Rangers Report Blog

… of a new hockey year. So Happy Hockey Day everybody! Me, I’m going over to training camp in a little bit. I can only stick around for a while, and not linger all afternoon, but I’ll post some stuff as soon as I can from there. See youse later…. Read More →

Hey, Boneheads. Sports editor Sean Mayer here with some excellent news to report for Rangers fans: Here’s the brief from The Associated Press: NEW YORK — The Rangers have agreed to terms with Marc Staal on a multiyear contract, assuring that the young defenseman will be at training camp when… Read More →

From the Rangers: 2010 Traverse City Prospects Tournament New York Rangers fall to Minnesota Wild, 5-4  September 14, 2010 – The New York Rangers prospects were defeated by the Minnesota Wild prospects, 5-4, in their third and final round-robin game of the 2010 Traverse City Prospects Tournament today in Traverse… Read More →

This from the NHL: NHL, DEVILS RESOLVE KOVALCHUK CONTRACT DISPUTE         NEW YORK (September 13, 2010)—As a result of the finding by Arbitrator Richard Bloch on August 9, 2010, that Ilya Kovalchuk’s initial free agent contract with the New Jersey Devils, dated July 19, 2010, constituted a… Read More →

Sorry I didnt get  a chance to transcribe my Jim Schoenfeld interview yet. I will. I promise. Twenty-seven days until the Opener. 27: AK27 (aka Alexei Kovalev). 27: Elliott Maddox of the New York Yankees. 27: Catfish Hunter (with Oakland). ————————————————- This from the Rangers: RANGERS INDIVIDUAL TICKETS FOR  85th… Read More →

From the NYR: 2010 Traverse City Prospects Tournament Carolina Hurricanes def New York Rangers, 1-0 September 12, 2010 – The New York Rangers prospects were defeated by the Carolina Hurricanes prospects by a score of 1-0 in their second game of the 2010 Traverse City Prospects Tournament today in Traverse… Read More →

From the Rangers: 2010 Traverse City Prospects Tournament New York Rangers def Columbus Blue Jackets, 5-4 September 11, 2010 – The New York Rangers prospects defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets prospects by a score of 5-4 in the opening game of the 2010 Traverse City Prospects Tournament today in Traverse… Read More →

I was going to go off on a big rant about Sept. 11, but I decided to keep it simple and brief because we’re back into hockey now, and so I don’t want to go too far off topic. But to me, Sept. 11 and the Rangers are forever connected,... Read More →

And Shana Tova to all who celebrate the new year 5771 (hope I spelled that right). ————————————————— Well, it looks like the typical internet wildfire, everybody jumping the gun that Marc Staal’s signing is imminent. Most legit news sources were guarded in reports of the negotiations. But some just took… Read More →

Anybody else working today? Did you know that Labor Day has been celebrated since 1882, which was Chris Chelios’ rookie year? ————————————————- Thirty-four days until Opening Night. You guys (Linda) already beat me to 34s Nolan Ryan, Walter Payton and John Vanbiesbrouck. 34: Peter Popovic (we called him “the Oarsman”).... Read More →

Blame the weather and the holiday weekend … but it’s really slow hockey-wise right now. It won’t be for long, with camp right around the corner. And just 35 days until Opening Night. 35: A certain Stanley Cup-winning goalie whose number went to the rafters at MSG. 35: A personal… Read More →

Let me first thank Carp for the opportunity to do a guest blog.  This is my second time (the first was a belated thank you letter to Jaromir Jagr) and it’s tough to follow all the recently great and well-written entries.  Consider the posts before me like a bunch of… Read More →

Just got this from MSG: “HOCKEY NIGHT LIVE!” GEARS UP FOR 2010-11 SEASON Series Debuts with Two New York Rangers Specials September 4 & 11 on MSG Pre-Season Coverage Begins September 18 on MSG and MSG Plus New York – September 2, 2010 – MSG’s “Hockey Night Live!” will get… Read More →

Happy, because September means hockey … pre-training camp, training camp, preseason. And, 39 days until Opening Night. 39: The Dominator. Dominik Hasek, maybe the best goalie ever for a stretch of years. Certainly in the conversation. 39: Doug Weight, until he was traded for Esa Tikkanen, and Todd Marchant (for… Read More →

A story made the rounds yesterday that Chris Higgins had signed to play in Italy next season. But I figured out it wasn’t THE Chris Higgins, because THE CH goes by Christopher … and because the story was accompanied by a photo of him celebrating a goal … and we… Read More →

You’re on your own today … Forty-one days until Opening Night. I see a lot of you jumped the gun with Tom Seaver, the obvious one, plus the Jed Ortmeyers and Eddie Mios. 41: Jake Gibbs. 41: Steve “The General” Richmond … one of my favorite Rangers from the bad… Read More →

In keeping with Carp’s countdown theme, we have 42 days to opening night.  With apologies to Mariano Rivera and the five Rangers who wore it (Artem Anisimov, Paul Fenton, Dave Marcinyshyn, Greg Moore and John Tripp), the most famous #42 belongs to Jackie Robinson. Hockey fans know that Willie O’Ree… Read More →

The moment Before I get to the meat of my post, first I want to thank Carp for taking a chance on someone who has never posted (my employer’s internet policy is strict) but has been an avid follower since the moment I first found this place awhile back. Over… Read More →

I still don’t know quite what to comment on other than odd bits of hockey lore that most of those recalled have already been passed on, I actually got to SEE very few Rangers games in those days ‘cause I couldn’t always afford the train fare from New Haven. But… Read More →