MIKE SULLIVAN
Assistant Coach
Mike Sullivan begins his second season with the Rangers coaching staff after being named Assistant Coach on July 16, 2009. He arrived in New York after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He served as an assistant coach under John Tortorella with Tampa Bay during the 2007-08 season. Prior to joining the Lightning, Sullivan served as head coach for the U.S. Men’s team at the 2007 World Championships in Russia. He also served as assistant coach for the U.S. Men’s Olympic Team at the 2006 Olympic Games in Torino, Italy.
Sullivan began his coaching career in 2002 as head coach of the Providence Bruins in the American Hockey League (AHL). He led Providence to a 41-17-9-4 record and first place in the AHL’s North Division through the team’s first 71 games, before being named assistant coach of their parent NHL club, the Boston Bruins. The following season, Sullivan was named head coach of the Bruins (NHL), and led the team to a 41-19-15-7 mark and the Northeast Division title. In two seasons as Boston’s head coach, he posted a 70-56-15-23 record in 164 regular season games.
Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Sullivan skated in 709 career NHL games in 11 seasons with the San Jose Sharks, Calgary Flames, Boston Bruins, and Phoenix Coyotes, registering 54 goals and 82 assists for 136 points, along with 203 penalty minutes. The Marshfield, Massachusetts native was originally selected by the Rangers in the fourth round, 69th overall, in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He began his NHL career with San Jose in 1991 after spending one season with the San Diego Gulls of the International Hockey League.
Prior to turning pro, Sullivan attended Boston University, where he skated in 141 career college games and registered 61 goals and 138 points over four seasons.
Sullivan and his wife, Kate, have two daughters, Kaitlin and Kiley, and son, Matthew.
NEW YORK RANGERS
ALPHABETICAL INDIVIDUAL PLAYER SUMMARIES
#42 Artem Anisimov, Center
2010 Pre-Season: Recorded two shots in 17:06 of ice time on Wednesday vs. Detroit … Registered a short handed goal and a plus-one rating in 12:22 of ice time on Sunday at Detroit … Recorded a power play goal at 10:01 of the third period, and won nine of 17 faceoffs (53%) in 16:19 of ice time while making his 2010 pre-season debut on Sept. 25 at New Jersey.
2009-10: Appeared in 82 games with the Rangers, registering 12 goals and 16 assists for 28 points, along with 32 penalty minutes … Ranked ninth among NHL rookies in goals, 10th in points and tied for 15th in assists ... Tied for 11th in the NHL among first-year players with two game-winning goals ... Ranked sixth on the team in goals, eighth in points and 12th in assists ... Tied for second on the team with seven goals against the Atlantic Division, and ranked fifth on the Rangers in even strength goals (11) and even strength points (26) ... One of four NHL rookies and four Rangers to appear in all 82 games ... The Rangers posted a record of 7-2-2 when he tallied a goal and 15-6-3 when he recorded a point ... Ended the season riding a career-high four-game assist/point streak (four assists), and registered five assists in the last six games ... Notched his 10th goal of the season on Mar. 4 vs. Pittsburgh … Recorded his 20th point of the season with an assist in a 3-2 overtime win at Pittsburgh on Feb. 12 … Recorded a career-high three points (one goal and two assists) on Nov. 23 vs. Columbus … Recorded his first career multi-point effort with two assists on Oct. 12 vs. Toronto … Notched his first career NHL goal with a power play tally Oct. 11 vs. Anaheim … Tallied his first career NHL point with an assist on Oct. 8 at Washington.
#16 Sean Avery, Left Wing
2010 Pre-Season: Recorded the game winning goal, a plus-two rating and three shots in 13:30 of ice time on Wednesday vs. Detroit … Tallied an even strength goal, a team-high four shots on goal and a team-high five faceoff wins in 13:25 of ice time at Detroit on Sunday … Registered 14 penalty minutes in his 2010 pre-season debut on Sept. 25 at New Jersey..
