Rutger McGroarty Records Three Points In Two Games For Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Rutger McGroarty stepped up with three points for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins last week. McGroarty recorded two assists–one primary and one secondary–in a 5-4 loss to the Springfield Thunderbirds on Wednesday and scored a goal off a nice defensive play in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Syracuse Crunch on Friday.
The 2022 first round pick acquired in a trade with the Winnipeg Jets prior to the start of the 2024-25 season ranks second on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins with a 1.16 point per game average with 22 points in 19 games–a nice jump on 39 points in 60 games last season. Continued consistency in the American Hockey League makes another look at the NHL level in 2025-26 likely.
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Penguins Prospect Report: March 9, 2026
Zam Plante scored late to force overtime and the overtime winner TWICE to help Minnesota-Duluth advance in the NCHC tournmanet, Mac Swanson scored three times in a pair of wins to advance in the NCHC tournament, and Rutger McGroarty recorded three points in two games for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton last week, plus Wilkes-Barre/Scranton managed a point in pair of losses and the Wheeling Nailers swept Rapid City in a three-game series.
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