The New York Rangers have signed college free agent Brandon Scanlin who most recently played defense for the University of Nebraska-Omaha.
Scanlin turns 23 in June and is your prototypical defenseman at 6’4” and 214 pounds, and broke out in a big way offensively this season. The Rangers newest prospect tallied 5 goals and 26 assists for 31 points over 60 games during his first two seasons with the Mavericks, and in 38 games this year posted a line of 6-25-31.
In terms of potential, Scanlin was ranked 4th on Chris Peters’ college free agent list, but that is with the caveat that he has some work to do.