Rangers sign Jackson Dorrington to entry-level contract

The New York Rangers announced Sunday that the club has signed defenseman Jackson Dorrington to a three-year, entry-level contract. As part of the agreement, Dorrington will join the AHL affiliated Hartford Wolf Pack for the balance of the current campaign.

Through 37 appearances this season with the NCAA’s Northeastern Huskies, Dorrington notched two goals and 13 assists for 15 points coupled with 20 penalty minutes and a minus-two rating. In all, through three seasons with the Huskies, Dorrington totaled eight goals and 25 assists for 33 points in 105 career contests.

Prior to committing to the Huskies, Dorrington spent a single season with the USHL’s Des Moines Buccaneers where through 41 outings he scored three times and added eight assists for 11 points alongside a minus-14 rating and 51 penalty minutes.

A 20-year-old native of North Reading, Mass., Dorrington has also seen success in international competition including a four-game showing with Team USA at the 2021 Hlinka Gretzky Cup where through four outings he finished with one assist, a plus-one rating, and 25 penalty minutes.

Dorrington was originally chosen by the Vancouver Canucks in the sixth round of the 2022 NHL Draft. In early February, the Rangers acquired Dorrington from the Canucks alongside veteran forward J.T. Miller in a deal that saw New York part with center Filip Chytil, defenseman Victor Mancini, and a conditional first-round selection in the upcoming NHL Draft.

For the Rangers, on the season the club sits 34-31-6 and one point back of the Montreal Canadiens for the second wildcard seed in the Eastern Conference. Following Saturday’s 5-3 victory over the Canucks, the Rangers will try for their second consecutive victory when the squad returns to the ice Tuesday against the Los Angeles Kings. The Rangers have qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in four of the past five seasons.