Benoit and his wife, Lyne Chalut, live in Ossining, New York

Benoit and his wife, Lyne Chalut, live in Ossining, New York.

MIKE SULLIVAN

ASSISTANT COACH

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.

NEW YORK RANGERS

ALPHABETICAL INDIVIDUAL PLAYER SUMMARIES
#42 ARTEM ANISIMOV, Center

2009-10 Pre-Season: Tallied one goal and added an assist last night at Detroit … Won a team-high, nine of 16 faceoffs (56%) in 17:50 of icetime on Tuesday vs. Boston.
2008-09: Led the Wolf Pack in points (81) and goals (37), and finished fifth on the team in plus-minus rating (plus-12) … Ranked fourth in the AHL in goals and fifth in points … Posted two, four-game goal-scoring streaks – Mar. 21 to Mar. 28 and Nov. 30 to Dec. 6 … Notched his 30th goal of the season on Mar. 22 at Providence … Notched one goal and two assists for Planet USA in the 2009 AHL All-Star Game on Jan. 25 in Worcester after being named to the squad on Jan. 23 … Recorded a career-high, eight-game point streak from Jan. 9 at Springfield to Jan. 24 against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, collecting 11 points (five goals and six assists) during the stretch … Posted his first multi-goal game in the AHL with two goals on Nov. 21 vs. Lowell … Made his NHL debut on Feb. 3 against Atlanta, and skated in his first career NHL playoff contest on Apr. 28 in Game Seven at Washington.
#39 TYLER ARNASON, Center

2009-10 Pre-Season: Logged 15:45 of icetime in his pre-season debut on Wednesday at New Jersey.
2008-09: Skated in 71 games with the Colorado Avalanche, registering five goals and 17 assists for 22 points, along with 14 penalty minutes … Finished seventh on the team in scoring with 22 points, and tied for seventh on the Avalanche with 17 assists … Ranked third on the club with 58 takeaways … Recorded four multi-point games on the season, including a three-assist performance, which tied a career-high, on Mar. 8 at Chicago … Posted a season-high, four-game point streak from Jan. 10 against Pittsburgh to Jan. 16 vs. Edmonton, collecting four points (one goal and three assists) over the span.
#16 SEAN AVERY, Left Wing

2009-10 Pre-Season: Collected one assist on Wednesday at New Jersey.
2008-09: Skated in 41 games with the Rangers and Dallas Stars, registering eight goals and 14 assists for 22 points, along with 111 penalty minutes … Tallied five goals and seven assists for 12 points, along with 34 penalty minutes in 18 games with the Rangers … New York has posted a record of 61-26-17 in 104 games with him in the lineup since Feb. 5, 2007 … Notched his first goal with the Rangers this season on Mar. 12 at Nashville … Recorded an assist in his return to MSG as a member of the Rangers on Mar. 8 vs. Boston … Made his season debut with the Rangers on Mar. 5 at Long Island … Skated in his 400th career NHL game on Nov. 26 at Minnesota.
#22 BRIAN BOYLE, Center

2009-10 Pre-Season: Delivered three hits and blocked three shots in last night’s contest at Detroit … Registered three shots in 13:54 in his Rangers debut on Tuesday vs. Boston.
2008-09: Appeared in 28 games with the Los Angeles Kings, registering four goals and one assist for five points, along with 42 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in games played (28), penalty minutes (42), game-winning goals (one), and shots (36) … Notched his first career multi-goal game with two goals on Apr. 4 vs. Phoenix … Tallied three goals in a four-game span from Mar. 28 at Nashville to Apr. 4 vs. Phoenix.
#87 DONALD BRASHEAR, Left Wing

2009-10 Pre-Season: Registered four shots in 12:32 of icetime last night at Detroit … Delivered two hits in 11:16 of icetime on Tuesday vs. Boston.
2008-09: Skated in 63 games with the Washington Capitals, registering one goal and three assists, along with 121 penalty minutes … Ranked fourth on Washington overall, and second among team forwards, with 119 hits … Led the team with 121 PIM … Washington posted a 4-0-0 mark in games that he posted a point … Tallied a game-winning goal on Dec. 4 vs. the New York Islanders, his first game-winner since Dec. 14, 2002 vs. Buffalo.
#36 DANE BYERS, Left Wing

2009-10 Pre-Season: Logged 10:58 of icetime in his pre-season debut on Tuesday vs. Boston.
2008-09: Skated in nine games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering four goals and three assists, along with 18 penalty minutes … Missed the final 71 games of the regular season due to a knee injury sustained on Oct. 31 against Worcester … Tied for the team lead in playoff goals (three) and tied for second on the Wolf Pack in playoff points (four).

