RANGERS FAN FEST POSTPONED
NEW YORK RANGERS SEASON SUBSCRIBER FAN FEST POSTPONED TO SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER New York, August 26, 2011 – The Rangers Season Subscriber Fan Fest scheduled for Saturday, August 27th will be postponed due to inclement weather…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet While on a terrific reunion of my wife’s family in suburban Baltimore/Washington over the weekend, I got word of the retirement of one of the greatest winners in sports history. Trumbull native Chris Drury couldn’t find another job after…
CHRIS DRURY RETIRES
Chris Drury is a Connecticut guy through and through and today a long and incredibly successful career came to an end as the former New York Rangers captain called it a career and retired. From winning the Little League World Series, to Bean Pot and a…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Talk about eerie and haunting similarity in the deaths of two young, tough NHL players in a span of three months while trying to fight personal demons and found dead by family members. First, Derek Boogaard’s two brothers discovered the…
2011 TRAVERSE TEAM ANNOUNCED
RANGERS ANNOUNCE ROSTER FOR 2011 TRAVERSE CITY TOURNAMENT The annual prospect tournament set to begin on September 10, 2011 New York, August 15, 2011 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today the roster for the 2011…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet It’s the dog days of August for Major League Baseball, and the NHL isn’t far behind after a bevy of activity following the start of free agent frenzy on July 1. The New York Rangers won free agency’s biggest prize in former Dallas Stars…
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.
FAN-FARE: THE FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT I HAVE TO WEAR A FULL VISOR
BY: Adam Gavriel Although these “fan-fare” articles are supposed to be about the Rangers, this is still a Connecticut Whale blog, dedicated to the future of the franchise. This post will still be about the Rangers, but more importantly, what the future…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Who knows, maybe the New York Islanders will be moving to Hartford in four years? That could be one of the possibilities after residents of Nassau County on Long Island voted down a $400 million referendum in a special election Monday…
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…