Rangers prospect Evgeny Grachev (above) got his first taste of North American hockey at the 2008 Traverse City (Mich.) Prospects Tournament before lighting up the OHL in 2008-09. He will return to the tourney as one of 22 Rangers representatives.

Rangers head coach John Tortorella spent time at the U.S. Olympic camp, but when MSG caught up with him there, he was the first to admit his real focus right now — and for the past two months — is the Blueshirts’ training camp that opens Sept. 12.

Roman Horak, the Rangers’ fifth-round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, didn’t need much time to adjust to hockey in North America.

Roman Horak

On Friday night, …

Lundqvist: The New Richter?

Since the offseason began, it seems that New York Rangers pundits and fans alike have focused on the following topics and questions: line combinations; prospects; who is going to be the club’s No.1 center?; how will …

Time is running short for the Rangers to renew their interest — and for the Devils to jump into the bidding — with trade talks said to be heating up elsewhere for Boston’s Phil Kessel. The Bruins have no cap space left to accommodate the $5…

Good morning gang!
I’m gonna start with a story and see where we end up…
         It was June 1994, I was a senior about to graduate from Boonton High School.  The Rangers had just defeated the Nucks, and my ribs were still sore fr…

When the Rangers drafted Ryan Bourque this summer, they knew they were getting a hard-working, talented player. On Sunday, in his first major-junior preseason game with Quebec, the third-rounder scored three points to earn No. 1 Star honors.

Staal and all, Carp, Doodie: Don’t be me mad at me for saying hi early. And I won’t even cheat by being “first” this time. Just wanted to say good morning and give all you boneheads (sigh, why won’t knuckleheads catch on) …

With training camp just slightly more than 2 weeks away, I figured it would be appropriate to list the five key things I, The Esteemed Doodie Machetto, will be watching for both in camp and throughout the preseason.
   1) Third defensive pair- with t…

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By Dan David, newyorkrangers.com

The bond between Rangers players and the fans who have followed them for generations is one of the thi…