FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet The New York Rangers’ Summer of Success continued Thursday on several fronts. The Rangers again averted often contentious salary arbitration, and this time it was with former Hartford Wolf Pack forward Brandon Dubinsky, their leading…
“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 the team bought was Brad Richards but what President and General Manager Glen Sather…
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 be qualified and you’re hitting the unemployment line looking for work. For…
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:
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet With goaltending and defense in lots of good hands, it wasn’t surprising the New York Rangers’ first four picks in the NHL draft Friday night and Saturday were forwards. With the 15th pick, the Rangers chose center/left wing Jonathan T.…
BREAKING NEWS
Sources have confirmed that New York Rangers / Connecticut Whale restricted free agent Dale Weise has resigned with the team. Weise’s signed for one year on a two-way deal that pays him $605K at the NHL level and a nice boost at the AHL level…
GAME SIX – NOW YOU SEE IT, NOW YOU DON’T
VERSUS It was the common theme of the season…penalties, penalties, penalties and the price for taking too many of them finally caught up with the New York Ranger’s top farm team, the Connecticut Whale as they were defeated by the Portland Pirates 6-4 at…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, CT – There’s bad luck, and there’s REALLY bad luck. Then there’s the bizarre one-in-a-million bad luck that Connecticut Whale wing Mats Zuccarello suffered Thursday night in Game 5 of the Atlantic Division semifinals against the…
GAME FIVE – DUPONT GIVETH AND DUPONT TAKETH AWAY
VERSUS The Connecticut Whale fought back valiantly from a three-goal deficit, not once but TWICE, and finally tied it early in the third on a Brodie Dupont goal. But as has been the case with this team all season long with the entire team, Dupont’s…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By Bruce Berlet The headlines Tuesday night at the XL Center were the Connecticut Whale’s continued penalty killing excellence backstopped by goalie Dov Grumet-Morris, the return of their two most skilled players, wings Mats Zuccarello and Chad Kolarik,…