SKAPSKI SIGNS WITH RANGERS
Courtesy: NHL.COM
New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has agreed to terms on an entry-level contract with goaltender Mackenzie Skapski
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GP: 53 | GAA: 2.70 | SV%: .916
Skapski, 19, appeared in 53 games with the Kootenay Ice of the Western Hockey League (WHL) this past season, posting a 28-20-4 record, along with a 2.70 GAA, a .916 SV%, and one shutout. Skapski posted career-bests in both GAA and SV% during the season. He also ranked sixth in the WHL in SV%, tied for seventh in wins, and ranked 10th in GAA. He registered a career-high, 10-game winning streak from January 12, 2014 to February 11, 2014, posting a 1.80 GAA and a .940 SV% over the span.
The 6-3, 191-pounder registered a 34-25-1 record, along with a 2.78 GAA, a .910 SV%, and seven shutouts in 2012-13. Skapski’s 34 wins and seven shutouts were both career-highs, and he tied for first in the WHL in shutouts.
In 141 career WHL appearances, all with Kootenay, Skapski posted a 74-52-7 record, a 2.81 GAA, a .909 SV%, and eight shutouts. He recorded his first WHL win while making his WHL debut on January 29, 2011 vs. Lethbridge. Skapski also registered a 4-8 record in 15 career playoff appearances with Kootenay.
The Abbotsford, British Columbia native was selected by the Rangers in the sixth round, 170th overall, in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OT | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | SO | GAA | SV% |
| 2010-11 | Kootenay | WHL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.16 | 0.882 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011-12 | Kootenay | WHL | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3.12 | 0.89 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012-13 | Kootenay | WHL | 65 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 2.78 | 0.91 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.95 | 0.892 |
| 2013-14 | Kootenay | WHL | 53 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2.7 | 0.916 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3.78 | 0.882 |
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