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 […]
Kreider Is Ready To Shun The Non-Believers
by Jamy Baron Chris Kreider has all the tools necessary to become a bonafide power forward in the NHL. He has size, standing tall at 6″3′ and weighing in at around 220 pounds. He is without a doubt, the fastest player in the NCAA and could easily challenge NHLers for fastest player in the NHL when […]
Hockey is upon us!
by Jamy Baron As summer comes to an end, so too does the long wait for Rangers hockey to start up again. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been waiting since the day the Rangers lost to Washington, very impatiently to say the least. After an exciting off-season that included signings such as Brad Richards and Mike […]
Carton Continues To Embarrass Himself
by Jamy Baron As you may or may not know, Brad Richards was on “Boomer and Carton” this morning. What was supposed to be an interview, was instead a disgrace. Craig Carton, who notoriously hates hockey, could not stop himself from being Carton. Not only did he disrespect Richards with the non-stop “joking” that he put on […]
Traverse City Roster Released
We’re in the dog days of summer, but hockey is on the horizon with the release of the Traverse City Tournament roster for the Rangers. The Blueshirts will once again participate in the prospect competition that will begin September 10th in Michigan. One player in particular will go into the tournament with hopes of making […]