WITH THE TENTH PICK…

The New York Rangers select defenseman Dylan McIlrath, a 6’2” 212-pounder out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. McIlrath is a bruising defenseman who led the Western Hockey League in fighting majors with…

PROSPECT CAMP

It’s that time again… Summer camp for soon to be professional hockey players. Camp is next week at the Rangers training facility. Here’s the release on the event from the…

RANGERS AND THE ECHL

Ever since the Charlotte Checkers made the announcement that they were moving up to the American League from the East Coast League, the question has been who the New York…

NEWBURY COMING BACK

After arriving from Detroit in the trade that sent the popular Jordan Owens out west, Kris Newbury demonstrated that he could be a key contributor to the Hartford Wolf Pack…

BYERS BACK…OR IS HE?

The New York Rangers announced today that they have resigned restricted free agent and last year’s Hartford Wolf Pack captain, Dane Byers. That’s the good news. The bigger question becomes…

RANGERS – ISLANDERS MAKE TRADE…COULD HELL HAVE FROZEN OVER?

Perhaps the two greatest rivals in the NHL, and certainly would get a high mention in all of sport, have made a trade ending a 38 year drought between moves.…

JOHNSON TO TEAM CANADA

Sportsnet.ca is reporting that Hartford Wolf Pack goaltender Chad Johnson has been added to Team Canada by General Manager Mark Messier for the upcoming IIHF World Hockey Championship. Johnson had…

WEISE CALLED UP

Dale Weise has been called up by the New York Rangers replacing Corey Locke who returns to Hartford. Weise told Howlings that he was told by Ken Gernander after the…

GOALTENDER IN THE MIST

The Rangers have announced that they have signed goaltender Cameron Talbot out of the University of Alabama-Huntsville. I would expect that the organization will look at one or two other…

S-U-R-P-R-I-S-E!!!

In Monday morning’s AHL Transactions list comes imagine our surprise to see this little shocker. “03/28/2010 - Corey Locke (C) – Hartford – DEL - Recalled from loan by N.Y. Rangers…