Islanders, defenseman Pelech agree on an 8-year contract

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — The New York Islanders and defenseman Adam Pelech agreed Friday on an eight-year contract.

The team did not disclose financial terms.

Pelech, who turns 27 this month, had four goals and 10 assists in 56 games last season. He added a goal and four assists in 19 Stanley Cup playoff games in helping New York advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the second consecutive year.

He finished second on the Islanders in total ice time during the 2021 playoffs. He also ranks second on the team in that category during the Islanders’ last three consecutive playoff years, encompassing nine rounds and 49 games.

The Islanders selected Pelech in the third round of the 2012 NHL draft. He has 16 goals and 59 assists in 303 career NHL games along with two goals and 10 assists in 48 career playoff games.

RANGERS AGREE TO 1-YEAR DEALS WITH HUSKA, RONNING, GETTINGER

NEW YORK — The New York Rangers have agreed to one-year contracts with restricted free agents Tim Gettinger, Adam Huska and Ty Ronning.

General Manager Chris Drury announced the deals Friday with the two forwards and the goaltender who spent most of last season in the minors.

Gettinger skated in 23 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL, totaling nine goals and 10 assists. The 23-year-old also played in two NHL games with the Rangers this past season.

Huska appeared in 13 games with the Wolf Pack, posting a 9-4-0 record, along with a 2.70 goalsagainst average and a .890 save percentage. He also appeared in three games with HKM Zvolen in Slovakia in 2020-21. The 24-yearold appeared in three gamesfor Slovakia at the 2021 IIHF World Championship.

Ronning played in 18 games for Hartford, registering 10 goals and eight assists. He established AHL career-highs in several categories, including goals, assists, and points.