WOLF PACK SIGN FORWARD ZAKARY KARPA TO ONE-YEAR DEAL
May 8, 2025HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers Assistant General Manager and Hartford Wolf Pack General Manager Ryan Martin announced today that the club has signed forward Zakary Karpa to a one-year contract for the 2025-26 season.
Karpa, 23, scored seven points (1 g, 6 a) in 31 games with Harvard University during the 2024-25 campaign. His six assists matched an NCAA career-high mark. He also notched six assists as a freshman during the 2021-22 season.
Throughout four seasons as a member of the Crimson, Karpa appeared in 117 games and scored 35 points (16 g, 19 a). He served as captain for Harvard University during both the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons.
The native of Greenwich, CT, helped guide the program to an ECAC Championship as a freshman in 2022.
The 6’2”, 190-pound forward was selected by the Rangers in the sixth round, 191st overall, of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.
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