It’s easy to lose track of the development of players within a specific draft class when all 10 picks remain with the organization. Especially if you were nearly the last player selected. Right wing Riley Hughes — the 216th overall pick in 2018 — is one of those 10 prospects chosen that year by the Rangers, and on Monday he played the biggest game of his young career when his two-time defending champion Northeastern Huskies beat Harvard 3-1 in the semifinals of the 68th annual Beanpot Tournament.
Last season, the Westwood, Mass. native was a top-line player for the Victoria Grizzlies of the British Columbia Hockey League, flanking 2019 first-round pick and league MVP Alex Newhook.