#24 RYAN CALLAHAN, Right Wing

2009-10 Pre-Season: Notched one goal and recorded a game-high, six shots, last night at Detroit … Tied for the game-high, with six shots in 13:25 of icetime on Tuesday vs. Boston.
2008-09: Appeared in 81 games with the Rangers, recording 22 goals and 18 assists for 40 points, along with 45 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in games played (81), goals (22), assists (18), points (40), penalty minutes (45), power play goals (two), and shots (237) … Led the team and ranked fourth in the NHL with 265 hits … Ranked first on the team with a plus-seven rating, and tied for fourth with 22 goals … Recorded six multi-point games … Won the Steven McDonald Award, voted by the fans as the player who performs “above and beyond the call of duty” … Skated in his 100th NHL contest on Dec. 16 at Anaheim.
#58 PAUL CROWDER, Center

2009-10 Pre-Season: Logged 12:02 of icetime in his pre-season debut last night at Detroit.
2008-09: Appeared in 11 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), recording three assists and six penalty minutes … Made his professional debut on Mar. 20 at Portland, and recorded his first professional point with an assist on Mar. 28 vs. Providence after signing on Mar. 19 … Registered 14 goals and 19 assists for 33 points, along with 44 penalty minutes in 35 games with the University of Alaska – Anchorage Seawolves of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) prior to joining Hartford … Led the team in assists (19) and points (33), and tied for second in goals (14) … In addition, he led the Seawolves in shorthanded goals (two), and tied for first on the club in power play goals (six), game winning goals (two) and plus/minus rating (plus-10) … Captured Team MVP honors.
#43 MICHAEL DEL ZOTTO, Defense

2009-10 Pre-Season: Collected one assist in 25:37 of icetime on Wednesday at New Jersey … Registered three shots in 21:14 of icetime in his pre-season debut on Tuesday vs. Boston.
2008-09: Appeared in 60 games with the London Knights and Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), tallying 13 goals and 50 assists for 63 points, along with 78 penalty minutes … Ranked sixth among OHL defenseman in assists, and tied for sixth in goals and points … His 50 assists also tied for 11th among all OHL skaters, and his 32 power play assists ranked fifth in the league overall … Recorded six goals and 24 assists for 30 points in 28 games with London after joining the club on January 8 … Ranked second on the team among defensemen in total points (63), goals (13) and assists (50) … His 50 assists finished third on London overall, while his 63 points ranked fifth on the team … Recorded 14 multi-point performances, including five three-point efforts … Appeared in his second OHL All-Star game … Also ranked third among OHL defensemen in playoff points (19) and second in playoff assists (16) … Led the team in assists and finished fourth on the club in points during the post-season.
#23 CHRIS DRURY, Center

2009-10 Pre-Season: Won seven of 12 faceoffs (58%) last night at Detroit … Logged 15:50 of icetime in his pre-season debut last night vs. Boston.
2008-09: Appeared in 81 games with the Rangers, registering 22 goals and 34 assists for 56 points, along with 32 penalty minutes … Led the team with 10 power play goals and ranked first among team forwards with 90 blocked shots … Ranked third on the club in assists (34), fourth in points (56) and tied for fourth in goals (22) … Posted 17 multi-point efforts, including four, three-point performances … Named co-recipient, along with Blair Betts, of the Players’ Player Award, as voted by the Rangers players … Named the 25th Captain in team history on Oct. 3.
#10 MARIAN GABORIK, Right Wing

