Jack Rathbone

Jack Rathbone (born May 20, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Jack Rathbone
Born (1999-05-20) May 20, 1999
West Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team Vancouver Canucks
NHL Draft 95th overall, 2017
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career TBD–present

Early life

Rathbone was born on May 20, 1999, in West Roxbury, Massachusetts[1] to parents Jason and Beth.[2] His father was a draft pick of the New York Islanders in 1988 and coached him during his time with the Cape Cod Whalers.[3] Rathbone is also the oldest of three siblings, a brother and sister, and grew up a Boston Bruins fan.[2]

Playing career

Amateur

Growing up in Massachusetts, Rathbone played ice hockey for the Mass Midget Select League's Cape Cod Whalers and Dexter Southfield School.[1] During his first year with the U18 Whalers team, he recorded eight goals and 18 points which he superseded the following year by posting 16 goals and 35 points in 22 games.[4] Although Rathbone missed four weeks of the season due to a concussion, he was still considered a ALL-USA Player of the Year candidate.[5] Rathbone committed to play NCAA Division I ice hockey with the Harvard Crimson in 2015[4] but chose to complete his education at Dexter rather than join the United States Hockey League (USHL) to remain closer to his family and autistic brother.[6]

Throughout the 2016–17 season, Rathbone split his time between the Whalers, Dexter, and Youngstown Phantoms in the USHL. He played four games with the Phantoms and recorded one assist.[7] During his senior year at Dexter, Rathbone was named captain and was ranked 57th overall by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau in their final ranking of North American skaters.[8] Prior to graduating, Rathbone was drafted 95th overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks.[9]

Collegiate

Rathbone joined the Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey team to compete in their 2018–19 season[10] and received the Don Parsons Memorial Scholarship in recognition of his "character, community service, leadership and academics."[11] As a freshman at Harvard, Rathbone skated in 33 games and finished the season with seven goals and 15 assists for 22 points. His first collegiate goal came against the Quinnipiac Bobcats on November 2, 2018, and he finished the year with a seven-game point-streak.[12] His seventh point in the same amount of games came during a loss against Clarkson which effectively knocked Harvard out of the ECAC playoffs.[13] As he completed the season second amongst league rookies in points, he was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team.[14]

Rathbone re-joined the Harvard Crimson for his sophomore year and recorded 31 points in 28 games as the season was cut short due to COVID-19.[12] Prior to the seasons' cancellation, Rathbone earned national recognition with an election to the First Team All-ECAC Hockey team[15] and AHCA All-American First Team.[16] Once the season was cancelled, Rathbone returned home and debated whether he should return to college or start his professional career.[2]

Professional

On July 14, 2020, Rathbone signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Canucks, effectively concluding his collegiate career.[17]

International play

Rathbone was named to Team USA to compete during the 2015 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament.[18] He recorded two goals in their final game against Germany to cinch first place at the tournament.[19]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 Dexter Southfield School USHS 31 3 4 7 — — — — — —
2015–16 Dexter Southfield School USHS 29 11 15 26 — — — — — —
2016–17 Dexter Southfield School USHS 22 16 19 35 — — — — — —
2016–17 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2017–18 Dexter Southfield School USHS 17 11 19 30 — — — — — —
2018–19 Harvard University ECAC 33 7 15 22 8 — — — — —
2019–20 Harvard University ECAC 28 7 24 31 16 — — — — —
NCAA totals 61 14 39 53 24 — — — — —

Awards and honors
Award Year
USHS
(East) All-New England First Team 2017
All-USA Hockey First Team 2017
All-USA Hockey Second Team 2018
College
ECAC All-Rookie Team 2019
ECAC First All-Star Team 2020 [20]
All-Ivy League First Team 2020
New England D1 All-Stars 2020
East First All-American Team 2020
All-USCHO Second Team 2020

References
  1. "Jack Rathbone". eliteprospects.com. Elite Prospects. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  2. MacIntyre, Iain (March 20, 2020). "Prospect Jack Rathbone pauses pro decision as Canucks rave of his talent". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  3. Lawson, Matt (November 13, 2018). "Canucks Prospect Pipeline: Jack Rathbone". thehockeywriters.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  4. Conway, Kevin (July 10, 2017). "Rathbone becomes latest Whalers star selected in NHL Entry Draft". pointstreak.com. Pointstreak. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  5. "ALL-USA Watch: Hockey star Jack Rathbone returns from concussion to lead Dexter (Mass.)". usatodayhss.com. USA TODAY High School Sports. February 21, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  6. "West Roxbury NHL prospect Jack Rathbone has priorities in right place". Boston Herald. June 15, 2017. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  7. Mros, Julie (July 6, 2017). "Karow and Rathbone Selected in 2017 NHL Draft". youngstownphantoms.com. Youngstown Phantoms. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  8. Morreale, Mike G. (May 30, 2017). "NHL Scouting Combine, Day 2: Defensemen raising stock". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  9. Biech, Ryan (June 25, 2017). "Canucks 2nd day draft recap". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  10. "Men's Ice Hockey Announces Eight Freshmen in Class of 2022". gocrimson.com. Harvard University. June 15, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  11. "Jack Rathbone awarded 2018 Don Parsons Memorial Scholarship". goalline.ca. August 20, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  12. "Jack Rathbone". gocrimson.com. Harvard University. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  13. Raptis, Mike (March 16, 2019). "Rathbone Builds On Breakout Season". Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: The Province. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  14. "Fox Headlines Five All-ECAC Hockey Selections For Men's Ice Hockey". gocrimson.com. Harvard University. March 18, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  15. "Six From Men's Ice Hockey Earn ECAC Hockey Postseason Awards". gocrimson.com. Harvard University. March 17, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  16. "Rathbone, Abruzzese Named CCM/AHCA Hockey All-Americans". gocrimson.com. Harvard University. April 11, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  17. "Canucks sign D Rathbone to ELC". tsn.ca. The Sports Network. July 14, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  18. "Under-17 Five Nations Tournament All Time Roster". teamusa.usahockey.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  19. "U.S. Earns U17 Five Nations Title With 8-1 Win Over Germany". usahockey.com. August 16, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  20. "ECAC Hockey announces All-League selections". ECAC Hockey. March 17, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
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