FIRST NEW PLAYER FOR HARTFORD

The Rangers have made their first big signing today as they ink one of their prime draftees, forward Derek Stepan who is likely headed to Hartford. Here’s the official release:…

CHARITABLE CHECKERS

CHECKERS RENAME FOUNDATION Institution shifts focus to children- and cancer-related charities In line with organizational rebranding as the team makes the move to the American Hockey League, the Charlotte Checkers…

HERE TODAY…GONE TODAY…

The New York Rangers apparently feel they have enough defenseman in the stable as they have traded former first round pick, Bobby Sanguinetti to the Carolina Hurricanes for a second…

WITH THE TENTH PICK…

The New York Rangers select defenseman Dylan McIlrath, a 6’2” 212-pounder out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. McIlrath is a bruising defenseman who led the Western Hockey League in fighting majors with…

CHECKERS CHANGES BLOWIN IN THE WIND

Okay, we admit it…it’s our first lame Hurricanes reference…you can bet that there will be plenty more of them. The good news from this Checkers' report is that longtime coach…

PROSPECT CAMP

It’s that time again… Summer camp for soon to be professional hockey players. Camp is next week at the Rangers training facility. Here’s the release on the event from the…

RANGERS AND THE ECHL

Ever since the Charlotte Checkers made the announcement that they were moving up to the American League from the East Coast League, the question has been who the New York…

NEWBURY COMING BACK

After arriving from Detroit in the trade that sent the popular Jordan Owens out west, Kris Newbury demonstrated that he could be a key contributor to the Hartford Wolf Pack…

THE SOUNDS OF “Unbroken” GLASS

Howlings caught up very briefly with the recently resigned Trevor Glass. The  who was in Charlotte last season and then suffered a bad back and hip injury that essentially ended…

GLASS NOT SO FRAGILE ANYMORE

Trevor Glass,  who spent the better part of the season out of the lineup in Charlotte last season with a variety of health issues has apparently healed up pretty well…