2008-09: Appeared in 17 games with the Minnesota Wild, registering 13 goals and 10 assists for 23 points, along with two penalty minutes … Led Minnesota in points during the month of April, recording 10 points (five goals and five assists) in five games … Posted seven multi-point performances, including a four point effort (two goals and two assists) on Mar. 25 at the NY Islanders … Finished the season riding a seven-game scoring streak, registering 13 points (seven goals and six assists) during the stretch … Tied his career-high with a five-game goal streak from Mar. 29 at Edmonton to Apr. 7 vs. Dallas … Skated in his 500th NHL game on Apr. 7 against Dallas.
#97 MATT GILROY, Defense

2009-10 Pre-Season: Notched one goal in a game-high, 28:00 of icetime, and converted his shootout attempt on Wednesday at New Jersey … Recorded four shots on net in 21:13 of icetime in his Rangers debut on Tuesday vs. Boston.
2008-09: Appeared in 45 games as Captain of the Hockey East regular season and playoff champion Boston University Terriers, registering eight goals and 29 assists for 37 points … Captured the Hobey Baker Award, given to the top player in collegiate hockey, and was named as a First Team All-American on Apr. 10 … Became the second player in Boston University history to win the Hobey Baker Award, as Rangers’ Captain Chris Drury won the award in 1998 … Became the first defenseman in Hockey East history to be honored as a First Team All-Star three times … Led the Terriers to their fifth NCAA championship, assisting on the game-tying goal with 17 seconds remaining in regulation in the championship game on Apr. 11, after entering the tournament as the #1 seeded team … Established career-highs in games played (45), assists (29) and points (37) … Led all Hockey East defensemen in scoring and ranked third among all defensemen in the nation.
#5 DAN GIRARDI, Defense

2009-10 Pre-Season: Delivered three hits in 19:13 of icetime on Tuesday vs. Boston.
2008-09: Skated in 82 games with the Rangers, recording four goals and 18 assists for 22 points, along with 53 penalty minutes … One of six Rangers to skate in all 82 games … Tied for 15th in the NHL with 207 hits … Posted five multi-point performances on the season … Recorded his 50th NHL point with one assist on Dec. 17 at Los Angeles … Recorded a three-game assist streak from Nov. 8 at Washington to Nov. 12 at New Jersey, registering four assists over the span.
#59 EVGENY GRACHEV, Center

2009-10 Pre-Season: Tallied one assist in 14:10 of icetime last night at Detroit … Recorded four shots in 17:24 of icetime on Wednesday at New Jersey … Logged 16:31 of icetime in his pre-season debut last night vs. the Bruins.
2008-09: Appeared in 60 games with the Brampton Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), tallying 40 goals and 40 assists for 80 points, along with 22 penalty minutes … Captured the Emms Family Award as OHL Rookie of the Year on April 8 … Led all OHL rookies in goals (40) and points (80), and ranked sixth in assists (40) … Ranked fifth among all OHL skaters in goals and finished 13th in the league in points … Also ranked fourth in the league with a plus-48 rating and tied for ninth with six game winning goals … Ranked second on Brampton in goals and points, and third in assists … Posted 21 multi-point games, including a four-goal effort on November 16 vs. Ottawa … Also finished seventh in the league in playoff points, tied for fifth in goals and eighth in assists … Ranked second on the team in post-season goals (11) and assists (14), and third in points (25) … Recorded four points (two goals and two assists) in his playoff debut on March 20 vs. Peterborough.
#49 ILKKA HEIKKINEN, Defense

2009-10 Pre-Season: Registered three shots in 20:02 of icetime last night at Detroit.
2008-09: Skated in 54 games with HIFK Helsinki of the SM-liiga, registering eight goals and 26 assists for 34 points, along with 22 penalty minutes … Ranked third among all SM-liiga defensemen in points … Led all HIFK defensemen in goals (eight), assists (26) and points, while finishing second on the team overall in assists, fourth in points and seventh in goals … Recorded two, six-game scoring streaks – Nov. 13 at Tappara to Nov. 25 at Espoo (two goals and five assists) and Jan. 15 vs. Kärpät to Jan. 26 at Kärpät (two goals and six assists) … Posted five multi-point performances, including two, three-point efforts – Jan. 15 vs. Kärpät (one goal and two assists) and Feb. 14 at Lukko (one goal and two assists).
#21 CHRISTOPHER HIGGINS, Left Wing

