JOHNSON NOT SHARP IN RANGERS LOSS
NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES September 26, 2010 – New York Rangers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 5 [Pre-Season Game: 3; Away Game: 2] * The New York Rangers were defeated by the Detroit Red Wings, 5-3, tonight at Joe Louis Arena, in the second game of…
TIME FOR A LITTLE Q AND A
“Time to try something new…” That’s what I always used to say…It might explain the three marriages, but I digress… We haven’t done a Q&A here since we started Howlings over three years ago. I think it’s…
HOW DOES HE DO IT?
Glen Sather pulled off a move that has got to leave some people scratching their heads wondering how he does it. The NY Rangers have announced that they have traded Donald Brashear AND Patrick Rissmiller to the Atlanta Thrashers for a serviceable center…
McCUE IN…ZABORSKY OUT
The Rangers have traded one-time Hartford Wolf Pack forward Tomas Zaborsky to the Anaheim Ducks for AHL/ECHL tough guy Matt McCue. The general consensus is that McCue will be given a shot at earning the enforcer position in Hartford. It’s a low risk…
EX-WOLF PACK FORWARD ALEX GIROUX TO EDMONTON (UPDATED)
UPDATED: Howlings spoke with former Rangers head coach and current Edmonton bench master Tom Renney who had this to say about Alex Giroux, “Alex has proven himself at the American league level and has now put himself in a position to do the same…
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 announced today their charitable arm…
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 and GM o the Checkers, Derek Wilkinson is remaining on and will have a…
JOHNSON TO TEAM CANADA
Sportsnet.ca is reporting that Hartford Wolf Pack goaltender Chad Johnson has been added to Team Canada by General Manager Mark Messier for the upcoming IIHF World Hockey Championship. Johnson had an up and down rookie campaign for the Rangers top farm…
S-U-R-P-R-I-S-E!!!
In Monday morning’s AHL Transactions list comes imagine our surprise to see this little shocker. “03/28/2010 – Corey Locke (C) – Hartford – DEL – Recalled from loan by N.Y. Rangers (NHL)” Who the diminutive Locke could be replacing is hard to…
HOLT DEFENDS NET AND SCORES
It’s always great to hear good things happening to good people. Congratulations are in order for one-time New York Ranger, Hartford Wolf Pack and Charlotte Checkers netminder Chris Holt who accomplished a feat that only nine other netminders in the…