Dylan Garand

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Dylan Garand
Born (2002-06-07) June 7, 2002 (age 22)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 New York Rangers
Hartford Wolf Pack  (AHL)
NHL draft 103rd overall, 2020
New York Rangers
Playing career 2021–present

Dylan Garand (born June 7, 2002) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender who plays for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the New York Rangers. He was drafted by the Rangers in the fourth round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

Entering the Western Hockey League, the 2018–19 season was Garand's first full season with the Kamloops Blazers. Although only 16 years old, he became the team's starting goaltender when Dylan Ferguson was injured and led the team to the WHL playoffs. [1]

In the 2018–19 season, Garand played in 42 games and had a 2.21 goals against average and a .921 save percentage. [2] He won the Daryl K. Seaman Trophy as WHL's Scholastic Player of the Year. [2] [1] After the season he was drafted by the New York Rangers in the 4th round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft with the 103rd overall selection. [3] [4]

For the 2020–21 WHL season, Garand played in only 18 games, posting a 2.15 goals against average and a .921 save percentage. Garand also played two games for the Rangers' American Hockey League affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack. In two games for Hartford he had a 3.68 goals against average and an .839 save percentage. [2]

In the 2021–22 season, Garand posted a 2.16 goals against average and a .935 save percentage for Kamloops. As a result, he won the Del Wilson Trophy as the top WHL goaltender and was named a First Team All-Star in the WHL B.C. Division. [5] [3] [6] His goals against average and saves percentage were each second in the WHL. His 34 wins was tied for first in the league among goaltenders, and he also tied for fourth in the league in shutouts, with 4. [7] Garand was considered by some writers to be the best goalie in the entire Canadian Hockey League, and he won the 2021–22 CHL Goaltender of the Year award. [8] [9] [10] Midway through the season Garand signed his first professional contract with the Rangers. [11]

He started the 2022–23 pre-season with the Rangers but was assigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack before the season began. [12] He played in 32 games with a .894 save percentage and 3.01 goals against average in the regular season. [13] He was better in the playoffs, with a .935 save percentage, 1.76 goals against average and 2 shutouts in 8 games. [13] Rangers' Director of Player Personnel and Amateur Scouting John Lilley said of his 2022–23 season “He had a good season. He grew as a 20-year-old goaltender. It’s very, very tough to establish yourself and he had a good year. He got better as it went along. He’s on the right path. We’re excited about his upcoming year." [13]

Prior to the 2023–24 NHL season, USA Today' writer Vincent Z. Mercogliano rated Garand as the Rangers 6th best prospect. [14]

Garand started the 2023–24 season at Hartford but was recalled to the Rangers to serve as their backup goalie for a game on November 9 against the Minnesota Wild. [15] [16] He was returned to Hartford after the game. [17] He was recalled to the Rangers playoff roster in May, during Hartford's 2024 Calder Cup playoffs run, after playing 7 playoff games for Hartford and leading them to the third round. [18]

Prior to the 2024-25 season, Mercogliano rated Garand as the Rangers' 7th best prospect and The Hockey News rated him as the Rangers' 8th best prospect. [19] [20] McKeen's Hockey rated him the Rangers' 6th best prospect, expressing concern that he showed little improvement in 2023-24 from his rookie seaon in the AHL, and that he may not be athletic enough to become an effective NHL goalie given his size, but noted his improvement during the 2024 playoffs. [21] He began the season back with Hartford. [22]

International play

Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Canada
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Canada
Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Slovakia/Czech Republic

Garand was named to Team Canada for the 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. [4] [23] He served as the backup goaltender to Devon Levi, playing one game during the tournament as Canada won a silver medal. [23] [2] He rejoined the team for the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, initially scheduled to be played in December 2021 and January 2022. The tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic after Garand had played only one game. [24] [11] However, the tournament resumed in August, with Garand returning as starting goaltender. [25] He played in six of Team Canada's seven games, winning all of them with a 1.98 goals against average as Canada won the gold medal. [2] [26]

Playing style

Garand is considered relatively small for a goaltender at 6 feet, 1 inch. [1] [27] However, according to Kamloops' goaltender coach Dan De Palma "he moves really well (and) he's an elite tracker of the puck. His head trajectory on the puck is outstanding ... and then from there, when the stress and the chaos ensues, his movement is exceptional, as well." [1] Team Canada goaltender coach Jason LaBarbera similarly said that he's able to make saves with his with his hands really well, and some guys don't have that ability. Sometimes, even if you’re a 6-foot-5 guy and you don’t have good hands, you can be exposed." [1] LaBarbera also said that Garand has "got a lot of different aspects to his game. He's very talented in that sense. He’s very good at tracking the puck. He stays down on the puck; he doesn't chase it. He gives himself opportunities to make saves with his positioning and his skating ability." [1] Garand has said of his height "at end of the day, you've got to stop the puck. If you can do that, then doesn't matter what your height is." [1] Fellow Ranger prospect and Team Canada teammate Will Cuylle said of Garand "I’ve never seen someone so like focused and dialed in before." [28]

Asked before the 2022–23 season what it would take to become a great goaltender for the Rangers, Garand said "I feel like just sticking to my game — I know what works for me, so kind of continue to build that foundation and that stuff at the next level." [29]

In 2023, Hartford coach Steve Smith said of Garand that:

He’s a really cerebral kid. He’s a hard-working kid. I’m not sure there’s another guy in the locker room that preps for games as much as he does, even at a young age. He’s fully prepped and ready to go, each and every night. He loves to stay extra, he loves to be on the ice, and we clearly believe in him...His future is very bright. [19]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLOTLMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
2017–18 Kamloops Blazers WHL 3120153803.14.905————————
2018–19 Kamloops BlazersWHL2711731,4086912.94.902302123703.42.879
2019–20 Kamloops BlazersWHL42281032,4439042.21.921————————
2020–21 Kamloops BlazersWHL1815301,0863932.15.921————————
2020–21 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 201081503.68.839————————
2021–22 Kamloops BlazersWHL4534912,6899742.16.925171151,0293331.92.933
2022–23 Hartford Wolf PackAHL32131431,7178633.01.8948534771421.76.935
2023–24 Hartford Wolf PackAHL39161752,27811523.03.8989545552402.59.922
AHL totals73293284,07620653.03.895171071,0323822.21.927

International

YearTeamEventGPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
2019 Canada HG18 2110120311.51.857
2021 Canada WJC 100020103.00.800
2022 CanadaWJC66003641201.98.925
Junior totals97205041611.90.914

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