Friday, March 24, 2017

NYR TODAY Friday 3/24: News & Notes, Alumni Birthdays, Today in Rangers History

NY RANGERS NEWS & NOTES

The Rangers have signed UFA goaltender Chris Nell of Bowling Green State Univeristy.

Nell, 22, was undrafted and went 17-14-2 this past season for BGSU with a 2.15 GAA and .916 save percentage.

In his college career he went 41-29-10 with a GAA of 2.07, 11 shutouts and a save percentage of .922.

Wolf Pack general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the parent New York Rangers have returned goaltender Magnus Hellberg to the Wolf Pack, and that the Wolf Pack has returned netminder Jeff Malcolm to its ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits.

Hellberg is 11-11-5 in 31 appearances with the Wolf Pack this season, with a 2.91 goals-against average and a 90.2% save percentage.  The fifth-year pro has made one NHL appearance for the Rangers, playing 19 minutes and stopping all four shots he faced.

Malcolm, a fourth-year pro out of Yale University, is 0-4-1 in five Wolf Pack outings this year, with a 4.66 GAA and an 86.5% save percentage.  In 26 games with Greenville in 2016-17, he is 12-9-4, with a 3.47 GAA and a 90.1% save percentage.

Wolf Pack general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the Wolf Pack has signed forward Ty Ronning to an Amateur Tryout (ATO) agreement.

Ronning, a 5-9, 170-pound native of Scottsdale, AZ, just completed his fourth Western Hockey League season with the Vancouver Giants, leading team scorers in points and goals with 25-28-53 in 68 games.  The 19-year-old Ronning also topped Giant skaters in points and goals last year, striking for 31-28-59 in 67 contests.

The parent New York Rangers selected Ronning, who has totaled 66 goals and 68 assists for 134 points in 215 career WHL games with the Giants, in the seventh round (201st overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft.

NYR Alumni Birthdays March 24:



P.A. Parenteau LW (2009-2010) Pat Price D (1986-1987)

Today in NYR History March 24:



1963: Andy Hebenton skates in his final game as a Ranger, ending his consecutive game streak at 560 regualr season games, a Rangers record.



1963: Gump Worsley appears in his final game as a Ranger, posting his final win and shutout in a 5-0 win over Montreal. At the time, he ranked first in Rangers history in wins and appearances.



1974: Rod Gilbert becomes the first Ranger to score 300 goals with the organization.



1978: Ron Duguay and Phil Esposito each tally a hat trick in an 11-4 win over Washington.



Esposito sets a record with his 29th NHL hat trick, passing the mark set by his former linemate, Bobby Hull of the Chicago Blackhawks.



1988: Brian Leetch scores his first NHL goal against the Oilers' Grant Fuhr, and later adds two assists in a 6-1 win.

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