2009-10: Skated in 69 contests with the Rangers, recording 11 goals and 20 assists for 31 points, along with 160 penalty minutes … Established a career-high with three power play goals ... Tied for fifth on the team in assists, and ranked seventh in goals and points ... Nine of his 11 goals and 20 of his 31 points were recorded at MSG … The Rangers posted a record of 6-2-0 when he notched a goal, and 15-6-2 when he recorded a point … Recorded six multi-point performances … Tallied two goals on Mar. 14 vs. Philadelphia … Notched his first career penalty shot goal on Feb. 14 vs. Tampa Bay, and the first penalty shot goal by a Ranger since Michal Rozsival on Dec. 17, 2008 at Los Angeles … Tied his single-game career-highs with three assists and four points on Jan. 6 vs. Dallas … Recorded his 200th NHL point with an assist on Nov. 28 at Pittsburgh ... Tallied two goals, including the game-winner, on Nov. 23 vs. Columbus.
#43 Martin Biron, Goaltender
2010 Pre-Season: Holds a 3.75 goals against average, .878 save percentage and a team-high 80 minutes played during the pre-season thus far … Stopped 19 of 22 shots faced during the opening two periods at Detroit on Sunday … Turned aside 17 of 19 shots in the first two periods (40:00) in a no decision, while making his Rangers debut in New York’s 4-3 overtime win vs. New Jersey on Sept. 23.
2009-10: Appeared in 29 contests with the New York Islanders, registering a 9-14-4 record, along with a 3.27 goals against average and .896 save percentage … Recorded 30-plus saves on 10 occasions, including a 38-save shutout on Oct. 31 vs. Buffalo (5-0) which represented his 200th career victory … Registered a 7-3-1 record in his last 11 starts of the season … Posted a season-high, four-game winning streak from Mar. 25 vs. Calgary to Apr. 6 vs. Montreal, recording a 2.50 goals against average and a .915 save percentage over the span … Made his 450th career appearance on Dec. 27 at Philadelphia.
#94 Derek Boogaard, Left Wing
2010 Pre-Season: Registered two hits in 11:07 of ice time on Wednesday vs. Detroit … Recorded two hits in 9:41 of ice time on Sept. 25 at New Jersey ... Registered 10 penalty minutes and a plus-one rating in 5:45 of ice time, while making his Rangers debut on Sept. 23 vs. New Jersey.
2009-10: Skated in 57 games with the Minnesota Wild, recording four assists and 105 penalty minutes … Registered a team-high 105 penalty minutes … Led Minnesota with nine major penalties … Ranked eighth on the team with 83 hits … The Wild posted a 29-22-6 record when he dressed and a 4-0-0 record when he tallied a point … Eclipsed the 500 career penalty-minute mark with 11 penalty minutes against Vancouver on Jan. 13 … Logged a career-high 11:58 of ice time and team-high five hits at Ottawa on Dec. 19 … Amassed a career-high 15 penalty minutes in 5:42 of ice time at Anaheim on Dec. 29.
#22 Brian Boyle, Center
2010 Pre-Season: Recorded three hits and a blocked shot in 11:18 of ice time at Detroit on Sunday … Tallied one goal, four hits and five penalty minutes in his pre-season debut on Sept. 23 vs. New Jersey.
2009-10: Skated in 71 games with the Rangers, recording four goals and two assists for six points, along with 47 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in assists, points, penalty minutes, games played and shots, and tied his career-high in goals and game-winning goals … Made his Rangers debut on Oct. 2 at Pittsburgh ... Skated in his 100th career NHL game on Mar. 7 vs. Buffalo … Three of his four goals were registered against Western Conference opponents ... Five of his six points were recorded at MSG … Tallied his first assist as a Ranger on Oct. 26 vs. Phoenix … Tallied his first goal/point, the game-winner, as a Ranger on Oct. 14 vs. Los Angeles.
