By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack
HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers Assistant General Manager and Hartford Wolf Pack General Manager Ryan Martin announced today that the club has agreed to terms with forward Isaac Dufort on a one-year, standard AHL player contract.
Dufort, 21, scored 46 points (27 g, 19 a) in 59 games with the QMJHL’s Baie-Comeau Drakkar during the 2023-24 season. He tied for third on the team in goals and eighth on the club in points.
The native of Laval, QC, scored 13 points (7 g, 6 a) in 17 QMJHL playoff games this spring.
His 27 goals and 46 points during the 2023-24 season were career highs.
Over four seasons in the QMJHL, all with Baie-Comeau, Dufort appeared in 224 games and recorded 126 points (65 g, 61 a). He was the club’s captain during the 2022-23 season and wore an “A” during the 2021-22 campaign.
The 6’2”, 181-pound forward becomes the first forward to sign an AHL contract with the Wolf Pack for the 2024-25 season. He joins defensemen Blake Hillman, Case McCarthy, Ryan Siedem, and Carter Berger as players signed to AHL contracts with the club.
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