Rangers Re-Sign Tommy Hughes for One Year

The New York Rangers have re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Tommy Hughes to a one-year, two-way contract, according to the team.

OFFICIAL: #NYR have agreed to terms with restricted free agent defenseman Tommy Hughes on a new contract.

— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) July 15, 2016

His NHL salary for the 2016-17 season will be $632,500.

Hughes, 24, skated in 59 games with the Rangers’ AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolfpack, in 2015-16, netting two goals and nine total points with a minus-five rating.

Since turning pro in 2013, the London, Ontario native has tallied 25 points in 173 AHL games in Hartford. He has yet to make his NHL debut.

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Tommy Hughes played junior hockey with his hometown London Knights in the Ontario Hockey League. In four seasons, he logged 32 points in 169 games with a plus-55 rating. He served as an alternate captain on London’s OHL Championship winning team in 2012-13. The Knights also won the OHL title during the 2011-12 campaign.

Hughes will likely start the 2016-17 season with the Wolfpack. The 6-foot-2, 225-pound blueliner has served as a defensive anchor for the team for three years now. He is a physical stay-at-home defenseman who can also make a good first pass out of the defensive zone.

The New York Rangers signed Tommy Hughes as an undrafted free agent following the 2012-13 season.