#24 Ryan Callahan, Right Wing
2010 Pre-Season: Recorded two shots, one blocked shot and tied the game-high with four hits in 15:52 of ice time on Wednesday vs. Detroit … Notched an even strength goal at 3:33 of the first period and added two power play assists, including the primary assist on Del Zotto's overtime game-winning goal, while making his 2010 pre-season debut in New York’s 5-4 overtime win at New Jersey on Sept. 25.
2009-10: Appeared in 77 games with the Rangers, registering 19 goals and 18 assists for 37 points, along with 48 penalty minutes … Named Alternate Captain on Oct. 2 ... Established career-highs in power play goals, game winning goals and penalty minutes, and tied his career-high in assists ... Captured his second consecutive Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award ... Ranked third in the NHL in hits and fourth among forwards in blocked shots … Ranked second on the team in shots, fourth in goals and road points (15), fifth in home points (22), and tied for second in road goals (nine) and tied for fourth in points ... Finished second on the team in power play goals, third in power play points (20) and fourth in power play assists (11) ... The Rangers posted a record of 16-6-2 when he registered a point … Recorded a career-high, nine multi-point performances, including three multi-goal efforts … Skated in his 200th career NHL game on Jan. 25 vs. Pittsburgh … Recorded his second four-point effort of the season with two goals and two assists on Jan. 17 vs. Montreal … Set a career-high with four points (two goals and two assists) on Dec. 17 at Long Island … Attempted his first career NHL penalty shot on Dec. 6 vs. Detroit (save).
#26 Erik Christensen, Center
2010 Pre-Season: Recorded his first assist of the pre-season and a plus-two rating while winning eight of 12 faceoffs in 15:29 of ice time on Wednesday vs. Detroit … Registered an unassisted goal and four hits in 17:02 of ice time at Detroit on Sunday … Won nine of 18 faceoffs (50%) and registered three shots in 18:30 of ice time, while making his 2010 pre-season debut on Sept. 23 vs. the Devils.
2009-10: Appeared in 49 contests with the Rangers, recording eight goals and 18 assists for 26 points, along with 14 penalty minutes … Claimed by the Rangers off waivers from Anaheim on Dec. 2 … Made his Rangers debut on Dec. 5 at Buffalo ... Established a career-high with a plus-11 rating overall ... Tied for third on the team with 26 points (eight goals and 18 assists) in the final 43 games of the season, dating back to Dec. 31 at Carolina ... Ranked second on the team with a plus-14 rating in his 49 games with the Rangers ... Recorded a career-high, eight multi-point efforts, including four multi-assist performances … The Rangers posted a record of 5-1-0 when he tallied a goal, and were 12-3-2 when he recorded a point ... Named co-recipient of the John Halligan Good Guy Award for cooperation with the media ... Ranks 11th in the NHL all-time in shootout percentage (51.4%), and tied for ninth in shootout game-deciding goals (eight) and 10th in shootout goals (18) ... Notched his sixth career two-goal effort on Apr. 7 vs. Toronto ... Recorded his fifth career two-goal effort, tallied in a 1:46 span of the second period including the game-winner, and added one assist to tie his career-high with three points on Feb. 14 vs. Tampa Bay ... Also skated in nine games with the Anaheim Ducks.
#4 Michael Del Zotto, Defenseman
2010 Pre-Season: Enters tonight’s contest tied for the pre-season team lead in points with two goals and three assists for five points … Recorded a goal, plus-two rating, team-high four shots, three shots and one blocked shot in a game-high 22:16 of ice time on Wednesday vs. Detroit … Led all skaters with four power play points, including the overtime game-winning goal and a team-high three assists, while logging a game-high, 24:18 of ice time in New York’s 5-4 overtime win at New Jersey on Sept. 25.
