Who the Rangers picked in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft

SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY – JULY 23: A general view of the draft board from the first round of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft at the NHL Network studios on July 23, 2021 in Secaucus, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

The 2021 NHL Entry Draft is over and the New York Rangers added eight players to their prospect pool. No major trades materialized with the only transaction in the third round when the Blueshirts traded two picks to the Capitals so they could move up five slots.

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Here are the numbers.

The Rangers drafted two centers, two left wingers, two right wingers, one defenseman and one goalie
Three picks came from the WHL with two from the USHL and one each from the OHL, Liiga and Finnish juniors.
Four picks are from Canada, two from the United States and one each from the Czech Republic and Finland

By picking a defenseman with their last selection, they avoided not drafting a defenseman for the second time since expansion. The only time that the Rangers have not taken a defenseman in the draft was in 2007.

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