All Entries Tagged With: "Brian Leetch"
Why I Love Being A Rangers Fan: The Chelley Schoe Story
Rewind 20 years. I was 13 years old, in middle school and had just discovered the beautiful sport of hockey. Cue background story (http://twominutesinthepenaltybox.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/i-was-inspired-by-a-goalie/)… Over those 20 years, I’ve witnessed a myriad of moments that I will forever remember. I’ve swoon’d over many a player, and have been fascinated by attempting to copy the moves [...]
What’s Mike Keenan Doing?
I had some expectations for this Rangers team this season. It’s a team that made the playoffs last year and essentially replaced the aging injury riddled former captain Chris Drury with superstar center Brad Richards. Henrik Lundqvist is the best goalie in the world, our young home-grown guys like Ryan Callahan and Brandon Dubinsky were [...]
Read: Wayne Gretzky In The NHL Winter Classic Alumni Game Would Be Epic
While the Philadelphia Flyers stock up on names like Eric Lindros, John LeClair, Bobby Clarke and Reggie Leach only time will tell what the New York Rangers have in store for their fans when it comes to the Alumni Game during the Winter Classic. Of course you will see Mark Messier, Adam Graves, Brian Leetch [...]
Twitter: Who Should Play For Rangers At The Alumni Game?
We took to Twitter once again to ask a very important question to New York Rangers fans, who should play for the Blueshirts at the Alumni Game against the Philadelphia Flyers? Of course, we asked them to name players besides Mark Messier, Brian Leetch, Adam Graves, Wayne Gretzky and Mike Richter who are all but [...]
Video: Brian Leetch Inducted Into BC Hall Of Fame; Talks Career
… Congratulations Leetchy! No one deserves it more than you. Hat tip to our friend Adam Rotter of SNYRangersBlog.com for the find.
Former and Current Rangers Want The Islanders To Stay
Past and presents members of the New York Rangers are showing their support for the New York Islanders franchise and their fans. Brian Boyle, Brian Leetch, Adam Graves and Rod Gilbert spoke to Chris Botta of Islanders Point Blank about the issue. Brian Leetch “Islanders fans have proven their support for the team. It would [...]
Hits and Misses at the Draft for the Rangers
NHL.com did an article on the Atlantic Division and how they have fared in past years in the draft. Best first-round pick- Brian Leetch (1986) The Rangers plucked Leetch out of a Connecticut prep school and waited while he spent a year at Boston College and played for Team USA at the 1988 Olympics. He [...]
On This Date: Rangers Draft Brian Leetch
On June 21st, 1986 at The Forum in Montreal, Canada the New York Rangers took a huge step in what would be bringing the Stanley Cup back to New York in 1994 by drafting defensemen Brian Leetch who fell to the Blueshirts at the #9 position. “I have no idea why some of those guys [...]
Ranking the Rangers First Round Picks of the Last Ten Years: #2 Michael Del Zotto
Only one more to go… #2- Michael Del Zotto, 20th overall, 2008 draft. Not many rookies in recent memory have helped the Rangers like Del Zotto did during the 2009-10 season. Del Zotto drew comparisons to Brian Leetch in his rookie season, which saw him score nine goals and notch 28 assists for a total [...]
Ranking the Rangers First Round Picks of the Last Ten Years: #7 Bobby Sanguinetti
The countdown rolls on… #7 Bobby Sanguinetti, 21st overall, 2006 draft. A player from Trenton, New Jersey, who modeled his game after Brian Leetch, and even wears 22 to honor him, sounds good doesn’t it? For whatever reason Bobby Sanguinetti never was a right fit for the Rangers. He came out of the OHL putting [...]
