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NEW YORK RANGERS vs. NEW JERSEY DEVILS SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 PRUDENTIAL CENTER NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
PRE-SEASON ROSTER
NEW YORK RANGERS 30 Henrik Lundqvist G 96 Chad Johnson G 6 Wade Redden D 12 Ales Kotalik RW 16 Sean Avery LW 19 Patrick Rissmiller C 20 Vinny Prospal C 22 Brian Boyle C 33 Michal Rozsival D 34 Aaron Voros LW 38 P.A. Parenteau RW 39 Tyler Arnason C 43 Michael Del Zotto D 44 Corey Potter D 50 Jordan Owens RW 59 Evgeny Grachev C 78 Brent Henley D 81 Enver Lisin RW 85 Matt Maccarone LW 97 Matt Gilroy D
President and General Manager – Glen Sather Assistant General Manager, Player Personnel and Assistant Coach – Jim Schoenfeld Assistant General Manager, Hockey Administration – Cam Hope Head Coach – John Tortorella Assistant Coach – Mike Sullivan Assistant and Goaltender Coach – Benoit Allaire Video Coach – Jerry Dineen Training Staff – Jim Ramsay, Acacio Marques, Jason Levy, Bruce Lifrieri, Reg Grant TONIGHT'S GAME
September 16, 2009: The Rangers face-off against the New Jersey Devils tonight at the Prudential Center (7:00 p.m.), in the second of four games in five nights. New York is currently 0-1-0 in pre-season play following a 2-1 loss to the Boston Bruins yesterday at Madison Square Garden. Following tonight’s contest, the Rangers will travel to Detroit to face-off against the Red Wings on Friday, September 18 (7:30 p.m.) at Joe Louis Arena, before taking on the Boston Bruins on Saturday, September 19 (4:00 p.m.) at TD Garden. The Blueshirts will begin the 2009-2010 regular season against the defending Stanley Cup Champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins, on Friday, October 2 (7:30 p.m.), at Mellon Arena.
RECENT GAMES
September 15, 2009: Rangers 1, Bruins 2: The Bruins’ Zach Hamill opened the game’s scoring with a power play goal at 7:30 of the first period. After a scoreless middle frame, Boston extended the lead with their second goal of the game on the man advantage, from Max Sauve at 6:39 of the third. Christopher Higgins brought the Rangers to within one mid-way through the final frame with an even strength tally, from Alexei Semenov and Ales Kotalik, but the Blueshirts were unable to erase their early deficit. Steve Valiquette turned aside 18 of 19 shots in the game’s opening 31:17, and Matt Zaba finished the game in net for New York stopping 15 of 16 shots in 28:36 of icetime.
2009-2010 PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE: September 15 NYR 1 vs. Boston 2 September 16 NYR @ New Jersey September 18 NYR @ Detroit September 19NYR @ Boston September 21 NYR vs. Detroit September 24 NYR vs. Washington September 27 NYR @ Washington
RANGERS UPCOMING SCHEDULE: Friday, September 18 Pre-season Game at Detroit 7:30 p.m. Saturday, September 19 Pre-season Game at Boston 4:00 p.m. Monday, September 21 Pre-season Game vs. Detroit 7:00 p.m.
*ALL TIMES FOR SCHEDULE ARE EASTERN STANDARD TIME
ROSTER MOVES: None
RANGERS INDIVIDUAL TICKETS ON-SALE
Tickets for the 2009-10 Rangers season home games went on-sale on Saturday, September 12th beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Ticketmaster via newyorkrangers.com, Ticketmaster charge-by-phone, 1-800-745-3000 and Ticketmaster outlets. Tickets are limited. Fans are limited to a maximum of four (4) tickets per game. NEW YORK RANGERS 2009-2010 STAFF
GLEN SATHER PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER With a strong mix of experienced veterans and promising home-grown youth on the roster, Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather continues to illustrate why he is one of the great architects in the history of hockey management. With 32 years of hockey experience on his Hall of Fame resume, which includes five Stanley Cup Championships, he is the league’s longest tenured general manager, serving the past nine seasons with New York and prior to that, 21 years in Edmonton. During his term in New York, Sather has laid the foundation for long-term success by stockpiling talented prospects and adding significant pieces via trades and free agency. Over the last four seasons, the Blueshirts have totaled 171 wins, marking only the second time in franchise history the team has achieved 40-or-more wins in four consecutive seasons (1970-71 to 1973-74). The Rangers are also one of only two Eastern Conference teams to have advanced to the post-season in each of the last four seasons. Sather became New York’s 12th President and 10th General Manager on June 1, 2000. He also served as head coach from January 30, 2003 - February 25, 2004. Sather led the Edmonton Oilers’ to five Stanley Cup Championships between 1984-1990, overseeing the development of a revolutionary team concept as well as some of the finest individual talents ever to play the game. His achievements were recognized and honored on September 9, 1997 when he became the first member of the Edmonton Oilers organization to be selected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. During his tenure with the Oilers, the club posted a 791-660-215 record in 1,666 regular season games (.539 winning percentage), capturing three President’s Trophies, six division titles and six conference championships. In Stanley Cup playoff action, Sather’s teams compiled a 133-82 record in 215 games (.619 winning percentage), leading to the club’s five Stanley Cup titles. Upon his retirement as a player following the 1976-77 season, Sather immediately joined the coaching ranks, guiding the Edmonton Oilers to 12 straight WHA and NHL playoff appearances, four Stanley Cup Championships and five Stanley Cup Finals appearances between 1977 and 1989. Sather added the title of General Manager on June 15, 1979, and was named the team’s President prior to the 1982-83 season. Before embarking on his executive career, Sather put together one of the most impressive coaching records in NHL history. He has served as a Head Coach in 932 NHL regular season games, compiling a record of 497-314-121 (.598 winning percentage), ranking 10th on the NHL’s all-time coaching list with 497 victories. In 127 Stanley Cup playoff games, Sather posted a record of 89-37-1 (.706 winning percentage), ranking sixth on the all-time list for playoff wins with 89. He received the Jack Adams Trophy as the NHL’s Coach of the Year in 1985-86 and is one of only six coaches to coach in five or more NHL All-Star Games. Sather’s knowledge of the game, tactical negotiating strategies, strong developmental skills and the keen ability to get the best out of his players are keys to his managerial success. During his administration in Edmonton, Sather developed a dynasty by nurturing talented draft picks Mark Messier, Kevin Lowe, Jari Kurri, Grant Fuhr, Paul Coffey, Esa Tikkanen and Glenn Anderson, along with the acquisition of a rising star named Wayne Gretzky. Sather’s management experience and success also carries over to the international arena. Most recently, he served as Team Canada’s General Manager and Coach for the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. He also guided Team Canada’s 1994 Canada Cup Championship and was the General Manager of the gold medal-winning team in the 1994 World Hockey Championships. A native of High River, Alberta, Sather enjoyed a successful junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings. Following the completion of his amateur days, he became property of the Detroit Red Wings but would never wear a Winged Wheel jersey. After a season with the Central League’s Memphis Wings, Sather was drafted from the Red Wings by the Boston Bruins in 1965, and would make his National Hockey League debut with the Bruins in the 1966-67 season. Sather would go on to play 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens and Minnesota North Stars. In 658 NHL regular season games, the feisty winger would register 80 goals and 113 assists for 193 points, along with 724 penalty minutes. As a member of the New York Rangers from 1970 through 1974, Sather appeared in 188 regular season games, registering 18 goals and 24 assists for 42 points, along with 193 penalty minutes. In addition, he was a member of the 1971-72 Rangers club which advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals. Sather and his wife, Ann, have two sons, Justin and Shanon.
