Eliteprospects
USA Jake Ratzlaff
#9 Rapid City Rush / ECHL - 25/26
Date of Birth
Jun 23, 2002
Position
D
Age
23
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Rosemount, MN, USA
Weight
220 lbs / 100 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26

He has the ability to pivot smoothly, and actually demonstrates solid straight-line speed when he starts moving his legs and employing crossovers. At Ratzlaf's size, 6'3", he has a very long reach and can effectively poke pucks away if he extends his body out. Ratzlaff has a hard slapshot and is very willing to activate in the offensive zone. -EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide

© Photo: Dan Hickling

Use/Embed statistics

Jake Ratzlaff Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 MN Flyers 14U AAA MNBEL 14U 13* 1* 0* 1* -* -* |
2017-18 Rosemount High USHS-MN 25* 4* 18* 22* 21* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
2018-19 Team Southeast UMHSEHL 8* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
Rosemount High USHS-MN 24* 10* 15* 25* 30* -* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 -
2019-20 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Rosemount High “C” USHS-MN 25* 6* 7* 13* 32* -* | Playoffs 2 1 2 3 0 -
2022-23 Madison Capitols USHL 7* 1* 0* 1* 2* -2* |
2023-24 Univ. of St. Thomas NCAA 14* 0* 1* 1* 2* -3* |
2024-25 Univ. of St. Thomas NCAA 9* 0* 0* 0* 11* 0* |
2025-26 Rapid City Rush ECHL 29* 1* 5* 6* 32* 3* |
Projected ECHL 68* 2* 12* 14* 75* 7* |

Jake Ratzlaff Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 Team Black USA-S15 3* 0* 1* 1* -* -* |
2018-19 Team Red USA-S16 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2019-20 Team Grey USA-S17 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
B17 - Section 3 MNHP-17 3* 0* 0* 0* -* -* |
B17 - Blue (Final 54) MNHP-17 3* 0* 1* 1* -* -* |
USA U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 4* 1* 1* 2* 2* -3* |

Jake Ratzlaff Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
ECHL 1 29* 1* 5* 6* 0.21* 32* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 2* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
MNBEL 14U 1 13* 1* 0* 1* 0.08* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MNHP-17 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 2 23* 0* 1* 1* 0.04* 13* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
UMHSEHL 1 8* 0* 1* 1* 0.13* 0* -* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
USA-S15 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S16 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S17 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 10* 1* 0* 1* 0.10* 2* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-MN 3 74* 20* 40* 60* 0.81* 83* -* | 3 6 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.67 * 0 * - *
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/18/2025
09/18/2025 Confirmed Univ. of St. Thomas Rapid City Rush
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2018, 6 #86 overall by Green Bay Gamblers in the USHL Futures Draft

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #235 by FCHockey

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #90 by NHL Central Scouting