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BENOIT ALLAIRE Assistant Coach and Goaltending Coach



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BENOIT ALLAIRE

Assistant Coach and Goaltending Coach

Benoit Allaire begins his seventh season with the Rangers coaching staff after being named Assistant Coach and Goaltending Coach on July 15, 2004. Under the direction of Allaire, Rangers’ standout Henrik Lundqvist has achieved considerable success, becoming the first goalie in NHL history to record 30-or-more wins in each of his first five seasons and was a finalist for the Vezina Trophy in each of his first three seasons. In 2005-06, with Allaire, Lundqvist enjoyed a breakout rookie season and was among the league leaders in several categories for goaltenders. Lundqvist was selected to the NHL’s All-Rookie Team, while ranking fourth in the league in save percentage (.922) and fifth in goals against average (2.24).

Prior to coming to New York, Allaire spent seven seasons as the goaltending coach for the Phoenix Coyotes. He also served as the goaltending instructor for the Montreal Canadiens for one season in 1997.

Allaire was the first to implement the hybrid style of goaltending, a combination of stand-up and butterfly, relying on quickness and reaction to the puck, while utilizing butterfly technique in certain situations. Under the direction of Allaire, the Coyotes goaltenders enjoyed tremendous improvement and success. Before joining the Coyotes organization in 1999, Sean Burke appeared in 536 NHL matches and posted a 3.21 goals against average and .895 save percentage and 19 shutouts. While with Allaire, Burke’s play improved enormously, appearing in 211 matches with Phoenix and recording a 2.39 goals against average, a .919 save percentage and 15 shutouts. He was also nominated for both the Vezina and Lester B. Pearson Trophies following the 2001-02 season and appeared in the NHL All-Star Game twice (2001, 2002). Additionally, Coyotes goaltender Brian Boucher established a new modern NHL record shutout streak from December 22, 2003 to January 11, 2004, going 332:01 without allowing a goal and recording five shutouts.

Stanley Cup winning goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin also posted significantly improved statistics under the tutelage of Allaire. Prior to Allaire joining Phoenix, Khabibulin posted a 3.02 goals against average and a .906 save percentage with nine shutouts (1994-95 - 1996-97). Over his two seasons with Allaire (1997-98, 1998-99), Khabibulin twice participated in the NHL All-Star Game and shaved more than half a goal off his goals against average. In 133 games under Allaire, he registered a 2.45 goals against average and a .911 save percentage and 12 shutouts.

A native of St. Janvier, Quebec, Allaire served as a goaltending instructor for six seasons (1989-95) in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with three different teams: Laval, Verdun and Granby. During his stay in the QMJHL, the goaltenders under Allaire’s supervision won two President’s Cups (QMJHL’s championship) and played in two Memorial Cup Tournaments (Canadian Hockey League championship). Over the course of his career, Allaire has helped develop some of the game’s best goaltenders including Jose Theodore, Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Mathieu Garon, Tomas Vokoun and Jonathan Bernier.

Allaire and his wife, Lyne Chalut, live in New York City.

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

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

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.
#63 Lee Baldwin, Defenseman

2009-10: Skated in seven games for the Hartford Wolf Pack, tallying his first professional point with a goal on Apr. 3 at Springfield ... Made his professional debut on Mar. 31 vs. Worcester … Prior to turning professional, appeared in 32 games with the University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA), registering one goal and nine assists for 10 points, along with 51 penalty minutes … Ranked second among team freshman in assists and tied for third in points for the University of Alaska-Anchorage … Ranked sixth on the team overall and third among team defensemen in assists, fourth among team defensemen in points, and fifth on the Seawolves in penalty minutes … Notched his first career NCAA goal, and posted a career-high three points (one goal and two assists) and plus-three rating on Nov. 7 vs. Denver ... Registered his first career point in his collegiate debut with two assists on Oct. 9 vs. Mercyhurst … Tallied three multi-point games on the season.
#43 Martin Biron, Goaltender

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

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.
#60 Ryan Bourque, Center

2009-10: Appeared in 44 games for the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), registering 19 goals and 24 assists for 43 points, along with 20 penalty minutes … Ranked seventh among all QMJHL rookies in goals, 10th in points and tied for 11th in assists … Ranked sixth on Quebec in goals and points, and tied for seventh in assists … Notched his first career QMJHL hat trick on Feb. 6 vs. Gatineau … Tallied 14 points in a nine-game span from Oct. 24 vs. Baie-Comeau to Nov. 15 at Drummondville, recording 14 points (four goals and 10 assists) during the stretch … Registered 11 multi-point performances, including three, four-point efforts … Also skated in nine playoff games tallying three goals and seven assists for ten points, along with six penalty minutes ... His seven assists ranked third on the Remparts, while his 10 points and three goals tied for fourth on the team … Captured a Gold Medal as a member of the United States U-20 team in the 2010 World Junior Championship ... Participated in the 2010 U-20 USA National Junior Evaluation Camp at Lake Placid, NY, registering one assist in three games.
#22 Brian Boyle, Center

