Posts belonging to Category 'Rangers'

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 last [...]

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 Stepan [...]

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 [...]

Rangers European Prospects Update

This has been a hectic holiday weekend in the United States–the Thanksgiving holiday and lots of games, which have been generally good for the Rangers prospects and not so good for the NHL team.
At this time of year, much of the Rangers scouting staff is on the road, balancing family time with the need to [...]

Rangers Blog Will Be Back After Thanksgiving Weekend

The Rangers blog will be back with more info on prospects after the Thanksgiving weekend.
Enjoy your holidays all!!!

Rangers Younger Player Performance Reviews @ 19 Games

Okay, I’ll admit that 19 games seems like a strange number after which to do performance reviews, but patterns have certainly emerged, so I decided that now is as good a time as any.
First, the parameters. Only the players through age 26 are included. While this too may sound totally arbitrary, in fact, its the [...]

Tuesday’s Prospects’ Update

Sorry for the lack of posting last week, but the flu bug had me barely functioning, no less attending games and digging up information. But I am feeling much better and am back to watching and keeping my ears to the ground.
Contract Update
First, this morning it was confirmed that Tyler Arnason, suspended by the Rangers [...]

Rangers NCAA October Review & TV Update

The Rangers have six prospects currently playing NCAA hockey, including two in the WCHA, two playing in Hockey East, and two in the CCHA.
Ryan McDonagh, D, University of Wisconsin, Rating: B–A lot has been expected of McDonagh coming into his junior season, and for the most part, he is off to a good start. He [...]

Sunday Morning Rangers’ Prospects Update–CHL Review for October

It’s November 1, a new month. So let’s go over how the non-professional Rangers’ prospects are performing. To make it simple, I am going to give a quick review and a letter rating for each player, covering the CHL prospects today, and the NCAA players and Euros over the course of this week. BTW, your [...]