The New York Rangers have signed goaltending prospect Alexander Georgiev to an entry-level contract, according to Cap Friendly.
Georgiev, 21, attended Rangers’ summer prospect camp a few weeks back. Georgiev has been a teammate of Rangers prospects Tarmo Reunanen (2016 fourth-round pick) and Patrik Virta (2017 seventh-round pick) at TPS in Finland. The Moscow-born goaltender represented Russia at the 2016 U20 World Junior Championships and earned a silver medal in the competition. Though memory is fleeting, my recollection of Georgiev at the WJC is that he was just okay. However, he’s built a strong resume in Finland the last few seasons.