LATEST STORIES FROM THE PROSPECT PARK
Does anyone want to win?
We didn't check to see if there was a full moon on Saturday night, but the way some of the New York Ranger and New York Islander prospects played; it should make you wonder. Textbook hockey was very much not the norm on this evening as there were a couple of instances of just flat out horrible hockey.
Rangers First Star Steven Fogarty
Steven Fogarty (NYR 2011 3rd) and...
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Free food, free goals, fun Friday
Friday night had a lot of everything for everybody from the New York Ranger and New York Islander prospects. We had some pretty good performances from the prospects and this was one of the better evenings we have seen in a while.
Rangers First Star Chris Kreider
There is something about Beanpot week that brings out the very best in Chris Kreider's (NYR 2009 1st) game....
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Now that's a return
No that was not the sound of a nuclear weapon being used just the return of a New York Islander prospect to action and boy did he make a return. Ryan Strome (NYI 2011 first) had missed eight games due to facial injuries and broken nose suffered on January 14.
Strome made a huge return to his Niagara IceDogs as he had a four-point night to lead the IceDogs to 11-0 whipping of the...
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Wondering out loud
Wednesday night prospect hockey was is about thinking out loud about things involving New York Ranger and New York Islander prospects than the game results. From players being injured, being suspended to how they have been used this season.
Kirill Kabanov (NYI 2010 third) is the person we thought about most of the night because as he messed tonight's game for his Shawinigan...
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A little of everything
Tuesday had a little of everything involving 5 New York Rangers and 1 New York Islander prospect.From an afternoon "educational" game to three prospects fighting for playoff positioning to 1 Ranger prospect becoming part of history in a small town in British Columbia.
It was the third Annual CN hockey hooky of the day as the Edmonton Oil Kings hosted the Kootenay Ice...
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A busy week with a strange start
Monday is usually an off day for the New York Ranger and New York Islanders prospects but not this week. This is going to be a very busy week but for many prospect a very important week that could be a factor in how the season winds up.
But first things first as this week's New York Ranger prospect of week. For us the choice was kind of made for us as Shane McColgan (NYR 2011...
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A lesson learned
Boy, if you are a fan of both the New York Rangers and the New York Giants then Sunday was doubly special for you. Beating the Philadelphia Flyers in the early afternoon and then turning around to watch New York Giants defeat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl.
And in so many ways when you look at the New York Rangers and the New York Giants; you can see in many ways how both...
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6 days ago
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Win now or pay for it later
What a terrible Saturday night we had for both New York Ranger and New York Islander prospects. 14 prospects dressed and the record for the evening was 3-8-1 (two teams had two prospects playing), and this kind of effort will ensure that many prospects will see their season end sooner than later.
And I'm pretty sure that once again Islander fans will be unhappy with me because...
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7 days ago
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Nobody wants to be a star
Friday night was one of those nights where it really looked like
there would not be any stars from either the New York Ranger or New York
Islander prospects. Going coast-to-coast during the evening, the
closest we came to somebody making a game changing play came on an
assist.
But that person did not even get a star as with
three other players in the same game. It took...
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Quiet night short post
Call it the lull before the storm, but only one prospect in action for either the New York Islanders or New York Rangers on Thursday night. Because of the CHL Top Prospects game last night in Kelowna just about all three leagues were very quiet.Only Samuel Noreau (NYR 2011 fifth) and his Baie-Comeau Drakkar were in action as they lost their fourth straight game 4-2 to the Rouyn...
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Addressing The Real Needs
It never seems to fail; that the moment either the New York Rangers lose a game or somebody's name makes it to the rumor mill that Ranger fans start screaming for a move to be made.
It doesn't matter that the Rangers just so happened to be in first place of the Eastern conference. It doesn't matter that the that most of the players involved in trade rumors are not...
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Kichton Cooking Up A Win
Tuesday night was the night for the 2011 fifth-round picks of the New York Islanders to have the spotlight all to themselves. It's interesting to watch these two because of the contrast of seasons they've had.
John Perssons had a great first half but has struggled the last couple of months. Brendan Kichton had a so-so first half, but has been on fire the past month.
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Is it Miller Time? Looks Like It
There is a saying among those who blog about the New York Rangers as well as a growing number of fans that goes quite simply "In Gordie We Trust." It is our tribute to the Rangers director of player personnel Gordie Clark, who will leave us shaking our heads when names are called on draft day.