JIM SCHOENFELD Assistant General Manager, Player Personnel and Assistant Coach Jim Schoenfeld begins his third season as Assistant General Manager, Player Personnel of the Rangers. In his role, he assists President and General Manager Glen Sather on all player transactions. He also begins his first season as Assistant Coach of the Rangers, and continues to oversee hockey-related matters for the Hartford Wolf Pack. Schoenfeld has spent the past six seasons as General Manager of the Hartford Wolf Pack and served as head coach of the team for two seasons from 2005-06 to 2006-07. He assumed head coaching duties for the organization on July 13, 2005, when he became the fourth head coach in franchise history. Schoenfeld has played a key role in developing the organization’s pool of prospects. Prior to joining Hartford, he served as an assistant coach with the Rangers for the 2002-03 campaign. He joined the Rangers after serving as a lead analyst for ESPN’s National Hockey Night from 1999 through 2002. A veteran of 10 seasons in the National Hockey League as a head coach, Schoenfeld compiled a 256-246-78 record (.509 winning percentage) with the Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals and the Phoenix Coyotes. His most recent NHL head-coaching stint was with Phoenix in 1997-98 and 1998-99 compiling a record of 72-66-24. Schoenfeld guided the team to a 39-31-12 record in 1998-99, which ranks second in franchise history for most victories in a single season. Schoenfeld represented the Coyotes that year at the NHL All-Star Game, as a member of the North American team's coaching staff. After leaving ESPN to assume head coaching duties of the Washington Capitals on January 27, 1994, Schoenfeld posted a record of 113-102-34 in 249 games. He ranks fourth in Capitals’ history in games coached (249), victories (113) and winning percentage (.522). Schoenfeld guided the New Jersey Devils from January 26, 1988 through November 6, 1990, leading the club to a record of 50- 59-15 in 124 games. During the 1987-88 season, he was responsible for leading the Devils to the team’s first-ever Stanley Cup Playoff appearance, taking the club to within one game of the Stanley Cup Finals. Schoenfeld made his NHL Head Coaching debut with the Buffalo Sabres during the 1985-86 season, where he directed the team until general manager Scotty Bowman resumed his coaching career on January 15th. He also served as head coach of Buffalo’s top American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans, for a portion of the 1984-85 season. Schoenfeld’s stint behind the Americans’ bench ended when he came out of retirement and rejoined the Sabres’ active lineup on December 19, 1984. A veteran of 13 seasons in the National Hockey League, Schoenfeld appeared in 719 games with the Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins from 1972-73 through 1984-85. A former captain of the Buffalo Sabres, he registered 51 goals and 204 assists for 255 points, along with 1,132 penalty minutes. Originally selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round, 5th overall, in the 1972 NHL Entry Draft, Schoenfeld is a member of the Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame and the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame. A Native of Galt, Ontario, Schoenfeld and his wife, Theresa, have a daughter, Katie, and three sons, Justin, Adam and Nathan.
JOHN TORTORELLA Head Coach John Tortorella begins his first full season with the Rangers after being named the 34th head coach in the 84-year history of the New York Rangers on February 23, 2009. After joining the Rangers bench last season, Tortorella led New York to a 12-7-2 mark over the final 21 games to earn a playoff berth. He returns to the organization after serving as Head Coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning for seven seasons. Under his guidance, Tampa Bay compiled a 239-222-36-38 record in 535 games. He led the Lightning to four consecutive Stanley Cup Playoff appearances, including two Southeast Division Championships in 2002-03 and 2003-04. In 2003-04, Tortorella guided Tampa Bay to a franchise record 46 wins and 106 points, and went on to capture the only Stanley Cup Championship in franchise history. He was awarded the Jack Adams Award as the National Hockey League’s top coach following that season. Tortorella joined Tampa Bay following a one-year stint with the Rangers in 1999-2000 where he was an Assistant Coach and served as Head Coach for the final four games of the season. Prior to joining the Rangers, he spent two seasons as an Assistant Coach with the Phoenix Coyotes. He joined Phoenix during the 1997-98 season, after spending the previous eight seasons with the Buffalo Sabres organization. Tortorella served as an Assistant Coach with the Sabres from 1989-90 to 1994-95 and as Head Coach with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rochester Americans, during the 1995-96 and 1996-97 campaigns. He guided the club to the Calder Cup championship in 1995-96, and followed that up by posting the AHL Northern Conference’s best record during the 1996- 97 regular season. Tortorella’s coaching experience spans 22 years and includes several accolades. He began his tenure behind the bench with the Virginia Lancers of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League (ACHL), where he spent two seasons as General Manager and Head Coach from 1986-87 to 1987-88 and immediately established himself as one of the league’s best. In two seasons with the Lancers, Tortorella compiled a 73-24-1-0 record to earn Coach of the Year honors both seasons, along with the league championship during the 1986-87 campaign. Following the 1987-88 season, Tortorella joined the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League (IHL) during their 1988 playoff run before serving as an Assistant Coach with the New Haven Nighthawks (AHL) in 1988-89. Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Tortorella played at Salem State College before transferring to the University of Maine of the East Coast Athletic Conference (ECAC), where he skated for three seasons as a right winger. As a member of the Black Bears, Tortorella registered 26 goals and 52 assists for 78 points, along with 133 penalty minutes in 65 games, and was twice named an ECAC All-Star. After playing in Sweden, he returned to North America to skate in the ACHL with the Hampton Roads Gulls, Erie Golden Blades and Virginia Lancers, recording 98 goals and 160 assists for 258 points, along with 302 penalty minutes in 200 games over four seasons. A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Tortorella and his wife, Chris, have two children, Brittany and Dominick. BENOIT ALLAIRE Assistant and Goaltending Coach Benoit Allaire begins his sixth season with the Rangers coaching staff after being named Assistant and Goaltending Coach on July 15, 2004. Under the direction of Allaire, Rangers’ standout Henrik Lundqvist has achieved considerable success, becoming the first goalie in NHL history to record 30-or-more wins in each of his first four seasons and was a finalist for the Vezina Trophy in each of his first three seasons. In 2005-06, with Allaire, Lundqvist enjoyed a breakout rookie season and was among the league leaders in several categories for goaltenders. Lundqvist was selected to the NHL’s All-Rookie Team, while ranking fourth in the league in save percentage (.922) and fifth in goals against average (2.24). Prior to coming to New York, Allaire spent seven seasons as the goaltending coach for the Phoenix Coyotes. He also served as the goaltending instructor for the Montreal Canadiens for one season in 1997. Allaire was the first to implement the hybrid style of goaltending, a combination of stand-up and butterfly, relying on quickness and reaction to the puck, while utilizing butterfly technique in certain situations. Under the direction of Allaire, the Coyotes goaltenders enjoyed tremendous improvement and success. Before joining the Coyotes organization in 1999, Sean Burke appeared in 536 NHL matches and posted a 3.21 goals against average and .895 save percentage and 19 shutouts. While with Allaire, Burke’s play improved enormously, appearing in 211 matches with Phoenix and recording a 2.39 goals against average, a .919 save percentage and 15 shutouts. He was also nominated for both the Vezina and Lester B. Pearson Trophies following the 2001-02 season and appeared in the NHL All-Star Game twice (2001, 2002). Additionally, Coyotes goaltender Brian Boucher established a new modern NHL record shutout streak from December 22, 2003 to January 11, 2004, going 332:01 without allowing a goal and recording five shutouts. Stanley Cup winning goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin also posted significantly improved statistics under the tutelage of Allaire. Prior to Allaire joining Phoenix, Khabibulin posted a 3.02 goals against average and a .906 save percentage with nine shutouts (1994-95 - 1996-97). Over his two seasons with Allaire (1997-98, 1998-99), Khabibulin twice participated in the NHL All-Star Game and shaved more than half a goal off his goals against average. In 133 games under Allaire, he registered a 2.45 goals against average and a .911 save percentage and 12 shutouts. A native of St. Janvier, Quebec, Allaire served as a goaltending instructor for six seasons (1989-95) in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with three different teams: Laval, Verdun and Granby. During his stay in the QMJHL, the goaltenders under Allaire’s supervision won two President’s Cups (QMJHL’s championship) and played in two Memorial Cup Tournaments (Canadian Hockey League championship). In the past, Allaire has helped develop some of the game’s best young goaltenders including Jose Theodore, Jean-Sebastien Giguere, MathieuGaron and Tomas Vokoun. Benoit and his wife, Lyne Chalut, live in Ossining, New York.
