FAN-FARE: A DEAFENING SILENCE BY ADAM GAVRIEL
BY: Adam Gavriel Over 5 months after his tragic passing, the Rangers returned home to re-open the 33% transformed Madison Square Garden on Thursday night. Not only was it notable for the first phase renovation that was completed, but this would also be…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Lights. Camera. Action. Yes, more than the usual number of faces was on hand for the opening of the New York Rangers’ training camp Friday at the Madison Square Garden training facility in Greenburgh, N.Y. HBO has begun filming the…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
BY: Bruce Berlet After a stellar first season with the New York Rangers, it has been a difficult 12 months for Marian Gaborik. First, the right wing who signed a five-year, $37.5 million free-agent deal with the Blueshirts on July 1, 2009 saw his goal…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Not surprisingly, the mother of Wade Belak said the former NHL player suffered from depression before committing suicide last Wednesday. “I think he was taking control of that,” Lorraine Belak said in a phone interview with the Canadian…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Another tragic story rocked the pro hockey world Wednesday when another former tough guy battling personal issues, Wade Belak, was found dead in his Toronto condominium. Belak, who was 35, announced his retirement from hockey in March…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Talk about eerie and haunting similarity in the deaths of two young, tough NHL players in a span of three months while trying to fight personal demons and found dead by family members. First, Derek Boogaard’s two brothers discovered the…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale likely will have another young candidate for the blueline this season. Mikhail Pashnin wasn’t scheduled to play for the New York Rangers in the prospects tournament next month, but that could change after the…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet The Phoenix Coyotes continue to have a Hartford Whalers look behind the bench. Former Whalers and New Haven Nighthawks wing John Anderson has signed a multi-year contract to be a Coyotes assistant coach under former Whalers wing Dave…
BOOGAARD HONORED WITH SCHOLARSHIP
NEW YORK RANGERS ANNOUNCE ANNUAL DEREK BOOGAARD YOUTH HOCKEY SCHOLARSHIP NEW YORK, July 13, 2011 – To honor the legacy of former Rangers left wing Derek Boogaard, the New York Rangers have announced that they will present two scholarships annually for…
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.…