Trouba Named 28th NYR Captain

After having gone without a captain since Ryan McDonagh was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning on February 2nd, 2018, the Rangers finally made a decision and announced 28 year old Jacob Trouba will become the 28th captain in franchise history. He is the 11th defenseman to carry the C for the team, and is the second consecutive blue […]

And The Next Rangers Captain Is….

Last time the Rangers had a captain, they had just announced they were starting a rebuild.  Since that time, the team has seen fit to go with alternates only, a scenario that will now stretch extend the period without a captain to three years, eight months and eleven days by Wednesday’s home opener. Instead, the […]

No Captain

As expected, the Rangers will not go into the 2018-19 season with a captain, instead relying on five different Alternate Captains to lead the team through this transition season.  Marc Staal is chief amongst the five, having been assigned an A for both home and road games. The other four will split duties between home games and […]

Captain Gone

For the second time in the last five NHL trade deadlines, the New York Rangers traded their captain to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The teams announced a blockbuster which sent defenseman Ryan McDonagh and forward J.T. Miller to the Lightning right before Monday’s deadline. In 2014, the Blueshirts sent then-captain Ryan Callahan to Tampa Bay as part of a package for Martin St. Louis. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Some Things Never Change

by Mark Owens Let’s get one thing out of the way: Chris Drury will be the second-best captain the Rangers have had in the past 30 years. He is more than ready to lead this team, especially with seven new players and legends Jaromir Jagr and Brendan Shanahan out of the picture. The team’s average age is now 26, down from […]

Captain Crunching

by Mike Aker With the preseason ending, the Rangers still have a plethora of questions left to answer beginning with final roster spots, forward/defensive pairings, and ending with the inauguration of their new captain, most likely at the home opener on Thursday night. Many non-hockey fans and casual observers question the importance of having a […]

Mark Messier: Through Myth and Legend

by Arien Hughes A warrior entered the the National Hockey League in 1979 and would eventually mature into a conquering general. His combination of skill and grit, rarely seen before, certainly has not been witnessed since. He was selfless and steadfastly focused on the ultimate goal of team success. Routinely sacrificing his own statistics for […]