MIKE SULLIVAN ASSISTANT COACH Mike Sullivan begins his first season with the Rangers coaching staff after being named Assistant Coach on July 16, 2009. He comes to New York after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He served as an assistant coach under John Tortorella with Tampa Bay during the 2007-08 season. Prior to joining the Lightning, Sullivan served as head coach for the U.S. Men's team at the 2007 World Championships in Russia. He also served as assistant coach for the U.S. Men's Olympic Team at the 2006 Olympic Games in Torino, Italy. Sullivan began his coaching career in 2002 as head coach of the Providence Bruins in the American Hockey League (AHL). He led Providence to a 41-17-9-4 record and first place in the AHL's North Division through the team's first 71 games, before being named assistant coach of their parent NHL club, the Boston Bruins. The following season, Sullivan was named head coach of the Bruins (NHL), and led the team to a 41-19-15-7 mark and the Northeast Division title. In two seasons as Boston's head coach, he posted a 70-56-15- 23 record in 164 regular season games. Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Sullivan skated in 709 career NHL games in 11 seasons with the San Jose Sharks, Calgary Flames, Boston Bruins, and Phoenix Coyotes, registering 54 goals and 82 assists for 136 points, along with 203 penalty minutes. The Marshfield, Massachusetts native was originally selected by the Rangers in the fourth round, 69th overall, in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He began his NHL career with San Jose in 1991 after spending one season with the San Diego Gulls of the International Hockey League. Prior to turning pro, Sullivan attended Boston University, where he skated in 141 career college games and registered 61 goals and 138 points over four seasons.
NEW YORK RANGERS ALPHABETICAL INDIVIDUAL PLAYER SUMMARIES
#75 ANDRES AMBUHL, Right Wing 2008-09: Skated in 50 games with HC Davos of the National League A in Switzerland (NLA) this past season, registering 17 goals and 24 assists for 41 points, along with 90 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in games played (50), goals (17), assists (24), points (41) and penalty minutes (90) … Tied for the team lead in scoring and assists and finished fourth on the team in goals … Collected four goals and three assists for seven points in 21 post-season games, including two goals in the NLA Finals series against Kloten to help HC Davos win their fourth NLA championship in the last eight years.
#42 ARTEM ANISIMOV, Center 2009-10 Pre-Season: Won a team-high, nine of 16 faceoffs (56%) in 17:50 of icetime yesterday vs. Boston.
2008-09: Led the Wolf Pack in points (81) and goals (37), and finished fifth on the team in plus-minus rating (plus-12) … Ranked fourth in the AHL in goals and fifth in points … Posted two, four-game goal-scoring streaks – Mar. 21 to Mar. 28 and Nov. 30 to Dec. 6 … Notched his 30th goal of the season on Mar. 22 at Providence … Notched one goal and two assists for Planet USA in the 2009 AHL All- Star Game on Jan. 25 in Worcester after being named to the squad on Jan. 23 … Recorded a career-high, eight-game point streak from Jan. 9 at Springfield to Jan. 24 against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, collecting 11 points (five goals and six assists) during the stretch … Posted his first multi-goal game in the AHL with two goals on Nov. 21 vs. Lowell … Made his NHL debut on Feb. 3 against Atlanta, and skated in his first career NHL playoff contest on Apr. 28 in Game Seven at Washington.
#39 TYLER ARNASON, Center 2008-09: Skated in 71 games with the Colorado Avalanche, registering five goals and 17 assists for 22 points, along with 14 penalty minutes … Finished seventh on the team in scoring with 22 points, and tied for seventh on the Avalanche with 17 assists … Ranked third on the club with 58 takeaways … Recorded four multi-point games on the season, including a three-assist performance, which tied a career-high, on Mar. 8 at Chicago … Posted a season-high, four-game point streak from Jan. 10 against Pittsburgh to Jan. 16 vs. Edmonton, collecting four points (one goal and three assists) over the span.
#16 SEAN AVERY, Left Wing 2008-09: Skated in 41 games with the Rangers and Dallas Stars, registering eight goals and 14 assists for 22 points, along with 111 penalty minutes … Tallied five goals and seven assists for 12 points, along with 34 penalty minutes in 18 games with the Rangers … New York has posted a record of 61-26-17 in 104 games with him in the lineup since Feb. 5, 2007 … Notched his first goal with the Rangers this season on Mar. 12 at Nashville … Recorded an assist in his return to MSG as a member of the Rangers on Mar. 8 vs. Boston … Made his season debut with the Rangers on Mar. 5 at Long Island … Skated in his 400th career NHL game on Nov. 26 at Minnesota.
#63 DANIEL BARTEK, Left Wing 2008-09: Skated in 50 games with the Everett Silvertops of the Western Hockey League (WHL), registering 16 goals and 20 assists for 36 points, along with 28 penalty minutes … Ranked fifth on the team in goals (16) and sixth in points (36) … Led the Silvertops in shorthanded goals (three) and finished tied for fifth in power play goals (six) … Registered seven multi-point games, including four multi-goal games … Notched two hat tricks during the season – Oct. 17 vs. Kelowna and Nov. 5 at Regina.
#60 RYAN BOURQUE, Center 2008-09: Appeared in 48 games with the USA Under-18 development team, registering 20 goals and 26 assists for 46 points, along with 42 penalty minutes … Helped Team USA capture the gold medal at the 2009 Under-18 World Championships in Fargo-Moorhead, recording one goal and six assists for seven points in seven games … His six assists ranked fourth on the team in the tournament.
#22 BRIAN BOYLE, Center 2009-10 Pre-Season: Registered three shots in 13:54 in his Rangers debut yesterday vs. Boston.
2008-09: Appeared in 28 games with the Los Angeles Kings, registering four goals and one assist for five points, along with 42 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in games played (28), penalty minutes (42), game-winning goals (one), and shots (36) … Notched his first career multi-goal game with two goals on Apr. 4 vs. Phoenix … Tallied three goals in a four-game span from Mar. 28 at Nashville to Apr. 4 vs. Phoenix.
#87 DONALD BRASHEAR, Left Wing 2009-10 Pre-Season: Delivered two hits in 11:16 of icetime yesterday vs. Boston.
2008-09: Skated in 63 games with the Washington Capitals, registering one goal and three assists, along with 121 penalty minutes … Ranked fourth on Washington overall, and second among team forwards, with 119 hits … Led the team with 121 PIM … Washington posted a 4-0-0 mark in games that he posted a point … Tallied a game-winning goal on Dec. 4 vs. the New York Islanders, his first game- winner since Dec. 14, 2002 vs. Buffalo.
#36 DANE BYERS, Left Wing 2009-10 Pre-Season: Logged 10:58 of icetime in his pre-season debut yesterday vs. Boston. 2008-09: Skated in nine games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering four goals and three assists, along with 18 penalty minutes … Missed the final 71 games of the regular season due to a knee injury sustained on Oct. 31 against Worcester … Tied for the team lead in playoff goals (three) and tied for second on the Wolf Pack in playoff points (four).
#24 RYAN CALLAHAN, Right Wing 2009-10 Pre-Season: Tied for the game-high, with six shots in 13:25 of icetime yesterday vs. Boston.
2008-09: Appeared in 81 games with the Rangers, recording 22 goals and 18 assists for 40 points, along with 45 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in games played (81), goals (22), assists (18), points (40), penalty minutes (45), power play goals (two), and shots (237) … Led the team and ranked fourth in the NHL with 265 hits … Ranked first on the team with a plus-seven rating, and tied for fourth with 22 goals … Recorded six multi-point games … Won the Steven McDonald Award, voted by the fans as the player who performs “above and beyond the call of duty” … Skated in his 100th NHL contest on Dec. 16 at Anaheim.
#58 PAUL CROWDER, Center 2008-09: Appeared in 11 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), recording three assists and six penalty minutes … Made his professional debut on Mar. 20 at Portland, and recorded his first professional point with an assist on Mar. 28 vs. Providence after signing on Mar. 19 … Registered 14 goals and 19 assists for 33 points, along with 44 penalty minutes in 35 games with the University of Alaska – Anchorage Seawolves of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) prior to joining Hartford … Led the team in assists (19) and points (33), and tied for second in goals (14) … In addition, he led the Seawolves in shorthanded goals (two), and tied for first on the club in power play goals (six), game winning goals (two) and plus/minus rating (plus-10) … Captured Team MVP honors.
