New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton announced today that the team has agreed to terms with free agent defenseman Chris Summers on a new contract.
Summers, 28, skated in 74 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) this past season, registering three goals and eight assists for 11 points, along with a plus-two rating and 51 penalty minutes. He tied for third on the team – and tied for second among Wolf Pack defensemen – in games played in 2015-16. Summers tied single-game AHL career-highs by registering two assists and two points on Nov.