2009-10: Appeared in 80 games with the Rangers, registering nine goals and 28 assists for 37 points, along with 32 penalty minutes … Made his NHL debut on Oct. 2 at Pittsburgh ... Named to the 2010 NHL All-Rookie Team … Led all NHL rookies in power play assists (18), ranked second in power play points (22) and tied for fifth in power play goals ... Ranked second in the NHL among rookies in hits, fourth in assists and blocked shots, seventh in points and tied for 15th in goals ... Led the team in power play assists, ranked second in power play points, third in assists, tied for fourth in points, and ranked fifth in power play goals and eighth in goals ... Led all team defensemen in goals, assists and points ... The Rangers posted a record of 20-6-4 when he recorded a point ... Named NHL Rookie of the Month for October ... Registered seven multi-point efforts, including five multi-assist performances … Registered eight points (two goals and six assists) in a seven-game span from Mar. 21 at Boston to Apr. 3 at Florida, and recorded five assists on the Rangers six-game road trip from Mar. 25 at New Jersey to Apr. 6 at Buffalo … Registered his 30th point of the season with one goal on Mar. 21 at Boston ... Recorded two power play points (one goal and one assist), including his first career NHL assist on Oct. 5 at New Jersey … Tallied his first career NHL point with the game-winning goal on Oct. 3 vs. Ottawa, becoming the first teenager to score a goal for the Rangers since Manny Malhotra (1998-99) and the second youngest defensemen in team history to accomplish the feat behind Red Garrett; was the first game-winning goal tallied by an NHL rookie this season.
#23 Chris Drury, Center
2009-10: Skated in 77 contests with the Rangers, recording 14 goals and 18 assists for 32 points, along with 31 penalty minutes … Led all NHL forwards in blocked shots (97) ... Ranked first on the team and tied for 21st in the league overall in faceoff winning percentage … Tied for third on the team in even strength goals (12), and ranked fifth in goals and sixth in points ... Nominated for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy ... Captured the Players’ Player Award for the second consecutive season ... The Rangers posted a record of 11-2-1 when he notched a goal … Posted multi-assist performances in back-to-back games on Mar. 12 at Atlanta (two assists) and Mar. 14 vs. Philadelphia (two assists) … Tallied one assist and registered a fighting major on Feb. 12 at Pittsburgh; it was his first fighting major since Mar. 9, 2008 vs. Boston … Recorded his 250th career NHL goal and 600th career NHL point with an empty net goal on Feb. 14 vs. Tampa Bay … Skated in his 800th career NHL game on Oct. 19 vs. San Jose … Tallied the Rangers first goal of the season on Oct. 2 at Pittsburgh.
#17 Brandon Dubinsky, Center/Left Wing
2010 Pre-Season: Recorded two hit and a blocked shot in 16:21 of ice time on Sunday at Detroit … Logged 19:56 of ice time in his pre-season debut vs. New Jersey on Sept. 23.
2009-10: Appeared in 69 games with the Rangers, registering 20 goals and 24 assists for 44 points, along with 54 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in goals, points, power play goals and shorthanded goals … Led the Rangers in game-winning goals for the second straight season, with 12 of his 33 goals counting as the game-winner since the start of the 2008-09 season … Ranked first on the team and tied for 13th in the NHL in shorthanded goals … Tied for second on the team in goals, ranked third in points and even strength scoring (32 points), tied for third in power play goals and even strength goals (12), and finished fourth in assists ... Tied a career-high with 10 multi-point performances, ranking third on the team ... The Rangers posted a record of 12-1-4 when he notched a goal ... Tallied his 20th goal of the season, marking the first time he reached the 20-goal mark in his career, on Apr. 9 vs. Philadelphia ... Registered two assists on Apr. 7 vs. Toronto, establishing a new career-high with 43 points ... Recorded his third straight 40-point season with one power play goal on Apr. 2 at Tampa Bay … Notched a power play goal and a career-high eight shots in a season-high 26:48 of ice time on Mar. 25 at New Jersey … Missed 13 games due to a broken hand suffered on Nov. 7 at Calgary … Reached the 20-assist mark for the third straight season with one assist on Mar. 18 vs. St. Louis … Notched his career-high 15th goal of the season on Mar. 4 vs. Pittsburgh … Posted his third career “Gordie Howe Hat Trick” in an 8-2 win on Jan. 19 vs. Tampa Bay … Skated in his 200th career NHL game on Jan. 6 vs. Dallas … Tallied two assists, including his 100th career NHL point, on Jan. 4 vs. Boston.
