48 PLAYERS INVITED TO TRAINING CAMP
The Rangers invited 48 players to Training Camp this preseason. The training camp roster is made up of 28 forwards, 15 defensemen and five goaltenders.
Forwards (28): Nathan Aspinall, Jacob Battaglia, Cole Beaudoin, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Anton Blidh, Jaroslav Chmelar, Will Cuylle, Pavel Dorofeyev, Justin Dowling, Glenn Gawdin, Liam Greentree, Tye Kartye, Noah Laba, Alexis Lafreniere, Brody Lamb, Bryce McConnell-Barker, J.T. Miller, Juuso Parssinen, Gabe Perreault, Taylor Raddysh, Matt Rempe, DylanRoobroeck, Adam Sykora, Carey Terrance, Aidan Thompson, Eeli Tolvanen, Joseph Veleno, Mika Zibanejad
Defensemen (15): Dennis Cholowski, Marc Del Gaizo, Jackson Dorrington, Sean Durzi, Drew Fortescue, Adam Fox, Vladislav Gavrikov, Vincent Iorio, Scott Morrow, Marcus Pettersson, Matthew Robertson, Braden Schneider, Alberts Smits, William Trudeau, Urho Vaakanainen
Goaltenders (5): Dylan Garand, Joonas Korpisalo, Spencer Martin, Igor Shesterkin, Callum Tung
Of the 48 players, 25 played in at least one game for the Blueshirts last season. Alberts Smits (5th overall) is representing the 2026 Draft Class at main camp.
NEWBIES
This summer, the Blueshirts signed forward Oliver Bjorkstrand, defenseman Dennis Cholowski, defenseman Marc Del Gaizo, forward Glenn Gawdin, forward Eeli Tolvanen and forward Joe Veleno. The Rangers also acquired Pavel Dorofeyev in a trade with Vegas, Sean Durzi and Cole Beaudoin in a trade with Utah, Joonas Korpisalo in a trade with Boston, Marcus Pettersson in a trade with Vancouver and William Trudeau in a trade with Montreal.
Dorofeyev’s 37 goals last season were the most by any player who is on a new team in 2026-27.
Pettersson averaged 21:27 of ice time last season, the fifth-highest by a player who is on a new team in 2026-27, behind John Carlson, Jacob Trouba, Darren Raddysh and Bowen Byram.
Durzi recorded 0.45 points per game last season, the fourth-most by a defenseman who is on a new team in 2026-27, behind Darren Raddysh, John Carlson and Bowen Byram.
Bjorkstrand scored nine power play goals last season, the third-most by a player who is on a new team in 2026-27, behind Rangers teammate Pavel Dorofeyev and Darren Raddysh.
Beaudoin, 20, served as captain for the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) during the 2025-26 season and combined for 88 points (33G-55A) in 54 games. He also appeared in 15 postseason contests, leading the OHL with 19 assists and 29 points. In 236 career OHL games across four seasons, he registered 221 points (91G-130A).
Bjorkstrand, 31, recorded 32 points (12G-20A) in 80 games for Tampa Bay and appeared in four playoff games last season. He has registered 416 points (184G-232A) in 704 career games between Tampa Bay, Seattle and Columbus.
Dorofeyev, 25, skated in all 82 games for Vegas last season and tallied 64 points (37G-27A) and appeared in 22 postseason games, notching 16 points (12G-4A). He is one of 12 NHL players with 35+ goals in each of the last two seasons. In 231 career NHL games, all with Vegas, he has recorded 149 points (92G-57A).
Durzi, 27, registered 27 points (5G-22A) in 60 games with Utah in 2025-26. He skated in six postseason games and tallied two assists. Across five seasons between Los Angeles, Arizona and Utah, he has combined for 144 points (30G-114A) in 302 career NHL games.
Korpisalo, 32, appeared in 31 games for Boston, posting a 14-9-6 record, a 3.15 goals against average and a .894 save percentage last season. He has posted a career 140-126-38 record, a 3.06 goals against average and a .900 save percentage in 334 NHL games across 11 seasons between Columbus, Los Angeles, Ottawa and Boston.
Pettersson, 30, skated in all 82 games for Vancouver, notching three goals and 15 assists for 18 points in 2025-26. Across nine NHL seasons, he has skated in 604 career games and has registered 180 points (21G-159A).
Tolvanen, 27, notched 36 points (12G-24A) in 78 games with Seattle during the 2025-26 season. He has appeared in 423 career NHL games across eight seasons between Seattle and Nashville, combining for 190 points (92G-98A).
