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Rangers Sign Dylan Garand to Two-Year Extension

The contract makes Garand the leading internal candidate to back up Igor Shesterkin, creating immediate waiver and roster decisions for the club.

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Apr 15, 2026; Tampa, Florida, USA; New York Rangers goaltender Dylan Garand (33) looks on against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the third period at Benchmark International Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images

Overview

  • Garand agreed to the two-year extension on Sunday, June 21, giving the Rangers control of the 24-year-old goaltender after his late-season NHL audition.
  • The deal is reported as a two-way contract in year one (NHL $850,000, AHL $400,000) that converts to a one-way $900,000 second year for a reported $875,000 average annual cap hit.
  • Garand is no longer waiver-exempt, so any attempt to send him to the AHL would require placing him on waivers and risks another team claiming him.
  • His short NHL sample includes three appearances (2-0-1) with a 1.62 goals-against average and a .948 save percentage, while he also has 148 AHL games with Hartford and international junior experience for Canada.
  • The signing leaves the backup job open to competition from veteran Spencer Martin or any external free-agent the Rangers add, and it shapes offseason roster choices as New York retools around starter Igor Shesterkin.