2009-10 Pre-Season: Registered three shots in 13:38 of icetime last night at Detroit … Notched one goal in 15:24 of icetime in his Rangers debut on Tuesday vs. Boston.
2008-09: Appeared in 57 games with the Montreal Canadiens, registering 12 goals and 11 assists for 23 points, along with 22 penalty minutes … Tied for second on the team with two shorthanded goals and sixth with 151 shots … Led the Canadiens in goals (five) and shots (40) during the month of November … Tallied his first career hat trick on Nov. 11 vs. Ottawa … Recorded a season-high, four-game scoring streak from Nov. 1 at Long Island to Nov. 11 against Ottawa, registering six points (four goals and two assists) over the span … Tied for the team lead in playoff goals (two), and tied for third in playoff points (two) in four post-season contests.
#96 CHAD JOHNSON, Goalie

2009-10 Pre-Season: Made 19 saves in 35:24 of icetime through regulation/overtime, and turned aside four of six shootout attempts on Wednesday at New Jersey.
2008-09: Appeared in 35 games with the University of Alaska-Fairbanks of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), posting a 14-16-5 mark with a 1.66 goals against average … Earned CCHA Player of the Year and Goalie of the Year honors … Named to the CCHA First All-Star Team … Selected to the NCAA West All-American Second Team … Was a top-ten finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, as the top player in collegiate hockey … Led the CCHA in goals against average and save percentage … Established career-highs in games played, wins, goals against average, save percentage (.940), and shutouts (six) … Selected as Alaska-Fairbanks’ MVP.
#12 ALES KOTALIK, Right Wing

2009-10 Pre-Season: Registered a game-high, five shots on net on Wednesday at New Jersey … Tallied one assist and three shots in 15:20 of icetime in his Rangers debut last night vs. the Bruins.
2008-09: Skated in 75 games with the Buffalo Sabres and Edmonton Oilers, recording 20 goals and 23 assists for 43 points, along with 34 penalty minutes … Traded to Edmonton on Mar. 4 in exchange for a second round selection in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft … Led the NHL with five game-deciding goals in the shootout and ranked second in the league with eight shootout goals overall … Ranked third on Edmonton in goals and tied for fifth in points … Finished second on the team with nine power play goals and third with 208 shots … Reached the 20-goal plateau for the fourth time in six NHL seasons … Posted a career-high, five-game scoring streak from Mar. 24 vs. Detroit to Mar. 31 against Anaheim, collecting five points (four goals and one assist) over the span … Registered his 250th career point on Apr. 4 with a goal against Vancouver.
#81 ENVER LISIN, Right Wing

2009-10 Pre-Season: Notched one goal and registered four shots last night at Detroit … Logged 20:08 of icetime, a team-high among forwards, on Wednesday at New Jersey … Skated in 15:00 of icetime in his Rangers debut last night vs. Boston.
2008-09: Appeared in 48 games with the Phoenix Coyotes, registering 13 goals and eight assists for 21 points, along with 24 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in games played (48), goals (13), assists (eight), points (21), penalty minutes (24), game-winning goals (two), and shots (105) … Tied for second on Phoenix in even strength goals (12), tied for third in goals scored at home (eight) and tied for fifth in total goals … Posted four multi-point performances, including a career-high, three-point effort on Mar. 30 against Dallas (two goals and one assist) … Also notched two goals and four assists in 10 AHL games with the San Antonio Rampage.
#73 COREY LOCKE, Center

2008-09: Skated in 77 games with the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering 25 goals and 54 assists for 79 points, along with 60 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in assists and points … Ranked among the league leaders in several statistical categories, ranking fourth in assists, tied for seventh in points and tied for 13th in power play goals (13) … Also tied for the AHL lead with 29 power play assists … Led the Aeros in assists, points and power play goals, and finished second on the team in goals … Recorded a team-high, 23 multi-point performances, including a four-point effort on Oct. 18 vs. San Antonio (two goals and two assists) … Registered a career-high, 10-game scoring streak from Mar. 1 at Milwaukee to Mar. 25 at Milwaukee, collecting 12 points (four goals and eight assists) over the span … Selected to participate in the AHL All-Star Classic for the second consecutive season and third time in his career … Also established career-highs in playoff goals (12) and playoff points (23) … Made his NHL debut with the Montreal Canadiens on Jan. 8 against Chicago.
#30 HENRIK LUNDQVIST, Goalie

