Staal Sent Home
The biggest news out of Day 4 of Training Camp was that defenseman Marc Staal has been sent home as a precaution after he reportedly wasn’t feeling well. The Rangers’ #1 defender is being treated cautiously following off-season post-concussion like symptoms, but this is certainly not a welcome development for the team. Already to be limited to […]
Staal and Prust Sit Out Scrimmages
Larry Brooks of the NY Post has tweeted that the Rangers are holding out Marc Staal from contact drills, and the first three preseason games as a precaution against recurrence of post-concussion symptoms he experienced over the summer. Staal has been cleared to play, but the Rangers are being very cautious with their leading defenseman, who traces the symptoms […]
Wojtek Wolski Comes To Training Camp A Changed Man
As the “Tort”ure gets underway at training camp this week, one player that has stood out so far on day one, is Wojtek Wolski. After being drafted 21st overall in 2004, things seemed to unfold the way they should for a 21st overall pick. He put up 128 points playing for the Brampton Battalion of the […]
Day 2 Summary
The Rangers completed their skating workouts Saturday with a second set of drills. Marian Gaborik – who had been in his native Slovakia – returned to the ice, as did Artem Anisimov after he received a clean bill of health on his knee. Mike Sauer, still nursing a tender knee, skated on his own and could be inserted into the full […]
Day 1 Summary
Day one of Rangers Training Camp started with 63 players on deck, but notably excluded from the list was veteran Wade Redden and prospects Randy McNaught and Chris Chappell. Redden will report directly to the Whale when they open up camp, while McNaught will return to the WHL. Chappell was not invited to camp last year either, and would seemingly […]
Tim Erixon Is Ready For The Big League
by Jamy Baron What are the first things that come to mind when you hear the name Tim Erixon? Is it his father, Jan Erixon who played 10 seasons for the Rangers? Is it the Calgary Flames, the team who originally drafted him 23rd overall in 2009? Well, I don’t know about you, but the first thing that […]
Your Captain, Number 24, Ryan Callahan!
by Jamy Baron It’s been a very long summer, a very sad summer, and a summer that is now coming to an end. After another impressive win by the Rangers prospects at Traverse City, the Rangers announced on Twitter that they would be naming the 26th Captain of the franchise tomorrow (today). Well, the waiting […]
Prospects To Play For Title Wednesday
The Rangers have clinched a spot in the Traverse City Prospects Tournament final courtesy of last nght’s win, and the loss by Carolina. They’ll play the Buffalo Sabres Wednesday night at 7:00pm EST – MSG/NHL for the chance to take home their second tournament title since joining in 2006. Both teams win their respective divisions […]
Callahan Named 26th Captain
The Rangers have announced that Ryan Callahan will be the 26th captain of the New York Rangers, with Marc Staal and Brad Richards announced as alternates. Callahan becomes the first player born in the state of New York to captain the blueshirts, and just the third America born leader, following in the footsteps of Brian Leetch and Chris Drury. While Callahan had been favorite, there had […]
Rangers To Announce Captains
The Rangers have announced that they will release the names of the next captain and alternates tomorrow, through press release. No word on when the announcement might be made. Ryan Callahan is thought to be a leading contender, as is free agent signing Brad Richards. Marc Staal wore an A last season, and would seemingly be a good […]