NEW YORK, NY – New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the team has agreed to terms with forward Luke Glendening on a one-year contract.
Glendening, 37, split the 2025-26 season between the New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers. He appeared in 70 games between the two clubs and recorded nine points (2G-7A). He also scored one goal in 10 postseason contests with the Flyers.
The Grand Rapids, Michigan native has skated in 934 career NHL games across 13 seasons between the Detroit Red Wings, Dallas Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning, Devils and Flyers. He has tallied 85 goals and 90 assists for 175 points. Glendening has also tallied 11 points (7G-4A) in 60 postseason contests. Since the 2020-21 season, he ranks ninth in the NHL with a 57.5 faceoff win percentage among all skaters who have taken at least 1,000 faceoffs.
Internationally, the 5-11, 190-pound forward represented the United States at the 2019 World Championships in Finland. Prior to skating professionally, he spent four seasons at the University of Michigan, notching 70 points (31G-39A) in 165 games.
Glendening was originally signed by the Red Wings as an undrafted free agent on July 5, 2013.
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