p WPG ('22, 1st
rd., 14th overall)
D R A F T S TAT U S
H O M E T O W N
Lincoln, Neb.
P O S I T I O N
Forward
Rutger
McGroarty
R I N K RAT
42
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p University of
Michigan
CO L L E G E
P E RS O N YO U ' D L I K E
TO M E E T: Leo Messi
U S A T E A M S : National Junior Team (2023), Under-18 Men's
National Team (2022), USA Hockey's NTDP Under-18 Team (2021-22),
Under-18 Men's National Team (2021), USA Hockey's NTDP Under-17
Team (2020-21), Youth Olympic Games (2020)
6-1 205 lbs
PHOTOS BY Getty images
@RutgerMcGroarty
S O C I A L S I D E
My dad was the coach of the
Lincoln Stars and there was a
guy on the team, Mike Dalhuisen, when I
was 3 or 4 years old. He always hung
out with me and wore No. 2."
N O .
2
"
WHY I WEAR IT
HE SAID IT
PLAYER PROFILE
We've got some
unfinished business
over there at Michigan and
at World Juniors."
B I R T H D AY
March 30, 2004
D R E A M J O B
( N O N - H O C K E Y )
Lawyer
P R E GA M E M E A L
Chicken
and pasta
"
"
S N A P S H O T S
Offseason Activities:
Being
with the guys.
Pregame Ritual: I have to
have my air buds in, sit in the
crowd, and then when the clock
hits 15 minutes before we go
out for warmups, I go into the
locker room.
Warmup Song: Superhero
(Heroes & Villains)
by Metro
Boomin, Future & Chris Brown
Favorite TV Show: Suits
Favorite Professional
Player:
Matthew Tkachuk
What You Love About
Hockey:
The grind.
Best Advice You've Been
Given:
Find the hardest worker
and outwork them.
Everybody here
loves hockey, and if
they don't, then they're
in the wrong place.
It's a grind, but
you've got to eat the
right food, drink a
lot of water, recover."
