New captain J.T. Miller among 61 players on Rangers training camp roster
The New York Rangers open up training camp ahead of their centennial season Wednesday with a roster of 61 players, led by newly-named captain J.T. Miller.
The 32-year-old center is the 29th captain in Rangers history. He heads a leadership group of five letter-wearing players, including alternates Adam Fox, Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck, and Mika Zibanejad.
Miller was officially named captain Tuesday.
“Since his arrival last season, J.T. immediately became a leader for our group and exemplifies how we want to conduct ourselves both on and off the ice,” Rangers general manager Chris Drury said in a statement.
Drury and new coach Mike Sullivan meet with the media Wednesday, and surely will discuss the decision to hand Miller the C, among other key topics.
The Rangers first on-ice sessions take place Thursday at the MSG Training Center. They open a six-game preseason schedule Sunday, visiting the New Jersey Devils in a 1p.m. matinee at Prudential Center.
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Nearly half the 61 players attending camp this fall appeared in at least one NHL game last season. Twenty-four of those 30 players played for the Rangers. Among the six who played for other NHL teams a year ago are veteran shutdown defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov (Los Angeles Kings), free-agent forwards Taylor Raddysh (Washington Capitals) and Justin Dowling (Devils), and promising young defenseman Scott Morrow (Carolina Hurricanes).
Two-time Stanley Cup winner Conor Sheary, who previously played for Sullivan with the Pittsburgh Penguins, appeared in five games with the Tampa Bay Lightning last season. Sheary is in camp on a PTO. Forward Brendan Brisson played nine games with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2024-25.
One other notable player is attending Rangers camp on a PTO. Andrej Sustr, a towering (6-foot-7) 34-year-old who last played an NHL game during the 2021-22 season, is competing to be the sixth or seventh defenseman on the roster.
The Rangers have 33 forwards attending training camp. Included in that group are former first-round picks Brennan Othmann (2021) and Gabe Perreault (2023). Each is coming off a solid rookie camp and trying to make an NHL opening-night roster for the first time in his career.
There are 22 defensemen taking part in this year’s camp. All eyes will be on Gavrikov, New York’s key offseason addition who signed a seven-year, $49 million contract in free agency.
Igor Shesterkin heads up the six goalies in camp. This is the first season of his monster eight-year, $92 million deal, the richest for a goalie in NHL history. Barring injury, Jonathan Quick enters his age-40 season as Shesterkin’s backup on Broadway.
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