“Left a mark on them” – Forward Rutger McGroarty makes an impact on Jets during interview before 2022 NHL Draft
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Rutger McGroarty impresses Winnipeg Jets with his maturity
Forward Rutger McGroarty was already up and ready to take on the NHL interview by storm just before the 2022 NHL Draft selection. He had no doubt about what he wanted to achieve and how his team can help him grow. He accomplished what we wanted as the Jets chose him 14th overall during the 2022 selection process.
During his interview with the Winnipeg Jets McGroarty stated, “For me, I really take pride in being a mature kid and I feel like I went into the interview knowing what I wanted to get across,” McGroarty said. “I had the right answers. I came in with a smile on my face, shook their hands, and looked them in the eye, and I felt that’s definitely something that left a mark on them.”
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Rutger McGroarty is determined to win on the ice with Jets
Rutger McGroarty impressed Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff according to nhl.com, as he noted, “He plays the game hard and he answers the questions hard”. “It’s one of those things that, again, as an organization, drafting a player with those kinds of attributes is exciting.” “In the interview process, he was obviously great. The questions that we asked and the way he answered them and the way that he plays the game is consistent.”
Cheveldayoff further said, “I think you have to really look at the intangibles when you look at a player like McGroarty”. “If you look at his numbers over the different leagues he’s played in, he’s scored 50 goals. Doing that with the type of attitude and the type of character and the type of hardness that he has, man, I think that smile on his face coming toward our table (at the draft) is going to be etched into my memory for a long, long time. That was genuine. That was real. That’s what he’s all about.”
The forward was fourth on the USA Hockey National Team Development Program U-18 team. He scored 69 points with 35 goals and 34 assists and 3rd with 6 power-play goals in 54 games. At the 2022 IIHF U-18 World Championship, he led the team with 8 goals and 34 shots in 6 games. McGroarty noted, “It just kind of shows if you work hard enough and you really compete every time you’re out there… (scouts) will find you”. “On the ice, I would just say (I have) that kind of feeling of I don’t really care who I’m going against. I am going to beat you.” “I’m ready to do it all.”
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