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Olympic medals for the best Rangers draft picks, round by round

By Steve Paulus

Rangers Brian Leetch gets the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP following game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals at Madison Square Garden June 14, 1994. The Rangers won the game 3-2 and the Stanley Cup.Rangers Win Stanley Cup
Rangers Brian Leetch gets the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP following game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals at Madison Square Garden June 14, 1994. The Rangers won the game 3-2 and the Stanley Cup.Rangers Win Stanley Cup /
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INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA: Swedish goalkeeper Henrik Lundqvist is pictured during a training of the Swedish team during the IIHF Icehockey World Championship in the Olympia-Icehall in Innsbruck, 29 April 2005. AFP PHOTO Markus Leodolter (Photo credit should read MARKUS LEODOLTER/AFP via Getty Images)
INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA: Swedish goalkeeper Henrik Lundqvist is pictured during a training of the Swedish team during the IIHF Icehockey World Championship in the Olympia-Icehall in Innsbruck, 29 April 2005. AFP PHOTO Markus Leodolter (Photo credit should read MARKUS LEODOLTER/AFP via Getty Images) /

Seventh round picks

Gold: Henrik Lundqvist (2000)

Silver:  Todd Marchant (1993)

Bronze:  Mike Mottau (1997)

Honorable mentions: None

Future medalists?:  Adam Huska (2015), Eric Ciccolini (2019)

He isn’t in the Hall of Fame yet, but Henrik Lundqvist is a shoo-in and he will be the fourth Rangers draft pick to make it to the Hall.  He is a slam dunk for the gold medal, though silver medalist Todd Marchant has some right to argue he deserves better than second place. Marchant played 1,195 NHL games and scored 498 points, mostly with Edmonton after the Rangers traded him for Craig MacTavish.

Bronze medalists Mike Mottau won the Hobey Baker Award playing for Boston College and he made it to the NHL with the Rangers in 2000-01. He played only 19 games for the Rangers, but had some solid years with the Devils.

Adam Huska could develop into a top NHL goalie and Eric Ciccolini was the most improved player for the Michigan Wolverines last season.

Next are the really late rounds, eighth through 12th and some gems uncovered.

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