New York Rangers President and Basic Supervisor Chris Drury introduced in the present day that the group has agreed to phrases with defenseman Derrick Pouliot on a two-year contract.
Pouliot, 31, collected seven targets and 46 assists for 53 factors in 70 video games with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2024-25. He established AHL career-highs in video games performed, assists and factors this previous season, and he was named to the AHL’s First All-Star Workforce. Pouliot led AHL defensemen – and ranked fourth amongst all AHL skaters – in assists and ranked second amongst AHL defensemen in factors in 2024-25. He additionally ranked tied for second in targets amongst Crunch defensemen, and the six energy play targets he tallied have been tied for second-most on the group.
The Estevan, Saskatchewan native has skated in 226 profession NHL video games over components of 9 seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, Vegas Golden Knights, Seattle Kraken, San Jose Sharks and Dallas Stars, registering eight targets and 46 assists for 54 factors, together with 91 penalty minutes. Pouliot additionally performed in two contests throughout the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs and helped the Penguins win the Stanley Cup that yr. He has tallied 266 factors (52G-214A) in 410 profession AHL contests, and he’s a three-time AHL All-Star.
The 6-1, 205-pounder was initially chosen by Pittsburgh within the first spherical, eighth general, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
