CHAD JOHNSON SIGNS
According to Cap Geek, Connecticut Whale goaltender Chad Johnson has signed a contract to return to the organization on a two-way deal that pays him $85K to play in Hartford and $525K if he makes it to the NHL. It’s safe to expect that if this report is…
SATHER SPEAKS
New York Rangers president and general manager, Glen Sather has released a statement on the upcoming Nassau County Referendum. It reads as follows: “The rivalry that has existed between the Rangers and Islanders for almost 40 years is one of the…
THE WHALE GO MOBY WITH MILLER
The New York Rangers signed their top draft pick J.T. Miller to an entry level contract today. The good news for Connecticut Whale fans is because Miller, a 6-1, 200-pound forward, was drafted from the USHL and not a junior league so he can play in the…
CALLAHAN GIVES JOHN HANCOCK TO GLEN SATHER AND RANGERS
As has been widely reported, Ryan Callahan, the New York Rangers’ final free agent has signed for three years at an average of $4.275M to the cap or a total of 12.825M. He’ll receive $4M the first and second year and then $4.825 in the out year. The…
BACK TO THE FUTURE – CATCHING UP WITH MICHAEL DEL ZOTTO
BY: Mitch Beck with Adam Gavriel For athletes looking to develop a professional career, the path to achieving it, in many ways, resembles the four-year high school matriculation process. As a rookie, a player enters their freshman year; the new kid on…
RANGERS GET THEIR 7TH D-MAN
From the If-It-Ain’t-Broke-Don’t-Fix-It Department, comes this news out of New York. The Rangers have resigned veteran defenseman Steve Eminger to return as the team’s seventh blueliner. Eminger had a good season with the Blueshirts logging 6 points,…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet The Hartford Whalers NHL Alumni Coaching Tree continued to grow Friday. Former Whalers wing Randy Cunneyworth and defenseman Randy Ladouceur were reunited as assistants to Montreal Canadiens coach Jacques Martin. Cunneyworth and…
GORING TO CAMP IN DANBURY
Former NHLer Butch Goring and Danbury Whalers to Host Adult Hockey Camp Today at the Danbury Ice Arena in Danbury, Connecticut, the Danbury Whalers have announced that the Danbury Whalers Hockey Club will be hosting a two-day adult hockey camp on Friday,…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet The New York Rangers’ Summer of Success continued Thursday on several fronts. The Rangers again averted often contentious salary arbitration, and this time it was with former Hartford Wolf Pack forward Brandon Dubinsky, their leading…
DUBINSKY IN FOR FOUR, CALLAHAN UPCOMING
Former Hartford Wolf Pack centerman and current New York Ranger stalwart Brandon Dubinsky has resigned with the team for a reported four years for $16.8 million, a $4.2 million cap hit avoiding arbitration. This is a huge signing for the team and for…