BATTLE OF NEW YORK PREVIEW

Home-and-Home set: NEW YORK RANGERS vs. NEW YORK ISLANDERS Thursday, Dec. 2, 7:00 p.m. Nassau Coliseum • Uniondale, NY Friday, Dec. 3, 7:00 p.m. Madison Square Garden • New York,…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, Conn. – Talk about a marriage made in heaven happening by happenstance. Two years ago, Juan Nunez was working his way toward a degree in business…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, Conn. – Howard Baldwin peered down from the XL Center’s directors suite at an arena three-quarters full and broke into a wide smile. “It’s a big…

NY RANGERS at NASHVILLE PREDATORS PREVIEW

NEW YORK RANGERS at NASHVILLE PREDATORS Saturday, Nov. 27, 8:00 p.m. Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, TN Rangers: 13-10-1 (27 pts) Predators: 9-8-4 (22 pts) * All information through NHL games…

FOREVER THE FACE OF THE TEAM

By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, Conn. _ Ken Gernander has been the face of the Hartford Wolf Pack for more than 13 years. He has been pro hockey’s torchbearer in the…

HURRICANES REASSIGN JON MATSUMOTO TO CHARLOTTE

HURRICANES REASSIGN JON MATSUMOTO TO CHARLOTTE Forward played in 10 games during first NHL stint Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced…

PREVIEWING NY RANGERS VS. FLORIDA PANTHERS

NEW YORK RANGERS at FLORIDA PANTHERS Friday, Nov. 26, 7:30 p.m. BankAtlantic Center • Sunrise, FL Rangers: 12-10-1 (25 pts) Panthers: 9-11-0 (18 pts) * All information through NHL games…

NEW YORK RANGERS at TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING PREVIEW

NEW YORK RANGERS at TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING Wednesday, Nov. 24, 7:30 p.m. St. Pete Times Forum • Tampa, FL Rangers: 12-9-1 (25 pts) Lightning: 12-7-2 (26 pts) * All information…

CANES ACQUIRE RYAN CARTER FROM ANAHEIM DUCKS

Carolina deals prospects Stefan Chaput and Matt Kennedy to Ducks for veteran forward Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the…

EX-PACK, EX-ECHL CHECKER, BROUILLETTE MOVING UP

CHECKERS SIGN BROUILLETTE TO PTO Former Charlotte d-man leads all ECHL blueliners in points Charlotte Checkers general manager and head coach Jeff Daniels announced today that the team has signed…