Flyers, Rangers Set For 5th Winter Classic
The Philadelphia Flyers will host the New York Rangers in the NHL Winter Classic on Jan. 2 at Citizens Bank Park.
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The Philadelphia Flyers will host the New York Rangers in the NHL Winter Classic on Jan. 2 at Citizens Bank Park.
Rangers fans will get a first taste of the pairing of superstar linemates Brad Richards and Marian Gaborik tonight against the Devils in Newark. The duo could go on to match the level seen from Jagr and Nylander in 2007.
Move over, Albany Devils. The big boys are in town.
Everyone, including myself, was of the belief that the biggest storyline entering Rangers training camp last week would be the progression of new top line center Brad Richards and Marian Gaborik.
With sticks in hand but no pucks, players skated in groups — doing an endurance test of three hard laps six times. Most got through it fine, to the delight of Tortorella, who isn't outwardly easy to please.
It was a tragedy felt well outside the hockey world. Nets coach Avery Johnson was in Russia when a Kontinental Hockey League team's chartered jet crashed, killing 44 people.
At 26, Ryan Callahan has been given the honor of captaining the New York Rangers. He's at the right time in his career to lead the Blueshirts.
New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that forward Ryan Callahan has been named the 26th captain in franchise history. Brad Richards will join Marc Staal as the club's two alternate captains.
I'm all for the glass being half full, silver linings and making lemonade, but I'm having a lot of difficulty understanding the optimism in the reporting of injuries in pro sports these days.
For the Rangers, an already dark summer just became unimaginably worse. New York players struggled to comprehend a shocking loss to their sport after a chartered Russian plane carrying several NHL veterans crashed.
The far-reaching air disaster in Western Russia sadly claimed the lives of many celebrated former Rangers, Devils and Islanders representing Lokomotiv Yaroslav.
A jet carrying a top KHL team crashed while taking off Wednesday in western Russia, killing 43 people. Four names familiar to New York hockey fans were employed by Lokomotiv, and the team has confirmed that their entire main roster was on the Yak-42.
Boomer was thrilled when Craig surprised him by bringing in Rangers center Brad Richards on Tuesday to talk a little hockey.
For the longest time, rebuilding a team in New York City was not an option. Being competitive while rebuilding? Not possible. Right? Well, the New York Rangers have kind of defied that.
Chris Drury couldn't make it with the Rangers in 2011-12. Now he's retiring from the NHL just two months after the former New York captain had the final year of his contract bought out by the team.
