Rangers signing Madison Bowey to PTO: report

There will be a bit more veteran depth at training camp for the New York Rangers after they reportedly agreed to a PTO with Madison Bowey on Wednesday.

The 29-year-old defenseman returns to North America after playing for three teams in the KHL over in Russia last season. He had 14 points (four goals, 10 assists) in 51 KHL games.

Bowey has 158 games of NHL experience, though he hasn’t played in the League since 2021-22, when he appeared in two games with the Vancouver Canucks. He’s totaled 40 points (five goals, 35 assists) for four teams over five NHL seasons.

The 6-foot-1, 207 pounder as a second-round pick (No. 53 overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft by the Washington Capitals. His best season with them was his rookie campaign in 2017-18, when he had 12 assists in 51 games. After two seasons and 84 games with the Capitals, Bowey played two season with the Detroit Red Wings. He had an NHL career-high 17 points (three goals, 14 assists) in 53 games with them in 2019-20.

Bowey, who was captain of Kelowna in juniors and helped it win the Western Hockey League championship in 2014-15, spent most of the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons playing in the American Hockey League before heading to Russia last season.

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Madison Bowey could provide depth on right side of Rangers defense

Bowey is a right-shot defenseman, a spot where the Rangers could use more depth within then organization. Behind the three righties who’ll play in the NHL this season — Adam Fox, Jacob Trouba and Braden Schneider — the Rangers have veteran Chad Ruhwedel, who’s the frontrunner to land the extra defenseman spot.

The Rangers signed Casey Fitzgerald this offseason to add depth on that side. And there’s Victor Mancini , a 2022 draft pick who’s set to play his first full season with the Hartford Wolf Pack in the AHL.

They are more set on the left side. After NHLers Ryan Lindgren, K’Andre Miller and Zac Jones, the Rangers have several options who can battle for the extra defenseman spot on the roster or be called up later from Hartford.

That group includes Ben Harpur, Connor Mackey and Brandon Scanlin. In addition, there’s Matthew Robertson, a forth-year pro who was New York’s second-round pick in 2019.

The Rangers are holding rookie camp this week and will open up training camp next week. Their first preseason game is Sunday, Sept. 22 at the Boston Bruins. The first preseason game at Madison Square Garden is two nights later, Tuesday, Sept. 24, against the Islanders.

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