#44 Steve Eminger, Defenseman
2010 Pre-Season: Blocked two shots and logged 22:25 of ice time while making his Rangers debut on Sept. 25 at New Jersey.
2009-10: Appeared in 63 games with the Anaheim Ducks, registering four goals and 12 assists for 16 points, along with 30 penalty minutes … Ranked second on the team in blocked shots (99) and third among Anaheim defensemen in hits (102) … Recorded 14 (four goals and 10 assists) of his 16 points in his final 36 games … Posted a career-high plus-five rating, tying Anaheim’s team record for plus/minus rating in a single game, and recorded two points (one goal and one assist) in a 5-2 win at Colorado on Mar. 31 … Skated in his 300th NHL game recorded on Nov. 14 at Detroit … Finished fourth among Ducks defensemen in total ice time (1,227:11).
#19 Ruslan Fedotenko, Left Wing
2010 Pre-Season: Enters tonight’s contest tied for the pre-season team lead in points with a goal and four assists for five points … Recorded two assists, a plus-two rating, and two hits in 14:39 of ice time on Wednesday vs. Detroit … Notched a power play goal at 12:33 of the third period to tie the score at four goals, and added two assists in New York’s 5-4 overtime win at New Jersey on Sept. 25 ... Tied for the team lead with six shots on goal in New York’s 4-3 overtime win vs. New Jersey on Sept. 23.
2009-10: Appeared in 80 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins, recording 11 goals and 19 assists for 30 points, along with 50 penalty minutes … Ranked fifth on the team in hits (132), and fourth among Pittsburgh forwards in blocked shots (46) … Tallied 21 of his 30 points at Mellon Arena to rank seventh on the team in home points … Tied for sixth on the team in home goals (eight) and seventh in home assists (13) … Recorded seven multi-point efforts … Notched his 150th career goal with a power play tally and added an assist on Mar. 27 vs. Philadelphia … Registered his 300th career point with an assist on Jan. 28 vs. Ottawa … Tallied six assists in a six-game span from Jan. 16 at Vancouver to Jan. 28 vs. Ottawa … Tied his career-high for points in a game with three assists on Jan. 21 vs. Washington … Skated in his 600th NHL game on Oct. 7 vs. Phoenix … Also skated in six playoff contests with the Penguins.
#31 Alex Frolov, Left Wing
2010 Pre-Season: Enters tonight’s contest tied for the pre-season team lead in points with a goal and four assists for five points … Registered his fourth assist of the pre-season, a plus-one rating and three shots in 14:51 of ice time on Wednesday vs. Detroit … Recorded an assist in 17:36 of ice time at Detroit on Sunday … Led all Rangers in scoring with three points and two assists, and tied for the game-high with six shots on goal, while making his Rangers debut in New York’s 4-3 overtime win vs. New Jersey on Sept. 23.
