Rangers’ Zac Jones fills in again with Jacob Trouba suspended
Connor McKee certainly made an impression when he joined the Rangers’ lineup at the last minute in the final game before the All-Star break against the Senators. The 27-year-old blueliner ignited his team by dropping gloves with Ottawa captain Brady Tkachuk. For most people, it may have been overshadowed by the fact that Zach Jones […]
Rangers hope Kaapo Kakko was sparked by pre-break scoring flurry
The Rangers are hoping Kaapo Kakko’s development can finally kickstart after a quiet start to the season by scoring a goal in each of the final two games before the All-Star break. Kakko, a Finnish winger and No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, had just three goals and one assist in the […]
Ryan Lindgren ‘ready to go’ for Rangers after All-Star break reset
Ryan Lindgren suffered an undisclosed upper-body injury the night before against the Golden Knights at the Garden and missed the final game before the All-Star break, a road win over the Senators. In summary, the Rangers certainly needed a week off to reset after getting off to a strong start, posting a 12-12-2 record in […]
Rangers’ Peter Laviolette shakes it up with 2024 All-Star squad
TORONTO — For all the teams and all the players Peter Laviolette has coached over his 22 years in the NHL, the 2024 All-Star Game team will be comprised primarily of skaters he has never coached before. Ta. “it was [cool]It was just nice to play with completely different players,” the Rangers head coach said […]
Knicks stars rock out Rangers jerseys before tilt vs. Lakers
On Saturday night, some of the Knicks’ key players showed some love for their opponent, the Rangers, at Madison Square Garden. Before the Knicks’ home game against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Isaiah Hartenstein don the jerseys the Rangers will wear in the NHL Stadium Series against the […]
Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin, Vincent Trocheck win NHL-All Star Game
TORONTO — The final game pitted two Rangers All-Star players against a Rangers All-Star coach. A showdown between New York’s best of the best, including Islanders star center Mathew Barzal. He teamed with the Blueshirts’ No. 1 goalie, Igor Shesterkin, and second-line center Vincent Trocheck to defeat head coach Peter Laviolette. Saturday night, all-star game […]
Ducks’ Frank Vatrano looks back fondly at time with Rangers
TORONTO — He’s the people’s choice to fill the right wing slot alongside Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad, as he did successfully 10 weeks after the 2022 trade deadline. Frank Vatrano, now in his second season with the Ducks, said he knew nothing of the chatter. However, the All-Star right wing spoke rather poetically about […]
Rangers’ Vincent Trocheck receives high praise from All-Stars
TORONTO — Vincent Trocheck was one of the final four players selected to the NHL All-Star Game. That meant instead of being drafted by one of the league’s chosen captains, the Rangers center had to open randomly distributed cards to find his team. The NHL clearly didn’t want a situation to arise where the last […]
Rangers’ legacy of goaltenders on display at NHL All-Star Game
TORONTO — Cam Talbot was in camp in the fall of 2014, preparing for his second season as Henrik Lundqvist’s backup after turning heads as a 26-year-old rookie the previous season. . A few months earlier, the Rangers drafted Russian goaltender Igor Shesterkin in the fourth round, 118th overall. “I don’t think his name came […]
Connor Mackey flashed potential after long road to Rangers debut
Connor McKee’s path to the NHL — much less to his debut with the Rangers on Saturday — was anything but straight. He was the last remaining defenseman on the Green Bay Gamblers’ USHL roster for the 2015-16 season, appearing in just 29 games. He went undrafted after three seasons at Minnesota State University. McKee, […]