Goaltender Jonathan Quick won’t break away from the NHL after announcing his retirement following the 2025-26 season. The New York Rangers have hired Quick as their ‘Director of Goaltending Development’ per Mollie Walker of The New York Post. Walker mentions that the Rangers had interest in hiring Quick before the end of the season but […]

The New York Rangers have added a few forwards this summer but if they have their way, they'd like to add another one.

The trend of recent first-round draft picks signing their entry-level contracts is continuing. The New York Rangers announced they’ve signed defenseman Alberts Smits to a three-year, entry-level contract. Smits, 18, was drafted with the fifth overall pick of the 2026 NHL Draft. Smits, originally from Valmiera, Latvia, spent most of his international career in Finland, […]

The New York Rangers and restricted free agent defenseman Braden Schneider, 24, agreed on a one-year contract ahead of their salary arbitration hearing, and an NHL source told ESPN's Greg Wyshynski on Monday that the deal is for $5.5 million.

The Rangers have avoided an arbitration hearing, signing defenseman Braden Schneider to a one-year contract carrying a $5.5MM cap hit, per PuckPedia. The deal consists entirely of salary, with no signing bonus. Schneider’s hearing had been scheduled for July 29. It’s a significant raise for the 24-year-old, who was coming off a two-year bridge deal […]

The 2025-26 season was an extremely disappointing one for the New York Rangers, but that does not mean it was a complete disappointment for all of the franchise’s players. 2020 No. 1 overall pick Alexis Lafreniere enjoyed a bounce-back campaign, scoring 24 goals and tying his career-high of 57 points. His performance last season, especially […]

The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to terms with one of their newly acquired forwards. According to a team announcement, the Canadiens have signed Brett Berard to a one-year, two-way deal for the 2026-27 season. PuckPedia reported that Berard will earn a league minimum of $850K in the NHL and $175K in the AHL. Montreal acquired […]

The San Jose Sharks are continuing to add to their organizational depth on defense. According to a team announcement, the Sharks have signed Libor Hajek to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2026-27 campaign. Hajek, 28, has been playing for the Czech Extraliga’s HC Dynamo Pardubice for the last three years. Throughout that time, Hajek […]

According to a team announcement, the New York Rangers have signed defenseman William Trudeau to a one-year contract for the 2026-27 season. The Rangers acquired his signing rights a few weeks ago from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Brett Berard. Trudeau, 23, will be playing his home games outside of Eastern Canada for the first […]

James Dolan, executive chairman of MSG Sports, has given day-to-day operations of the New York Rangers to his 32-year-old son Quentin Dolan, the team announced mmFriday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced the signings of four players today: forwards Vinni Lettieri and Henrik Rybinski, defenseman Cole McWard, and netminder Samuel Hlavaj. The financial terms of the deals were not disclosed other than the fact that Lettieri and Hlavaj have signed one-way contracts, while Rybinski and McWard received two-way deals. We covered McWard’s […]

James Dolan, executive chairman and CEO of MSG Sports, is “handing over the day-to-day ownership responsibilities for the Blueshirts to his son Quentin,” reports Mollie Walker of the New York Post. According to Walker, Dolan will now assume the titles of Rangers president, chief operating officer and alternate governor. As a result, Rangers GM Chris […]

The New York Rangers signed free agent winger Oliver Bjorkstrand to a one-year contract with a $4.5 million salary cap hit on Wednesday, after the 31-year-old veteran had 12 goals and 20 assists in 80 games last season with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Rangers added some scoring punch up front by acquiring forward Pavel Dorofeyev, the Golden Knights' leading goal scorer last season, in a deal that sent multiple first-round picks to Vegas.