2009-10: Appeared in 81 games with the Los Angeles Kings, registering 19 goals and 32 assists for 51 points, along with 26 penalty minutes … Tied for third among Kings skaters in assists (32) … Finished fifth on the team in goals (19) and points (51) … Appeared in 81 of Los Angeles’ 82 games … Recorded two, four-game point streaks – from Oct. 3 vs. Phoenix to Oct. 10 at St. Louis (one goal and three assists) and Oct. 22 vs. Dallas to Oct. 28 at San Jose (three goals and four assists) … Finished the month of October with four goals and eight assists for 12 points in 13 games … Recorded 10 multi-point performances … Tallied a season-high four points (one goal and three assists) on Mar. 8 vs. Columbus … Appeared in 500th NHL game on Jan. 9 vs. St. Louis … Registered 11 points (four goals and seven assists) in 15 games during the month of March … Posted four points (one goal and three assists) in six playoff games … Appeared in first playoff contest and tallied first playoff point, an assist, on Apr. 15 at Vancouver … Recorded first playoff multi-point game (two assists) on Apr. 24 vs. Vancouver.
#10 Marian Gaborik, Right Wing
2010 Pre-Season: Enters tonight’s contest holding the pre-season team lead in goals (3) and power play goals (3) … Registered his second multi-point game of the pre-season (one goal and one assist), a plus-one rating, a blocked shot and two hits in 16:30 of ice time on Wednesday vs. Detroit … Recorded 16:56 of ice time on Sunday at Detroit … Notched two power play goals, including the game-winner at 3:12 of overtime, in his pre-season debut on Thursday vs. New Jersey.
2009-10: Skated in 76 contests with the Rangers, recording 42 goals and 44 assists for 86 points, along with 37 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in assists, points, power play goals and average ice time, and tied his career-high in goals … Ranked fifth in the NHL in goals, 10th in points, 16th in shots, and tied for third in the league in home goals (26) and power play goals ... Ranked eighth among NHL forwards in average ice time ... Led the Rangers in goals, assists, points, power play goals, power play points (26), plus/minus rating and shots, and ranked third on the team in power play assists (12) ... Established a career-high and led the team with 26 multi-point performances, including nine games with three-or-more points and seven multi-goal efforts … Notched one goal in his Rangers debut on Oct. 2 at Pittsburgh … Eclipsed the 40-goal, 40-assist and 80-point marks for the second time in his career ... The Rangers posted a record of 18-7-1 when he recorded two-or-more points, including a 5-2-0 mark when he tallied two-or-more goals, and were 8-1-0 when he registered three-or-more points … Tied a career-high with his 42nd goal of the season, the game-winner, and added an assist on Apr. 9 vs. Philadelphia ... Recorded his career-high 84th point of the season with one assist on Apr. 7 vs. Toronto ... Tallied two points (one goal and one assist), including his career-high 42nd assist of the season, on Apr. 3 at Florida ... Posted his second career 40-goal season with one goal on Mar. 30 at the NY Islanders, marking the 21st time in franchise history a Rangers player tallied 40 goals in a season and becoming the 18th different player in team history to reach the mark ... Registered two goals and one assist on Mar. 24 vs. the Islanders; the assist was his 40th of the season, marking the second time in his career he has reached the 40-assist mark … Notched five goals on the Rangers three-game Western Conference road trip (Jan. 30 - Feb. 2), including his 30th goal on Jan. 30 at Phoenix and his first hat trick as a Ranger on Jan. 31 at Colorado … Registered his first hat trick as a Ranger on Jan. 31 at Colorado, the 10th of his career and first since posting five goals vs. the Rangers on Dec. 12, 2007; his first goal was the 250th of his career, and his 500th career NHL point … Tallied one goal on Jan. 30 at Phoenix to post his sixth career 30-goal season … Tied his career-high with four assists in an 8-2 win on Jan. 19 vs. Tampa Bay, the most by a Ranger since Jaromir Jagr tallied four assists on Oct. 26, 2002 at Phoenix … Tallied two assists on Oct. 17 at Toronto to tie the franchise record for longest point streak (eight games) to begin the season by a new Ranger, set in 1955-56 (Dave Creighton); the eight-game point streak is also his longest point streak to begin a season in his career and best start through eight games since he recorded 13 points (five goals and eight assists) to begin the 2002-03 season.
Share with your friends: |