RANGERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH KEVIN HAYES – 1 YEAR/$5.125M
BY: The New York Rangers NEW YORK, July 30, 2018 – New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton announced today that the team has agreed to terms with restricted free agent forward Kevin Hayes on a one-year contract. Hayes, 26, skated in 76 games with…
GOLDBERG: MAINE MARINERS ANNOUNCE AN AFFILIATION WITH NEW YORK RANGERS
GOLDBERG: Maine Mariners announce an affiliation with New York Rangers Mariners will be NHL affiliate of NYR & AHL affiliate of Hartford Wolf Pack BY: Adam Goldberg, Maine Mariners Portland, ME – April 9 – Maine Mariners announce today that they have…
SPOTLIGHT: CARL HAGELIN
BY: Bruce Berlet A month after his call-up from the Connecticut Whale to the parent New York Rangers, left wing Carl Hagelin continues to solidify his position with the big club. The rookie speedster from Sweden had his second two-goal game in only 16…
SPOTLIGHT: PROSPECT BUILDING
BY: Bruce Berlet The New York Rangers have always put a competitive top affiliate in Hartford, one that appears poised to compete for a 14th playoff berth in 15 seasons. But in the late 1990s and early 2000s, there weren’t many top young prospects…
IT’S OFFICIAL
The New York Rangers have announced, to no surprise to anyone who follows the team on a regular basis, that Ryan Callahan has been named the team’s 26th captain. Marc Staal and Brad Richards will be alternate captains. Brian Leetch, who was captain for…
REMEMBERING SEPT. 11 with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet September 11 always elicits memories of that fateful trip down the Merritt Parkway. A decade ago, I was passing through Meriden on the way to the opening day of Rangers’ training camp at Madison Square Garden when a news flash on the…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet When an athlete says his parents are his idols because of the strong faith they show every day, you know you have a special person. Connecticut Whale defenseman Jared Nightingale is just such an individual. While Nightingale is one of the…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Jeremy Williams has seen plenty in seven pro seasons and scored some NHL-type goals while in the AHL, as he did Saturday night for the Hartford Wolf Pack. So while his highlight-reel goal that ended a 159-minute, 18-second scoring drought…
JOHNSON TO TEAM CANADA
Sportsnet.ca is reporting that Hartford Wolf Pack goaltender Chad Johnson has been added to Team Canada by General Manager Mark Messier for the upcoming IIHF World Hockey Championship. Johnson had an up and down rookie campaign for the Rangers top farm…