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.
#34 Dane Byers, Left Wing

2009-10: Appeared in five games with the Rangers, registering one goal and 31 penalty minutes … Tallied his first career NHL goal in his season debut on Oct. 30 at Minnesota … Also skated in 74 contests with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), recording 25 goals and 26 assists for 51 points, along with 100 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in goals, points and power play goals (13) … Tied for seventh in the AHL in power play goals ... Ranked second on the team in points and power play goals, third in goals and fourth in assists … Posted 11 multi-point performances, including two, three-point efforts on Feb. 13 vs. Bridgeport (two goals and one assist) and Apr. 10 vs. Springfield (one goal and two assists) … Registered a career-high seven-game point streak from Oct. 23 at Adirondack to Nov. 19 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, tallying nine points (four goals and five assists) over the span … Notched the overtime game winning goal on Jan. 22 vs. Manchester … Recorded two assists on Oct. 25 vs. Worcester.
#24 Ryan Callahan, Right Wing

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).
#71 Chris Chappell, Left Wing

2009-10: Split the season between the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) and Charlotte Checkers of the ECHL … Registered five penalty minutes in six games with Hartford … Made his professional hockey debut on Oct. 31 vs. Providence, and skated in six games with Hartford … Also notched one goal and three assists for four points in 11 contests with Charlotte … Recorded an assist in back-to-back games at Florida on Dec. 11 and Dec. 12.
#26 Erik Christensen, Center

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

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

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 icetime 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.
#39 Brodie Dupont, Center/Left Wing

2009-10: Skated in 80 contests with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), recording 17 goals and 22 assists, along with 124 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in games played and penalty minutes ... Ranked fifth on the team in goals and points, and tied for seventh in assists … Tallied nine multi-point efforts … Registered a career-high, six-game point streak from Feb. 12 at Providence to Feb. 20 vs. Worcester, tallying six points (two goals and four assists) over the span ... Recorded three consecutive multi-point performances from Mar. 10 at Worcester to Mar. 13 vs. Lowell, registering one goal and one assist in each contest during the stretch … Notched two goals, including the game-winner, and was named the game’s First Star on Feb. 3 at Lowell … Registered two goals, including the game-winner, and a plus-three rating on Nov. 6 at Providence.
#44 Steve Eminger, Defenseman

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).
#28 Garnet Exelby, Defenseman

2009-10: Skated in 51 contests with the Toronto Maple Leafs, recording one goal and three assists for four points, along with 73 penalty minutes … Tied for sixth on the team overall and ranked third among Maple Leafs defensemen in hits (87) despite skating in only 51 games … Ranked eighth on Toronto with 54 blocked shots … Tallied his first goal of the season on Apr. 1 vs. Buffalo … Skated in his 400th career NHL game in a 3-2 win on Mar. 20 vs. Montreal … Recorded two assists, including the primary assist on the game-winning goal at 6:02 of the third period, and registered a plus-three rating in a 3-2 win on Dec. 14 vs. Ottawa; his two assists and plus-three rating were both season-highs … Tallied his first point of the season with an assist on Nov. 25 at Tampa Bay.
#27 Ruslan Fedotenko, Left Wing

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

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

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 icetime, 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 icetime ... 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.
#97 Matt Gilroy, Defenseman

2009-10: Appeared in 69 games with the Rangers, registering four goals and 11 assists for 15 points, along with 23 penalty minutes … Recorded a game-high, plus-two rating in his NHL debut on Oct. 2 at Pittsburgh ... Tied for sixth in the NHL among rookie defensemen in goals, seventh in blocked shots and ninth in points ... Ranked fourth among team defensemen in goals and fifth in points ... The Rangers posted a record of 8-4-2 when he recorded a point ... Three of his four goals were tallied on the road ... Recorded his first career multi-point performance with two assists on Jan. 19 vs. Tampa Bay ... Registered a career-high five blocked shots on Jan. 25 vs. Pittsburgh … Tallied his first career NHL assist on Oct. 19 vs. San Jose … Tallied his first career NHL point with a goal, the game-winner, on Oct. 5 at New Jersey.
#5 Dan Girardi, Defenseman

2009-10: Skated in 82 contests with the Rangers, recording six goals and 18 assists for 24 points, along with 53 penalty minutes … Led the team and ranked sixth in the NHL in blocked shots (180) ... Ranked second among team defensemen and ninth on the team overall in even strength scoring, registering 19 of his 24 points at even strength ... Ranked third among team defensemen in goals and points, and fourth in assists ... Tied for first among team defensemen and second overall in hits, and ranked second on the Rangers in average icetime and third on the team with a plus-nine rating at home ... One of four Rangers to skate in all 82 games ... The Rangers posted a record of 4-1-0 when he registered a goal … Tied a career-high three-game assist/point steak (three assists) from Dec. 16 vs. the NY Islanders to Dec. 19 at Philadelphia … Tallied a goal and blocked a season-high seven shots on Nov. 7 at Calgary … Recorded his first career multi-goal game with two goals on Oct. 12 vs. Toronto … Registered one assist and a plus-three rating while skating in his 200th career NHL game on Oct. 3 vs. Ottawa.
#59 Evgeny Grachev, Right Wing

