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Jack Rathbone

{{Short description|American ice hockey player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|5|20}}

| birth_place = West Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 190

| position = Defense

| shoots = Left

| league = NHL

| team = Buffalo Sabres

| prospect_league = AHL

| prospect_team = Rochester Americans

| former_teams = Vancouver Canucks

| ntl_team =

| draft = 95th overall

| draft_year = 2017

| draft_team = Vancouver Canucks

| career_start = 2021

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Jack Rathbone (born May 20, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Rathbone was drafted 95th overall in the 2017 NHL entry draft by the Vancouver Canucks, with whom he began his NHL career.{{Cite web|title=Canucks: Jack Rathbone makes his NHL debut against high-octane Oilers|url=https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks/canucks-jack-rathbone-makes-his-nhl-debut-against-high-octane-oilers|access-date=May 5, 2021|website=theprovince}}

Early life

Rathbone was born in West Roxbury, Massachusetts{{cite web |title=Jack Rathbone |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/311766/jack-rathbone |website=eliteprospects.com |publisher=Elite Prospects |access-date=January 10, 2021}} to parents Jason and Beth.{{cite web |last1=MacIntyre |first1=Iain |title=Prospect Jack Rathbone pauses pro decision as Canucks rave of his talent |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/prospect-jack-rathbone-pauses-pro-decision-canucks-rave-talent/ |website=sportsnet.ca |publisher=Sportsnet |access-date=January 10, 2021 |date=March 20, 2020}} His father was a draft pick of the New York Islanders in 1988 and coached him during his time with the Cape Cod Whalers.{{cite web |last1=Lawson |first1=Matt |title=Canucks Prospect Pipeline: Jack Rathbone |url=https://thehockeywriters.com/vancouver-canucks-prospect-jack-rathbone/ |website=thehockeywriters.com |access-date=January 10, 2021 |date=November 13, 2018}} Rathbone is also the oldest of three siblings, a brother and sister, and grew up a Boston Bruins fan.

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. 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.{{cite web |last1=Conway |first1=Kevin |title=Rathbone becomes latest Whalers star selected in NHL Entry Draft |url=http://pointstreak.com/news_story.html?id=489355 |website=pointstreak.com |publisher=Pointstreak |access-date=January 10, 2021 |date=July 10, 2017}} Although Rathbone missed four weeks of the season due to a concussion, he was still considered a ALL-USA Player of the Year candidate.{{cite web |title=ALL-USA Watch: Hockey star Jack Rathbone returns from concussion to lead Dexter (Mass.) |url=https://usatodayhss.com/2017/all-usa-watch-hockey-star-jack-rathbone-returns-from-concussion-to-lead-dexter-mass |website=usatodayhss.com |publisher=USA TODAY High School Sports |access-date=January 10, 2021 |date=February 21, 2017}} Rathbone committed to play NCAA Division I ice hockey with the Harvard Crimson in 2015 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.{{cite news |title=West Roxbury NHL prospect Jack Rathbone has priorities in right place |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2017/06/15/west-roxbury-nhl-prospect-jack-rathbone-has-priorities-in-right-place/ |access-date=January 10, 2021 |publisher=Boston Herald |date=June 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112042041/https://www.bostonherald.com/2017/06/15/west-roxbury-nhl-prospect-jack-rathbone-has-priorities-in-right-place/ |archive-date=November 12, 2020}}

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.{{cite web |last1=Mros |first1=Julie |title=Karow and Rathbone Selected in 2017 NHL Draft |url=https://www.youngstownphantoms.com/news_article/show/810722 |website=youngstownphantoms.com |publisher=Youngstown Phantoms |access-date=January 10, 2021 |date=July 6, 2017 |archive-date=January 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113010045/https://www.youngstownphantoms.com/news_article/show/810722 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite web |last1=Morreale |first1=Mike G. |title=NHL Scouting Combine, Day 2: Defensemen raising stock |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/heiskanen-makar-rising-defensemen-at-nhl-scouting-combine/c-289677218 |website=nhl.com |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=January 10, 2021 |date=May 30, 2017}} Prior to graduating, Rathbone was drafted 95th overall in the 2017 NHL entry draft by the Vancouver Canucks.{{cite web |last1=Biech |first1=Ryan |title=Canucks 2nd day draft recap |url=https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/canucks-2nd-day-draft-recap/c-290148004 |website=nhl.com |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=January 10, 2021 |date=June 25, 2017}}

