Rangers Assign Brennan Othmann to Hartford
The New York Rangers announced Friday that winger Brennan Othmann was assigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League.
The 2021 first-round pick got a long look in the preseason by head coach Peter Laviolette and made the most of it. He registered two goals in five preseason games.
The decision to assign the 20-year-old to the AHL was not unexpected. With the team’s top-nine essentially set, giving Othmann top-line minutes with the Wolf Pack made more sense from a developmental standpoint than having him get 8 minutes a night on the fourth line.
The move leaves 24 players remaining on the training camp roster, including Will Cuylle. Teams must get to 23 players or fewer by Monday.
