Terrance ‘wants to be great’ for Rangers after trade from Ducks
Carey Terrance was going through drills during New York Rangers development camp last month when the team’s coaching staff noticed some of his details were off and his finish wasn’t quite strong enough.
Now, remember, Terrance is new to the Rangers; he’s the forward prospect they acquired in the trade that sent forward Chris Kreider to the Anaheim Ducks on June 12. It was his first time on the ice with his new team, his first chance to make an impression on the team’s top brass.
So when the session was over, New York player development coach Jed Ortmeyer went to talk the 20-year-old about the drills. He wanted to let him know the expectations but also wanted to get to know the player with a conversation that had some meat-and-potatoes hockey talk.
Terrance’s reaction told Ortmeyer and the Rangers all they needed to know about him and the type of prospect they have a chance to mold into an NHL player.
“He was like, ‘Yes, let me know. I want to be coached. You’re never going to hurt my feelings. I want to know,’ ” Ortmeyer said. “That was great to hear. He wants to be coached. He wants to get better and he’s hungry. He’s eager to learn and he wants to be great.”
Terrance, selected by the Ducks in the second round (No. 59) of the 2023 NHL Draft, comes to New York with a decorated resume, including three gold medals won with the United States at the junior level; the 2024 and 2025 IIHF World Junior Championships and the 2023 World U18 Championship.
