New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton announced today that the team has agreed to terms with defenseman Sergey Zborovskiy on an entry-level contract.
Zborovskiy, 19, skated in 64 games with the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL) this past season, registering eight goals and 17 assists for 25 points, along with a plus-15 rating and 61 penalty minutes. He established WHL career-highs in several categories in 2015-16, including goals, assists, points, and power play goals (two), and he tied his WHL career-high in plus/minus rating. Zborovskiy ranked fourth on the Pats – and ranked second among team defensemen – in plus/minus rating, and he tied for second among team defensemen in goals this past season.