Overview
- Garand agreed to a one-year, two-way contract for 2025–26 with a $775,000 NHL salary, a $100,000 AHL salary and $125,000 guaranteed.
- Last season he posted a 20–10–8 record, a .913 save percentage and three shutouts for Hartford, earning an AHL All-Star selection.
- Talyn Boyko received the same one-year, two-way terms after he went 2–2 with a .917 save percentage in five games for Hartford following a strong ECHL stint with Tulsa.
- Although Garand has yet to make his NHL debut, the Rangers view him as a contender for the backup role behind Igor Shesterkin if he sustains his recent form.
- The Wolf Pack will rely on Garand as its primary netminder, with Callum Tung, Hugo Ollas and Boyko backing him up under short-term two-way deals as part of the Rangers’ goalie succession plan.