2009-10 Pre-Season: Held the Red Wings scoreless in 32:01 of icetime (14 shots faced) last night at Detroit … Made 16 saves in 29:30 of icetime in his pre-season debut on Wednesday at New Jersey.
2008-09: Appeared in 70 games with the Rangers, posting a 38-25-7 record, along with a 2.43 goals against average, a .916 save percentage and three shutouts … Established a career-high with 38 wins … Ranked third in the NHL in total icetime (4,152:46) and saves (1,839), and fourth in wins (38) and games played (70) … Also ranked 11th in the league in goals against average (2.43) and tied for 11th in the NHL in save percentage (.916%) … Captured the Rangers’ MVP Award, as voted by the Professional Hockey Writers Association, for the third consecutive year … Held opponents to two or fewer goals in 44 games … Turned aside 28 shots to record his career-high, 38th win of the season on Apr. 12 at Philadelphia … Stopped 38 shots on Mar. 30 vs. the Devils to record his 20th career shutout … Registered his 30th win of the season, stopping 19 shots on Mar. 12 at Nashville, to become the first goaltender in NHL history to reach the 30-win mark in each of his first four seasons … Made 25 saves in net and recorded his second assist of the season on Scott Gomez's power play, game-winner, on Feb. 18 vs. the Islanders … Appeared in his first career NHL All-Star game on Jan. 25 at Montreal … Became just the fifth goaltender in NHL history to begin his career with four straight 20-win seasons on Jan. 5 at Pittsburgh (Mike Liut, 1979-84; Bill Durnan, 1943-50; Frankie Brimsek, 1938-43; George Hainesworth, 1926-32); Also joined three other Rangers netminders who have posted four consecutive 20-win seasons (Mike Richter, 1995-01; Ed Giacomin, 1965-73; Dave Kerr, 1937-40) … Recorded one power play assist on Nov. 19 vs. the Canucks; The assist was his third career NHL point, and first since March 16, 2006 vs. Washington … Made his 200th NHL appearance on Oct. 15 vs. Buffalo.
#50 JORDAN OWENS, Right Wing

2009-10 Pre-Season: Tallied the game-tying goal at 11:46 of the third period on Wednesday at New Jersey.
2008-09: Skated in 67 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering 12 goals and 25 assists for 37 points, along with 66 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in goals, assists, points, and penalty minutes … Ranked fifth on the Wolf Pack in assists, tied for eighth in points and tied for ninth in goals … Finished fourth on the team with a plus-17 rating … Recorded a career-high, seven multi-point performances, including a three-point effort on Apr. 3 at Providence (three assists) … Tied for fifth on Hartford in playoff scoring, registering one goal and two assists for three points in six post-season contests.
#38 P.A. PARENTEAU, Right Wing

2009-10 Pre-Season: Registered three shots in 17:45 of icetime last night at Detroit … Logged 17:26 of icetime in his pre-season debut on Tuesday vs. Boston.
2008-09: Skated in 74 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering 29 goals and 49 assists for 78 points, along with 142 penalty minutes … Named a First-Team AHL All-Star … Established a career-high in penalty minutes ... Tied his career-high in assists … Ranked among the league leaders in several statistical categories, ranking ninth in points, while tying for 10th in assists and 16th in goals … Also tied for 12th in the AHL with 24 power play assists … Led the Wolf Pack in assists, and ranked second on the team in goals, points and power play goals (12) … Recorded a team-high, 24 multi-point performances, including a four-point effort on Nov. 16 at Lake Erie (two goals and two assists) … Registered a season-high, eight-game assists/scoring streak from Jan. 6 at Manitoba to Jan. 19 at Portland, including a four-game multi-point streak, collecting 14 points (four goals and 10 assists) over the span.
#44 COREY POTTER, Defense

