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, NY Rangers: 14-11-1 (29 pts) Islanders: 5-12-5 (15 pts) * All information…
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 management at the University of Hartford while holding down two jobs in Blue Back…
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 night and a big step, but just one of many to come,” said Baldwin, the chairman and…
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 on Nov. 26 TOMORROW’S GAME: The Rangers will conclude…
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 Connecticut capital since the Whalers left for North Carolina in 1997. Gernander was Wolf Pack…
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 that the team has reassigned forward Jon…
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 on Nov. 24 TOMORROW’S GAME: The Rangers will continue their…
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 through NHL games on Nov. 22 TOMORROW’S GAME: The Rangers will begin a…
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 team has acquired center Ryan Carter from 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 former ECHL Checkers defenseman Julien Brouillette to a…