NHL Future Watch: Rutger McGroarty Hockey Cards, Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL Future Watch: Rutger McGroarty Hockey Cards, Pittsburgh Penguins – The Winnipeg Jets drafted Rutger McGroarty with the 14th overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. This sturdy forward has a lot of talent. He’s a hard worker and was always destined for the NHL.

McGroarty played for the NTDP in 2020-21. He was on an elite team and came through with 20 goals and 21 assists in 53 games. This was a start of a terrific junior career.

2021-22 was a big year for McGroarty. He had 35 goals and 34 assists in 54 games in his final season with the National Team. In the U18s, he had eight goals and one assist in six games taking home silver for Team USA.

In 2022-23, he attended the University of Michigan. As a freshman, he had 18 goals and 21 assists in 39 games. Michigan were B1G champions. McGroarty added a goal and six assists in seven games in the World Juniors. He took home a bronze medal this time.

In his sophomore year, he had 16 goals and 36 assists in 36 games. During the season, McGroarty captained the World Junior team. He had five goals and four assists in seven games and took home a gold medal this time. He was a Hobey Baker nominee. McGroarty was traded from the Winnipeg Jets to the Pittsburgh Penguins in August.

In 2024-25, McGroarty mostly played in the AHL for the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Penguins. There, he had 14 goals and 25 assists in 60 games. In his eight-game stint with the Penguins, he scored a goal and two assists.

I like his leadership abilities. He’s calm under pressure. He likes to score dirty goals. Coaches trust him to be out on the ice in key situations. Jason Spezza is now in charge of Scranton. Getting to work with him hopefully means McGroarty will be ready to play in the NHL next season.

NHL Future Watch: Rutger McGroarty Hockey Cards Worth Collecting

McGroarty’s best card is his 2024-25 Upper Deck Series 2 Young Guns rookie. This card has a nice photo of him in action.

The next card to get is his 2024-25 Upper Deck SP Authentic. This is a well-designed card. I’ve always liked the lettering in this release.

One last card is his 2024-25 Skybox Metal Universe Autographed rookie. It’s a cool card with an autograph of an up-and-coming player who should stick in the NHL next year.

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