#43 MICHAEL DEL ZOTTO, Defense 2009-10 Pre-Season: Registered three shots in 21:14 of icetime in his pre-season debut yesterday vs. Boston.
2008-09: Appeared in 60 games with the London Knights and Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), tallying 13 goals and 50 assists for 63 points, along with 78 penalty minutes … Ranked sixth among OHL defenseman in assists, and tied for sixth in goals and points … His 50 assists also tied for 11th among all OHL skaters, and his 32 power play assists ranked fifth in the league overall … Recorded six goals and 24 assists for 30 points in 28 games with London after joining the club on January 8 … Ranked second on the team among defensemen in total points (63), goals (13) and assists (50) … His 50 assists finished third on London overall, while his 63 points ranked fifth on the team … Recorded 14 multi-point performances, including five three-point efforts … Appeared in his second OHL All-Star game … Also ranked third among OHL defensemen in playoff points (19) and second in playoff assists (16) … Led the team in assists and finished fourth on the club in points during the post-season.
#79 DEVIN DIDIOMETE, Left Wing 2008-09: Skated in 73 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), recording four goals and five assists, along with 239 penalty minutes … Led the Wolf Pack and ranked fourth in the league with 239 penalty minutes … Registered his first professional point with a goal on Nov. 22 at Portland … Made his AHL debut on Oct. 22 at Worcester.
#23 CHRIS DRURY, Center 2009-10 Pre-Season: Logged 15:50 of icetime in his pre-season debut last night vs. Boston.
2008-09: Appeared in 81 games with the Rangers, registering 22 goals and 34 assists for 56 points, along with 32 penalty minutes … Led the team with 10 power play goals and ranked first among team forwards with 90 blocked shots … Ranked third on the club in assists (34), fourth in points (56) and tied for fourth in goals (22) … Posted 17 multi-point efforts, including four, three-point performances … Named co-recipient, along with Blair Betts, of the Players’ Player Award, as voted by the Rangers players … Named the 25th Captain in team history on Oct. 3.
#41 BRODIE DUPONT, Left Wing 2008-09: Skated in 79 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering 18 goals and 24 assists for 42 points, along with 112 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in games played, goals, assists, points, and penalty minutes … Ranked fourth on Hartford in goals, tied for fourth in points and finished sixth on the team in assists … Also ranked seventh on the Wolf Pack in penalty minutes … Recorded seven multi-point efforts on the season, including back-to-back multi-point performances on Mar. 21 at Springfield (one goal and one assist) and Mar. 22 at Providence (two assists) … Registered his first professional playoff point with an assist on Apr. 20 at Worcester.
#10 MARIAN GABORIK, Right Wing 2008-09: Appeared in 17 games with the Minnesota Wild, registering 13 goals and 10 assists for 23 points, along with two penalty minutes … Led Minnesota in points during the month of April, recording 10 points (five goals and five assists) in five games … Posted seven multi-point performances, including a four point effort (two goals and two assists) on Mar. 25 at the NY Islanders … Finished the season riding a seven-game scoring streak, registering 13 points (seven goals and six assists) during the stretch … Tied his career-high with a five-game goal streak from Mar. 29 at Edmonton to Apr. 7 vs. Dallas … Skated in his 500th NHL game on Apr. 7 against Dallas.
#97 MATT GILROY, Defense 2009-10 Pre-Season: Recorded four shots on net in 21:13 of icetime in his Rangers debut yesterday vs. Boston.
2008-09: Appeared in 45 games as Captain of the Hockey East regular season and playoff champion Boston University Terriers, registering eight goals and 29 assists for 37 points … Captured the Hobey Baker Award, given to the top player in collegiate hockey, and was named as a First Team All-American on Apr. 10 … Became the second player in Boston University history to win the Hobey Baker Award, as Rangers’ Captain Chris Drury won the award in 1998 … Became the first defenseman in Hockey East history to be honored as a First Team All-Star three times … Led the Terriers to their fifth NCAA championship, assisting on the game-tying goal with 17 seconds remaining in regulation in the championship game on Apr. 11, after entering the tournament as the #1 seeded team … Established career-highs in games played (45), assists (29) and points (37) … Led all Hockey East defensemen in scoring and ranked third among all defensemen in the nation.
#5 DAN GIRARDI, Defense 2009-10 Pre-Season: Delivered three hits in 19:13 of icetime yesterday vs. Boston.
2008-09: Skated in 82 games with the Rangers, recording four goals and 18 assists for 22 points, along with 53 penalty minutes … One of six Rangers to skate in all 82 games … Tied for 15th in the NHL with 207 hits … Posted five multi-point performances on the season … Recorded his 50th NHL point with one assist on Dec. 17 at Los Angeles … Recorded a three-game assist streak from Nov. 8 at Washington to Nov. 12 at New Jersey, registering four assists over the span.
#70 TREVOR GLASS, Defense 2008-09: Established career-highs in goals (six), assists (19) and points (25) with Spokane … Finished third among team defensemen in points and assists, and ranked fourth among defensemen in goals … Tied for eighth overall on the team in points … Also tallied four assists in 10 post-season contests.
#59 EVGENY GRACHEV, Center 2009-10 Pre-Season: Logged 16:31 of icetime in his pre-season debut last night vs. the Bruins.
2008-09: Appeared in 60 games with the Brampton Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), tallying 40 goals and 40 assists for 80 points, along with 22 penalty minutes … Captured the Emms Family Award as OHL Rookie of the Year on April 8 … Led all OHL rookies in goals (40) and points (80), and ranked sixth in assists (40) … Ranked fifth among all OHL skaters in goals and finished 13th in the league in points … Also ranked fourth in the league with a plus-48 rating and tied for ninth with six game winning goals … Ranked second on Brampton in goals and points, and third in assists … Posted 21 multi-point games, including a four-goal effort on November 16 vs. Ottawa … Also finished seventh in the league in playoff points, tied for fifth in goals and eighth in assists … Ranked second on the team in post-season goals (11) and assists (14), and third in points (25) … Recorded four points (two goals and two assists) in his playoff debut on March 20 vs. Peterborough.
#49 ILKKA HEIKKINEN, Defense 2008-09: Skated in 54 games with HIFK Helsinki of the SM-liiga, registering eight goals and 26 assists for 34 points, along with 22 penalty minutes … Ranked third among all SM-liiga defensemen in points … Led all HIFK defensemen in goals (eight), assists (26) and points, while finishing second on the team overall in assists, fourth in points and seventh in goals … Recorded two, six-game scoring streaks – Nov. 13 at Tappara to Nov. 25 at Espoo (two goals and five assists) and Jan. 15 vs. Kärpät to Jan. 26 at Kärpät (two goals and six assists) … Posted five multi-point performances, including two, three-point efforts – Jan. 15 vs. Kärpät (one goal and two assists) and Feb. 14 at Lukko (one goal and two assists).
#78 BRENT HENLEY, Defense 2008-09: Split time between the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL), and the Augusta Lynx and Mississippi Sea Wolves of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) … Registered six assists in 47 games with the Admirals … Notched one assist in four games with the Sea Wolves … Finished the season ranked second on Norfolk in penalty minutes (198).
#21 CHRISTOPHER HIGGINS, Left Wing 2009-10 Pre-Season: Notched one goal in 15:24 of icetime in his Rangers debut yesterday vs. Boston.
2008-09: Appeared in 57 games with the Montreal Canadiens, registering 12 goals and 11 assists for 23 points, along with 22 penalty minutes … Tied for second on the team with two shorthanded goals and sixth with 151 shots … Led the Canadiens in goals (five) and shots (40) during the month of November … Tallied his first career hat trick on Nov. 11 vs. Ottawa … Recorded a season-high, four-game scoring streak from Nov. 1 at Long Island to Nov. 11 against Ottawa, registering six points (four goals and two assists) over the span … Tied for the team lead in playoff goals (two), and tied for third in playoff points (two) in four post-season contests. #64 ROMAN HORAK, Center 2008-09: Appeared in 31 games with HC České Budějovice Jr. of the Czech U-20 League (CZE-JR.), collecting 16 goals and 17 assists for 33 points, along with 14 penalty minutes … Established a career-high in assists (17) and points (33) … Also skated in eight contests with HC České Budějovice of the Czech Extraliga (CZE), establishing a career-high in games played.
