RANGERS TRADE FOR FORMER ISLANDER TO MENTOR HUSKA IN HARTFORD
Jean-François Bérubé is a former New York Islander now with the Hartford Wolf Pack
NEW YORK, NY – The New York Rangers announced today that the team has acquired goaltender J-F Berube from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for future considerations.
Berube, 28, has appeared in 29 games with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL) this season, posting a 12-11-4 record, along with a 2.56 GAA, a .906 SV%, and 3 SO. He is tied for fifth in the league in shutouts in 2019-20, and he has allowed two goals or fewer in 15 of his 29 appearances this season.
The 6-1, 177-pounder has appeared 197 career AHL games over parts of eight seasons, posting a 111-66-13 record, along with a 2.49 GAA, a .909 SV%, and 11 SO. Berube helped Manchester win the Calder Cup in 2014-15; he led the AHL in wins during the regular season (37), played in the 2015 AHL All-Star Game, and posted a 13-3 record in 17 playoff appearances. Berube has also appeared in 34 career NHL games over parts of three seasons with the NY Islanders and Chicago, posting a 9-10-4 record.
The Repentigny, Quebec native was selected by Los Angeles in the fourth round, 95th overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
(Photo Courtesy of Lehigh Valley Phantoms)
