The Rangers have selected left shot defenseman Alberts Smits with the 5th overall pick. Smits is 6-3, 205 and is considered by many to be the most NHL ready defenseman. The Hockey News says that the best case for Smits is Detroit’s Moritz Seider. This past season Smits played for: Jukurit in the Finnish League…

6/30/26: The Rangers have confirmed Dorofeyev’s contract. He has a no-move clause starting in year three and then a no-move clause through the rest of the contract. He has a full no-move in year 3 and 4, in year 5 he has a 15-team no-trade list and then in years 6 and 7 he has a…

The Rangers have traded Brett Berard to Montreal for defenseman William Trudeau. Trudeau, 23, was a fourth round pick of Montreal in 2021 and has spent the last four years in the AHL. He has yet to make his NHL debut and is a left shot. He is a pending RFA McKeen’s Hockey ranked him…

8:51PM: Mason McTavish is being traded to St. Louis for 15 and 29. (Elliotte Friedman) Emily Kaplan said on ESPN that the Ducks made this deal with St. Louis contingent on the player that they are going to select at 15. Kaplan says that the Rangers did not include draft picks in their offer for McTavish.

The Rangers have announced their preseason schedule for the 2026-27 season: 9/21 @ New Jersey at 7PM 9/22 vs the Islanders at 7PM 9/24 vs New Jersey at 7PM 9/25 @ the Islanders at 7 PM The NHL has cut the preseason from six to four games in exchange for adding two more regular season…