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The New York Rangers Win the Alexis Lafreniere Sweepstakes

Rangers fans, get ready to fall in love.

New York won Phase 2 of the draft lottery, giving the Rangers the right to select left winger Alexis Lafreniere from the QMJHL’s Rimouski Oceanic. For a team that is already coming on strong in a rebuild initiated by GM Jeff Gorton and senior advisor Glen Sather, New York now gets a potent weapon on the wing to add to an already-impressive crew.

Lafreniere is a powerful and competitive talent who won MVP honors with Canada at the 2020 world juniors, despite missing time during the tournament due to injury.