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Rutger McGroarty
#2 Pittsburgh Penguins / NHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Mar 30, 2004
- Age
- 22
- Place of Birth
- Lincoln, NE, USA
- Youth Team
- -
- Position
- C/W
- Height
- 185 cm / 6'1"
- Weight
- 93 kg / 205 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Contract
- 26/27
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- Player Type
- Cerebral TacticianPhysical ForwardTwo-Way Center
- Cap Hit
- $950,000Powered by
- NHL Rights
Pittsburgh Penguins / Signed- Agency
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Where most players outrace, he delays with a cutback or simply entering a glide and angling away from backpressure. Those delays house his playmaking, where he’s deceptive, precise, and identifying the best play. Uses give-and-gos instead of deking, and consistently occupies the space that maximizes his odds of getting the puck back. He’s a bull, too. Relentlessly attacks the inside, combining skill and physicality. -EliteProspects 2022 NHL Draft Guide
Father: Jim McGroarty
Father: Jim McGroarty
McGroarty shines in the offensive zone, displaying elite goal-scoring and playmaking ability. He’s a slick puck handler
— EPRinkside.com 2021
2026-2027 NHL stats powered by
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2014 |  Toronto Bulldogs | Brick Invitational | 6 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | - | Playoffs | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 2015-2016 | Draftday Hockey Selects U12 | WSI U12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | - | |||||||
| 2016-2017 |  Detroit Honeybaked | QC Int PW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | |||||||
| 2017-2018 | Draftday Hockey Selects U14 2 | WSI U14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 16 | - | - | |||||||
| 2018-2019 | Draftday Selects U15 | WSI U15 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 4 | - | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | Team Orange | USA-S15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | - | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | USA U16 | YOG | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| League | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15U AAA | 1 | 63 | 82 | 78 | 160 | 2.54 | - | 90 | 0 | |||||||
 AHL | 3 | 97 | 29 | 54 | 83 | 0.86 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.60 | 6 | -1 |
| Brick Invitational | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2.00 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | - |
| HPHL 13U | 1 | 17 | 40 | 7 | 47 | 2.76 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| HPHL 14U | 1 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 2.70 | 8 | - | 0 | |||||||
| HPHL 15U | 1 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2.00 | 8 | - | 0 | |||||||
| HPHL 16U | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| NCAA | 2 | 75 | 34 | 57 | 91 | 1.21 | 24 | 32 | 0 | |||||||
| NHL | 3 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.26 | 4 | -3 | 0 | |||||||
| NTDP | 2 | 107 | 55 | 55 | 110 | 1.03 | 99 | 54* | 0 | |||||||
| QC Int PW | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| USA-S15 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.75 | 9 | - | 0 | |||||||
| USHL | 2 | 55 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 0.95 | 48 | 17 | 0 | |||||||
 WJC-18 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0.82 | 29 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| WJC-20 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1.14 | 10 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| WSI U12 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2.00 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| WSI U14 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1.78 | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| WSI U15 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 4 | - | 0 | |||||||
| YOG | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
| Team | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Honeybaked (Peewee) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Draftday Hockey Selects U12 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2.00 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Draftday Hockey Selects U14 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1.78 | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| Draftday Selects U15 (Black) | 1 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 4 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Honeybaked 13U AAA | 1 | 17 | 40 | 7 | 47 | 2.76 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Honeybaked 14U AAA | 1 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 2.70 | 8 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 15U AAA | 1 | 72 | 90 | 88 | 178 | 2.47 | 8* | 90* | 0 | |||||||
| Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U AAA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.26 | 4 | -3 | 0 | |||||||
| Team Orange (Select 15) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.75 | 9 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Toronto Bulldogs | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2.00 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | - |
| U.S. National U17 Team | 1 | 34 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 1.03 | 26 | - | 0 | |||||||
| U.S. National U18 Team | 2 | 73 | 38 | 37 | 75 | 1.03 | 73 | 54 | 0 | |||||||
| Univ. of Michigan | 2 | 75 | 34 | 57 | 91 | 1.21 | 24 | 32 | 0 | |||||||
| USA U16 (YOG) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| USA U18 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0.82 | 29 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| USA U20 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1.14 | 10 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| USNTDP Juniors | 2 | 55 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 0.95 | 48 | 17 | 0 | |||||||
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 3 | 97 | 29 | 54 | 83 | 0.86 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.60 | 6 | -1 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.