FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By: Bruce Berlet Talk about being way off base. Larry Brooks, longtime New York Rangers beat writer for the New York Post, rightfully took George Laraque to task in his column Sunday for saying the NHL team somehow turned their back on Derek Boogaard in…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By: Bruce Berlet It seemed appropriate that rain fell as hundreds of family, friends and hockey teammates, opponents and officials filed in and out of the chapel for the private funeral of Derek Boogaard on Saturday. The New York Rangers were well…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By Bruce Berlet The cause of Derek Boogaard’s death was never going to be easy to accept, but it was especially sad to hear that it was from an accidental mixture of alcohol and oxycodone toxicity. That’s what the Hannepin (Minn.) County Medical…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By: Bruce Berlet Former Hartford Wolf Pack coach Ryan McGill is looking for a job. McGill wasn’t retained by the Calgary Flames, making him the third member of the coaching staff to be let go after the team missed the playoffs for a second consecutive…
RON DUGUAY SPEAKS FROM PIER 86
New York Rangers great Ron Duguay sat down with Howlings Saturday for a brief interview at Pier 86 as the Blueshirts welcomed kids to come out play hockey and meet some players. The Legendary Rod Gilbert and fan-favorite Brian Mullen were on hand in the…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By: Bruce Berlet The email that arrived from the New York Rangers late Friday night was stunningly eerie. It simply started: NEW YORK – The New York Rangers are very saddened to announce the passing of Derek Boogaard. “Derek was an extremely kind and…
HUGE TRAGEDY TO THE RANGERS
DEREK BOOGAARD DIES New York, May 13, 2011 – The New York Rangers are very saddened to announce the passing of Derek Boogaard. “Derek was an extremely kind and caring individual,” said New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Kris Newbury said what a lot of people are thinking these days. “It’s like the Connecticut Rangers,” Newbury said with a chuckle Monday after participating in his first practice with the NHL Rangers. The 28-year-old Newbury is the fifth…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale has provided more support to the parent New York Rangers this season than ever before in the franchise’s 14-year history. Long-term injuries to former Hartford Wolf Pack All-Star right wing Ryan Callahan, Vinny…
RANGERS RUN WILD ON MINNESOTA
VERSUS NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES November 20, 2010 – New York Rangers 5, Minnesota Wild 2 (Game No. 21, Away No. 10) * The Rangers defeated the Minnesota Wild, 5-2, tonight at the Xcel Energy Center to improve to 11-9-1 overall, including a…