Rangers Agree to Terms with Zac Jones

New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the team has agreed to terms with defenseman Zac Jones on a two-year contract extension.

Jones, 22, split his 2022-23 season between the Rangers and Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL). At the AHL level, the Richmond, Virginia native recorded 31 points (8G-23A) in 54 games and a plus-16 rating. Among Wolf Pack defensemen, he ranked first in goals and second in assists and points. In the Calder Cup Playoffs, Jones added six points (2G-4A) in nine games, leading team defensemen in assists and points. With New York in 2022-23, he posted one goal and one assist for two points in 16 games, his goal being a game-winning tally.

In 106 career AHL games, he has collected 17 goals and 49 assists for 66 points. The 5-10, 178 pound blueliner has skated in 38 career NHL games over the course of the past three seasons, tallying eight points (1G-7A).

Prior to turning pro, Jones skated in 61 career collegiate games over two seasons with UMass (2019-20 and 2020-21), registering 12 goals and 35 assists for 47 points, along with a plus-29 rating and 32 penalty minutes. He helped the Minutemen win the National Championship in 2020-21.

Jones was originally selected by the Rangers in the third round, 68th overall, in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.