DERICK BRASSARD Team Canada
Brassard is playing strong at the 2016 World Championships in Russia thus far picking up 2 goals, one of those a game winner vs Belarus and 3 assists in Canada's 3 victories so far in the tournament. Brassard has tallied at least one point in each of the 3 games for Canada giving him 5 points, 1 coming vs USA in the opening game and back to back 2 point games on Sunday vs Hungary and Monday vs Belarus.
NICKLAS JENSEN Team Denmark
Jensen scored 2 goals in Denmark's 3-0 Victory over Norway and has totaled 10 shots on goal during the tourney.
MATS ZUCCARELLO Team Norway
Zuccarello so far only has an assist during the tourney for Team Norway.
RAPHAEL DIAZ Team Switzerland
Diaz has collected 3 assists so far for the Swiss.
NYR PROSPECTS UPDATE
Rangers goaltending prospect Adam Huska was named the United States Hockey League's goaltender of the year, as voted on by the League's general managers.
Huska, the Rangers' seventh-round pick in 2015, finished the regular season 26-9-2 with a 1.82 goals against average and a .931 save percentage with four shutouts. He has committed to the University of Connecticut for next season.
Gropp has four goals and three assists for seven points through eight playoff games, after posting 34 goals and 70 points in 66 regular season games.
Rangers prospect Daniel Bernhardt and the London Knights are getting the best of fellow Rangers prospect Ryan Mantha and the Niagara IceDogs, as London leads their championship series, 2-0.
RNYRF's GRADING THE RANGERS 2015-2016
RICK NASH Left Wing
After an impressive 40 plus goal season during the 2014-2015 campaign big things were expected from Nash this past season. But much like his past playoff performances Nash disappointed the Garden Faithful posting up 15 goals and 21 assists in 60 games. Although injured for an extended period of time with a severe bone bruise Nash could even come close to the performance of the previous season. Nash did continue his defensive ways though and was an important part of the Rangers penalty kill once again this season along with being the teams leader in goals during the short 5 post season games vs Pittsburgh with 2 goals and adding 2 assists to his point total. Although Nash was supposed to be an important part of the team the Rangers seemed to play better without him during his stint on the IR. Rumors by the Media of the Rangers looking into trading Nash this coming summer now litter the sports pages once again. Whether Nash can come back and play as an elite power forward in 2016-2017 is a big question for the Rangers to examine this off season. If the Rangers can come up with a trade that makes sense and brings back an adequate return look for 2nd year GM Jeff Gorton to make a move and end the Nash era.
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NYR Alumni Birthdays 5/10
Pete Babando LW (1952-1953) AB DeMarco Sr. C (1943-1947)
Today in NYR History May 10
1995: Brian Leetch records a goal and two assists in a 4-3 win over the Quebec Nordiques in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals at MSG.
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