2009-10: Appeared in 80 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering 12 goals and 16 assists for 28 points, along with 14 penalty minutes … Led all Hartford rookies in assists, points and power play goals, and tied for first in goals … Tied for sixth on the team in goals, eighth in points and ninth in assists … Ranked 21st overall by The Hockey News in Future Watch 2010 … Registered five multi-point efforts, including three multi-goal performances … Tallied back-to-back multi-point efforts on Nov. 6 at Providence (one goal and one assist) and Nov. 7 at Bridgeport (one goal and one assist) … Recorded a season-high four-game point streak from Oct. 9 at Providence to Oct. 16 at Portland … Notched his first professional point with a power play goal on Oct. 9 at Providence … Made his professional debut on Oct. 3 at Binghamton.
#64 Roman Horak, Center

2009-10: Appeared in 66 games with the Chilliwack Bruins of the Western Hockey League (WHL), registering 21 goals and 26 assists for 47 points, along with 39 penalty minutes … Tied for first among WHL rookies with six game-winning goals and a team record, five shorthanded goals ... Also tied for fifth in the league overall in shorthanded goals and 17th in game-winning goals … Tied for third on the team in goals, and ranked fourth in assists and points … recorded 11 multi-point performances, including three multi-goal efforts … Registered a season-high, seven-game point streak from Oct. 17 at Red Deer to Nov. 1 at Vancouver, tallying eight points (four goals and four assists) over the span … Also tied for the team lead in playoff points, ranked second in playoff assists and tied for third in playoff goals.
#29 Chad Johnson, Goaltender

2009-10: Appeared in five contests with the Rangers, posting a record of 1-2-1, along with a 2.35 goals against average and .919 save percentage … Made his NHL debut on Dec. 30 vs. Philadelphia, entering the contest at the start of the second period and stopping 17 of 20 shots ... Made 34 saves to record his first career NHL win, while starting in consecutive games for the first time in his career, in a 3-1 win on Jan. 31 at Colorado ... Registered one assist, made 31 saves through regulation/overtime and stopped three of five shootout attempts, while making his first career NHL start on Jan. 7 at Atlanta; the last goalie to register an assist in his first career start was Alex Auld on Jan. 23, 2002 ... Dressed as Henrik Lundqvist’s backup in 24 games ... Also appeared in 47 games with Hartford (AHL), posting a 24-18-2 record with a 2.54 goals against average and three shutouts ... Ranked fourth among AHL rookies in save percentage and saves, and fifth in wins, goals against average and shutouts … Finished the season riding a season-high, five-game winning streak from Apr. 2 vs. Lowell to Apr. 11 at Bridgeport, registering a 5-0-0 mark with a 2.20 goals against average and a .930 save percentage ... Posted a record of 7-1-0 from Oct. 31 vs. Providence to Nov. 14 at Worcester, registering a 1.13 goals against average with a .968 save percentage (242-250) and three shutouts over the span ... Recorded back-to-back shutouts (61 saves), stopping 26 shots on Nov. 13 vs. Manchester and 35 shots on Nov. 14 at Worcester ... Notched his first professional victory on Oct. 10 in a 7-3 win vs. Springfield, stopping 27 of 28 shots after entering the contest at the start of the second period.
#13 Tim Kennedy, Center

2009-10: Skated in 78 games with the Buffalo Sabres, recording 10 goals and 16 assists for 26 points, along with 50 penalty minutes … Led Sabres rookies in goals (10), assists (16), points (26), penalty minutes (50) and shots (98) … Recorded two multi-point performances – Dec. 27 at St. Louis (two assists) and Mar. 16 at Atlanta (one goal and one assist) … Registered a four-game scoring streak (two goals and two assists) from March 26 to March 31 … Recorded a season-high five shots on goal on October 10 @ Nashville … Tallied three game-winning goals (Oct. 28 at New Jersey, Nov.30 at Toronto and March 29 at Boston) … Appeared in first playoff contest on Apr. 15 vs. Boston, recording an assist and plus-two rating in a 2-1 victory … Appeared in six postseason games, recording a goal and two assists for three points, along with a plus-three rating.
#72 Sam Klassen, Defenseman

2009-10: Appeared in 67 games with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League (WHL), registering three goals and 27 assists for 30 points … Led Saskatoon defensemen in penalty minutes (98)… Finished second among Blades defensemen and established career highs in points, assists and plus-minus rating (plus-34) … Recorded his first career three-point game (three assists) on Oct. 7 vs. Kootenay … Registered six multi-point games … Recorded a season-high, four-game assists streak from Dec. 19 vs. Prince Albert to Jan. 2 at Portland, tallying six assists during the stretch … Skated in each of Saskatoon’s 10 contests during the 2010 WHL Playoffs, tallying two assists, eight penalty minutes and a team-leading plus-eight rating … Named “Hardest Hitter” and “Fans Choice Award” winner at Blades annual postseason awards banquet.
#65 Tomas Kundratek, Defenseman

2009-10: Appeared in 65 games with the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League (WHL), registering two goals and 33 assists for 35 points, along with 62 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in games played, points and assists … Ranked sixth on Medicine Hat in assists and 10th in points, and finished second in assists and third in points among team defensemen … Recorded six multi-point performances … Tied his career-high with six playoff points (one goal and five assists) … Led all Medicine Hat defensemen and tied for third and fourth on the team, respectively, in playoff assists and playoff points.
#30 Henrik Lundqvist, Goaltender

