The Rangers have signed Hartford defenseman Brandon Scanlin to a two-year extension.
He has seven goals and seven assists in 43 games this season for Hartford.
From the Rangers:
- Over the course of three seasons with the Wolf Pack, Scanlin has tabbed 11 goals and 19 assists for 30 points and a plus-21 rating in 119 games. In addition, he has played in nine playoff games for the team, notching one assist.
- The Rangers signed the Hamilton, Ontario native after a successful collegiate career at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, where he accumulated 11 goals and 51 assists for 62 points in 98 games stretched over three seasons. In his final season, he registered six goals and 25 assists for 31 points in 38 games, ranking tied for second among NCAA defensemen in assists and tied for sixth in points. In 2020-21, Scanlin was named to the Honorable Mention All-NCHC Team and in 2019-20, he was named to the NCHC All-Rookie Team.
- Prior to playing at the college level, Scanlin native played two seasons for the Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), where he registered 84 points (24G-60A) in 98 games. In 2018-19, he helped guide the Bandits to a AJHL championship and later, a victory in the Canadian Junior A National Championship game.