=Collegiate=

Rathbone joined the Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey team to compete in their 2018–19 season{{cite web |title=Men's Ice Hockey Announces Eight Freshmen in Class of 2022 |url=https://gocrimson.com/news/2018/6/15/6_15_2018_5839 |website=gocrimson.com |publisher=Harvard University |access-date=January 10, 2021 |date=June 15, 2018}} and received the Don Parsons Memorial Scholarship in recognition of his "character, community service, leadership and academics."{{cite web |title=Jack Rathbone awarded 2018 Don Parsons Memorial Scholarship |url=http://site3368.goalline.ca/news.php?news_id=1690363 |website=goalline.ca |access-date=January 10, 2021 |date=August 20, 2020}} 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.{{cite web |title=Jack Rathbone |url=https://gocrimson.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/jack-rathbone/5097 |website=gocrimson.com |publisher=Harvard University |access-date=January 10, 2021}} His seventh point in the same number of games came during a loss against Clarkson which effectively knocked Harvard out of the ECAC playoffs.{{cite news |last1=Raptis |first1=Mike |title=Rathbone Builds On Breakout Season |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67356799/jack-rathbone/ |access-date=January 10, 2021 |publisher=The Province |date=March 16, 2019 |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada|via=newspapers.com}} As he completed the season second amongst league rookies in points, he was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team.{{cite web |title=Fox Headlines Five All-ECAC Hockey Selections For Men's Ice Hockey |url=https://gocrimson.com/news/2019/3/18/3_18_2019_5919 |website=gocrimson.com |publisher=Harvard University |access-date=January 10, 2021 |date=March 18, 2019}}

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. Prior to the seasons' cancellation, Rathbone earned national recognition with an election to the First Team All-ECAC Hockey team{{cite web |title=Six From Men's Ice Hockey Earn ECAC Hockey Postseason Awards |url=https://gocrimson.com/news/2020/3/17/3_17_2020_548.aspx |website=gocrimson.com |publisher=Harvard University |access-date=January 10, 2021 |date=March 17, 2020}} and AHCA All-American First Team.{{cite web |title=Rathbone, Abruzzese Named CCM/AHCA Hockey All-Americans |url=https://gocrimson.com/news/2020/4/11/4_11_2020_551.aspx |website=gocrimson.com |publisher=Harvard University |access-date=January 10, 2021 |date=April 11, 2020}} Once the season was cancelled, Rathbone returned home and debated whether he should return to college or start his professional career.

=Professional=

On July 14, 2020, Rathbone signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Canucks, thus concluding his collegiate career.{{cite web |title=Canucks sign D Rathbone to ELC |url=https://www.tsn.ca/vancouver-canucks-sign-d-jack-rathbone-to-elc-1.1495595 |website=tsn.ca |publisher=The Sports Network |access-date=January 10, 2021 |date=July 14, 2020}} On May 6, 2021, Rathbone scored his first NHL goal in a 6–3 win against the Edmonton Oilers.{{cite news |title=Canucks 6, Oilers 3: Rathbone gets his first NHL goal |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks/canucks-6-oilers-3-rathbone-gets-his-first-nhl-goal |access-date=September 3, 2021 |publisher=The Province |date=May 6, 2021}}

On October 17, 2023, Rathbone was traded by the Canucks alongside Karel Plášek to the Pittsburgh Penguins, in exchange for Mark Friedman and Ty Glover.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-acquire-jack-rathbone-and-karel-plasek-from-the-canucks-in-exchange-for-mark-friedman-and-ty-glover |title=Penguins Acquire Jack Rathbone and Karel Plasek from the Canucks in Exchange for Mark Friedman and Ty Glover |website=NHL.com |date=October 17, 2023}} He played out the remainder of the season with Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, registering 8 goals and 24 points through 67 regular season games.

