The New York Rangers have locked in Scott Morrow on a one-year deal, with president and general manager Chris Drury making the announcement today.
Morrow, 23, split his most recent season between New York and Hartford and gave the organization steady production from the blue line. He played 29 games for the Rangers in the 2025-26 season, finishing with six assists, and added another 34 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack in the American Hockey League.
In Hartford, he put up five goals and 14 assists for 19 points, good for 0.56 points per game - the highest mark among Wolf Pack defensemen. He also tied for the team lead among Hartford defensemen in goals.
Across 45 career NHL games over three seasons with the Rangers and the Carolina Hurricanes, the Darien, Connecticut native has one goal and 11 assists for 12 points. He has also skated in five postseason games.
Morrow’s AHL track record has been strong, too. In 52 games for the Chicago Wolves during the 2024-25 season, the 6-2, 210-pound defenseman produced 39 points on 13 goals and 26 assists. That total placed him fourth among all Wolves skaters in points, tied for third in assists and tied for fourth in goals, while he led all Chicago defensemen in each of those categories.
Originally drafted by the Hurricanes in the second round, 40th overall, of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, Morrow now stays in the Rangers’ pipeline on a new one-year contract.
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