Anaheim Ducks sign Scott Harrington to PTO

The Anaheim Ducks have signed defenseman Scott Harrington to a professional tryout contract.

Harrington, 30, was an unrestricted free agent after the conclusion of his one-year, $750,000 contract that he signed with the San Jose Sharks in the 2022 offseason, although he concluded it on the Ducks. He was sent to the New Jersey Devils as one of the nine players involved in the Timo Meier trade, and then claimed on waivers by the Ducks just two days later.

Harrington had one of his better seasons in the NHL when he did play last season, with 4 goals, 7 assists, and 11 points in 45 games, including three goals, one assist, and four points in 17 games with the Ducks. Those three goals just with the Ducks are more than he had scored in a single season in his career up to this point. He also played five games in the AHL with the San Jose Barracuda, where he had just one assist.

Harrington was a former second-round pick of the Pittsburgh Penguins, selected 54th overall in the 2011 NHL draft. He spent parts of three professional seasons in the Penguins organization before he was dealt to the Toronto Maple Leafs as part of the return in the Phil Kessel trade in 2015. He spent one season in Toronto before he was traded again to the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2016 for Kerby Rychel. Harrington then spent six seasons in Columbus before they opted to let him walk to free agency in 2022, where he then signed his aforementioned contract with the Sharks.

The Ducks had a somewhat busy offseason, signing Alex Killorn and Radko Gudas to pricey contracts, along with some cheaper depth pieces like signing Alex Stalock and trading for Ilya Lyubushkin. They also locked up one of their big pieces to a long-term deal, signing Troy Terry to a seven-year contract with a $7 million cap hit. They still have a bit more work to do, with Trevor Zegras and Jamie Drysdale being their only remaining restricted free agents with over $16.6 million in cap space to work with.