DON MALONEY TO PLAY IN DANBURY – SORT OF

The Danbury Whalers are proud to announce the signing of forward Don Maloney, Jr. The 23-year-old from New York City is entering his second professional season, having played for the Central Hockey League‘s Arizona Sundogs and the East Coast Hockey League’s Las Vegas Wranglers.

Whalers fans will recognize his name as his father, Don Maloney, played 13 seasons in the NHL with the New York Rangers (11 years) and 38 games in the 78-79 season with the New Haven Knight Hawks. Currently Don Maloney is the General Manger of the Phoenix Coyotes.

SPOTLIGHT: DAN GIRARDI

BY: Bruce Berlet

One of the great success stories in Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale history continued Thursday when defenseman Dan Girardi was one of three New York Rangers named to the NHL All-Star team.

Girardi, who earned his first All-Star selection, was joined by Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist and right wing Marian Gaborik, locks to be named for the third time among the 36 players chosen to play Jan. 29 in Ottawa. It’s the first time since 2002 that the All-Star selections included three Rangers, and another of the first-time selections was goalie Jonathan Quick, a Hamden native who starred at Hamden High, Avon Old Farms and UMass before joining the Los Angeles Kings, for whom he has a league-high six shutouts this season.

RANGERS AND SENATORS BACK IN SESSION THURSDAY

NY RANGERS vs. OTTAWA SENATORS
Thursday, Jan. 12, 7:00 p.m.
Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
Rangers: 27-9-4 (58 pts)
Senators: 23-15-6 (52 pts)

* All information through NHL games on Jan. 10

RANGERS STEPAN COYOTES IN SHOOTOUT

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NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES

January 10, 2012 (Game 40, Home Game 18)

Madison Square Garden – New York, New York

 

 

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T
Phoenix Coyotes	0	0	1	0	0 (1-6)	1
NY Rangers	0	0	1	0	1 (2-6)	2

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Team Notes:

-        The Rangers defeated the Phoenix Coyotes, 2-1, in the shootout tonight at Madison Square Garden to extend their winning streak to five games, and have now won 10 of their last 11 games.  Marian Gaborik and Derek Stepan each converted in the shootout, while Henrik Lundqvist stopped five of six shootout attempts.

RANGERS LOOK TO CHASE COYOTES OUT OF THEIR GARDEN

NEW YORK RANGERS vs. PHOENIX COYOTES
Tuesday, Jan. 10, 7:00 p.m.
Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
Rangers: 26-9-4 (56 pts)
Coyotes: 20-17-5 (45 pts)

* All information through NHL games on Jan. 8

TOMORROW’S GAME:
The Rangers will face-off against the Phoenix Coyotes tomorrow at Madison Square Garden (7:00 p.m.; TV: MSG; Radio: 1050 ESPN Radio), to begin a stretch of four games in six days. The Blueshirts currently sit atop the Eastern Conference standings, and rank first in the league overall, with a record of 26-9-4 (56 pts). The Rangers enter the contest having defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-1, on Friday at CONSOL Energy Center to extend their winning streak to four games, and have won nine of their last 10 games. New York has posted a record of 23-6-2 since Oct. 29, after beginning the season with a 3-3-2 mark. The Coyotes enter the contest with a 20-17-5 (45 pts) record to rank 11th in the Western Conference, and have lost six of their last eight games. Following tomorrow’s contest, the Rangers will face-off against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, Jan. 12, at Madison Square Garden (7:00 p.m.), to mark the mid-way point of their regular season schedule.

I’D BE SITTING IN THE BACK OF THE BUS

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Connecticut Whale head coach Ken Gernander does not handle losing well and it is almost a certainty that he was beside himself on Monday afternoon at the Cumberland County Civic Center after his Whale amassed a three goal lead over the Portland Pirates through the first 36:12 only to give it all back over the final 24:48 before eventually succumbing to the home team 5-4 in overtime on Nathan Oystrick’s second goal of the game.

Over the first period and a half, the Whale built a 3-0 lead on two goals by from Kelsey Tessier and the fourth goal in as many games from the AHL’s Reebok Player of the Week, Kris Newbury.

THE THROWDOWN ACROSS THE RIVER

NEW YORK RANGERS at NEW JERSEY DEVILS
Tuesday, Dec. 20, 7:00 p.m.
Prudential Center – Newark, New Jersey
Rangers: 18-8-4 (40 pts)
Devils: 18-13-1 (37 pts)
* All information through NHL games on Dec. 18

TOMORROW’S GAME:

The Rangers will face-off against the New Jersey Devils tomorrow at Prudential Center (7:00 p.m.), in the first of four straight games against Atlantic Division opponents. The Blueshirts currently rank second in the Atlantic Division standings, and fourth in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 18-8-4 (40 pts). The Rangers enter the contest having defeated the Phoenix Coyotes, 3-2, on Saturday at Jobing.com Arena, and have now registered at least one point in 17 of their last 22 games (15-5-2). The Devils enter the contest with a 18-13-1 (37 pts) record to rank sixth in the Eastern Conference, and have won their last four games. Following tomorrow’s contest, the Rangers will face-off against the New York Islanders on Thursday, Dec. 22, at Madison Square Garden (7:00 p.m.), in the first of back-to-back home games.

JUST A SECOND IS ALL IT TAKES

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NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES
December 17, 2011 (Game 30, Away Game 17)
Jobing.com Arena – Glendale, AZ

                                                      1st   2nd   3rd   OT   Final
New York Rangers               1       0        2         -         3
Phoenix Coyotes                   1       1        0         -         2

Team Notes:

-        The Rangers defeated the Phoenix Coyotes, 3-2, tonight at Jobing.com Arena, and have now registered at least one point in 17 of their last 22 games (15-5-2).

RANGERS AND COYOTES: DUEL IN THE DESSERT

NY RANGERS at PHOENIX COYOTES
Saturday, Dec. 17, 8:00 p.m.
Jobing.com Arena – Phoenix, Arizona
Rangers: 17-8-4 (38 pts)
Coyotes: 16-12-3 (35 pts)
* All information through NHL games on Dec. 15

FAN-FARE: The Art of the Undrafted

BY: Adam Gavriel

We all know the stories about the kid from Canada playing in the OHL who went undrafted and is now a future all-star in the NHL. We know the story about the kid from Norway who took the Swedish Elite League by storm and now is in North America on a professional contract. Of course we know about those stories because we are Rangers fans. The Dan Girardi’s and Mats Zuccarello’s of the world are hard to find, but when found can prove a valuable asset to an NHL organization.