2009-10: Appeared in 73 games with the Rangers, posting a record of 35-27-10, along with a 2.38 goals against average, a .921 save percentage and four shutouts… Established a career-high in games played and saves (1,942) ... Tied for second in the NHL in games played, ranked fourth in saves, fifth in icetime, eighth in goals against average, and tied for seventh in save percentage, 10th in wins and 13th in shutouts … Captured the Rangers’ MVP Award for the fourth consecutive year … Stopped 30 shots to register his fourth shutout of the season and 24th of his career on Apr. 2 at Tampa Bay, to move into a tie for fourth on the Rangers all-time shutouts list ... Made 35 saves through regulation/overtime, and stopped all three shots faced in the shootout, to post his 30th win of the season on Mar. 25 at New Jersey; Is the only goalie in NHL history to post 30-or-more wins in each of his first five NHL seasons, and the first Rangers goaltender in team history to post five straight 30-win seasons ... Established career-highs in saves and shots faced, stopping 50 of 55 shots on Mar. 4 vs. Pittsburgh … Posted a career-high 127:06 shutout streak from Jan. 9 at Boston to Jan. 14 vs. Ottawa (81 saves) … Made his 300th career NHL appearance on Dec. 30 vs. Philadelphia … Recorded his 150th career regular season win with a 29-save shutout on Nov. 1 against Boston to become the fastest goalie to 150 wins (279 games) in team history, reaching the mark 16 games ahead of Mike Richter (295 games).
#52 Daniel Maggio, Defenseman

2009-10: Appeared in 66 games with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), registering nine goals and 22 assists for 31 points, along with 121 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in games played, goals, assists, points and penalty minutes … Led all team defensemen in goals and points, and tied for first in assists … Registered a career-high, six-game point streak to begin the season from Sep. 18 vs. Erie to Oct. 2 vs. Plymouth, tallying seven points (two goals and five assists) over the span … Tied for second on the team with a career-high, two playoff assists, and established a career-high with two playoff points.
#51 Ryan McDonagh, Defenseman

2009-10: Skated in 43 games with the University of Wisconsin Badgers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA), recording four goals and 14 assists for 18 points, along with 73 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in games played, assists, points and penalty minutes … Tied for second among team defensemen in goals, and ranked third in assists and points … Ranked second on the team with a plus-22 rating … Tallied an assist on the game winning goal in the National Semifinal game vs. R.I.T. on Apr. 8 to help Wisconsin advance to the National Championship game vs. Boston College, and finished the tournament with two assists … Tallied a season-high, four-game point streak from Oct. 30 vs. New Hampshire to Nov. 7 vs. Minnesota, registering four points (one goal and three assists) over the span.
#73 Dylan McIlrath, Defenseman

2009-10: Appeared in 65 games with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League (WHL), registering seven goals and 17 assists for 24 points, along with 169 penalty minutes … Received Moose Jaw’s Most Improved Player Award for the second consecutive season … Established career-highs in games played (65), goals (seven), assists (17), points (24), penalty minutes (169), plus/minus rating (plus-20) and game-winning goals (two) … Ranked second on Moose Jaw with a plus-20 rating, and tied for third among team defensemen in goals, assists and points … Led the Warriors and ranked seventh in the league in penalty minutes … Selected to participate in the 2010 Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Top Prospects Game on January 20 as a member of Team Orr, and he finished second in the Hardest Shot event at the Skills Competition with a 91.8 mph shot … Made a plus-42 improvement in plus/minus rating over the previous season … Tallied 16 points (five goals and 11 assists) in 29 games after the New Year … Registered four multi-point performances, including a career-high, three-point effort on February 15 at Portland (one goal and two assists) … Recorded a career-high, plus-three rating in a 9-6 win vs. Regina on October 7 … Notched his first career game-winning goal and his first goal of the season on October 18 vs. Lethbridge … Tallied his first career multi-point effort with two assists on January 6 vs. Medicine Hat, including the primary assist on the game-winning goal … Notched his first career multi-goal game with two goals on January 17 vs. Edmonton … Registered eight points (three goals and five assists) in a nine-game span from December 30 at Prince Albert to January 17 vs. Edmonton … Also tallied eight points (two goals and six assists) in an eight-game span from January 30 vs. Regina to February 15 at Portland … Registered one assist and 21 penalty minutes in seven playoff contests … Made his WHL playoff debut on March 18 at Calgary … Tallied his first career playoff point with an assist on March 23 vs. Calgary … In addition, was selected to participate in the 2009 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge as a member of Team West … Registered two penalty minutes in six games to help Team West to a fourth place finish in the tournament.
#76 Randy McNaught, Right Wing

2009-10: Split the season between the Chilliwack Bruins and Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League (WHL) … Established career-highs in games played (64), goals (six), assists (six), points (12) and penalty minutes (163) ... Registered six goals and six assists for 12 points, along with 163 penalty minutes in 65 games with Saskatoon … Tied for 10th in the league in penalty minutes, and finished second on Saskatoon with 131 penalty minutes ... Recorded a season-high, three-game point streak from Dec. 16 vs. Kelowna to Dec. 19 vs. Prince Albert, registering three points (two goals and one assist) over the span ... Also skated in five playoff contests with Saskatoon, registering 11 penalty minutes.



