The Hartford Wolf Pack would become part of a new public company with the Rangers as MSG Sports separates its NBA and NHL businesses.
The Hartford Wolf Pack would become part of a newly created publicly traded company under Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.’s proposed separation of its New York Rangers and New York Knicks businesses.
MSG Sports announced Friday that it publicly filed a Form 10 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the proposed spinoff, which would create MSG Rangers Corp.
The new company would own the NHL’s New York Rangers, the American Hockey League’s Hartford Wolf Pack and the MSG Training Center in Greenburgh, New York. MSG Sports would be renamed MSG Knickerbockers Corp. and retain the NBA’s New York Knicks and G League’s Westchester Knicks.
James L. Dolan is expected to serve as executive chairman and CEO of both companies.
MSG Sports has said the separation would make it easier for investors to independently evaluate the Knicks and Rangers businesses and give each company greater strategic and financial flexibility.
MSG Sports said it expects to complete the tax-free spinoff by the end of October, subject to several conditions, including any required league approval and approval from the company’s board.
The Wolf Pack, the Rangers’ top minor league affiliate, are preparing for their 30th anniversary season. The team will open its 2026-27 campaign on the road Oct. 3 against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms before playing its home opener Oct. 10 against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at PeoplesBank Arena in downtown Hartford.
