“I’m happy to be here, it’s good for my development.” Those were the words of Utica Comets defenceman Brogan Rafftery after his team’s loss to the Toronto Marlies two weekends ago. Since then, he certainly has developed and now sits second in the scoring leaderboard for AHL defencemen, only behind former teammate Derick Pouliot. It’s time to call Rafferty up to the big club.
The American league is meant to be a place to earn your spot on to the NHL, and that is exactly what the former Quinnipiac University defenseman has done in his first full professional season.