#45 Kris Newbury, Center

2009-10: Skated in 18 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering four goals and 14 assists for 18 points, along with 61 penalty minutes … Made his Hartford debut on Mar. 6 at Hamilton following his trade on Mar. 3 in exchange for Jordan Ownes ... Tied for the Wolf Pack lead in scoring with 18 points (four goals and 14 assists) in 18 games after joining the team ... Prior to his trade, skated in 52 contests with the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL), registering 11 goals and 22 assists for 33 points, along with 144 penalty minutes … Led Grand Rapids and tied for 19th in the AHL in penalty minutes (144), and ranked third on the Griffins in points, tied for third in assists, fifth in power play goals (three), and ranked eighth in goals at the time of his trade to Hartford … Registered 10 multi-point performances … Posted a season-high, eight-game point streak from Mar. 21 vs. Providence to Apr. 7 vs. Worcester, registering 11 points (one goal and 10 assists) over the span ... Also Skated in four games with the Detroit Red Wings, recording one goal in his season debut on Dec. 14 vs. Phoenix.
#75 Jyri Niemi, Defenseman

2009-10: Appeared in 50 games with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League (WHL), registering eight goals and 21 assists for 29 points, along with 67 penalty minutes … Ranked ranked second among team defensemen in goals and power play goals and third in assists and points … Recorded a career-high, five-game scoring streak from October 7 vs. Kootenay to October 18 at Edmonton, tallying seven points over the span, including a two-goal effort on October 7 … Tallied a point in each of his last four regular season contests from February 20 vs. Brandon to February 26 vs. Prince Albert (one goal and three assists), and registered 10 points (two goals and eight assists) in 13 games during the month of February … Established playoff career-highs in games played, goals and penalty minutes, while ranking second among Saskatoon defensemen in playoff goals and tied for third in playoff points.
#80 Jordan Parise, Goaltender

2009-10: Appeared in 13 games with the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL, posting a 5-6-1 record, along with a 3.01 goals against average, an .893 save percentage and one shutout … Made a season-high 33 saves in a 3-1 victory at Gwinnett on Oct. 18 … Earned victories in three consecutive starts from Nov. 28 vs. Cincinnati to Dec. 6 vs. Toledo, allowing only three goals and recording a 20-save shutout over the span.
#20 Vinny Prospal, Center/Left Wing

2009-10: Skated in 75 games with the Rangers, recording 20 goals and 38 assists for 58 points, along with 32 penalty minutes … Established a career-high in average icetime (20:06) ... Ranked second on the team in assists, points, power play assists (13), even strength goals (13) and home goals (13), tied for second in goals, third in power play goals, and ranked fourth in power play points (19) … Named Alternate Captain on Nov. 3 … Made his Rangers debut on Oct. 2 at Pittsburgh … Ranked second on the team with 15 multi-point performances … Named co-recipient of the John Halligan Good Guy Award for cooperation with the media ... Reached the 20-goal mark for the fifth time in his career with one goal, and added an assist on Apr. 7 vs. Toronto ... Registered two goals, including his 50th point of the season and the game-winner, and added an assist on Mar. 12 at Atlanta; Marked the eighth season he surpassed the 50-point plateau ... Notched a power play goal and a career-high nine shots on Feb. 10 vs. Nashville, the most shots by a Ranger since Scott Gomez on Oct. 25, 2008 vs. Pittsburgh (nine shots) … Registered his seventh-career four-point game (two goals and two assists) on Feb. 4 vs. Washington … Missed seven games from Dec. 30 to Jan. 9 due to arthroscopic knee surgery … Registered an assist while skating in his 900th NHL game on Nov. 28 at Pittsburgh … Recorded a game-high two goals, including his 200th career NHL goal, and added an assist on Oct. 14 vs. Los Angeles … Notched his first point as a Ranger, and 600th career NHL point, with a goal on Oct. 3 vs. Ottawa.
#8 Brandon Prust, Right Wing

2009-10: Split the season between the Rangers and the Calgary Flames … Established career-highs in goals (five), assists (nine), points (14), game winning goals (three), plus/minus rating (plus-nine) and penalty minutes (163) ... Skated in 26 games with the Rangers, recording four goals and five assists for nine points, along with 65 penalty minutes … Registered 19 penalty minutes in his Rangers debut on Feb. 2 at Los Angeles after being acquired from Calgary along with Olli Jokinen, in exchange for Christopher Higgins and Ales Kotalik, earlier that day … Ranked third in the NHL with 25 fighting majors, and finished ninth in the league in penalty minutes ... Tallied a career-high, five-game point streak (three goals and two assists) from Apr. 2 at Tampa Bay to Apr. 9 vs. Philadelphia, including game-winning goals in back-to-back contests on Apr. 2 at Tampa Bay and Apr. 3 at Florida ... Recorded four points (three goals and one assist) on the Rangers six-game road trip from Mar. 25 at New Jersey to Apr. 6 at Buffalo ... Notched his first goal as a Ranger while skating in his 100th career NHL game on Mar. 10 at New Jersey ... Recorded his first point as a Ranger with an assist on Feb. 6 vs. New Jersey ... Prior to his trade, appeared in 43 games with Calgary, registering one goal and four assists, along with 98 penalty minutes … Led Calgary with 98 penalty minutes, and ranked second on the Flames with a plus-six rating at the time of his trade on Feb. 2.
#6 Wade Redden, Defenseman