Veleno, 26, combined for five points (2G-3A) in 61 games for Montreal during the 2025-26 season. He also appeared in nine postseason contests and recorded an assist. He has skated in 367 career NHL games across six seasons between Montreal, Chicago and Detroit, and has registered 86 points (40G-46A).
MIKA MAGIC
Appearing in 81 games for New York, Mika Zibanejad wrapped up the 2025-26 season registering 78 points (34G-44A). He led the Rangers in goals, assists, points, power play goals (16) and power play points (35), and shots (215). Among all NHL skaters, he tied for fifth in power play goals and ranked seventh in power play points.
On Mar. 23, he skated in his 1,000th career NHL game and became the 22nd Swedish player in NHL history to reach the milestone. He also tallied his 800th career NHL point on Mar. 10, becoming the 24th Swedish player in NHL history to notch the feat.
Last season, he set the franchise record for the most power play goals (124) and became the first active player to lead an Original Six franchise in power play goals. With 44 assists, he recorded his fifth straight 40+ assist season and his sixth such season as a Ranger, tying for the fifth-most in franchise history.
On Mar. 31, Zibanejad was named the winner of the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award, presented annually to the Ranger who, as chosen by the fans, “goes above and beyond the call of duty.”
Zibanejad also represented Team Sweden at the Olympic Games in Milan.
MILLER TIME
Named the 29th captain in franchise history at the start of the 2025-26 season, J.T. Miller skated in 68 games and recorded 53 points (17G-36A) last season. He notched his fifth consecutive 50+ point season and appeared in his 900th career NHL game on Dec. 7.
Among all Rangers skaters, he ranked third in faceoff wins (547), fourth in hits (123) and fifth in goals and assists. Among all NHL skaters with at least 500 faceoffs taken, he ranked third with a 61.7 faceoff win percentage. Since the 2021-22 season, he is the only NHL player with 400+ points and 700+ hits.
Miller represented the United States and helped his country take home the gold medal at the 2026 Olympic Games in Milan.
On Apr. 2, he was named the winner of the Rod Gilbert “Mr. Ranger” Award, given to the player “who best honors Rod’s legacy by exemplifying leadership qualities both on and off the ice, and making a significant humanitarian contribution to his community.”
FANTASTIC MR. FOX
Adam Fox registered 53 points (9G-44A) in 55 games with the Blueshirts last season. He recorded his 400th career NHL point on Mar. 10 and became the sixth-fastest American defenseman to do so.
He led the Blueshirts in takeaways (36) and assists, and tied for fourth on the team in points. With 17 multi-point games, he ranked second among New York blueliners and tied for eighth among all NHL defensemen.
Fox notched his fifth straight 50-point season and became the second defenseman in Rangers history to have done so. He is one of six active defensemen in the NHL to record five consecutive 50-point seasons.
In each of his first seven seasons with the franchise, he has recorded 40+ points. There have been seven defensemen in NHL history to have done so. He and Cale Makar (COL) both have recorded 40+ points in each of their first seven seasons in the league, are the first two to do so since Phil Housley did so in his first eight seasons with BUF (1982-83 - 1989-90).
Last season, he surpassed Reijo Ruotsalainen for the fifth-most three-point games among New York defensemen in franchise history (23), James Patrick for the third-most multi-point games among Rangers defensemen in team history (106), Dave Maloney for the seventh-most goals by a defenseman in franchise history and Steve Vickers for the 11th-most assists in team history (350).
On Mar. 12, he became the second Rangers defenseman in team history to score a power play goal within the first 70 seconds of a game and was the first to do so since 1993-94 (Sergei Zubov).
Fox raised and donated more than $32,000 for the Tackle ALS organization last season, as he donated $1,023 for every goal and $523 for every assist.
SHESTY’S SAVES
Appearing in 51 games, Igor Shesterkin posted a 25-19-6 record, a 2.50 goals against average and a .912 save percentage. He became the sixth goaltender in franchise history to register at least five 20-win seasons with the team. On Dec. 13, he appeared in his 300th career NHL game, and on Dec. 27, made his 300th career NHL start.
Last season, he surpassed John Vanbiesbrouck for the ninth-most games in franchise history with one or fewer goals allowed (93).
He became the first NHL goaltender since Martin Jones in 2015-16 to allow two or fewer goals in his first six starts of the season, including one or fewer goals in each of his first four starts.
Allowing one or fewer goals in 13 games, he tied for the ninth-most games among all NHL goaltenders. He also allowed two or fewer goals in 27 games, tied for the eighth-most games in the league. Since the 2021-22 season, his 81 games allowing one or fewer goals rank second in the NHL.
