RANGERS AND WHALERSSPORTS NEWS
The New York Rangers have signed AHL veteran Jeremy Williams. The 26-year old is likely headed to Hartford to add some depth and to some degree some veteran presence for a team that is likely to be extremely young this upcoming season. Williams has some…
NEWS ON SIGNINGS
A few bits of news from the, “In-Case-You-Haven’t-Seen-It” file. Corey Locke has signed a two way deal with the Ottawa Senators. Ex-Pack Captain Andrew Hutchinson has signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins and as we reported here first, Hugh Jessiman is…
PACK SALES FORCE HONORED
While the team didn’t get into the playoffs for the first time in their history, congratulations to the Hartford Wolf Pack sales department for a terrific achievement in the face of a terrible economy and a team that really struggled on the ice, the team…
IN THE NEWS
In a move that many saw coming, Ryan McDonagh has decided to forego his college senior year and decided to come out and be a professional. Depending upon how things go in training camp, McDonagh is seen as having NHL ready skills. We don’t really comment…
WIIKMAN GOES HOME…SO DOES URQUHART
Ex-Pack and NY Ranger Miika Wiikman told Howlings that he has signed to play in the SM Liiga in his native Finland for Rauman Lukko. Wiikman has previously won the Championship between the pipes in the SM Liiga. “I’m really grateful for the time that I…
FIRST NEW PLAYER FOR HARTFORD
The Rangers have made their first big signing today as they ink one of their prime draftees, forward Derek Stepan who is likely headed to Hartford. Here’s the official release: RANGERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH FORWARD DEREK STEPAN New York Rangers…
HERE TODAY…GONE TODAY…
The New York Rangers apparently feel they have enough defenseman in the stable as they have traded former first round pick, Bobby Sanguinetti to the Carolina Hurricanes for a second round pick in next year’s draft, which was originally Washington’s pick…
WITH THE TENTH PICK…
The New York Rangers select defenseman Dylan McIlrath, a 6’2” 212-pounder out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. McIlrath is a bruising defenseman who led the Western Hockey League in fighting majors with 18. TSN’s Bob McKenzie had McIlrath ranked 15th prior to the…
RANGERS AND THE ECHL
Ever since the Charlotte Checkers made the announcement that they were moving up to the American League from the East Coast League, the question has been who the New York Rangers would affiliate themselves with for their players at that level. Howlings…
NEWBURY COMING BACK
After arriving from Detroit in the trade that sent the popular Jordan Owens out west, Kris Newbury demonstrated that he could be a key contributor to the Hartford Wolf Pack and potentially to the NY Rangers by playing a hard, aggressive style with the…