2009-10: Appeared in 75 games with the Rangers, registering two goals and 12 assists for 14 points, along with 27 penalty minutes … Tied for third on the team with a plus-four rating on the road, and ranked second among team defensemen with a plus-eight rating overall … Tied for second on the team with three points (one goal and two assists) vs. Central Division opponents ... Recorded 10 of his 14 points at MSG … The Rangers posted a record of 7-3-1 when he recorded a point … Ranks ninth among active players in plus/minus rating (plus-162) ... Notched one goal, and added two assists and a plus-two rating on Oct. 12 vs. Toronto.
#33 Michal Rozsival, Defenseman

2009-10: Skated in 82 games with the Rangers, recording three goals and 20 assists for 23 points, along with 78 penalty minutes … Ranked second on the team in blocked shots and road plus/minus rating (plus-six), and third in average icetime ... Ranked second among team defensemen in assists, third in plus/minus rating and fourth in points … One of four Rangers to skate in all 82 games ... The Rangers posted a record of 10-2-6 when he registered a point … Served as Alternate Captain for five games - from Mar. 27 at Toronto to Apr. 3 at Florida, and Apr. 11 at Philadelphia - while Ryan Callahan was not in the lineup ... Logged a season-high 30:24 of icetime on Mar. 25 at New Jersey ... Skated in his 600th career NHL game on Jan. 9 at Boston.
#38 Michael Sauer, Defenseman

2009-10: Skated in 42 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering three goals and nine assists for 12 points, along with 45 penalty minutes … Tallied four points (two goals and two assists) in a six-game span from Oct. 17 at Springfield to Oct. 31 vs. Providence … Recorded his fourth career game-winning goal with a power play tally, the third of his career, on Oct. 24 vs. Lowell … Notched his first career shorthanded goal on Oct. 17 at Springfield … Missed the final 32 games of the season due to a shoulder injury sustained on Jan. 29 vs. Lowell.
#25 Alexei Semenov, Defenseman

2009-10: Skated in 34 games with Moscow Dynamo of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), registering one goal and three assists, along with 30 penalty minutes … Ranked second among Moscow defensemen in plus-minus rating and sixth in average time on ice per game (15:48) … Appeared in four KHL playoff games, recording an assist, four penalty minutes and a zero plus-minus rating … Tied for second among Dynamo blueliners in playoff points and plus-minus rating and fourth in average time on ice per game (18:56).
#41 Justin Soryal, Left Wing

2009-10: Appeared in 67 contests with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering five goals and four assists for nine points, along with 159 penalty minutes … Established a career-high and led the team in penalty minutes … Tied for fifth on Hartford with two game winning goals, tallying the game-winner on Feb. 6 at Norfolk and Apr. 3 at Springfield ... Registered two points in a three-game span from Feb. 15 at Portland (goal) to Feb. 19 vs. Bridgeport (assist).
#18 Marc Staal, Defenseman

2009-10: Skated in 82 games with the Rangers, tallying eight goals and 19 assists for 27 points, along with 44 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in goals, assists, points, plus/minus rating, average icetime and game-winning goals, and tied his career-high in games played ... Led the team in average icetime, ranked fourth in even strength points (27), and tied for third in blocked shots, fourth in road goals (seven) and fifth in road points (14) ... Tied for second on the team and 12th in the NHL among defensemen in hits ... Led all Rangers defensemen in plus/minus rating and game-winning goals, ranked second in goals and points, and third in assists ... One of four Rangers to skate in all 82 games … Seven of his eight goals were tallied away from MSG ... Registered a career-high three-game goal streak (three goals) from Mar. 30 at the NY Islanders to Apr. 3 at Florida, including the game-winner on Mar. 30 at Long Island … Tallied a career-high two assists on Jan. 31 at Colorado … Skated in his 200th career NHL game on Dec. 26 vs. the NY Islanders … Logged a Rangers season-high 30:45 of icetime on Dec. 19 at Philadelphia, marking his second career game with 30:00-plus of icetime … Recorded a career-high four-game point streak from Nov. 27 at Tampa Bay to Dec. 5 at Buffalo, registering four points (one goal and three assists) over the span ... Logged 30:24 of icetime on Nov. 25 at Florida, to eclipse the 30:00-mark in a single game for the first time in his career.
#96 Scott Stajcer, Goaltender

2009-10: Appeared in 55 games with the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), posting a record of 21-23-6 and a 3.67 goals against average … Established career-highs in games played, wins, saves (1,620), shutouts (one) and total icetime (3,041:54), and tied his career-high in assists (one) … Ranked fifth in the OHL in saves and sixth in total icetime … Posted a career-high, four-game winning streak from Dec. 20 at Oshawa to Jan. 2 vs. Ottawa, registering a 2.00 goals against average and a.942 save percentage over the span … Recorded a career-high, 49 saves in a 4-3 victory on Dec. 31 at Barrie … Registered his first career shutout with a 36-save performance on Dec. 6 at Kingston.
#57 Derek Stepan, Center

