Rangers sign Kevin Rooney, Colin Blackwell and Brandon Crawley

Anthony Scultore Updated: Oct 9, 2020

The Rangers made two small signings in the early going of free agency. One is Wolf Pack defenseman Brandon Crawley, and the other is Devils center Kevin Rooney.

Brandon Crawley

The Blueshirts inked the 23 year-old NJ native today who split time with the Pack and Maine Mariners of the EXCHL last season. In nine games with the Wolf Pack he did not have a point and registered six penalty minutes.

The 6-1, 202-pounder has skated in 123 career AHL games over parts of three seasons (2017-18 – 2019-20), all with the Wolf Pack, registering five goals and 15 assists for 20 points, along with 216 penalty minutes. Crawley established AHL career-highs in goals (three), assists (12), points (15), and penalty minutes (111) in 2018-19, and he also ranked sixth among AHL defensemen in penalty minutes during the season. He also led AHL rookies in penalty minutes in 2017-18 (99). – via NYR PR

Kevin Rooney

The ex-Devils center is 27 years-old and a big boy at 6’2″.

Kevin Rooney in for two years with NYR at $750,000 cap hit…Could compete for fourth-line role, aggravating opponent in NJ, fought Kreider last year after No. 20 crushed Tennyson from behind…NYR also need F who meet exposure requirements for Seattle expansion draft.
— Larry Brooks (@NYP_Brooksie) October 9, 2020

Colin Blackwell

Was a center in the Nashville Predators organization. He is 27 years old.

Colin Blackwell. to the Rangers, 700/350 in Year 1, 750 one-way in Year 2
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) October 9, 2020

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