WOLF PACK LOAN DMAN ORTIZ TO BISON
HARTFORD WOLF PACK LOAN DEFENSEMAN CHRIS ORTIZ TO ECHL’S BLOOMINGTON BISON
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack
HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers Associate General Manager and Hartford Wolf Pack General Manager Ryan Martin announced today that the club has loaned defenseman Chris Ortiz to the ECHL’s Bloomington Bison.
Ortiz, 24, scored a career-high 34 assists and 39 points (5 g, 34 a) in 45 games with the ECHL’s Wheeling Nailers during the 2024-25 season. He also skated in one game with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
The native of Boisbriand, QC, inked a professional tryout agreement (PTO) with the AHL’s Providence Bruins on Feb. 19, 2025, and spent the remainder of the season with the club. He skated in 23 games with the Bruins, recording seven assists.
His 24 total AHL games played during the 2024-25 season set a new career-high. He also skated in eight Calder Cup Playoff games with the Bruins, recording an assist.
Ortiz made his debut with the Wolf Pack on Friday night against the Laval Rocket. He has played in two games with the club this season.
The 6’, 185-pound defenseman has appeared in 49 career AHL contests with the Wolf Pack, Bruins and Penguins, scoring 12 points (1 g, 11 a).
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