2009-10: Appeared in 41 games with the University of Wisconsin Badgers (WCHA), registering 12 goals and 42 assists for 54 points, along with eight penalty minutes … Established career-highs in games played, goals, assists, points and penalty minutes … Tied for first in the NCAA in assists and ranked second in points, and led the WCHA in points, assists and power play assists (22), and tied for fifth in power play points (23) … Led Wisconsin in assists, tied for second in points, third in game winning goals (three) and seventh in goals … Captained Team USA to the Gold Medal in the 2010 World Junior Championship, leading all tournament skaters in assists and points … Surpassed the 40-assist and 50-point marks for the first time in his collegiate career … Registered 15 multi-point performances, including a career-high, five-point effort on Nov. 27 at Michigan State (one goal and four assists) … Registered six points (two goals and four assists) in the NCAA Tournament, including a four-point performance (two goals and two assists) and the game winning goal in the National Semifinal contest vs. R.I.T. on Apr. 8, to lead Wisconsin to the National Championship game … Recorded a season-high, five-game point streak from Nov. 21 at St. Cloud St. to Dec. 5 vs. Michigan Tech, tallying 12 points (two goals and 10 assists) over the span … Ranked 16th overall among NHL prospects by The Hockey News on their 2010 Future Watch list.
#81 Cameron Talbot, Goaltender

2009-10: Appeared in 33 games with the University of Alabama-Huntsville (CHA), posting a record of 12-18-3 and a 2.60 goals against average … Named the 2010 College Hockey America (CHA) tournament MVP and selected to the CHA All Tournament Team after backstopping the University of Alabama-Huntsville Chargers to their second CHA tournament championship … Established career-highs in games played, wins, goals against average and save percentage this season … Led all CHA goaltenders and tied for sixth overall in the NCAA in save percentage, while he ranked second in the conference in wins and goals against average … Recorded a 29-save shutout against Robert Morris in the first round of the CHA conference tournament on March 12, his second career collegiate shutout … Registered five 40-plus save performances this season, including a season-high 46 saves in a 2-2 tie on December 4 at Robert Morris … Recorded a career-high four-game winning streak from January 30 vs. Niagara to February 20 vs. Robert Morris, posting a 2.25 goals against average and a .926 save percentage over the span ... Also appeared in one game for the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL), posting 9.70 goals against average … Made his professional debut in a relief appearance, stopping eight shots in 19 minutes of icetime on Apr. 7 vs. Worcester.
#58 Christian Thomas, Right Wing

2009-10: Skated in 64 contests with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), recording 41 goals and 25 assists for 66 points, along with 27 penalty minutes … Led Oshawa with career-highs in goals (41), points (66), power play goals (16) and shorthanded goals (four), and ranked fifth on the team with a career-high 25 assists ... Ranked among the league leaders in several goal-scoring categories, ranking seventh in the OHL in goals, and tying for second in the league in shorthanded goals and sixth in power play goals ... His 41 goals were also the third-most among all players drafted in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, behind seventh overall pick Jeff Skinner and second overall pick Tyler Seguin … Established a new Oshawa franchise record with four shorthanded goals … Led the OHL with five shootout goals in a league-high nine attempts …... Began his 2009-10 season registering four consecutive multi-point performances, tallying nine points (three goals and six assists) from September 18 at Sarnia to September 27 vs. Sudbury ... Recorded a career-high, 17 multi-point efforts on the season, including his first career hat trick on February 5 at Kitchener ... Finished the season riding a six-game point streak from March 5 at Kingston to March 13 at Peterborough (six goals and three assists), which included a career-high, five-game goal streak that ended with a two-goal performance on March 12 at Ottawa.
#46 Pavel Valentenko, Defenseman

2009-10: Appeared in seven games with Moscow Dynamo of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), registering five shots on goal and two penalty minutes … Averaged 6:26 of ice time and 8.6 shifts per game … Missed the first three months of the season following shoulder surgery.
#32 Dale Weise, Right Wing

2009-10: Appeared in 73 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering 28 goals and 22 assists for 50 points, along with 114 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in goals, assists, points, penalty minutes, power play goals (four), shorthanded goals (five), game winning goals (seven) and shots (177), and tied his career-high with a plus-eight rating … Tied for the AHL lead in shorthanded goals (five) … Led the team and tied for fourth in the league in game winning goals ... Ranked second on the team in goals and shots, third in points, fifth in penalty minutes, tied for fourth in power play goals and plus/minus rating, and seventh in assists … Tied for 14th in the AHL in goals ... Posted a career-high, 11 multi-point efforts, including four multi-goal performances … Finished the season riding a career-high, seven-game point streak prior to his recall to the Rangers on Apr. 4, registering 10 points (six goals and four assists) from Mar. 21 vs. Providence to Apr. 3 at Springfield … Recalled to the Rangers on Apr. 4 and was a healthy scratch for the final four games of the season ... Reached the 20-goal mark for the first time in his career on Mar. 6 at Hamilton ... Posted two, four-game goal streaks - from Jan. 6 at Lowell to Jan. 10 at Providence (five goals) and Mar. 28 at Providence to Apr. 3 at Springfield (four goals) … Named the AHL Player of the Week for the period ending on Jan. 10, registering five goals in four road games over the span.
#61 Ethan Werek, Center

