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It's a Saturday Night Without Any Stars
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There has to be something about Saturday Nights that casts some kind of spell on the New York Ranger prospects as nobody stood out. Not one Ranger prospect earned a single star for their play which might have been a first this season.Ryan McDonagh (Trade 2009) scored his first goal...
Friday Night Fun
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First Star Ryan BourqueRyan Bourque (2009 3rd) continued his hot play as of late scoring a goal as well as an assist but his Quebec Remparts saw their 4 game winning streak come to an end 4-3 to the Victoriaville Tigres via the shoot out.Bourque extended his own personal scoring streak...
Dean Prentice Prospect Of The Month
2 days ago by
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The best way to describe why we named the Prospect of the Month after Dean Prentice is to borrow from the folks at the Legends of Hockey's description of Dean Prentice during his time as a New York Ranger.Prentice became the two-way standout who excelled at backchecking, killing...
Bravo for the Irony
3 days ago by
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It is ironic that on the night before the Rangers faceoff against the Edmonton Oilers with their new "associate" coach Tom Renney that 2 undrafted Ranger prospects went against each other. Like Tom Renney as the Ranger's coach or not; his contribution to the Rangers will...
The Helper Helps Himself
4 days ago by
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Prospect Park Player of the Week Ryan BourqueAt first glance when we heard that the New York Rangers used their 2009 3rd round pick on Ryan Bourque we really liked the idea. Bourque was one of the top young playmakers in the United States Development Program and there was really only...
Not a Sunny Sunday
6 days ago by
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Normally we would like to start out with the highlights but on Sunday we have to start out with the news that 2009 First Round Pick Chris Kreider was forced to leave Boston College's game against the Merrimack Warriors due to an injury.Due to the Federal Privacy Laws (HIPPA) we...
Tricked to Earn The Treat
7 days ago by
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Halloween lived up to it's name for the New York Ranger prospects as some got tricked while others of course gave us some very nice treats with their play.Tonight's StarIf Scott Stajcer (2009 5th) asked us for a suggestion as for who he should be on Halloween then we would...
Forget Sweet Sixteen We Got Seventeen
8 days ago by
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In 2004 when we first started covering New York Ranger prospects at best we felt that the Rangers had 4-6 quality prospects who had legit shots at becoming NHL players.When Dane Byer's scored for the Rangers against the Wild; that meant that the 2004 draft class gave the Rangers...
Plenty of Helpers
9 days ago by
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When the New York Rangers used their 2009 3rd round pick on Ryan Bourque there was no question that they were looking at one of the top young playmakers to come out of the USA Hockey program.Despite his having 6-3-9 for stats so far as a member of the Quebec Remparts; our belief remained...
A Czech Cashing in His Chance
10 days ago by
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It seems like every year the New York Ranger scouting staff finds a prospect that nobody knows much about and he turns out to be a very pleasant surprise. Roman Horak one of the Ranger's two picks in the fifth round in the 2009 is this year's stealth pick it seems.Nobody knew...
Pick Me Pick Me
11 days ago by
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Prospect Park Prospect of the Week and Tonight's StarA funny thing happened on the way to selecting this week's Prospect Park Prospect of the Week; we did not think we had anyone worthy of selecting. Several of the prospects played well but nobody was standing out for this...
Somewhat Slow Sunday
14 days ago by
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With the attention of New York fans on Sunday football or the Yankees in the ALCS, there was just a couple of New York Ranger prospects in action on Sunday night. One had a great night while the other continued to struggle.Craig Cunningham (Traverse City) may not be a listed Ranger...
Saturday Night Sam
14 days ago by
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Prospect Park dedicates tonight's report to Bill "The Big Whistle Chadwick who passed away Saturday at the age of 94. For anyone who was a Ranger fan during the 1960s and 1970s, the Ranger broadcasting duo of Jim Gordon and Bill Chadwick were larger than life.Gordon was the...
Gordie Howe Hockey Prospect Style
15 days ago by
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For those of us who love the old school of hockey then when the phrase "Gordie Howe Hat Trick" comes up then you take notice as it sadly is becoming a lost art. The "Gordie Howe" is when you have a goal, an assist and a fight in the same game.Tonight's First...
His Speed Kills
16 days ago by
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On an otherwise quiet Thursday evening Carl Hagelin (2007 6th) of the Michigan Wolverines gave some serious hints that the 2009-10 season was going to be his break out season.Hagelin was named the game's "First Star" as Hagelin's 4th ranked Michigan Wolverines jumped...
Toughing it Out Prospect Style
17 days ago by
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Playing a game during the middle of the week is actually a lot harder for prospects than most fans will realize. Unlike at the NHL level, the majority of these kids are attending some type of school during the day whether it be high school or college.People also are not aware that...
Serving Up Some Excellent Soup
18 days ago by
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Prospect Park Prospect Of the WeekA 2 goal, 2 assist weekend is not a bad way to get one's season going and that is exactly what Max Campbell (2007 5th) of the Western Michigan Broncos this past week. Campbell a junior at WMU was a big part of why his Broncos were able to earn...
A Slower Sunday
20 days ago by
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Sunday's StarThere are times when someone's effort is not going to show up on the scoreboard because they did not put up goals or assists. On Sunday Sam Klassen (2009 UFA) of the Saskatoon Blades had one of those days as he keyed a strong defensive effort to help his Blades...
Serving Some Saturday Soup
21 days ago by
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Tonight's Star Max Campbell (2007 5th) rarely ever gets any notice or respect from those who cover New York Ranger prospects (except us of course). They say he is too skinny, that he does not do much other than score goals among other things.Take it from us, Campbell is a natural...
Some Serious Friday Fun
22 days ago by
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This is the kind of problem we really do like to have having too many possible picks for our stars of the night that someone can make as much a case for one prospect being first star as another can for someone else.In the end, one of us makes the final decision and that will be to...
Goals To Go
23 days ago by
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5 New York Ranger prospects saw action on Thursday evening, those who scored goals won, those who didn't score didn't win. Well to be fair one was a goalie and he did try hard to win. Luke Walker (Traverse City) scored his 6th goal of the season while adding his 5th assist...
Once Upon a Time
24 days ago by
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Once upon a time back when hockey players knew there were certain unwritten rules that had to be obeyed; players rarely ever touched another team's goalie. If they did then there was an immediate response that was did not care about an instigator penalty just protecting their goalie...
Sam Steps Up
25 days ago by
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Prospect Park Prospect of the WeekIt has been a long hard road for Sam Klassen of the Saskatoon Blades; going undrafted did not stop the young defenseman from Watrous, Saskatchewan as he earned himself a New York Ranger contract with his hard work and determination.Klassen had the...
Thanks for Giving Canadian Style
27 days ago by
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Our friends to the north in Canada celebrated their version of Thanksgiving on Monday so New York Ranger prospects showed their ways of giving with some pretty good efforts.Today's StarScott Stajcer (2009 5th) choose Thanksgiving for his best performance of the young season as...
Werek Wrecking INC
27 days ago by
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When the New York Rangers used their 2nd round pick on Ethan Werek at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft barely a minute went by before I got emails telling me what a great pick the Rangers had just made. In all honesty I liked this pick even better than the selection of Chris Kreider in the...
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