KEELEY / CRAWFORD: DAY, GROPP RECALLED TO HARTFORD
Pair of Rangers prospects earn AHL call-up BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – December 27, 2018 – Defenseman Sean Day and forward Ryan Gropp were recalled to the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack on Thursday. Both players are under contract with…
SPOTLIGHT: BICKEL STU – A RANGER SPECIALTY
BY: Bruce Berlet When it comes to feel-good stories in the NHL this season, you’d be hard-pressed to find one better than New York Rangers defenseman Stu Bickel, who began the season playing on Asylum Street in Hartford. Though Bickel will never be…
SATHER: TRADER OR TRAITOR
It’s a provocative title there’s no doubt about that. But the content isn’t nearly as harsh, but does cause you to think, Here’s what we’re looking for in this debate. What is the best trade and the worst trade that Glen…
SPOTLIGHT: DEFENSE
BY: Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale defense took a second hit in 24 hours Monday, when rookie Tim Erixon was recalled by the parent New York Rangers on an emergency basis. The loss of Erixon and Wade Redden, who was injured in Saturday’s 2-1 shootout…
FANFARE: TESTING THE DEFENSIVE DEPTH
BY: Adam Gavriel Quantity over quality may prove a necessary motto for the New York Rangers over the coming weeks as injuries to Marc Staal, Michael Sauer, and Steve Eminger and with Jeff Woywitka a game-time decision, the Rangers could potentially lose…
SPOTLIGHT: CHAD KOLARIK
BY: Bruce Berlet If you want to see the personification of tough luck, look no farther than Connecticut Whale right wing Chad Kolarik. After persevering through nagging hamstring problems last season to earn kudos from New York Rangers coach John…
RANGERS CALM HURRICANES
VERSUS NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES December 1, 2011 (Game 22, Away Game 13) RBC Center – Raleigh, North Carolina 1st 2nd 3rd OT Final New York Rangers 1 …
RANGERS GAME GOES SOUTH IN FLORIDA
VERSUS NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES November 23, 2011 (Game 18, Away Game 11) BankAtlantic Center – Sunrise, Florida 1st 2nd 3rd OT Final New York Rangers 0 1 0 – 1 Florida…
SPOTLIGHT: TIM ERIXON
BY: Bruce Berlet Tim Erixon has certainly experienced a full gamut of emotions the past two-plus years and especially in the last six weeks. The Connecticut Whale’s rookie defenseman decided against signing with the Calgary Flames, after being their…
ONE BEATS UP ON TWENTY-FIVE
Well at least according to the latest TSN power rankings that is. The Rangers are just the better team…it’s that simple. The season series is now tied at a game a piece… VERSUS NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES November 15, 2011 (Game 16, Away…