2009-10 Pre-Season: Logged a team-high, 22:01 of icetime last night at Detroit.
2008-09: Appeared in five games with the Rangers, registering one goal and one assist … Recorded his first career point with an assist in his second NHL game on Dec. 27 vs. New Jersey … Made his NHL debut on Dec. 7 against Calgary … Also skated in 67 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering 10 goals and 22 assists for 32 points, along with 82 penalty minutes … Established a career-high in goals and tied his career-high in points … Led all Hartford defensemen in goals, and ranked second among team defensemen in assists and points … Recorded nine multi-point efforts during the season, including his first career multi-goal game on Feb. 13 against Lake Erie … Finished tied for second on the Wolf Pack in post-season scoring with four points, and ranked second on the club with three assists in six playoff contests.
#20 VINNY PROSPAL, Center

2009-10 Pre-Season: Won nine of 13 faceoffs (69%) in his pre-season debut on Wednesday at New Jersey.
2008-09: Appeared in 82 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning, registering 19 goals and 26 assists for 45 points, along with 52 penalty minutes … Ranked fourth on the team in assists (26), tied for fourth in points (45) and finished fifth in goals (19) … His seven power play goals ranked third on the club … Also ranked third on the Lightning in scoring during the month of January (six goals and eight assists) … Was one of only two Tampa Bay players to appear in all 82 games … Posted ten multi-point performances during the season … Recorded a season-high, seven-game point streak from Dec. 30 against Montreal to Jan. 12 at Los Angeles, registering nine points (three goals and six assists) over the span … Tallied his 400th career assist on Mar. 7 vs. Toronto … Skated in his 800th career NHL game on Oct. 18 at Toronto.
#6 WADE REDDEN, Defense

2009-10 Pre-Season: Collected one assist in 21:10 of icetime last night at Detroit … Logged 27:11 of icetime in his pre-season debut on Wednesday at New Jersey.
2008-09: Skated in 81 games with the Rangers, registering three goals and 23 assists for 26 points, along with 51 penalty minutes … Ranked third on the team with 98 blocked shots … Recorded five multi-point performances on the season … Skated in his 900th NHL game on Feb. 26 vs. Florida … Tallied three assists, including one shorthanded assist, and registered a plus-three rating on Dec. 10 at Atlanta … Recorded a goal in his Garden debut on Oct. 10 vs. Chicago.
#19 PATRICK RISSMILLER, Center

2009-10 Pre-Season: Registered three shots in 15:13 of icetime on Wednesday at New Jersey.
2008-09: Appeared in 64 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering 14 goals and 40 assists for 54 points, along with 24 penalty minutes … Ranked third on the team in assists and points, and finished seventh in goals … Tied for third on the team with two shorthanded goals … Registered 15 multi-point contests on the season, including a three-point effort on Mar. 20 at Portland (one goal and two assists) … Also skated in two contests with the Rangers … Made his Rangers debut on Oct. 11 at Philadelphia.
#33 MICHAL ROZSIVAL, Defense

2009-10 Pre-Season: Delivered three hits in 20:25 of icetime last night at Detroit … Logged 23:30 of icetime in his pre-season debut on Wednesday at New Jersey.
2008-09: Appeared in 76 games with the Rangers, registering eight goals and 22 assists for 30 points, along with 52 penalty minutes … Ranked second on the team with 113 blocked shots … Posted eight multi-point performances … Notched two goals, including one power play/penalty shot tally and the overtime game-winner, on Dec. 17 at Los Angeles; His second goal of the contest was the 50th of his career … Delivered five hits while skating in his 500th NHL game on Nov. 17 vs. the Senators.
#54 BOBBY SANGUINETTI, Defense

2009-10 Pre-Season: Registered a team-high, plus-two rating in 20:17 of icetime last night at Detroit.
2008-09: Skated in 78 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), recording six goals and 36 assists for 42 points, along with 42 penalty minutes … Led all Wolf Pack defensemen in points and assists … His 36 assists also set a new Hartford franchise record for most assists by a rookie defenseman … Finished fourth on the team overall in assists and tied for fourth on the club in points … Tied for fifth among AHL rookies in assists and tied for 11th in points among all league defensemen … Selected to participate in the AHL All-Star Classic … Notched his first professional goal on Oct. 24 against Philadelphia … Led the Wolf Pack in playoff points (five) and assists (four).
#18 MARC STAAL, Defense

