PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Providence College junior forward
Brett Berard (East Greenwich, R.I.) has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the New York Rangers that will begin in the 2023-24 season as announced by Rangers General Manager Chris Drury on Tuesday (March 21). Berard will join Hartford (AHL) on an Amateur Tryout (ATO) for the remainder of the 2022-23 season.
In 36 games with the Friars in 2022-23, Berard finished tied for second on the team in scoring with 24 points on 10 goals and 14 assists with a +5 rating. He led the team with 129 shots on goal and posted seven multi-point efforts this season including three-point games against UMass (Nov. 4) and Merrimack (Jan. 13).
Originally a fifth round selection by the Rangers (134
th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft, Berard registered 33 goals and 39 assists for 72 points, eight game-winning goals and a +12 rating in 91 career games at Providence College. He also appeared in two World Junior Championships for the United States, winning a gold medal in 2021.
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