FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet While the Rangers tried to peddle Evgeny Grachev for a year before trading the forward to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, they have no interest in dealing fellow Russian and former Hartford Wolf Pack center Artem Anisimov. That’s hardly…
DRAFT SUMMARY
RANGERS MAKE SIX SELECTIONS IN 2011 NHL DRAFT Blueshirts select 4 forwards and 2 defensemen New York, June 25, 2011 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather, along with Director of Player Personnel, Gordie Clark, oversaw the club’s…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet The Binghamton Senators hadn’t even qualified for the Calder Cup playoffs the past five seasons, but Tuesday night they had extra incentive to win their first AHL championship. With assistant coach and former Bridgeport Sound Tigers and…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Former Hartford Whalers captain and iconic right wing Kevin Dineen finally got where many thought he should have been a few years ago on Wednesday. Dineen, one of the grittiest and hard-working players in hockey history, was named coach…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale has made the offseason a lot more pleasant and relaxing for Jared Nightingale. The Whale exercised their 2011-12 option on the AHL contract of the unrestricted defenseman six weeks before the parent New York Rangers…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By: Bruce Berlet It seemed appropriate that rain fell as hundreds of family, friends and hockey teammates, opponents and officials filed in and out of the chapel for the private funeral of Derek Boogaard on Saturday. The New York Rangers were well…
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FROM THE CREASE – SEASON IN REVIEW with BRUCE BERLET
By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, CT – With the sting of another first-round playoff elimination fresh in everyone’s mind, it can be difficult to find positives in even the most trying of seasons. But New York Rangers assistant coach/assistant general manager…
WE’RE GOING SEVEN IN GREENVILLE
VERSUS GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors used a three-goal first period to propel themselves to a 6-3 victory over the Wheeling Nailers on Tuesday night at the BI-LO Center. The win forced a decisive Game Seven at the BI-LO Center…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, CT. – If the New York Rangers are to find a trade for veteran defenseman Wade Redden to eliminate his annual $6.5 million salary cap hit, they’ll have to find out which eight teams he doesn’t want to be dealt to that’s part of…