THE BATTLE FOR NEW YORK – ROUND ONE
NEW YORK RANGERS at NEW YORK ISLANDERS Nassau Coliseum – Uniondale, New York October 15, 2011 – 7:00 p.m. TOMORROW’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off against the New York Islanders tomorrow at Nassau Coliseum (7:00 p.m.), in an Atlantic…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – CUTTING TIME
BY: Bruce Berlet After needing a little more time than usual, the Connecticut Whale got closer to their final roster for the franchise’s 15th season on Monday. As coach Ken Gernander said Sunday after a 3-2 victory over the Worcester Sharks, all the…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Veteran right wing Jeremy Williams, the Connecticut Whale’s leading goal scorer and only AHL All-Star last season, won’t be returning to Hartford. The 27-year-old Williams wasn’t offered a new contract by the parent New York Rangers and…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By: Bruce Berlet NHL general managers and coaches usually worry about their players getting injured in such special events as the Olympics and World Hockey Championships, especially when they’re goalies. Intelligent officials won’t keep players from…
WATERBOARDED ON THE ISLAND
VERSUS NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES March 31, 2011 – New York Rangers 2, New York Islanders 6 (Game No. 78, Away No. 40)
HOPE HE LIKES PLAYING IN THE QUIET
According to TSN.ca, goaltender Al Montoya has signed a one-year extension with the New York Islanders. Montoya, who was the New York Rangers’ first round pick, sixth overall, in the 2004 draft is also the second winningest goaltender in Hartford Wolf…
TRADES
A couple of quick hits here on a couple of ex-number one picks and both former Hartford Wolf Pack players. The team’s all-time number two goaltender in terms of wins, Al Montoya has been traded for a sixth round pick to the NY Islanders.…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet The season to forget could be over for Rangers captain and Trumbull native Chris Drury. Drury, who missed 31 of the first 32 games this season with a twice-broken finger, will have surgery on his left knee that will keep him out an…