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Blueshirts trade Jimmy Vesey to Buffalo BY: The New York Rangers NEW YORK, July 1, 2019 – New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton announced today that the team has acquired a third-round pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Jimmy Vesey. Vesey skated in 240 games with the Rangers over three seasons (2016-17 – 2018-19), registering 50 goals and 40 assists for 90 points, along with 67 penalty minutes. Read the full article

BY: The New York Rangers NEW YORK, April 15, 2019 – New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton announced today that Keith McCambridge has been relieved of his coaching duties with the Rangers’ American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack. In addition, the Blueshirts declined to exercise the option on Wolf Pack Assistant Coach Joe Mormina’s contract for the 2019-20 season. McCambridge served as Hartford’s Head Coach for two seasons (2017-18 and 2018-19) after being named the sixth head coach in franchise history on June 12, 2017. He also served one season as an Assistant Coach with the Wolf Pack after joining the Rangers organization on August 3, 2016. Mormina served two seasons as an Assistant Coach with Hartford (2017-18 and 2018-19). Read the full article

BY: The New York Rangers NEW YORK, NY - New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton announced today that the team has agreed to terms with free agent forward Jake Elmer. Elmer, 20, has skated in 66 games with the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League (WHL) this season, registering 38 goals and 40 assists for 78 points, along with a plus-24 rating and 41 penalty minutes. He has established WHL career-highs in several categories in 2018-19, including goals, assists, points, and plus/minus rating. Elmer posted a 13-game goal streak from Feb. 8 to Mar. 6 (17 goals over the span), which was tied for the longest goal streak in the WHL since the 1996-97 season. In addition, Elmer enters the final weekend of the WHL regular season with an active 16-game point streak. He was named the WHL's Player of the Week for the week ending on Mar. 3, as he recorded 10 points (five goals, five assists) and a plus-nine rating in Lethbridge's four contests during the week. He received three awards from the team in 2018-19: Three Stars Award, Fan Favorite Award, and Community Relations Award. The 6-1, 190-pounder is tied for the WHL lead in shorthanded goals (six), is tied for 11th in goals, is tied for 12th in game-winning goals (seven), is tied for 14th in shots on goal (245), and ranks 15th in points this season. Elmer leads Lethbridge in goals and shorthanded goals ranks third on the team in points and ranks fourth on the team in assists in 2018-19. During his active 16-game point streak, Elmer has registered 32 points (18 goals, 14 assists), and he has posted 11 multi-point games. The Calgary, Alberta native has skated in 202 career WHL games over parts of five seasons (2014-15 - 2018-19) with Regina, Kootenay, and Lethbridge, registering 63 goals and 68 assists for 131 points, along with 117 penalty minutes. Elmer made his WHL debut as a 15-year-old with Regina on Dec. 13, 2014. He has also skated in 16 career WHL playoff games (all with Lethbridge during the 2018 WHL Playoffs), recording four goals and nine assists for 13 points, along with a plus-six rating and eight penalty minutes. Read the full article

BY: The New York Rangers NEW YORK, February 21, 2019 – New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton announced today that the team has recalled Lias Andersson from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL). Andersson, 20, has skated in 36 AHL games with the Wolf Pack this season, registering six goals and 14 assists for 20 points, along with 25 penalty minutes. He has skated in 61 career AHL games over parts of two seasons (2017-18 and 2018-19), both with the Wolf Pack, recording 34 points (11 goals, 23 assists) and 33 penalty minutes. The 6-1, 204-pounder has skated in 21 NHL games with the Rangers this season, registering one goal and three assists for four points, along with 12 penalty minutes. Andersson has skated in 28 career NHL games over parts of two seasons (2017-18 and 2018-19), both with the Rangers, registering two goals and four assists for six points, along with 12 penalty minutes. Andersson tallied his first career NHL goal/point while making his NHL debut on Mar. 26, 2018 vs. Washington, and he became the youngest player (19 years, 164 days old) to register a goal in his NHL debut in Rangers history. The Smogen, Sweden native was selected by the Rangers in the first round, seventh overall, of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Read the full article