#96 CHAD JOHNSON, Goalie 2008-09: Appeared in 35 games with the University of Alaska-Fairbanks of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), posting a 14-16-5 mark with a 1.66 goals against average … Earned CCHA Player of the Year and Goalie of the Year honors … Named to the CCHA First All-Star Team … Selected to the NCAA West All-American Second Team … Was a top-ten finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, as the top player in collegiate hockey … Led the CCHA in goals against average and save percentage … Established career-highs in games played, wins, goals against average, save percentage (.940), and shutouts (six) … Selected as Alaska-Fairbanks’ MVP.
#12 ALES KOTALIK, Right Wing 2009-10 Pre-Season: Tallied one assist and three shots in 15:20 of icetime in his Rangers debut last night vs. the Bruins.
2008-09: Skated in 75 games with the Buffalo Sabres and Edmonton Oilers, recording 20 goals and 23 assists for 43 points, along with 34 penalty minutes … Traded to Edmonton on Mar. 4 in exchange for a second round selection in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft … Led the NHL with five game-deciding goals in the shootout and ranked second in the league with eight shootout goals overall … Ranked third on Edmonton in goals and tied for fifth in points … Finished second on the team with nine power play goals and third with 208 shots … Reached the 20-goal plateau for the fourth time in six NHL seasons … Posted a career-high, five-game scoring streak from Mar. 24 vs. Detroit to Mar. 31 against Anaheim, collecting five points (four goals and one assist) over the span … Registered his 250th career point on Apr. 4 with a goal against Vancouver.
#72 SAM KLASSEN, Defense 2008-09: Appeared in 72 games with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League (WHL), tallying two goals and 18 assists for 20 points, along with 92 penalty minutes … Ranked fourth among team defensemen in assists (18) and fifth in points (20) … Also ranked fourth on the team overall in penalty minutes, and finished seventh with a plus-27 rating.
#4 DAN LACOUTURE, Left Wing 2008-09: Split the season between Carolina (NHL), Albany (AHL) and Astana Barys (KHL) … Appeared in 11 games with the Carolina Hurricanes, registering two goals and 10 penalty minutes … Also recorded one goal and five assists in 12 contests with Albany (AHL) … Ranked eighth on Astana Barys (KHL) in penalty minutes (51).
#81 ENVER LISIN, Right Wing 2009-10 Pre-Season: Skated in 15:00 of icetime in his Rangers debut last night vs. Boston.
2008-09: Appeared in 48 games with the Phoenix Coyotes, registering 13 goals and eight assists for 21 points, along with 24 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in games played (48), goals (13), assists (eight), points (21), penalty minutes (24), game-winning goals (two), and shots (105) … Tied for second on Phoenix in even strength goals (12), tied for third in goals scored at home (eight) and tied for fifth in total goals … Posted four multi-point performances, including a career-high, three-point effort on Mar. 30 against Dallas (two goals and one assist) … Also notched two goals and four assists in 10 AHL games with the San Antonio Rampage.
#73 COREY LOCKE, Center 2008-09: Skated in 77 games with the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering 25 goals and 54 assists for 79 points, along with 60 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in assists and points … Ranked among the league leaders in several statistical categories, ranking fourth in assists, tied for seventh in points and tied for 13th in power play goals (13) … Also tied for the AHL lead with 29 power play assists … Led the Aeros in assists, points and power play goals, and finished second on the team in goals … Recorded a team-high, 23 multi-point performances, including a four-point effort on Oct. 18 vs. San Antonio (two goals and two assists) … Registered a career-high, 10-game scoring streak from Mar. 1 at Milwaukee to Mar. 25 at Milwaukee, collecting 12 points (four goals and eight assists) over the span … Selected to participate in the AHL All-Star Classic for the second consecutive season and third time in his career … Also established career-highs in playoff goals (12) and playoff points (23) … Made his NHL debut with the Montreal Canadiens on Jan. 8 against Chicago.
#30 HENRIK LUNDQVIST, Goalie 2008-09: Appeared in 70 games with the Rangers, posting a 38-25-7 record, along with a 2.43 goals against average, a .916 save percentage and three shutouts … Established a career-high with 38 wins … Ranked third in the NHL in total icetime (4,152:46) and saves (1,839), and fourth in wins (38) and games played (70) … Also ranked 11th in the league in goals against average (2.43) and tied for 11th in the NHL in save percentage (.916%) … Captured the Rangers’ MVP Award, as voted by the Professional Hockey Writers Association, for the third consecutive year … Held opponents to two or fewer goals in 44 games … Turned aside 28 shots to record his career-high, 38th win of the season on Apr. 12 at Philadelphia … Stopped 38 shots on Mar. 30 vs. the Devils to record his 20th career shutout … Registered his 30th win of the season, stopping 19 shots on Mar. 12 at Nashville, to become the first goaltender in NHL history to reach the 30-win mark in each of his first four seasons … Made 25 saves in net and recorded his second assist of the season on Scott Gomez's power play, game-winner, on Feb. 18 vs. the Islanders … Appeared in his first career NHL All-Star game on Jan. 25 at Montreal … Became just the fifth goaltender in NHL history to begin his career with four straight 20-win seasons on Jan. 5 at Pittsburgh (Mike Liut, 1979-84; Bill Durnan, 1943-50; Frankie Brimsek, 1938-43; George Hainesworth, 1926-32); Also joined three other Rangers netminders who have posted four consecutive 20-win seasons (Mike Richter, 1995-01; Ed Giacomin, 1965-73; Dave Kerr, 1937-40) … Recorded one power play assist on Nov. 19 vs. the Canucks; The assist was his third career NHL point, and first since March 16, 2006 vs. Washington … Made his 200th NHL appearance on Oct. 15 vs. Buffalo.
#85 MATT MACCARONE, Center 2009-10 Pre-Season: Won two of three faceoffs (67%) in 9:54 of icetime yesterday vs. Boston.
2008-09: Appeared in 18 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League (CHL), tallying four goals and four assists for eight points, along with nine penalty minutes … Recorded three points (one goal and two assists) in a four-game stretch from Mar. 14 at Rocky Mountain to Mar. 20 at Wichita.
#50 JORDAN OWENS, Right Wing 2008-09: Skated in 67 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering 12 goals and 25 assists for 37 points, along with 66 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in goals, assists, points, and penalty minutes … Ranked fifth on the Wolf Pack in assists, tied for eighth in points and tied for ninth in goals … Finished fourth on the team with a plus-17 rating … Recorded a career-high, seven multi-point performances, including a three-point effort on Apr. 3 at Providence (three assists) … Tied for fifth on Hartford in playoff scoring, registering one goal and two assists for three points in six post-season contests.
#38 P.A. PARENTEAU, Right Wing 2009-10 Pre-Season: Logged 17:26 of icetime in his pre-season debut yesterday vs. Boston.
2008-09: Skated in 74 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering 29 goals and 49 assists for 78 points, along with 142 penalty minutes … Named a First-Team AHL All-Star … Established a career-high in penalty minutes ... Tied his career-high in assists … Ranked among the league leaders in several statistical categories, ranking ninth in points, while tying for 10th in assists and 16th in goals … Also tied for 12th in the AHL with 24 power play assists … Led the Wolf Pack in assists, and ranked second on the team in goals, points and power play goals (12) … Recorded a team-high, 24 multi-point performances, including a four-point effort on Nov. 16 at Lake Erie (two goals and two assists) … Registered a season-high, eight-game assists/scoring streak from Jan. 6 at Manitoba to Jan. 19 at Portland, including a four-game multi-point streak, collecting 14 points (four goals and 10 assists) over the span.