Ranger fans will be so sure that they know who the team will select then swear...
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Heating up
As Marion Gaborik was walking away with the MVP award at the NHL All-Star game; future Rangers were putting on a show of their own. For those Ranger fans wondering about the Rangers needing to find more offense, it's coming and it's gonna be fun to watch.
JT Miller (NYR 2011, first) may have taken a while to respond to our call for more goals in the second half but six...
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The Fire Inside
While hockey fans were enjoying the performance of Carl Hagelin at the All-Star Skills Competition; New York Ranger and New York Islander prospects were in action working on their own dream of being at an NHL All-Star game.
Saturday night was a mixed bag of performances once again as consistency seems to be the biggest roadblock for many of the prospects struggled with.
Rangers...
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Make Most Of Your Chances
If you're looking for a theme to describe Friday night hockey for the New York Ranger and New York Islander prospects; then the best one might be every point counts. This is the time to the year were teams are jockeying for playoff position or in some cases fighting to make the playoffs.
There are many things that are a prospect can learn into practice such as how to improve...
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Where Every Game Counts
While Thursday night prospect hockey did not have the down to the last second excitement of Wednesday night; the games that were played on Thursday involving New York Ranger and New York Islander prospects were about making every single point count.
The WHL and most of the QMJHL were off on Thursday, but for the teams that were playing in the OHL and QMJHL each game mattered....
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16 days ago
The Best Medicine
One of the things I kept hearing from people was that I picked the wrong week to have my surgery. Tuesday was the only New York Ranger game on the schedule for this week because of the All-Star game and that I would have to wait until next Tuesday to see a Ranger game.
What people do not realize is that for myself these days the most entertaining hockey, the most exciting hockey...
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Michael St. Croix CHL Player Of The Week
For the second time this season a New York Ranger prospect was selected as the CHL player the week. Michael St. Croix of the Edmonton Oil Kings (2011, 4th) earned the honors for the week ending January 22, 2011.
It has been a long time since the New York Rangers have had two different prospects being named as a national player the week.
Here is a press release...
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St. Croix Earns 2nd WHL Player Of The Week
EDMONTON OIL KINGS’ MICHAEL ST. CROIX NAMED WHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
CALGARY, AB.- The Western Hockey League announced today that Edmonton Oil Kings’ Michael St. Croix is the WHL Player of the Week. St. Croix collected 10 points, scoring six goals and four assists to go with a +7 rating, in three games over the past week helping the Oil Kings to a 3-0-0-0 record...
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20 days ago
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Sin Bin Sunday
What a strange day Sunday turned out to be for the prospects of both the New York Rangers and New York Islanders. There were more fights (2) then there were combined goals and assists (1) from the eight prospects who played on Sunday.
Christian Thomas (NYR 2010, 2nd) was the player who recorded the assist as Thomas and his Oshawa Generals shut out the Barrie Colts 3-0. Thomas...
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The Predator Strikes Again
Saturday night was a much better night for the prospects of the New York Rangers and New York Islanders then Friday was. We saw better efforts out of several prospects even if they didn't show up on the score sheet.Ranger's First Star Michael St. Croix
Can we just simply give this prospect his contract already? Michael St Croix (NYR 2011, 4th) goes from having a four-game scoreless...
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The Gremlins ate my homework
For those of you who were kind enough to check the blog out this morning; sorry but Comcast says they are experiencing a "major" breakdown which has knocked out service of all types.
Truth be told Comcast does not want Ranger fans to know that Micheal St. Croix had his 2nd 5 point night of the year.
They do not wasn't you to find out that JT Miller had a 2 goal night...
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A Night For Bad News
Friday night was more about bad news than it was about outstanding performances for both New York Ranger and New York Islanders prospects. The first bit of bad news was announced before anybody even stepped on the ice as each team had bad news about first-round pick.
The New York Rangers saw their 2010 first-round pick Dylan McIlrath be suspended for eight games as a result of...
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Breaking News McIlrath Suspended 8 Games
The WHL this afternoon suspended New York Ranger 2010 first-round pick Dylan McIlrath of the Moose Jaw Warriors for eight games as a result of his receiving a checking to the head major on January 18 against Victoria Royals.
As part of their ruling, the WHL cited that:
1-Primary contact was made to the head of the opponent
2- They hit resulted in an injury to the opponent...
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