KNOCKING HEADS WITH THE ISLES
NY RANGERS vs. NY ISLANDERS Thursday, Dec. 22, 7:00 p.m. Madison Square Garden – New York, New York Rangers: 19-8-4 (42 pts) Islanders: 11-14-6 (28 pts) * All information through NHL games on Dec. 20 TONIGHT’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off…
SPOTLIGHT: STU BICKEL
By Bruce Berlet Defenseman Stu Bickel is the latest Connecticut Whale “graduate” to make a difference for the parent New York Rangers this season. Bickel joined rookies Carl Hagelin and Tim Erixon as players to make their NHL debut with the Rangers on…
THEY’RE JUST THE BETTER TEAM
VERSUS NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES December 20, 2011 (Game 31, Away Game 18) Prudential Center – Newark, NJ 1st 2nd 3rd OT Final New York Rangers 0 …
THE THROWDOWN ACROSS THE RIVER
NEW YORK RANGERS at NEW JERSEY DEVILS Tuesday, Dec. 20, 7:00 p.m. Prudential Center – Newark, New Jersey Rangers: 18-8-4 (40 pts) Devils: 18-13-1 (37 pts) * All information through NHL games on Dec. 18 TOMORROW’S GAME: The Rangers will…
SPOLIGHT: AARON VOROS
BY: Bruce Berlet Aaron Voros knows all about the unemployment rate in the United States continuing to hover around nine percent. Voros, who spent the last eight seasons in the AHL and NHL, was part of the jobless force as he sat around New York City,…
PRE-SEASON: RANGERS KNOCK OFF DEVILS
VERSUS With an 5-4 afternoon OT win by the AHL bound New York Rangers and a late goal from defenseman Brendan Bell Friday night for a 4-3 win, the Blueshirts completed a double-header sweep of the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center in…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – MITCHELL MAKES MARK
FROM THE CREASE BY: BRUCE BERLET John Mitchell has always prided himself in being “a pretty fast skater” and proved it when he won a fastest skater competition with the Toronto Maple Leafs three years ago. “I think I actually beat the time in the NHL…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – CHAD JOHNSON, A GOALIE LOOKING TO REBOUND
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET Chad Johnson, A Goalie Looking to Rebound Chad Johnson experienced about the ultimate in good news-bad news last season. The good? The New York Rangers called up the goalie from the Connecticut Whale on Feb. 28 after…
A NEW FACE IN GREENVILLE
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that they have acquired the rights to Ryan Hayes from the Trenton Titans in exchange for the rights to Matt Schepke. Hayes, 22, is entering his second season of professional hockey in…
NHL PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE
Here is the NHL released pre-season schedule. New York Rangers games are in BLUE, New Jersey Devils in RED and the New York Islanders in ORANGE. The 2011-12 NHL regular season opens Oct. 6.