#44 COREY POTTER, Defense 2008-09: Appeared in five games with the Rangers, registering one goal and one assist … Recorded his first career point with an assist in his second NHL game on Dec. 27 vs. New Jersey … Made his NHL debut on Dec. 7 against Calgary … Also skated in 67 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering 10 goals and 22 assists for 32 points, along with 82 penalty minutes … Established a career-high in goals and tied his career-high in points … Led all Hartford defensemen in goals, and ranked second among team defensemen in assists and points … Recorded nine multi-point efforts during the season, including his first career multi-goal game on Feb. 13 against Lake Erie … Finished tied for second on the Wolf Pack in post-season scoring with four points, and ranked second on the club with three assists in six playoff contests.
#20 VINNY PROSPAL, Center 2008-09: Appeared in 82 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning, registering 19 goals and 26 assists for 45 points, along with 52 penalty minutes … Ranked fourth on the team in assists (26), tied for fourth in points (45) and finished fifth in goals (19) … His seven power play goals ranked third on the club … Also ranked third on the Lightning in scoring during the month of January (six goals and eight assists) … Was one of only two Tampa Bay players to appear in all 82 games … Posted ten multi-point performances during the season … Recorded a season-high, seven-game point streak from Dec. 30 against Montreal to Jan. 12 at Los Angeles, registering nine points (three goals and six assists) over the span … Tallied his 400th career assist on Mar. 7 vs. Toronto … Skated in his 800th career NHL game on Oct. 18 at Toronto.
#6 WADE REDDEN, Defense 2008-09: Skated in 81 games with the Rangers, registering three goals and 23 assists for 26 points, along with 51 penalty minutes … Ranked third on the team with 98 blocked shots … Recorded five multi-point performances on the season … Skated in his 900th NHL game on Feb. 26 vs. Florida … Tallied three assists, including one shorthanded assist, and registered a plus-three rating on Dec. 10 at Atlanta … Recorded a goal in his Garden debut on Oct. 10 vs. Chicago.
#19 PATRICK RISSMILLER, Center 2008-09: Appeared in 64 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering 14 goals and 40 assists for 54 points, along with 24 penalty minutes … Ranked third on the team in assists and points, and finished seventh in goals … Tied for third on the team with two shorthanded goals … Registered 15 multi-point contests on the season, including a three-point effort on Mar. 20 at Portland (one goal and two assists) … Also skated in two contests with the Rangers … Made his Rangers debut on Oct. 11 at Philadelphia.
#33 MICHAL ROZSIVAL, Defense 2008-09: Appeared in 76 games with the Rangers, registering eight goals and 22 assists for 30 points, along with 52 penalty minutes … Ranked second on the team with 113 blocked shots … Posted eight multi-point performances … Notched two goals, including one power play/penalty shot tally and the overtime game-winner, on Dec. 17 at Los Angeles; His second goal of the contest was the 50th of his career … Delivered five hits while skating in his 500th NHL game on Nov. 17 vs. the Senators.
#54 BOBBY SANGUINETTI, Defense 2008-09: Skated in 78 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), recording six goals and 36 assists for 42 points, along with 42 penalty minutes … Led all Wolf Pack defensemen in points and assists … His 36 assists also set a new Hartford franchise record for most assists by a rookie defenseman … Finished fourth on the team overall in assists and tied for fourth on the club in points … Tied for fifth among AHL rookies in assists and tied for 11th in points among all league defensemen … Selected to participate in the AHL All-Star Classic … Notched his first professional goal on Oct. 24 against Philadelphia … Led the Wolf Pack in playoff points (five) and assists (four).
#32 MIKE SAUER, Defense 2009-10 Pre-Season: Registered two shots in 16:49 of icetime yesterday vs. Boston.
2008-09: Skated in 64 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering six goals and 17 assists for 23 points, along with 35 penalty minutes … Led the Wolf Pack and ranked third in the AHL in plus-minus rating (plus-29) … Tied for second among Wolf Pack defensemen in goals … Ranked 10th on Hartford overall in assists … Also skated in three games with the Rangers … Made his NHL debut on Mar. 24 against Minnesota.
#53 JUSTIN SORYAL, Defense 2008-09: Appeared in 43 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), tallying three goals and seven assists for 10 points, along with 114 penalty minutes … Finished fourth on the team in rookie scoring with 10 points … Posted a three- game scoring streak from Nov. 21 vs. Lowell to Nov. 23 at Providence, registering three points (one goal and two assists) over the span … Made his professional debut on Oct. 11 vs. Springfield, and recorded his first professional point with an assist on Oct. 18 at Toronto.
#18 MARC STAAL, Defense 2009-10 Pre-Season: Logged a team-high, 21:23 of icetime in his pre-season debut last night vs. Boston.
2008-09: Skated in 82 games with the Rangers, recording three goals and 12 assists for 15 points, along with 64 penalty minutes … One of six Rangers to skate in all 82 games … Established career-highs in games played (82), goals (three), assists (12), points (15), penalty minutes (64), and shots (96) … Ranked 26th in the NHL with 189 hits … Selected to skate in his second consecutive NHL YoungStars Game at the 2009 NHL All-Star Weekend on Jan. 24 in Montreal … Delivered six hits while skating in his 100th NHL game on Nov. 15 vs. the Bruins.
#94 SCOTT STAJCER, Goalie 2008-09: Appeared in 35 games with the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), posting a 15-15-3 record, along with a 3.57 goals against average and a .906 save percentage … Established career-highs in games played (35), wins (15), goals against average (3.57), and save percentage (.906) ... Led Owen Sound in wins, goals against average and save percentage.
#74 DAVID URQUHART, Defense 2008-09: Skated in 58 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering six goals and eight assists for 14 points, along with 36 penalty minutes … Tied for second among Hartford defensemen in goals … Also recorded five assists in seven games with the Charlotte Checkers of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL).
#40 STEVE VALIQUETTE, Goalie 2009-10 Pre-Season: Turned aside 18 of 19 shots in the opening 31:17 of yesterday’s contest vs. Boston.
2008-09: Appeared in 15 games with the Rangers, posting a 5-5-2 record, along with a 2.84 goals against average, a.907 save percentage and one shutout … Tallied his first NHL assist, on the power play, Mar. 26 at Atlanta … Made a season-high, 39 saves in a 3-2 win on Dec. 17 at Los Angeles … Turned aside 25 shots on Oct. 11 at Philadelphia to record his 10th career win.
#34 AARON VOROS, Left Wing 2008-09: Skated in 54 games with the Rangers, registering eight goals and eight assists for 16 points, along with 122 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in goals (eight), assists (eight), points (16), power play goals (three), and shots (66) … Registered a career-high, four-game scoring streak from Oct. 5 vs. Tampa Bay to Oct. 13 vs. New Jersey, collecting seven points (three goals and four assists) over the span … Recorded one goal and added an assist in his Garden debut on Oct. 10 vs. Chicago; His goal at 5:15 of the second period was his first as a Ranger … Tallied his first assist/point as a Ranger on Scott Gomez's game-winning goal on Oct. 5 vs. the Lightning.
#65 DALE WEISE, Right Wing 2008-09: Skated in 74 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering 11 goals and 12 assists for 23 points, along with 64 penalty minutes … Led all Wolf Pack rookies in goals, and finished second on the team among first-year players in assists and points … Recorded four points (two goals and two assists), his first multi-point effort as a professional, on Mar. 21 at Springfield … Tallied his first professional point with an assist on Oct. 18 at Toronto … Made his AHL debut on Oct. 11 against Springfield.
#61 ETHAN WEREK, Center 2008-09: Skated in 66 games with the Kingston Frontenacs last season, registering 32 goals and 32 assists for 64 points, along with 83 penalty minutes ... Finished fifth in OHL rookie points (64) and second in goals (32) ... Notched two goals as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Stars in the 2008-09 OHL All-Star Classic ... Tied for the team lead in goals, ranked second on Kingston in points and penalty minutes, and tied for second in assists ... Led the Frontenacs with 12 power play goals ... Posted 20 multi-point efforts, including a four-point performance on Nov. 23 at Niagara (two goals and two assists) ... Finished the season with a career-high, six-game scoring streak from Mar. 7 at Mississauga to Mar. 15 at Ottawa, recording 12 points (six goals and six assists) over the span ... Made his OHL debut on Sept. 18 at Peterborough, and registered his first OHL points on Sept. 26 vs. Mississauga (one goal and one assist), in just his second game with Kingston.
