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Rangers hire new coach for top farm team

The Rangers stayed in-house as they promoted Keith McCambridge to be the head coach of AHL Hartford following one season as an assistant. McCambridge takes over for Ken Gernander, who was fired on May 16 after 10 seasons as the headman of the Wolf Pack. McCambridge joined the Rangers organization after five seasons as the […]

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In awe of the Penguins, and star who’s shut everyone up forever

I am not sure that the 2016-17 Stanley Cup champion Penguins merit recognition as a singular all-time team, but I am certain that this repeat championship is an achievement worthy of all-time recognition. For it is not only that Pittsburgh pulled off the first repeat of the 12-year hard-cap era in which successful teams are […]

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Rangers will hold onto 2 vets as the Vegas-exposed clears up

The deadline came and went Monday afternoon, and neither Dan Girardi nor Marc Staal had been asked to waive his no-move clause for the sake of being exposed in the expansion draft, The Post has learned. That means both of the Rangers’ veteran defensemen will be protected when the Vegas Golden Knights do their picking […]

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There’s enough intrigue this summer to rattle the whole NHL

Now begins the long wait for real games to start again. Sidney Crosby and the Penguins successfully defended their Stanley Cup by taking a Game 6 victory over the Predators on Sunday night. But the NHL hardly has gone into sleep mode just yet, with a very busy couple weeks coming up that will significantly […]

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Rangers’ Kevin Klein leaning toward retirement

Kevin Klein, who was an integral piece of the Rangers’ run to the 2014 Stanley Cup final and the club’s 2014-15 Presidents’ Trophy season before breaking down last year, is contemplating retirement from the NHL, The Post has learned. Sources report Klein, who was a healthy scratch for all but one playoff game following a […]

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Even the Islanders’ preseason doesn’t have a clear home

It’s unknown exactly where the Islanders will play home games in the future, but they are getting out of Brooklyn’s Barclays Center at least once this preseason. The Islanders will play host to the Rangers for an exhibition at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Sept. 22. The arena is the home of the […]

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Now Rangers are ready for Vegas to come plucking

The Rangers signed forward Matt Puempel to a one-year, $725,000 contract on Wednesday, meaning they now meet the requirements for players they need to expose in the expansion draft and will avoid any punishment. Along with Michael Grabner, the Blueshirts needed one more forward to expose who was signed for next season and met certain […]

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Rangers are done with Dan Girardi

It was far more than Dan Girardi ever could have expected out of his career, but the undrafted defenseman is no longer a Ranger. The Rangers announced Wednesday they are buying out the three remaining years on Girardi’s contract, which carried an annual $5.5 million salary-cap hit. With the buyout, they will have dead space […]

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An old-school warrior’s time is over, and so is a Rangers era

Here is the quintessential Dan Girardi moment, coming near the end of the 2013-14 regular season just before the Rangers went on a run to the Stanley Cup final: After a practice in Tarrytown, Girardi took off his skate and his ankle was about the size of a grapefruit. A reporter looked down and asked […]

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Islanders will get one game at Nassau Coliseum

The Islanders are returning to the Coliseum — for one preseason game. The team announced Thursday they will open their preseason Sept. 17 by playing host to the Flyers at NYCB Live, home of the newly refurbished Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, for a Sunday 1.pm. matinee. Tickets go on sale June 29 (earlier for season-ticket […]

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