ERIXON RECALLED
As we reported Friday night on @HowlingsToday on Twitter Tim Erixon has been recalled by the New York Rangers. The official release after the jump…
SPOTLIGHT: COMINGS AND GOINGS
BY: Bruce Berlet It’s official. Sid “The Kid” Crosby will be returning AGAIN in the world’s biggest media center. Crosby, who has been battling the effects of post-concussion syndrome for more than 14 months, will be back in the Pittsburgh Penguins’…
FAN-FARE: THE AVERY LEGACY
BY: Adam Gavriel It appears that the Sean Avery saga is finally coming to an end with the Rangers…again. Though this time it seems to be for good and not just with the Rangers, but with the NHL, KHL, SEL, AHL, or any hockey league you can think of. Last…
CLEAR DAY LIST IS PUBLIC
Here is your CTWhale clear day list. This is the team that the Whale management gives them the best chance to win the rest of the way and to compete in the Calder Cup playoffs. No real surprises but one question answered and that is that Sean Avery will…
ON A CLEAR DAY – YOU CAN SEE A LIST
Today is an important day for young hockey players all across the American Hockey League. Today is the day teams submit their “Clear Day List” which is the 22-man roster of players allowed to play in the post-season. Only the players listed on a team’s…
REDDEN TO WEAR THE C
In a move that is long overdue, veteran defenseman Wade Redden has been named the sixth captain in the history of the New York Rangers Hartford affiliation, first with the Wolf Pack and now with the Whale. Head Coach Ken Gernander was the teams first…
JOHN SCOTT TO PROTECT RANGERS
RANGERS ACQUIRE D-MAN JOHN SCOTT Send a fifth round pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft to Chicago New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has acquired defenseman John Scott from Chicago in exchange for a…
SPOTLIGHT: MELROSE PICKS
By Bruce Berlet Former NHL player and coach Barry Melrose has always been an entertaining personality and a straight shooter as an ESPN hockey analyst. Not surprisingly, Melrose picked two former Hartford Whalers as the greatest power forwards in NHL…
A RANGERS RARITY, BAD THIRD PERIOD
VERSUS NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES January 19, 2012 (Game 45, Home Game 21) Madison Square Garden – New York, New York 1st 2nd 3rd T Click Here For: Pittsburgh Penguins 1 0 3 4 Game Summary New York Rangers 0 1 0 1 Event…
SPOTLIGHT: DAN GIRARDI
BY: Bruce Berlet One of the major tenets of sports writing is no rooting in the press box. Well, it’s difficult not to stand up and cheer for New York Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi being named to the NHL All-Star team on Thursday. While most of the 42…