Rangers Lock In Joe Veleno | New York Rangers News

**Corey** (0:00)
It's July 1st. I'm Corey with the story, and this is New York Rangers News Today, your AI power team report.
All right, so the New York Rangers just locked up forward Joe Veleno. He's inked a one-year deal with the squad.
This move comes from President and General Manager Chris Drury, who announced the agreement today. Veleno, who's 26 years old, spend last season with the Montreal Canadians. He played in 61 games, putting up two goals and three assists for a total of five points.
He also had a pretty solid face-off win percentage, hitting 51.6%, which was seventh best on that team. Looking at his career, Veleno has suited up for 367 NHL games over six seasons. He's played for the Canadians, Chicago Blackhawks, and Detroit Redwings. His stats show 40 goals and 46 assists for 86 total points. He even set some personal bests in the 2023-2024 season with 12 goals and 16 assists. On the international stage, Veleno's got some serious hardware. He's a gold medalist from the 2023 World Championships with Team Canada. He also represented Canada at the World Junior Championships a couple of times and the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. He was originally drafted by the Detroit Redwings way back in 2018, picked 30th overall in the first round. So, it'll be interesting to see what he brings to the Rangers this upcoming season.