Rangers Acquire Will Lockwood and 2026 Seventh Round Pick

New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the team has acquired forward Will Lockwood and a seventh-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for forward Vitali Kravtsov.

Lockwood, 24, has split his 2022-23 season between the Canucks and Abbotsford Canucks of the American Hockey League (AHL). With Vancouver, Lockwood has tallied an assist in 13 games. Across 26 games with Abbotsford, he has notched 12 goals and six assists for 18 points in 26 games.

The Royal Oak, Michigan native has played 28 career NHL games, all with Vancouver, notching one assist, 92 hits and 23 blocked shots. In 96 AHL games, he has posted 25 goals and 29 assists for 54 points in 96 games and a plus-17 rating.

Prior to going pro, the 5-11, 172 pound forward played four seasons at the University of Michigan, where he tallied 85 points (37G-48A) in 115 games. During his senior season (2019-20), as team captain, Lockwood was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten after ranking second on the team in scoring with 23 points (9G-14A). In his junior year campaign, he led the team in goals (16) and ranked second on the team in points (31). Lockwood was named the team MVP and top rookie his freshman year when he notched 20 points (8G-12A) and led the team in shorthanded and game-winning goals.

Internationally, Lockwood represented the United States at the U-18 and U-20 World Junior Championship and played two seasons with the United States National Team Development Program (USNTDP).

Lockwood was originally selected by the Canucks in the third round, 64th overall, of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.