FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet The New York Rangers plucked the cream of the free agency crop, Dallas Stars center Brad Richards, via a nine-year, $60 million contract with an annual cap…

“FREE” AGENTS HARDLY…BUT EXCITING THOUGH

BY: Adam Gavriel This past week the New York Rangers brought in two new faces and brought another back. The main acquisition, as everyone no doubt has learned, is that…

A NEW DIVISION FOR THE WHALE

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews announced that the league’s Board of Governors, convening this week for its Annual Meeting in Hilton Head Island, S.C.,…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet The melancholy filtered through the phone line. Brodie Dupont, the player with the longest standing with the Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale, had got his wish this week…

SORYAL SIGNS IN CAROLINA

Justin Soryal, who has been the Hartford Wolf Pack / Connecticut Whale enforcer for the past three seasons will join another ex-Wolf Pack player, Bobby Sanguinetti when he joins the…

JOHN MITCHELL OFFICIALLY SIGNS

Howlings reported several weeks ago that John Mitchell had agreed to return to the Connecticut Whale. Well, the New York Rangers have now officially resigned the 26 year old forward…

TO QUALIFY OR NOT TO QUALIFY

For young restricted free agents, whether their parent teams qualify them or not is one of the most stressful times of their career. Get qualified and the dream continues. Don’t…

WEISE SIGNING OFFICIAL

As Howlings reported on June 24th, the Rangers have now made it official announcing the signing of Dale Weise. Here’s the official release: (more…)

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…

GRACHEV SENT PACKING

We hate to say we told you so, but we told you so. For all they press attention that surrounded Evgeny Grachev, repeatedly Howlings readers were told that it was…