Articles from December 2009

Bourque, Kreider and Stepan Named to US Team

This morning, Ryan Bourque, Chris Kreider, and Derek Stepan were named to the USA U-20 team that will play in the World Junior Championships that begin this weekend in Saskatoon and Regina. The final roster was announced by USA Hockey this morning, after the US team dropped a 3-2 exhibition game to the Czech Republic [...]

Ilkka Heikkinen–What to Expect

This afternoon, the Rangers recalled Ilkka Heikkinen from Hartford. Wade Redden is not likely to be ready to play against Buffalo on Saturday, so a sixth D-man was necessary. He is not the first blueliner to get the call–last weekend we saw Bobby Sanguinetti try to step in and take Redden’s slot. As I said [...]

Very Busy Wednesday in Rangerland

There has been lots going on today with the Rangers, from the prospects to the NHL team. Let’s start with excellent news. Derek Stepan, who had an up and down start this season, has been on fire this last week. Over the Thanksgiving weekend, Wisconsin participated in the College Hockey Showcase, in Ann Arbor, and [...]

Rangers Strategy a Mystery

The Rangers returned Bobby Sanguinetti to Hartford this morning, which got me thinking once again, why aren’t the Rangers taking the right steps to make the team’s defense better. Very frankly, when Sanguinetti was called up,  my eyebrows were raised.  Its true that Sanguinetti has been having a tremendous year in Hartford, and that he [...]