2009-10 Pre-Season: Logged a team-high, 21:23 of icetime in his pre-season debut last night vs. Boston.
2008-09: Skated in 82 games with the Rangers, recording three goals and 12 assists for 15 points, along with 64 penalty minutes … One of six Rangers to skate in all 82 games … Established career-highs in games played (82), goals (three), assists (12), points (15), penalty minutes (64), and shots (96) … Ranked 26th in the NHL with 189 hits … Selected to skate in his second consecutive NHL YoungStars Game at the 2009 NHL All-Star Weekend on Jan. 24 in Montreal … Delivered six hits while skating in his 100th NHL game on Nov. 15 vs. the Bruins.
#40 STEVE VALIQUETTE, Goalie

2009-10 Pre-Season: Turned aside 18 of 19 shots in the opening 31:17 of Tuesday’s contest vs. Boston.
2008-09: Appeared in 15 games with the Rangers, posting a 5-5-2 record, along with a 2.84 goals against average, a.907 save percentage and one shutout … Tallied his first NHL assist, on the power play, Mar. 26 at Atlanta … Made a season-high, 39 saves in a 3-2 win on Dec. 17 at Los Angeles … Turned aside 25 shots on Oct. 11 at Philadelphia to record his 10th career win.
#34 AARON VOROS, Left Wing

2009-10 Pre-Season: Delivered a game-high, five hits last night at Detroit … Collected one assist on Wednesday at New Jersey.
2008-09: Skated in 54 games with the Rangers, registering eight goals and eight assists for 16 points, along with 122 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in goals (eight), assists (eight), points (16), power play goals (three), and shots (66) … Registered a career-high, four-game scoring streak from Oct. 5 vs. Tampa Bay to Oct. 13 vs. New Jersey, collecting seven points (three goals and four assists) over the span … Recorded one goal and added an assist in his Garden debut on Oct. 10 vs. Chicago; His goal at 5:15 of the second period was his first as a Ranger … Tallied his first assist/point as a Ranger on Scott Gomez's game-winning goal on Oct. 5 vs. the Lightning.
#65 DALE WEISE, Right Wing

2008-09: Skated in 74 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering 11 goals and 12 assists for 23 points, along with 64 penalty minutes … Led all Wolf Pack rookies in goals, and finished second on the team among first-year players in assists and points … Recorded four points (two goals and two assists), his first multi-point effort as a professional, on Mar. 21 at Springfield … Tallied his first professional point with an assist on Oct. 18 at Toronto … Made his AHL debut on Oct. 11 against Springfield.
#31 MATT ZABA, Goalie

2009-10 Pre-Season: Made 15 saves in 26:19 of icetime last night at Detroit … Stopped 15 of 16 shots in 28:36 of icetime on Tuesday vs. the Bruins.
2008-09: Appeared in 41 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), posting a 25-10-0 record, along with a 2.33 goals against average, a .920 save percentage and two shutouts … Ranked seventh in the league in goals against average, tied for eighth in save percentage and tied for 12th in wins … Led the AHL in shootout save percentage (.930) … Led the Wolf Pack in wins, goals against average and save percentage, and tied for the team lead in shutouts … Named the AHL Goaltender of the Month for February … Posted a 14-2-0 mark, with a 1.84 goals against average, a .937 save percentage and one shutout in the final 16 contests of the regular season … Registered a season-high, seven-game winning streak from Feb. 20 at Lowell to Mar. 4 vs. Worcester, posting a 1.53 goals against average and a .952 save percentage during the stretch … Recorded his first AHL shutout with a 40-save effort on Jan. 9 at Springfield … Made his AHL debut on Oct. 18 at Toronto, and earned his first career AHL win on Nov. 1 against Albany.


REMAINING PLAYERS WITH THE RANGERS
GOALIE (4)

Chad Johnson

Henrik Lundqvist

Steve Valiquette

Matt Zaba

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