Veteran defenseman Ben Harpur has signed with the Shanghai Dragons of the Kontinental Hockey League for the remainder of the season, per Anton Panchenko of Championat . Harpur had hoped to land an NHL deal for this year and signed a professional tryout with the Panthers , but was released at the beginning of the month and wasn’t invited to their AHL camp, either.

Harpur, 30, has nearly 200 NHL games to his name but hasn’t logged any action since 2022-23 with the Rangers. He remained in New York’s organization for the following two seasons but played only for their AHL affiliate in Hartford. Injuries limited the 6’6″ lefty to just 36 total appearances in the minors from 2023-25, too.

An NHL return was an understandable long shot as a result, but a minor-league contract may have

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