Chris Kreider signs with Rangers-0414
The New York Rangers have agreed to terms with top prospect Chris Kreider on a three-year entry-level deal. New York Rangers Jersey
The 20-year-old center will forego his senior season at Boston College to turn pro and join New York in advance of the team’s first-round playoff series with the Ottawa Senators. He is expected to join the team for practice on Wednesday, thus burning the first year on his contract. Ryan Callahan Jersey
Whether he plays for the Rangers when they face the Senators in the Eastern Conference semifinals remains to be seen.
Kreider helped lead Boston College to a national championship title with a win over Ferris State University in Saturday’s Frozen Four championship in Tampa on Saturday.
The Boxford, Mass., native, a Rangers first-round pick in 2009 (19th overall), led BC with 23 goals and 22 assists in 44 games played this season.
The Rangers have received stellar seasons from former collegiate players who have made the college-to-pro jump successfully, including Derek Stepan, Ryan McDonagh and Carl Hagelin. But those three all had more time to acclimate to the dizzying difference in expectations and play.
Hagelin has flourished since he headed to the AHL for 17 games until his recall Thanksgiving Day, earning a spot on the team’s top line with Brad Richards and Marian Gaborik and an important role on the team’s penalty kill.
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