Rangers make another round of cuts, trim training camp roster to 36
The New York Rangers made another round of cuts on Tuesday, when nine players were trimmed from their training camp roster.
Most notably, veterans Adam Erne and Madison Bowey were released from their PTOs with the Rangers. However, they will attend the training camp of New York’s AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, on professional tryouts.
Erne had two assists in two preseason games with the Rangers, one each in their 5-2 win over the Boston Bruins last Thursday and in their 3-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Monday. The forward also got into a fight and totaled seven penalty minutes Monday against the Devils.
Erne has played 379 NHL games and has 91 points (41 goals, 50 assists) with the Edmonton Oilers, Detroit Red Wings, and Tampa Bay Lightning. In 195 AHL games with Bakersfield, Grand Rapids and Syracuse, he has 105 points (47 goals, 58 assists).
Bowey, a defenseman, did not record a point in his one preseason outing.
Additionally, Blade Jenkins, Nate Sucese, and Blake Hillman were released from their PTOs and returned to Hartford. Each forward signed the PTO to play in the game against the Devils on Monday.
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Adam Sykora among Rangers prospects assigned to AHL training camp
The Rangers also assigned four prospects drafted by the organization to the Wolf Pack. That included forward Adam Sykora, their second-round pick (No. 63 overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft. The 20-year-old finished with 23 points (8 goals, 15 assists) in 66 games as a rookie with the Wolf Pack last season.
Also assigned to Hartford were forwards Jaroslav Chmelar, Bryce McConnell-Barker and Dylan Roobroeck.
Chmelar, 21, scored a career-high 15 points (5 goals, 10 assists) in 26 games with Providence College last season as a sophomore. The 6-foot-5 forward set a career high in assists and plus/minus with a plus-7 rating.
McConnell-Barker, 20, appeared in 52 games with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the OHL last season, finishing with 51 points (22 goals, 29 assists). He was third on the club in points, tied for third in goals and fifth in assists. In 11 playoff games, the 6-foot-2, 191-pound center added 15 points (5 goals, 10 assists). He also skated in four Calder Cup playoff games with Hartford.
Roobroeck, 20, recorded 72 points (26 goals, 46 assists) in 68 games with the Oshawa Generals of the OHL in 2023-24. He was second on the team in points and third in assists. He added 26 points (11 goals, 15 assists) in 21 games during the OHL playoffs.
36 players remain in Rangers training camp
Forwards (20): Brett Berard, Anton Blidh, Jonny Brodzinski, Sam Carrick, Filip Chytil, Will Cuylle, Adam Edstrom, Bo Groulx, Kaapo Kakko, Ryder Korczak, Chris Kreider, Alexis Lafreniere, Riley Nash, Brennan Othmann, Artemi Panarin, Matt Rempe, Reilly Smith, Vincent Trocheck, Jimmy Vesey, Mika Zibanejad
Defensemen (12): Casey Fitzgerald, Adam Fox, Zac Jones, Ryan Lindgren, Connor Mackey, Victor Mancini, K’Andre Miller, Matthew Robertson, Chad Ruhwedel, Brandon Scanlin, Braden Schneider, Jacob Trouba
Goaltenders (4): Louis Domingue, Dylan Garand, Jonathan Quick, Igor Shesterkin
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