RANGERS LOOK TO GET BACK-TO-BUSINESS AGAINGST SABRES
NEW YORK RANGERS at BUFFALO SABRES Saturday, Dec. 10, 7:00 p.m. First Niagara Center – Buffalo, NY Rangers: 15-6-4 (34 pts) Sabres: 14-11-2 (30 pts) * All information through NHL games on Dec. 8 TODAY’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off against…
SPOTLIGHT: BORQUES
BY: Bruce Berlet Ray Bourque, one of the greatest defensemen in hockey history, speaks as confidently as ever at age 50 while continuing to carry plenty of clout, especially when it comes to discussing his sons. Chris Bourque, 25, a three-time Calder Cup…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – JASON LABARBERA, CLASS ON AND OFF THE ICE
BY: Bruce Berlet I learned how classy goalie Jason LaBarbera is when he was with the Hartford Wolf Pack for four seasons and then the Manchester Monarchs, where he never complained about the waiver rules that kept him locked in the AHL because the Los…
RANGERS LOOK TO BOUNCE BACK AGAINST DUCKS – A PREVIEW
NEW YORK RANGERS at ANAHEIM DUCKS Ericsson Globe Arena – Stockholm, Sweden October 8, 2011 – 1:00 p.m. EST TOMORROW’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off against the Anaheim Ducks tomorrow in the second game of the 2011 NHL Compuware…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – “SO THAT’S A LATTE AND A HOCKEY CONTRACT TO GO?”
BY: Bruce Berlet Kale Kerbashian joined the New York Rangers organization literally over a cup of coffee and a vanilla milkshake. The smallish (5-foot-11, 165 pounds) but quick forward was interviewing with Rangers scout Rich Brown at a Starbucks in…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – YES, THEY GET HIS WHOLE NAME ON A SWEATER!
BY: Bruce Berlet Jonathan Audy-Marchessault might be the smallest player in Connecticut Whale training camp, but he certainly has made some big-time plays and impressions the past few weeks. It started when Dean Stork, coach of the ECHL’s Greenville Road…
BABY RANGERS COME UP SHORT IN TRAVERSE FINAL
BY: Bruce Berlet The New York Rangers prospects team felt it had a lot more to do and give Wednesday night after a lackluster effort during most of an overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in their robin-round finale Tuesday afternoon. The Rangers…
DESPITE OT LOSS, BABY RANGERS PLAY FOR TRAVERSE CHAMPIONSHIP WEDNESDAY NIGHT
BY: Bruce Berlet Having already clinched a spot in the championship game, the New York Rangers prospects looked to enter their bid for a second tournament title undefeated Tuesday afternoon in Traverse City, Mich. The winless Carolina Hurricanes provided…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet With general manager Dale Tallon having added 11 new players to the Florida Panthers’ roster in less than a month, first-year coach Kevin Dineen has plenty of familiarizing and strategizing to do before the season opener Oct. 8 on Long…
DAMIEN HESS…TRAINING FOR EXCELLENCE
(Adam Gavriel contributed to the writing of this story) On a racing team there is of course the driver and then he or she answers to the pit boss for their instruction, but the most critical person to any of their success is the head mechanic that…