2009-10: Appeared in 57 games with the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), registering 30 goals and 33 assists for 63 points, along with 68 penalty minutes … Established a career-high in assists … Led Kingston in goals, ranked second in points and tied for third in assists … Reached the 30-goal, 30-assist and 60-point marks for the second consecutive season … Posted 18 multi-point performances, including four multi-goal efforts … Registered a season-high, seven-game point streak from Nov. 6 vs. Brampton to Nov. 20 vs. Kitchener tallying 12 points (seven goals and five) over the span … Named OHL Player of the Week for the period ending on Nov. 15 … Tied for the team lead in goals, third in points and eighth in assists during the playoffs ... Has recently been invited to Hockey Canada’s evaluation camp for their 2011 World Junior Championship team.
#12 Todd White, Center

2009-10: Skated in 65 games with the Atlanta Thrashers, recording seven goals and 19 assists for 26 points, along with 24 penalty minutes … Recorded four multi-point performances … Tied for third on team in game-winning goals (three) … Registered a three-game assist streak from Nov. 22 vs. Tampa Bay to Nov. 27 at Carolina posting three assists over that span … Skated in his 600th career NHL game on Dec. 12 vs. Montreal.
#86 Jeremy Williams, Right Wing

2009-10: Skated in 77 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL), registering 32 goals and 31 assists for 63 points, along with 55 penalty minutes … Established AHL career-highs in games played, goals, points and shots (210) … Ranked eighth among AHL skaters in goals and tied for fourth in the AHL in power-play goals (14) … Led the Griffins in goals, points, power-play goals and shots, and tied for the team lead in assists … Recorded 14 multi-point performances, including his second career AHL hat trick on April 10 at Chicago … Posted a career-high, seven-game point streak from December 9 vs. San Antonio to December 19 at Texas, registering nine points (five goals and four assists) over the span … Finished the season riding a three-game goal streak (six goals), including back-to-back multi-goal games on April 10 at Chicago (three goals) and April 11 at Milwaukee (two goals) … Scored his 100th AHL goal on December 9 vs. San Antonio … Registered his 200th AHL point with an assist on December 15 at Peoria … Recorded his 100th AHL assist on December 26 vs. Chicago … Skated in his 300th career AHL game on February 13 at Houston.
#79 Nigel Williams, Defenseman

2009-10: Appeared in 56 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), tallying four goals and 16 assists for 20 points, along with 50 penalty minutes … Established a career-high and tied for ninth on the team in assists … Tied for third among team defensemen in goals … Registered a career-high, four-game point streak from Feb. 6 at Norfolk to Feb. 15 at Portland, tallying five points (two goals and three assists) over the span ... Notched his first point as a member of the Wolf Pack with a power play goal on Oct. 10 vs. Springfield.
#48 Jason Wilson, Left Wing

2009-10: Appeared in 46 games with the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), registering 17 goals and 18 assists for 35 points, along with 101 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in goals (17), assists (18) and points (35) ... Ranked second on Owen Sound with six power play goals and 101 penalty minutes ... Registered nine multi-point efforts, including a career-high, four-point performance on Dec. 20 at Oshawa (one goal and three assists) ... Recorded a season-high, five-game point streak from Oct. 29 at Windsor to Nov. 6 at London (four goals and four assists), including three-consecutive multi-point contests - Oct. 29 at Windsor (one goal and one assist), Oct. 30 at Plymouth (one goal and one assist) and Oct. 31 vs. Mississauga (one goal and one assist).
#49 Andrew Yogan, Left Wing

2009-10: Appeared in 63 games with the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), registering 25 goals and 30 assists for 55 points, along with 97 penalty minutes … Established career-highs in games played (63), goals (25), assists (30), points (55) and penalty minutes (97) ... Led the Otters in penalty minutes, ranked fifth in goals and points, and tied for fourth on the team in assists ... Registered 17 multi-point performances, including two, three-point efforts on Oct. 17 vs. Owen Sound (three assists) and Nov. 6 vs. Niagara (one goal and two assists) ... Posted two, five-game point streaks - Oct. 31 vs. Plymouth to Nov. 13 vs. Oshawa (five goals and four assists) and Dec. 31 at Niagara to Jan. 9 at London (four goals and four assists).
#36 Mats Zuccarello, Right Wing

2009-10: Skated in 55 contests with Modo of the Swedish Elite League (SEL), registering 23 goals and 41 assists for 64 points, along with 62 penalty minutes … Led the SEL in points en route to capturing the Guldhjalmen Award as the league’s most valuable player … Established career highs in games-played (55), goals (23), assists (41), points (64) and penalty minutes (62) ... Ranked third in the league in goals (23) and shots (163), tied for third in assists (41) … Led all SEL forwards in average icetime (22:17) … Internationally, he skated for Team Norway at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, finishing third on the team in scoring with three points (one goal and two assists) in four contests … Participated in the 2010 World Championship in Germany with Team Norway and finished the tournament tied for the team lead in goals (three) and second in points (four) in six contests.
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Martin Biron

Chad Johnson

Henrik Lundqvist

Jordan Parise

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