CHAD JOHNSON SIGNS
According to Cap Geek, Connecticut Whale goaltender Chad Johnson has signed a contract to return to the organization on a two-way deal that pays him $85K to play in Hartford and $525K if he makes it to the NHL. It’s safe to expect that if this report is…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Who knows, maybe the New York Islanders will be moving to Hartford in four years? That could be one of the possibilities after residents of Nassau County on Long Island voted down a $400 million referendum in a special election Monday…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet The New York Rangers remained in a signing mode Thursday as they agreed to terms with first-round pick J.T. Miller on a three-year entry-level contract. The signing of the 18-year-old forward from East Palestine, Ohio, came a day after…
FAN-FARE with ADAM GAVRIEL
OUT WITH THE OLD – IN WITH THE NEW BY: Adam Gavriel After re-signing RFA Brandon Dubinsky and UFA Steve Eminger this past week, the New York Rangers have seemingly one major move left to make, re-signing RFA and future captain Ryan Callahan. With…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet And then there was one. As expected, the New York Rangers signed veteran defenseman Steve Eminger to a one-year $800,000 contract on Monday, leaving unrestricted free agent right wing Ryan Callahan as the only player that the NHL team…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale likely will have another young candidate for the blueline this season. Mikhail Pashnin wasn’t scheduled to play for the New York Rangers in the prospects tournament next month, but that could change after the…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet The Hartford Whalers NHL Alumni Coaching Tree continued to grow Friday. Former Whalers wing Randy Cunneyworth and defenseman Randy Ladouceur were reunited as assistants to Montreal Canadiens coach Jacques Martin. Cunneyworth and…
GOOD NEWS FOR RANGERS PROSPECT FANS
MSG NETWORK TO TELECAST 2011 TRAVERSE CITY NHL PROSPECTS TOURNAMENT SEPTEMBER 10-14 Four Rangers Games on Network Slate Jeep to be Title Sponsor of the Telecasts New York, NY – July 20, 2011 – MSG Network announced today that it will telecast four New…
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 young, building a team together and eventually turning it into a perennial…
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 familiarizing and strategizing to do before the season opener Oct. 8 on Long…