The #Rangers 🇺🇸 have signed defenseman Alberts Smits 🇱🇻 to a three-year, entry-level deal. Smits, 18, had six goals, 13 points through 38 games played with Jukurit (Liiga) 🇫🇮 this season. He also had zero goals, one point through five games played with EHC Munchen (DEL) 🇩🇪 He was drafted fifth-overall by New York in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft.