The Rangers have signed AHL defenseman Connor Mackey to a two-year extension.
From the Rangers:
- Mackey, 27, has recorded two goals and nine assists for 11 points in 36 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) and a team-high plus-13 rating. He has also played one game for the Rangers this season (Jan. 27 at Ottawa), where he was a plus-1 in 16:27 of ice time.
- In three AHL seasons between the Wolf Pack and Stockton Heat, Mackey has compiled 63 points (10G-53A) and a plus-25 rating in 116 games. In 2021-22 with Stockton, he led team defensemen with 36 points (5G-31A) in 53 games. He was named an AHL All-Star in 2021.
- Internationally, Mackey has represented the United States at the 2023 and 2021 World Championship.
It’s a two-way contract that has an NHL cap hit of $775,000.
Adam Rotter: A depth re-signing and something that Drury has done a lot of the last couple of years with some bottom-six and depth players. Jonny Brodzinski and Brandon Scanlin got similar extensions last month and Ben Harpur and Jimmy Vesey got them last year. Obviously the Rangers view them as good fits for depth in the organization and locked them up.