#71 MIIKA WIIKMAN, Goalie 2008-09: Appeared in 43 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), posting a 21-18-4 record, along with a 2.70 goals against average, a .904 save percentage and two shutouts … Established career-highs in games played, minutes (2,463), and saves (1,043), and tied his career-highs in wins and shutouts … Led the Wolf Pack in games played, minutes and saves, and tied for the team lead in shutouts.
#62 NIGEL WILLIAMS, Defense 2008-09: Skated in 70 games with the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering seven goals and 14 assists for 21 points, along with 55 penalty minutes … Ranked seventh on the team overall and second among Lake Erie defensemen in points … Tied for the team lead among defensemen in goals … Posted a season-high, three-game point streak from Jan. 10 against Hamilton to Jan. 13 vs. Quad City, collecting three points (one goal and two assists) over the span … Recorded his first career multi-point performance with two assists on Mar. 28 at Syracuse … Notched a goal in his professional debut on Oct. 11 against Grand Rapids.
#31 MATT ZABA, Goalie 2009-10 Pre-Season: Stopped 15 of 16 shots in 28:36 of icetime yesterday vs. the Bruins.
2008-09: Appeared in 41 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), posting a 25-10-0 record, along with a 2.33 goals against average, a .920 save percentage and two shutouts … Ranked seventh in the league in goals against average, tied for eighth in save percentage and tied for 12th in wins … Led the AHL in shootout save percentage (.930) … Led the Wolf Pack in wins, goals against average and save percentage, and tied for the team lead in shutouts … Named the AHL Goaltender of the Month for February … Posted a 14-2-0 mark, with a 1.84 goals against average, a .937 save percentage and one shutout in the final 16 contests of the regular season … Registered a season-high, seven-game winning streak from Feb. 20 at Lowell to Mar. 4 vs. Worcester, posting a 1.53 goals against average and a .952 save percentage during the stretch … Recorded his first AHL shutout with a 40-save effort on Jan. 9 at Springfield … Made his AHL debut on Oct. 18 at Toronto, and earned his first career AHL win on Nov. 1 against Albany. REMAINING PLAYERS WITH THE RANGERS
GOALIE (6) Chad Johnson Henrik Lundqvist Scott Stajcer Steve Valiquette Miika Wiikman Matt Zaba
DEFENSE (15) DEFENSE Michael Del ZotoWade Redden Trevor Glass Michal Rozsival Matt Gilroy Bobby Sanguinetti Dan Girardi Mike Sauer Ilkka Heikkinen Marc Staal Brett Henley David Urquhart Sam Klassen Nigel Williams Corey Potter
LEFT WING (10) CENTER (13) RIGHT WING (8) Sean Avery Artem Anisimov Andres Ambuhl Daniel Bartek Tyler Arnason Ryan Callahan Donald Brashear Ryan Bourque Marian Gaborik Dane Byers Brian Boyle Ales Kotalik Devin DiDiomete Paul Crowder Enver Lisin Brodie Dupont Chris Drury Jordan Owens Christopher Higgins Evgeny Grachev P.A. Parenteau Dan LaCouture Roman Horak Dale Weise Justin Soryal Corey Locke Aaron Voros Matt Maccarone Vinny Prospal Patrick Rissmiller Ethan Werek
2009 OFF-SEASON ACTIVITY
Date Transaction May 5 The Rangers agreed to terms with free agent forward Jordan Owens. May 20 The Rangers agreed to terms with free agent defenseman Ilkka Heikkinen. May 26 The Rangers agreed to terms with defenseman Michael Del Zotto. May 27 The Rangers agreed to terms with free agent forward Andreas Ambuhl. June 4 The Rangers agreed to terms with goaltender Matt Zaba. June 27 The Rangers acquired forward Brian Boyle from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a third round draft pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. June 27 The Rangers acquired goaltender Chad Johnson from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a fifth round draft pick (Andy Bathgate) in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. June 30 The Rangers acquired forward Christopher Higgins, and defensemen Ryan McDonagh, Pavel Valentenko and Doug Janik from the Montreal Canadiens, in exchange for forwards Scott Gomez and Tom Pyatt, and defenseman Mike Busto. July 1 The Rangers agreed to terms with free agent forward Marian Gaborik. July 1 The Rangers agreed to terms with free agent forward Donald Brashear. July 2 The Rangers agreed to terms with free agent forward Corey Locke. July 2 The Rangers agreed to terms with free agent forward Tyler Arnason. July 2 The Rangers agreed to terms with free agent forward Chris Chappell. July 3 The Rangers agreed to terms with forward P.A. Parenteau on a contract extension. July 6 The Rangers agreed to terms with forward Christopher Higgins. July 8 The Rangers agreed to terms with forward Brian Boyle. July 9 The Rangers agreed to terms with free agent forward Ales Kotalik. July 10 The Rangers agreed to terms with forward Dane Byers. July 13 The Rangers agreed to terms with goaltender Chad Johnson. July 13 The Rangers agreed to terms with forward Ryan Callahan on a contract extension. July 13 The Rangers acquired forward Enver Lisin from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for forward Lauri Korpikoski. July 14 The Rangers agreed to terms with defenseman Corey Potter. July 16 The Rangers named Mike Sullivan Assistant Coach. July 16 The Rangers acquired defenseman Nigel Williams from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for defenseman Brian Fahey. July 21 The Rangers agreed to terms with forward Enver Lisin. July 27 The Rangers agreed to terms with free agent defenseman Sam Klassen. August 4 The Rangers exercised their right to walk away from the arbitrator’s award to Nikolai Zherdev, thereby allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent. August 16 The Rangers named Mark Messier Special Assistant to the President. August 17 The Rangers agreed to terms with free agent forward Vinny Prospal. 2009-2010 NEW YORK RANGERS PRE-SEASON ROSTER
Player # HT WT Shoots Place of Birth Birthdate 2008 - 09 Team GP G A PTS PIM
