New York Rangers NCAA prospects report: Gabe Perreault reaches 100-point milestone
Top New York Rangers prospect Gabe Perreault reached a major milestone in his NCAA career last weekend, the biggest news among Blueshirts prospects playing collegiately.
The 2023 first-round pick reached — and surpassed — 100 points with a pair of assists in Boston College’s 4-1 win over Vermont on Saturday. Playing in his 67th NCAA game, the high-flying sophomore has 31 goals and 70 assists for 101 points.
After a massive freshman year when he recorded 60 points (19 goals, 41 assists), Perreault has 41 points (12 goals, 29 assists) in 31 games this season.
The night before reaching the 100-point milestone, Perreault had his six-game point scoring streak come to an end Friday night against Vermont. Perreault was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct for cross-checking at 19:57 of the first period.
Teammate Drew Fortescue finished that game with a plus-1 rating as Boston College went on to win 6-3. On Saturday, Fortescue, the 2023 third-round pick, had one shot on goal, when BC finished the weekend sweep.
Boston College improved to 24-6-1 overall with the two wins. They remain at the top of the USCHO.com Men’s Division I Poll and PairWise Rankings. A weekend series against New Hampshire is next on the schedule before the Hockey East regular season concludes against Merrimack College on March 8.
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Rangers prospect Brody Lamb breaks out with 3 goals in 2 games for Minnesota
On Friday night, junior forward Brody Lamb scored his first goal in 11 games, when the Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated Ohio State 4-1 a Big Ten contest. Lamb opened the scoring at 12:14 of the first period when he scored off a pass right in front of the net.
Lamb added his second goal of the game on a wraparound at 17:34 of the third period. His teammates tried to set up Lamb for a hat trick, but he had to settle for a secondary assist on Minnesota’s final goal, an empty-netter coming at 18:39. The three point night helped earn Lamb the game’s first star.
Minnesota defeated Ohio State 6-3 on Saturday with Lamb adding an empty-net goal for his 16th tally of the season. Minnesota’s win moved them into first place in the Big Ten with an upcoming series at Penn State to finish off the regular season. A win would secure a first round bye in the Big Ten tournament. The Gophers moved up to second in the USCHO Poll with an overall record of 23-7-4 and remained in third place in PairWise Ranking.
Freshman left wing Ty Henricks was held without a point with two shots on goal and a plus-1 rating Friday night when Western Michigan lost 5-3 to Arizona State in NCHC play. He was not in the lineup for the Broncos on Saturday due to the flu. Western Michigan remained on top of the NCHC standings following a 4-3 overtime win. Their record is 23-6-1 overall, good for fourth in the USCHO Poll and fifth in PairWise Ranking. NCHC play continues next weekend against North Dakota.
2024 first-round pick EJ Emery sat out North Dakota’s game on Friday, a 4-2 win over Minnesota Duluth, due to suspension. The freshman defenseman returned to the lineup Saturday, a 6-1 victory. Emery was called for three separate minor penalties (tripping, roughing, and hooking).
North Dakota is one point behind third place Omaha in the NCHC standings. The Fighting Hawks are currently outside the NCAA tournament bubble tied for 18th in PairWise ranking and 18th in the USCHO poll with a 17-12-2 overall record.
In the ECAC, defenseman Hank Kempf and the Cornell Big Red limited Clarkson to just 11 shots on goal, but lost 3-1 Friday night. Kempf had one shot on goal and one blocked shot. Cornell shut out St. Lawrence 6-0 in their final regular-season home game. Kempf scored the fifth goal in the third period, his second of the season, to increase his scoring total to seven points. With the win, Cornell will host a first round ECAC playoff game. The Big Red are 21st in PairWise ranking with a 12-9-6 overall record, and will need to win the conference tournament for the second consecutive year in order to qualify for the NCAA Frozen Four. Union College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will be their final regular-season opponents next weekend.
In other ECAC action, Zakary Karpa and the Harvard Crimson dropped a 2-1 decision to Union on Friday. The senior center had a game-high four shots on goal, and won three of eight face-offs. Karpa won seven of 15 draws on Saturday in a 3-2 win over RPI with one blocked shot. Harvard is 44th in PairWise ranking with a record of 10-15-2. They conclude the ECAC regular season Friday at Yale and Saturday at Brown.
Northeastern upset rival Boston University 5-1 on Friday. Defenseman Jackson Dorrington earned a secondary assist on the Huskies’ third goal of the game on the power play. The junior defenseman set a new career high for points, as the assist improved his season totals to two goals and 11 assists for 13 points in 30 games this season. Dorrington also had one blocked shot during the game and was called for tripping in the second period.
The Huskies lost the rematch on Saturday 3-1. Dorrington had three shots on goal and four blocked shots. The loss kept Northeastern at ninth place in the Hockey East standings and 24th in PairWise Rankings with an overall record of 11-16-3. It will be a battle of the Huskies this weekend when they play the University of Connecticut in a home and home series.
Colorado College split a weekend series against St. Cloud State, winning 4-3 Friday, and dropping a 4-2 decision Saturday. Center Noah Laba missed both games with a lower-body injury. The Tigers are 20th in the USCHO Poll, and sit at 32nd in PairWise Ranking with an overall record of 17-14-1. A matchup against defending national champion Denver concludes the NCHC regular season.
Swedish defenseman Rasmus Larsson missed both games for Northern Michigan against St. Thomas. The Wildcats continued to struggle, losing each game,3-0 and 4-3, dropping their overall record to 5-26-1 which puts them at 62nd out of 64 teams in PairWise Rankings. Ferris State will be the final regular-season opponent.
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