Dennis Cholowski

Dennis Cholowski

28-Year-Old DefensemanD
New York Rangers
2026 Fantasy Outlook
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Signed a two-year, $1.75 million contract with the Rangers in July of 2026.
Signing two-year contract
DNew York Rangers
July 2, 2026
Cholowski signed a two-year, $1.75 million contract with the Rangers on Thursday, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
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Cholowski has made 173 regular-season NHL appearances across seven appearances, and he's landed a multi-year deal ahead of the 2026-27 campaign. He made 17 regular-season appearances with the Devils last year, recording two assists and 17 blocked shots while averaging 14:40 of ice time.
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2025–26 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    14:40
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:07
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    0:05
 
Ice Time
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Short-Handed
2024–25
14:36
0:35
0:09
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12:48
1:21
0:00
2025–26
14:40
0:07
0:05
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Obtained by the Devils from the Islanders at the trade deadline in March, Cholowski is staying with New Jersey on a one-year, $775,000 contract. The 2016 first-round selection by Detroit chipped in three goals and 10 points over a combined 39 regular-season games last season, though none of that production occurred across his six outings with the Devils. The 27-year-old is unlikely to receive consistent ice time in 2025-26, but since his playstyle is best suited for the offensive zone, he could be a name worth keeping an eye on if injuries open up a spot on one of the power-play units -- the Devils had a 28.2 percent success rate with the man advantage during the 2024-25 regular season, which ranked third in the NHL.
Cholowski's NHL usage finally bottomed out, as he didn't receive a call-up from AHL Bridgeport during the 2023-24 campaign. With the farm team, he produced 31 points in 68 contests, which is still decent production for a defenseman. The 26-year-old represents solid organizational depth on the blue line, which the Islanders rewarded with a two-way contract for 2024-25. Unless injuries stack up with the big club, it's unlikely he'll see NHL playing time.
Cholowski was limited to eight points and a minus-26 rating in 36 games before the Red Wings banished him to AHL Grand Rapids last year. He got a few call-ups during the season, but he didn't impress like he did with 16 points in 52 contests as a rookie. An overhaul on the blue line likely leaves Cholowski lost in the shuffle heading into the 2020-21 season -- it'll take an impressive training camp to recapture the attention of Detroit's coaching staff. The 22-year-old's offense is NHL-caliber for a bottom-four defender, but he'll need to make progress in his own zone before he'll be trusted with regular playing time, which makes Cholowski too risky to select in fantasy drafts.
A significant malady to veteran defenseman Mike Green opened the door for Cholowski, whom the Red Wings nabbed with the 20th overall draft pick in 2016. Despite cracking the Opening Night roster and piling on seven points through the season's first month, Cholowski's confidence level wavered, and the left-shot defenseman was back in the AHL with Grand Rapids by mid-February. A waiver-exempt prospect bound by an entry-level contract typically faces long odds of logging a full season in the NHL, and Cholowski is probably not the exception, particularly with the Wings courting rugged blueliner Patrik Nemeth in free agency. However, the silver lining is that Detroit's largely been devoid of quality puck-moving defenseman in recent years and Cholowski did enough scoring as a rookie, banking seven goals, nine assists and nine power-play points, to qualify as an intriguing dynasty option.
The Red Wings took two forwards in the first round of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. As surprising as that was given the team's need to fill crater-like holes on the blue line, there's reason to believe that Cholowski is on the verge of reaching hockey's highest level. The crisp-passing defenseman had the chance to at least check out the AHL scene with the Calder Cup-winning Griffins in 2016-17, and he'd end up with 66 points (14 goals, 52 assists) over 69 games between WHL Portland and the Prince George Cougars last season. Various scouts expressed concern about Cholowski scrawny figure upon seeing him drafted 20th overall in 2016, though he's been hard at work bulking up and now stands at 6-foot-1, 200 pounds. At this rate, it shouldn't be long before he's a familiar name across the fantasy hockey landscape.
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Gathers helper in win
DNew Jersey Devils
April 12, 2026
Cholowski recorded an assist in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Red Wings.
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Summoned from AHL
DNew Jersey Devils
March 6, 2026
Cholowski was recalled from AHL Utica on Friday.
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Loaned to AHL affiliate
DNew Jersey Devils
February 24, 2026
Cholowski was assigned to AHL Utica on Tuesday.
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Up from AHL
DNew Jersey Devils
February 18, 2026
Cholowski was summoned by the Devils on Wednesday.
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Hits waiver wire
DNew Jersey Devils
January 9, 2026
Cholowski was placed on waivers by the Devils on Friday.
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