigger role. Spence and the Wolverines will look for revenge after falling short to the University of Denver in the Frozen Four semifinals last season. Their season opened Friday, Oct. 2, with a home-and-home against Bowling Green, with Michigan winning the first game 7-2 at home and then taking a 4-3 win on the road on Oct. 3. Across the two games, Spence recorded his first goal of the season.