Rangers Agree to Terms with Jackson Dorrington

New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the team has agreed to terms with defenseman Jackson Dorrington on a three-year, entry-level contract. Dorrington will report to the Hartford Wolf Pack on an amateur tryout (ATO) for the remainder of this season.

Dorrington, 20, tallied two goals and 13 assists for 15 points in 37 games for Northeastern University (Hockey East) this past season. He ranked tied for fifth on the team in assists.

In three collegiate seasons, the North Reading, Massachusetts native notched eight goals and 25 assists for 33 points in 105 games along with a plus-17 rating. The 6-2, 192-pound blueliner appeared in 33 games during the 2023-24 season, finishing with six goals, the most among Northeastern defensemen, and was named the Unsung Hero by his team. In his freshman season, he skated in all 35 of Northeastern’s contests and finished with 31 blocked shots, tied for the fifth most on the team.

Before Northeastern, Dorrington played for Des Moines of the USHL, recording 11 points (3G-8A) in 41 games. He was named a 2022 BioSteel All-American.

Dorrington was originally selected by the Canucks in the sixth round, 176th overall, of the 2022 NHL Draft. His rights were acquired by the Blueshirts on January 31, 2025.

Mike Breen delivers touching tribute for retiring Rangers broadcaster Sam Rosen

“I can’t think of a more fitting person to get that type of treatment here at Madison Square Garden.”

For over two decades, Mike Breen has been a beloved figure by New York sports fans as the play-by-play man of the New York Knicks. But on Saturday, Breen shared praise for a man who he says has upheld the standard of being a broadcaster in New York perhaps better than anyone else.

On Saturday afternoon ahead of the New York Rangers matchup against the Vancouver Canucks, the Rangers held a pregame celebration for the illustrious broadcasting career of longtime TV play-by-play voice Sam Rosen in light of his looming retirement at the end of the 2024-25 NHL season.

Later in the day, on the call of Saturday’s matchup between the New York Knicks and the Washington Wizards, Breen shared some kind words about his MSG colleague, thanking Rosen for “sustaining and setting” the standard for a New York broadcaster for decades.

“We love Sam. All of us who work here for either the Rangers or the Knicks. We consider it an honor and a privilege to work here. And there is a certain pressure to uphold the standard, the standard Sam Rosen has sustained and set for decades. I know I am one of many, both here at The Garden and throughout the sportscasting industry, and the NHL and hockey fans, who look up to Sam Rosen. We thank him for showing us how it’s done. For setting the bar so high. And I can’t think of a more fitting person to get that type of treatment here at Madison Square Garden.”

“We thank him for showing us how it’s done. For setting the bar so high. And I can’t think of a more fitting person to get that type of treatment here at Madison Square Garden.”