by George Grimm | Mar 12, 2012 | New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
From its inception, the National Hockey League had been populated by mostly Canadian players, with a few American’s sprinkled in here and there for good measure. But that all changed on January 27th, 1965, when Ulf Sterner of the New York Rangers became the first...
by Michelle Kenneth | Mar 12, 2012 | New York Islanders, New York Rangers, NHL
As the spring weather emerged throughout the New York City area, Atlantic Division rivalry teams matched up on both sides of the Hudson River on Sunday night. With the Philadelphia Flyers stopping in Newark, New Jersey to faceoff against the Devils, the New York...
by Michelle Kenneth | Mar 7, 2012 | New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, NHL
Ilya Kovalchuk has not scored a goal in nine games. That can weigh heavily on any forward, that is expected to score goals all of the time…and a lot of them. The worst pressure anyone can put on a player is the pressure he puts on himself. When that weighs heavily,...
by Michelle Kenneth | Mar 4, 2012 | Buffalo Sabres, New York Rangers
“It was pretty obvious that the odd man rushes killed us tonight,” Henrik Lundqvist said of the loss to the Sabres. “We struggled with our backcheck,” coach John Tortorella said three times after the game. “It was that or not making smart decisions with the puck.”...
by George Grimm | Feb 29, 2012 | New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Bernie “Boom Boom” Geoffrion had a legendary 14-year career with the Montreal Canadiens, during which he scored 371 goals and added 388 assists. He broke into the league with style, earning the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s Rookie of the Year in 1952, and went on to win...
by Diana Driscoll | Feb 20, 2012 | Columbus Blue Jackets, Leagues, New York Rangers
February 20, 2012 Tensions were high Sunday night at Madison Square Garden. Not only were the New York Rangers coming off one of the worst games they played all season, a 4-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks where the Blueshirts’ defense collapsed and allowed four goals...
