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James Reimer joins Hartford on professional tryout

The veteran goaltender is joining the Rangers’ AHL affiliate after playing 14 NHL games for Ottawa last season.

By TSP Staff
James Reimer wears an Ottawa Senators jersey and goaltender mask on the ice.
James Reimer in an Ottawa Senators uniform, in the file photograph accompanying the AHL’s October 15, 2026 announcement. · Credit: André Ringuette / NHLI via Getty Images

The Hartford Wolf Pack have signed goaltender James Reimer to a professional tryout agreement, the American Hockey League announced Thursday.

Reimer joins the New York Rangers’ affiliate after making 14 appearances for Ottawa last season. He went 7–4–2 with a 2.42 goals-against average, an .886 save percentage and one shutout.

The 38-year-old brings 539 games of NHL experience across eight teams. His career record is 232–191–67, with a 2.87 goals-against average, a .909 save percentage and 32 shutouts, according to the AHL.

The arrangement also returns him to a league in which he has made 45 appearances. That total includes one game for Belleville last season, alongside his earlier time with Toronto.

The move comes as the Rangers manage injuries in goal. Igor Shesterkin is out for the season and Joonas Korpisalo is on injured reserve, Sportsnet reported. Dylan Garand and Spencer Martin have been called up.

Hartford’s announcement confirms a tryout at the AHL level. It does not announce an NHL contract for Reimer.

Sources and notes

  1. Signing and career statistics checked against the AHL announcement; Rangers context from Sportsnet.