Dustin Tokarski will be spending another season playing professional hockey in North America after the Watson native inked a year-year contract with the New York Rangers.
Tokarski’s one-year contract is two-way, meaning the 28-year-old goaltender will be eligible to play for both the Rangers and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack.
The 6’0” 204 lb netminder is joining his fourth NHL franchise after being drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the fifth round of the 2008 NHL draft.
Tokarski also played in both the Montreal Canadiens and Anaheim Ducks organizations.
In nine seasons as a professional, Tokarski has appeared in 34 career NHL contests with the Lightning, Canadiens, and Ducks over parts of six seasons, where he posted a 10-12-5 record with a 2.84 goals against average and a .904 save percentage with one shutout.
Tokarski has also appeared in 315 career AHL contests split between the Norfolk Admirals, Syracuse Crunch, Hamilton Bulldogs, St. John’s Ice Caps, San Diego Gulls and Lehigh Valley Phantoms where he has posted a record of 166-109-12.
Tokarski joins the Rangers organization after spending the 2017-2018 year with the Phantoms, where he appeared in 39 games posting a record of 20-8-7 to go along with a 2.65 goals against average, .915 save percentage and five shutouts.
Tokarski and the Rangers open their pre-season schedule Sept. 18 against the New York Islanders.
