Staal Skating Again
Marc Staal has had it tough in recent years, what with a concussion, a broken foot and now an eye injury. But the 26 year old got back on the ice two weeks ago and says he’s training hard for the upcoming season. In talking to Jim Cerny of Blueshirts Extra, Staal called it “one of the […]
Lundqvist, Hagelin and Lindberg get invites to Swedish Camp
Carl Hagelin has a chance to represent Sweden in the upcoming Olympics in Sochi this February after being invited to the team’s orientation camp. Hagelin is one of 35 players invited to attend camp August 12-14 in Stockholm. Another moderately surprising invite was Ranger prospect Oscar Lindberg, who did earn the Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy for MVP […]
Stepan, McDonagh and Callahan To Attend US Olympic Camp
USA Hockey has announced a list of 48 invitees for their Olympics Orientation Camp to be held in Virgina from August 26-27. Three Rangers have been selected including first timers Ryan McDonagh and Derek Stepan, along with returnee Ryan Callahan. The trio brings the total invitees to Olympic camps to five for the Rangers, with at least Henrik Lundqvist expected to join them […]
Nash And Staal Invited To Canadian Olympic Camp
Marc Staal and Rick Nash have been invited to the Canadian Olympic Orientation Camp scheduled for late August. Staal is aiming to make his second Olympic Appearance for Canada, while Nash will be a good shot at making his third. It’s anticipated at this stage that the camp, which will be held in Calgary – AB, will only […]
Former Ranger Lacroix To Be Named Assistant
The Rangers have never had three assistant coaches before, unless you count goaltending coach Benoit Allaire, in which case the Rangers have never had four before. In fact under John Tortorella there was really only one assistant, and that was Mike Sullivan, although Jim Schoenfeld pitched in from time to time. Per Larry Brooks on Twitter, that is […]
Preseason Schedule Announced
The Rangers today announced their preseason schedule, with six road games to kick off their 2013-14 Stanley Cup campaign. With MSG still undergoing rennovations, the Blueshirts will spend their first week with two games against the division rival Devils and Flyers, before heading west to play their remaining four games against the Oilers, Flames, Canucks […]
Training Camp To Open September 11th
The Rangers have announced that training camp will open September 11th this season, six days after the prospects begin their season in the Traverse City Prospects Tournament. It is yet to be determined how many players the Rangers will invite to camp, but with a new coach, there may be interest in taking a […]
Rangers Renew Agreement With Road Warriors
The Rangers and Greenville Road Warriors of the ECHL, will continue their affiliation agreement for a fourth straight year per the Road Warriors official site. The two teams signed an agreement following the promotion of the Charlotte Checkers to the AHL, and the Rangers have had eleven players so far dress for the Road Warriors, with […]
Zuccarello Arbitration Hearing Set For July 31st
The Rangers and Restricted Free Agent will have 15 more days to try and work out a new contract, or it will be put in the hands of an arbiter. The NHLPA announced today the schedule for hearings, and Mats Zuccarello is scheduled for July 31st. Zuccarello has played parts of three seasons with the Rangers, and joined them […]
Former Rangers Shero and Shanahan Head To Hall
Neither Fred Shero nor Brendan Shanahan will be known primarily for their Ranger careers, but they did each have stints with the Blueshirts. For Fred Shero, he’ll be known primarily for the two Cup winning years he had in Philadelphia, but following his tenure in Philadelphia, he coached the Rangers for just over two seasons from the 1978-79 through to […]