Overview
- The team announced a three-year entry-level contract for the 20-year-old defenseman, a 2023 third-round pick, with immediate reporting to New York.
- The Rangers will forgo a professional tryout and count this season as the first year of his deal, according to New York Post reporting cited by Blueshirt Banter.
- Fortescue logged 4 goals and 10 assists in 35 games this season for Boston College, which was eliminated by UConn in the Hockey East semifinals on Friday.
- Over three NCAA seasons he totaled 8 goals and 33 points and is viewed as a shutdown blueliner who kills penalties and makes a clean first pass.
- His NHL usage will be determined by coach Mike Sullivan, with local reporting noting injuries that could create a path to minutes.