As a free agent from the Penguins, Rathbone was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Buffalo Sabres on July 1, 2024.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/buffalo-sabres-sign-brett-murray-josh-dunne-mason-jobst-felix-sandstrom | title = Sabres sign five players to two-way contracts | publisher = Buffalo Sabres | date = July 1, 2024 | access-date = July 1, 2024}}

International play

Rathbone was named to Team USA to compete during the 2015 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament.{{cite web |title=Under-17 Five Nations Tournament All Time Roster |url=https://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/2675739-under-17-five-nations-tournament-all-time-roster |website=teamusa.usahockey.com |access-date=January 10, 2021}} He recorded two goals in their final game against Germany to clinch first place at the tournament.{{cite web |title=U.S. Earns U17 Five Nations Title With 8-1 Win Over Germany |url=https://www.usahockey.com/news_article/show/544174-u-s-earns-u17-five-nations-title-with-8-1-win-over-germany |website=usahockey.com |access-date=January 10, 2021 |date=August 16, 2015}}

Career statistics

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! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

2014–15

| Dexter Southfield School

| USHS

| 31

347—

| —

————
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| 2015–16

| Dexter Southfield School

| USHS

| 29

111526—

| —

————
2016–17

| Dexter Southfield School

| USHS

| 22

161935—

| —

————
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| 2016–17

| Youngstown Phantoms

| USHL

| 4

0110

| —

————
2017–18

| Dexter Southfield School

| USHS

| 17

111930—

| —

————
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| 2018–19

| Harvard University

| ECAC

| 33

715228

| —

————
2019–20

| Harvard University

| ECAC

| 28

7243116

| —

————
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| 2020–21

| Utica Comets

| AHL

| 8

2792

| —

————
2020–21

| Vancouver Canucks

| NHL

| 8

1230

| —

————
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| 2021–22

| Vancouver Canucks

| NHL

| 9

0002

| —

————
2021–22

| Abbotsford Canucks

| AHL

| 39

10304015

| 2

0110
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| 2022–23

| Vancouver Canucks

| NHL

| 11

1122

| —

————
2022–23

| Abbotsford Canucks

| AHL

| 37

591412

| 6

2134
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2023–24

| Abbotsford Canucks

| AHL

| 2

101| 2

| —

————
2023–24

| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

| AHL

| 67

8162421

| 2

1120
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2024–25

| Rochester Americans

| AHL

| 63

61723| 51

| 8

0338
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 28 !! 2 !! 3 !! 5 !! 4

! — !! — !! — !! — !! —

Awards and honors

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! Award

! Year

!

colspan="3"|USHS
(East) All-New England First Team

| 2017

|

All-USA Hockey First Team

| 2017

|

All-USA Hockey Second Team

| 2018

|

colspan="3"|College
ECAC All-Rookie Team

| 2019

|

ECAC First All-Star Team

| 2020

| {{cite web | url = https://www.ecachockey.com/men/2019-20/News/20200317_-_Men-s_All-League_Teams | title = ECAC Hockey announces All-League selections | publisher = ECAC Hockey | date = March 17, 2020 | access-date = January 31, 2021}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}

All-Ivy League First Team

| 2020

|

New England D1 All-Stars

| 2020

|

East First All-American Team

| 2020

|

All-USCHO Second Team

| 2020

|

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! colspan="3" | AHL

All-Rookie Team

| 2022

| {{cite web| url = https://theahl.com/2021-22-ahl-all-rookie-team | title = 2021-22 AHL All-Rookie Team named | publisher = American Hockey League | date = April 27, 2022 | access-date = April 27, 2022}}

References

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