Tomas Kloucek, ex-Rangers defenseman, dead at 45 after ski accident
Tomas Kurcek, who spent five years with the Rangers in the NHL, passed away on Sunday after a skiing accident in his hometown of Czech Republic. He was 45 years old. Klouchek's wife, Barbara Klouckova, confirmed the news on her Instagram story, writing, “In less than five minutes, my life was upside down and everything […]
Jacob Trouba’s ex-Rangers teammates keep mum about trade
The Rangers still had a game left that night, but word broke Friday morning that captain Jacob Trouba would be removed from the game against the Penguins for “roster management” purposes. Anyone in a locker room knows that such a declaration usually means that the player was last in that locker room. Chris Kreider, the […]
Ex-Rangers AHL coach Kris Knoblauch has Oilers on brink of Stanley Cup
When Chris Knoblauch accepted his first NHL head coaching job in mid-November after nearly five seasons as an American Hockey League coach with the Hartford Wolfpack in the Rangers organization, he walked into an Edmonton Oilers locker room filled with some of the NHL’s biggest stars, including Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, only to find […]
Ex-Rangers, Islanders enforcer Chris Simon died by suicide
Former Rangers and Islanders forward Chris Simon has died by suicide, his family announced in a statement to ESPN. He was 52 years old. The family of the 15-year NHL veteran believes he was suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease that worsens over time. Chris Simon died by suicide, according to […]
Canadiens great, ex-Rangers coach Jean-Guy Talbot dead at 91
MONTREAL — Jean-Guy Talbot, one of 12 players on the Montreal Canadiens team that won five straight Stanley Cups from 1956 to 1960, has died. He was 91 years old. Talbot also served as the Rangers’ head coach during the 1977-78 season, compiling a 30-37-13 record. The Canadians announced Talbot’s death Friday morning after multiple […]