RANGERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH ONDREJ PAVELEC
NEW YORK Rangers Agree to Terms WITH Ondrej Pavelec BY: The New York Rangers NEW YORK, July 1, 2017 – New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton announced today that the team has agreed to terms with free agent goaltender Ondrej Pavelec. Pavelec, 29,…
SPOTLIGHT: ZUCCARELO AND KREIDER
By: Bruce Berlet Chris Kreider looks more and more like pro material when the postseason arrives. Kreider, the New York Rangers’ first-round pick (19th overall) in 2009, scored both Boston College goals in a 2-0 victory over Air Force in the NCAA men’s…
ON A CLEAR DAY – YOU CAN SEE A LIST
Today is an important day for young hockey players all across the American Hockey League. Today is the day teams submit their “Clear Day List” which is the 22-man roster of players allowed to play in the post-season. Only the players listed on a team’s…
FAN-FARE: SATHER, HOWSON, NASH AND YOUNG
BY: Adam Gavriel The trade winds on Monday were blowing quite the storm through Columbus. At the eye of that storm was the seemingly never-ending story of Rick Nash, Scott Howson and Glen Sather. Right down to the 3pm Eastern Time deadline it was…
FANFARE: MICHAEL ST. CROIX
BY: Adam Gavriel Michael St. Croix has taken the Western Hockey League (WHL) and New York Rangers fans by force this season. The 18-year old center was drafted the Blueshirts fourth round pick of the 2011 NHL entry draft after recording a 75-point season…
SPOTLIGHT: RYAN McDONAGH
BY: Bruce Berlet A year ago, Ryan McDonagh was trying to find his way on the blue line of the then Hartford Wolf Pack, after leaving a highly successful University of Wisconsin program following his junior year. While center Derek Stepan made the New…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – UNLIKE WALL STREET, McDONAGH STOCK RISING
BY: Bruce Berlet Talk about a turnaround. A year ago, Ryan McDonagh was trying to find himself as a pro after the defenseman and center Derek Stepan left the University of Wisconsin early after losing to New York Rangers top prospect Chris Kreider and…
FAN-FARE: THE FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT I HAVE TO WEAR A FULL VISOR
BY: Adam Gavriel Although these “fan-fare” articles are supposed to be about the Rangers, this is still a Connecticut Whale blog, dedicated to the future of the franchise. This post will still be about the Rangers, but more importantly, what the future…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet With a last name synonymous with hockey greatness, one would think Ryan Bourque has been a rink rat almost from the time he departed the womb. Well, think again. Unlike Hall of Fame father Ray and older brother Chris, Ryan left…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By: Bruce Berlet Former Hartford Wolf Pack center Jarkko Immonen was at his best in the World Hockey Championships and a major reason that Finland won the gold medal for only the second time. Immonen scored his tournament-leading ninth goal to start…