New York used the additional pick provided by San Jose to select their lone Canadian, Morgan Barron, at 174.
"I'm a big, two-way centerman," Barron told reporters in a press conference. "I try and play a 200-foot game. I like to chip in defensively and offensively, so I think I just want to be a prototypical NHL centerman who plays both ends of the ice."
After spending the last two season at St. Andrew's College in Canada, the Halifax, Nova Scotia-native is committed to Cornell University for next season, a spot Clark said will benefit his all-around game prior to him hopefully becoming a Ranger someday.
"We like where he's going to Cornell where he'll grow," Clark said of Barron. "They teach a real good defensive game up there. He's been more offensive in St. Andrew's because he's basically their best player. Now he'll learn the other side of the game of defense and by the time he comes to us, he'll have a good idea of how to play on both sides of the puck."
Barron, who stands 6-foot-2 and weights 200 pounds, said he looks to mimic Chris Kreider's playing style.
"He's a powerful two-way play who skates really well, which is something I try and do," he said. "So he's definitely I model my game after."