Winnipeg Jets' Blake Wheeler (26) and Nashville Predators' Cody Glass (8) collide during first period NHL action in Winnipeg, Saturday, April 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
The New York Rangers have signed former Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler to a one-year contract, the team announced Saturday.
New York did not disclose the terms of the deal.
The signing comes a day after the Jets placed Wheeler on unconditional waivers to buy him out.
Wheeler served as Winnipeg’s captain for seven years before having the title stripped from him at the start of training camp by new head coach Rick Bowness, who then installed a three-alternate leadership group of Adam Lowry, Josh Morrissey and Mark Scheifele.
In 1,118 games over the course of his NHL career, he has 312 goals and 610 assists.
The 36-year-old winger produced 16 goals and 39 assists in 72 games last season.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 1, 2023.
