FAN-FARE: BUILDING A CORE

BY: Adam Gavriel In John Tortorella’s first off-season as Rangers’ head coach he began preaching the idea of the team developing a, “Core,” the idea of getting young and staying…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet With general manager Dale Tallon having added 11 new players to the Florida Panthers’ roster in less than a month, first-year coach Kevin Dineen has plenty of…

JOHNSON COMING BACK

New York Rangers goaltender Chad Johnson told Howlings Thursday night that he has been qualified by the Blueshirts and is working out his contract. The 25-year old native of Calgary,…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet The Phoenix Coyotes continue to have a Hartford Whalers look behind the bench. Former Whalers and New Haven Nighthawks wing John Anderson has signed a multi-year contract…

FAN-FARE: CAP AND GROWN

BY:Adam Gavriel The Growth of the Salary Cap The NHL Collective-Bargaining Agreement that was ratified after the 2004-2005 lockout ended an entire NHL season included a salary cap with a…

DUPONT SIGNS IN NASHVILLE

Nashville Predators Sign Brodie Dupont By Press Release - Nashville Predators NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 8, 2011) – Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet Dale Purinton and Richard Scott early on and Justin Soryal and Devin DiDiomete lately have been energetic instigators/enforcers who earned the respect of teammates and love from…

ANISIMOV PUTS NAME ON BOTTOM LINE

As mentioned previously, Artem Anisimov has resigned with the Rangers. Here’s the Rangers official release on it: (more…)

AND AT NUMBER ONE…

GREENVILLE, SC - The Greenville Road Warriors' countdown of the top moments from their inaugural season has reached its pinnacle. Today the team revealed its top moment from the 2010-11…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet For those New York Rangers/Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale fans worrying about center Artem Anisimov not filing for arbitration on the deadline Tuesday, stop fretting. Anisimov, who played…