Forwards: Ambuhl, Andres 75 5'10 190 L Davos, Switzerland 9/14/1983 Davos (Swiss-A League) 50 17 24 41 98 Anisimov, Artem 42 6'4 194 L Yaroslavl, Russia 5/24/1988 Hartford (AHL) 80 37 44 81 50 Rangers (NHL) 1 0 0 0 0 Arnason, Tyler 39 5'11 204 L Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 03/16/79 Colorado (NHL) 71 5 17 22 14 Avery, Sean 16 5'10 195 L Pickering, Ontario 04/10/80 Dallas (NHL) 23 3 7 10 77 Hartford (AHL) 8 2 1 3 8 Rangers (NHL) 18 5 7 12 34 Bartek, Daniel 63 6'2 190 L Olomouc, Czech Republic 10/02/88 Everett (WHL) 50 16 20 36 28 Bourque, Ryan 60 5'9 175 L Beverly, Massachusetts 01/03/91 U.S. U-18 National Team 48 20 26 46 42 Boyle, Brian 22 6'7 252 L Hingham, Massachusetts 12/18/84 Los Angeles (NHL) 28 4 1 5 42 Manchester (AHL) 42 10 11 21 73 Brashear, Donald 87 6'3 237 L Bedford, Indiana 01/07/72 Washington (NHL) 63 1 3 4 121 Byers, Dane 36 6'3 195 L Nipawin, Saskatchewan 02/21/86 Hartford (AHL) 9 4 3 7 18 Callahan, Ryan 24 5'11 188 R Rochester, New York 03/21/85 Rangers (NHL) 81 22 18 40 45 Crowder, Paul 58 6'3 202 R Victoria, British Columbia 02/12/85 U. of Alaska-Anchorage (NCAA) 35 14 19 33 44 Hartford (AHL) 11 0 3 3 6 DiDiomete, Devin 79 5'11 200 L Stratford, Ontario 05/09/88 Hartford (AHL) 73 4 5 9 239 Drury, Chris 23 5'10 190 R Trumbull, Connecticut 08/20/76 Rangers (NHL) 81 22 34 56 32 Dubinsky, Brandon 17 6'1 205 L Anchorage, Alaska 04/29/86 Rangers (NHL) 82 13 28 41 112 Dupont, Brodie 41 6'2 210 L Russell, Manitoba 02/17/87 Hartford (AHL) 79 18 24 42 112 Gaborik, Marian 10 6'1 200 L Trencin, Slovakia 02/14/82 Minnesota (NHL) 17 13 10 23 2 Grachev, Evgeny 59 6'4 220 L Khabaroysk, Russia 02/21/90 Brampton (OHL) 60 40 40 80 22 Higgins, Christopher 21 6'0 205 L Smithtown, New York 02/06/83 Montreal (NHL) 57 12 11 23 22 Horak, Roman 64 6'0 189 L Ceske Budejovice, Czech Rep. 05/21/91 Ceske Budejovice Jr. (CZE-Jr.) 31 16 17 33 14 Kotalik, Ales 12 6'1 225 R Jindrichuv Hradec, Czech Rep. 12/23/78 Buffalo (NHL) 56 13 19 32 28 Edmonton (NHL) 19 7 4 11 6 LaCouture, Dan 4 6'2 210 L Hyannis, Massachusetts 04/18/77 Carolina (NHL) 11 2 0 2 10 Albany (AHL) 12 1 5 6 4 Astana (KHL) 12 2 1 3 51 Lisin, Enver 81 6'2 200 L Moscow, Russia 04/08/82 Phoenix (NHL) 48 13 8 21 24 San Antonio Rampage (AHL) 10 2 4 6 6 Locke, Corey 73 5'9 189 L Toronto, Ontario 05/08/84 Houston (AHL) 77 25 54 79 60 Maccarone, Matt 85 6'7 232 L Whitby, Ontario 03/23/84 Tulsa Oilers (CHL) 18 4 4 8 9 Owens, Jordan 50 6'0 166 L Niagara Falls, Ontario 05/01/86 Hartford (AHL) 67 12 25 37 66 Parenteau, Pierre 38 6'0 193 R Hull, Quebec 03/24/83 Hartford (AHL) 74 29 49 78 142 Prospal, Vinny 20 6'2 198 L Ceske Budejovice, Czech Rep. 02/17/75 Tampa Bay (NHL) 82 19 26 45 52 Rissmiller, Pat 19 6'4 215 L Belmont, Massachusetts 10/26/78 Rangers (NHL) 2 0 0 0 0 Hartford (AHL) 64 14 40 54 24 Soryal, Justin 53 6'3 209 L Toronto, Ontario 06/29/87 Hartford (AHL) 43 3 7 10 114 Voros, Aaron 34 6'4 215 L Vancouver, British Columbia 07/02/81 Rangers (NHL) 54 8 8 16 122 Weise, Dale 65 6'2 202 R Winnipeg, Manitoba 08/05/88 Hartford (AHL) 74 11 12 23 64 Werek, Ethan 61 6'1 199 L Markham, Ontario 06/07/91 Kingston (OHL) 66 32 32 64 83
Defensemen: Del Zotto, Michael 43 6'1 191 L Stouffville, Ontario 06/24/90 Oshawa (OHL) 34 7 26 33 48 London (OHL) 28 6 24 30 30 Gilroy, Matt 97 6'1 201 R North Bellmore, New York 07/20/84 Boston University (NCAA) 45 8 29 37 12 Girardi, Dan 5 6'2 210 R Welland, Ontario 04/29/84 Rangers (NHL) 82 4 18 22 53 Glass, Trevor 70 6'0 187 L Cochrane, Alberta 01/22/88 Spokane (WHL) 57 6 19 25 28 Heikkinen, Ilkka 49 6'2 205 L Rauma, Finland 11/13/84 HIFK Helsinki (FNL) 54 8 26 34 22 Henley, Brent 78 6'7 245 L Coquitlam, British Columbia 08/30/80 Mississippi (ECHL) 4 0 1 1 11 Augusta (ECHL) 2 0 0 0 2 Norfolk (AHL) 47 0 6 6 198 Klassen, Sam 72 6'2 199 L Watrous, Sasketchewan 01/01/89 Saskatoon (WHL) 72 2 18 20 92 Kundratek, Tomas 46 6'2 190 R Jrinec, Czech Republic 12/26/89 Medicine Hat (WHL) 51 4 19 23 63 Potter, Corey 44 6'3 200 R Lansing, Michigan 01/05/84 Hartford (AHL) 67 10 22 32 82 Rangers (NHL) 5 1 1 2 0 Redden, Wade 6 6'2 212 L Lloydminster, Saskatchewan 06/12/77 Rangers (NHL) 81 3 23 26 51 Rozsival, Michal 33 6'2 205 R Vlasim, Czech Republic 09/03/78 Rangers (NHL) 76 8 22 30 52 Sanguinetti, Bobby 54 6'3 190 R Trenton, New Jersey 02/29/88 Hartford (AHL) 78 6 36 42 42 Sauer, Michael 32 6'3 220 R St. Cloud, Minnesota 08/07/87 Rangers (NHL) 3 0 0 0 0 Hartford (AHL) 64 6 17 23 35 Staal, Marc 18 6'4 209 L Thunder Bay, Ontario 01/13/87 Rangers (NHL) 82 3 12 15 64 Urquhart, David 74 6'0 187 R Thorold, Ontario 11/10/84 Charlotte (ECHL) 7 0 5 5 10 Hartford (AHL) 58 6 8 14 36 Williams, Nigel 62 6'4 226 L Aurora, Illinois 04/18/88 Lake Erie (AHL) 70 7 14 21 55
Catches 2008 - 09 Team GP W L OTL GAA Goaltenders: Johnson, Chad 96 6'3 200 L Calgary, Alberta 06/10/86 U. of Alaska-Fairbanks (NCAA) 35 14 16 5 1.66 Lundqvist, Henrik 30 6'1 195 L Are, Sweden 03/02/82 Rangers (NHL) 70 38 25 7 2.43 Stajcer, Scott 94 6'3 195 L Cambridge, Ontario 06/14/91 Owen Sound (OHL) 35 15 15 5 3.57 Valiquette, Steve 40 6'6 210 L Etobicoke, Ontario 08/20/77 Rangers (NHL) 15 5 5 2 2.84 Wiikman, Miika 71 6'0 180 L Mariestad, Sweden 10/17/84 Hartford (AHL) 43 21 18 4 2.70 Zaba, Matt 31 6'1 185 L Yorkton, Saskatchewan 07/14/83 Hartford (AHL) 41 25 10 0 2.33 2009-2010 NEW YORK RANGERS (0-1-0) PRE-SEASON SCORING
POS NO. PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW OTG S PCTG LW 21 Christopher Higgins 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 50.0 D 25 Alexei Semenov 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 D 12 Ales Kotalik 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 D 5 Dan Girardi 1 0 0 0 E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 D 18 Marc Staal 1 0 0 0 E 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 C 22 Brian Boyle 1 0 0 0 E 4 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 C 23 Chris Drury 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 RW 24 Ryan Callahan 1 0 0 0 E 2 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 D 32 Mike Sauer 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 LW 36 Dane Byers 1 0 0 0 E 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 RW 38 P.A. Parenteau 1 0 0 0 E 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 C 42 Artem Anisimov 1 0 0 0 E 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 D 43 Michael Del Zotto 1 0 0 0 E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 C 59 Evgeny Grachev 1 0 0 0 E 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 RW 81 Enver Lisin 1 0 0 0 E 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 LW 85 Matt Maccarone 1 0 0 0 E 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 LW 87 Donald Brashear 1 0 0 0 E 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 D 97 Matt Gilroy 1 0 0 0 E 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 TEAM TOTALS 1 1 2 3 5 12 0 0 0 0 32 3.1 OPP. TOTALS 1 2 4 6 -5 4 2 0 1 0 35 5.7
NO GOALTENDER GPI MINS AVG W L OT EN SO GA SA SV% G A PIM 40 Steve Valiquette 1 31:17 1.92 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 94.7 0 0 0 31 Matt Zaba 1 28:36 2.10 0 1 0 0 0 1 16 93.8 0 0 0 TEAM TOTALS 1 60 2.00 0 1 0 0 0 2 35 94.3 0 0 0 OPP. TOTALS 1 60 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 1 32 96.9