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Pick Me Pick Me
October 28, 2009 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
October 25, 2009 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
October 25, 2009 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
October 23, 2009 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
October 23, 2009 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
October 21, 2009 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
October 21, 2009 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
October 19, 2009 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
October 18, 2009 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
October 17, 2009 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
October 16, 2009 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
October 15, 2009 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
October 14, 2009 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
October 12, 2009 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
October 11, 2009 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...
A Scottie Saturday
October 10, 2009 by
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Hey look a Saturday night and New York Ranger prospects showed up with some production and even a bit of standout play. Last week we had to struggle to name stars, this week we had our pick of 5 prospects who played very well for their teams.First StarHe has been struggling along with...
A Krispy Kreider
October 10, 2009 by
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For those who are counting it took New York Ranger 2009 1st round draft pick all of 2 games before making an impact on the 12th ranked Boston College Eagles. It may have only been an exhibition game but we are pretty sure that the USA Under-18 team is already sick of playing teams...
A Quiet Night
October 09, 2009 by
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A rather quiet Thursday evening for New York Ranger prospects meant that we got a chance to relax a bit even if it meant not getting to watch the Ranger's win over the Capitals. Of course we know it to be the lull before a hectic weekend of prospect hockey.Thursday saw 2 prospects...
Fun Times
October 08, 2009 by
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Experience has taught us that while being cut is rough for New York Ranger prospects but being a 20 year old cut and sent back to the juniors is the toughest. Last season we watched Tysen Dowzak struggle for close to half a season before turning his season around.This season Sam Klassen...
Bork Bork Bork
October 07, 2009 by
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They may have been exhibition games when you score 4 goals in back to back games you get our attention as New York Ranger 2007 6th round pick Carl Hagelin did. When you toss in that in both games Hagelin scored the game winning goals and you have our Prospect of the Week for the week...
Hello Hagelin
October 04, 2009 by
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Tonight's StarThe 2007 NHL Entry Draft has been almost a total disaster for the New York Rangers; first round pick Alexi Cherepanov passed away, second round pick Antoine Lafleur failed to develop and seventh round pick David Skokan bolted to Europe rather than play in Charlotte...
This Was Not Pretty (Well Most of It)
October 03, 2009 by
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It was a not so good night as 11 New York Ranger prospects took to the ice on Saturday night and the record for the night was 3-8 (2 losses in overtime) but the production was 4-4 with most of it coming from 3 players.First Star of the NightHe was a free agent tryout at Traverse City...
Nappy Night
October 03, 2009 by
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It was an extremely quiet Friday night for New York Ranger prospects as 9 prospects could only put up a grand total of 1 goal and 2 assists. In other words nobody stood out so nobody earns a star for the evening.In the QMJHLRyan Bourque (2009 3rd) returned to action after missing 2...
Class is Now In Session
October 02, 2009 by
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This weekend marks the beginning of the 2009-10 for more than just the New York Rangers as Ranger prospects playing in the NCAA will be getting their season underway as well. This season will be a little different as 3 key Ranger prospects will be playing NCAA hockey and it will be...
A Strange Day
October 01, 2009 by
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There really was prospect hockey on Wednesday evening instead of turning this into Prospect Doctor, Prospect 90210 or Prospect Law and Order.Ethan Werek (2009 2nd) and his Kingston Frontenacs have taken an early lead in the Eastern Conference after a hard fought 4-3 road win over the...
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