Blueshirts trade Marek Mazanec to Vancouver BY: The New York Rangers NEW YORK, February 12, 2019 – New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton announced today that the team has acquired a seventh-round pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Marek Mazanec. Mazanec was signed by the Rangers as a free agent on December 6, 2017. He appeared in 40 games with the Rangers’ American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, over parts of two seasons (2017-18 and 2018-19). Read the full article

BY: John Rosasco, New York Rangers NEW YORK, December 28, 2018 – New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton announced today that the team has assigned Lias Andersson to the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL). Andersson has skated in 21 games with the Rangers this season, registering one goal and three assists for four points, along with 12 penalty minutes. He also skated in 14 AHL games with the Wolf Pack this season prior to being recalled by the Rangers on Nov. 5, and he recorded 12 points (four goals, eight assists) in those 14 contests. At the time he was recalled by the Rangers, the 20-year-old Andersson was tied for first among AHL players younger than 21 years old in assists and was tied for second among AHL players younger than 21 years old in points in 2018-19. Read the full article

BY: John Rosasco, New York Rangers NEW YORK, December 11, 2018 – New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton announced today that the team has assigned forwards Cole Schneider and Steven Fogarty to the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL). Schneider was recalled by the Rangers on Dec. 8. He has skated in 25 AHL games with the Wolf Pack this season, registering eight goals and nine assists for 17 points, along with four penalty minutes. At the time he was recalled by the Rangers, Schneider led the Wolf Pack in goals and power play goals (four), was tied for second in points, ranked third in shots on goal (48), and was tied for fourth in assists this season. He has tallied at least one point in 15 of 25 games he has played with the Wolf Pack this season. Fogarty has skated in 10 games with the Rangers this season after he was recalled on Nov. 18. He has skated in 19 AHL games with the Wolf Pack in 2018-19, registering seven goals and seven assists for 14 points, along with 16 penalty minutes. At the time he was recalled by the Rangers, Fogarty was tied for the team lead in goals, ranked second on Hartford in points and power play goals (three), and was tied for fourth on the team in shots on goal (38) this season. Read the full article

Blueshirts assign Tim Gettinger to the Wolf Pack BY: John Rosasco, New York Rangers NEW YORK, December 2, 2018 – New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton announced today that the team has recalled forward Matt Beleskey from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL). In addition, the Blueshirts have assigned forward Tim Gettinger to the Wolf Pack. Beleskey has skated in 14 games with the Wolf Pack this season, registering three goals and six assists for nine points, along with a plus-three rating and nine penalty minutes. He established single-game AHL career-highs with three assists and a plus-three rating and tied an AHL single-game career-high with three points in the Wolf Pack’s 5-3 win against Charlotte last night in Hartford. In addition, Beleskey has recorded six points (two goals, four assists) over the last four games and eight points (two goals, six assists) in the last seven contests. The 6-0, 207-pounder has skated in 473 career NHL games over parts of 10 seasons (2008-09 – 2017-18) with Anaheim, Boston, and the Rangers, registering 75 goals and 82 assists for 157 points, along with 435 penalty minutes. Beleskey established a career-high in goals with Anaheim in 2014-15 (22), and he registered eight goals (including three game-winning goals) in 16 contests during the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs while helping the Ducks advance to the Western Conference Final. He has skated in one game with the Rangers, and he was credited with seven hits while making his debut with the Blueshirts on Apr. 7, 2018 at Philadelphia. The Windsor, Ontario native was acquired by the Rangers as part of a trade with Boston on Feb. 25, 2018. Beleskey was originally selected by Anaheim in the fourth round, 112th overall, of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Gettinger has skated in four games with the Rangers this season, and he has registered 15 hits in the four contests. He made his NHL debut on Nov. 24 vs. Washington. He skated in 20 games with the Wolf Pack in 2018-19 before he was initially recalled by the Rangers on Nov. 23, and he recorded 11 points (seven goals, four assists) in those 20 games. At the time he was initially recalled by the Blueshirts, Gettinger was tied for first among AHL rookies in goals this season. Read the full article