Player Profile: Adam Fox

Adam Fox Signs with the New York Rangers after Being Drafted by the Calgary Flames

Adam Fox was drafted by the Calgary Flames with the 66^th overall pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft but opted not to sign with the Flames. When Fox could not agree on a contract with the Carolina Hurricanes, he was traded to the New York Rangers, his childhood favorite team, for a second-round pick in 2019 and a conditional third-round pick in 2020. Fox played 70 games for the Rangers during his rookie season, scoring eight goals and adding 42 assists that would help lead the team to the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Fox became only the second defenseman ever to win the Norris Trophy as the best defenseman in the league in his second season with the Rangers during the 2020-21 season, alongside Bobby Orr. Orr won the Norris Trophy for the Boston Bruins for the 1967-68 season. This season followed the 1966-67 season, when Orr won the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year. In 55 games played during the COVID-shortened season, Fox had five goals and 42 assists. Unfortunately for Fox, the Rangers did not make the playoffs this season.

Can Adam Fox Win a Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers?

One accomplishment that has eluded Adam Fox in his eight-year career with the New York Rangers is the Stanley Cup. In his NHL career, Fox has made the Stanley Cup playoffs in half of the seasons he has played with the Rangers. The furthest that Fox and the Rangers have made in the playoffs is the Eastern Conference finals during the 2024-25 season, when the Rangers lost in six games to the Florida Panthers. In the 16 games the Rangers played during that playoff run, Fox had eight assists. The Rangers gave up 17 goals in those 16 games, which was their undoing. Fox was paired with defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov for the majority of the 2025-26 season.

In the 10 seasons that he has played for the Rangers, the team has played in nearly 50 Stanley Cup playoff games. In the 46 games played, Fox has scored five goals and added 34 assists. While the Rangers have not had success, Fox has proven his offensive ability on the sport’s biggest stage. At 28 years old, what is next for Fox and the Rangers?

Fox is going into year five of a seven-year, $66.5 million contract. He signed with the New York Rangers in November of 2021. He will be 31 years old and an unrestricted free agent at the end of the contract. The Rangers have missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for two seasons in a row. Fox is one of the few things that has gone right for the Rangers in recent years. The team cannot continue to ask Fox to wait for his opportunity to win a Stanley Cup. That has not stopped the speculation that Fox could be on the move.