2009–10 New York Rangers season

On May 4, 2009, Markus Naslund announced that he would be retiring from professional hockey after playing one season for the Rangers.[1]

At the NHL Entry Draft, the Rangers chose Chris Kreider with their first-round pick, 19th overall. The Rangers followed this with a couple of trades at the draft to acquire Brian Boyle and Chad Johnson. A bigger splash was made a few days later when the Rangers traded Scott Gomez to the Montreal Canadiens. With Gomez's $7 million contract gone, the Rangers then signed free agent Marian Gaborik on July 1, the first day of free agency. On July 16, the Rangers announced that Mike Sullivan had been hired as an assistant coach.[2]

On August 16, 2009, Mark Messier rejoined the Rangers organization as a special assistant to general manager Glen Sather.[3]

The NHL took a two-week break from February 15 to March 1 for the Olympics. The Rangers had five players represent their countries; Chris Drury and Ryan Callahan for the United States, Marian Gaborik for Slovakia, Olli Jokinen for Finland and Henrik Lundqvist for Sweden.

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

The New York Rangers failed to qualify for the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, despite going 7–1–2 at the end of the season. Their run set up a home and home series with the eighth place Philadelphia Flyers, but the Rangers fell to the Flyers in a shootout in the final game of the season and finished one point out of the playoffs.

Skaters

Goaltenders

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

[6]

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades Date Details June 27, 2009[9] To Los Angeles Kings 3rd-round pick in 2010 To New York Rangers Brian Boyle June 27, 2009[10] To Pittsburgh Penguins 5th-round pick in 2009 To New York Rangers Chad Johnson June 30, 2009[11] To Montreal Canadiens Scott Gomez Tom Pyatt Michael Busto To New York Rangers Chris Higgins Ryan McDonagh Pavel Valentenko Doug Janik July 13, 2009[12] To Phoenix Coyotes Lauri Korpikoski To New York Rangers Enver Lisin July 16, 2009[13] To Colorado Avalanche Brian Fahey To New York Rangers Nigel Williams February 1, 2010[14] To Calgary Flames Chris Higgins Ales Kotalik To New York Rangers Olli Jokinen Brandon Prust February 12, 2010[15] To San Jose Sharks Conditional 6th-round draft pick in 2011 To New York Rangers Jody Shelley March 3, 2010[16] To Detroit Red Wings Jordan Owens To New York Rangers Kris Newbury March 3, 2010[17] To Phoenix Coyotes Miika Wiikman 7th-round pick in 2011 To New York Rangers Anders Eriksson

Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Paul Crowder[18] University of Alaska Anchorage undisclosed Matt Gilroy[19] Boston University 2 years, $3.5 million Andres Ambuhl[20] HC Davos undisclosed Ilkka Heikkinen[21] HIFK undisclosed Donald Brashear[22] Washington Capitals 2 years, $2.8 million Marian Gaborik[23] Minnesota Wild 5 years, $37.5 million Tyler Arnason[24] Colorado Avalanche 2-way contract Corey Locke[25] Houston Aeros undisclosed Ales Kotalik[26] Edmonton Oilers 3 years, $9 million Sam Klassen[27] Saskatoon Blades undisclosed Vaclav Prospal[28] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $1.1 million Lee Baldwin[29] University of Alaska Anchorage undisclosed Cam Talbot[30] University of Alabama in Huntsville undisclosed

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Colton Orr[31] Toronto Maple Leafs 4 years, $4 million Nik Antropov[32] Atlanta Thrashers 4 years, $16 million Fredrik Sjostrom[33] Calgary Flames 2 years, $1.5 million Greg Moore[34] New York Islanders 1 year, 2-way contract Doug Janik[35] Detroit Red Wings 1 year, 2-way contract Paul Mara[36] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $1.675 million Derek Morris[37] Boston Bruins 1 year, $3.3 million Blair Betts[38] Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $550,000 Nikolay Zherdev[39] Atlant Mytishchi 1 year

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Erik Christensen[40] Anaheim Ducks December 2, 2009 Alex Auld[41] Dallas Stars February 27, 2010

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement Player Markus Naslund[1] Player signings Player Contract terms Matt Zaba[42] undisclosed Michael Del Zotto[43] undisclosed Jordan Owens[44] undisclosed P. A. Parenteau[45] undisclosed Chris Higgins[46] 1 year, $2.25 million Brian Boyle[47] 2 years, $1.05 million Dane Byers[48] undisclosed Chad Johnson[49] undisclosed Ryan Callahan[50] 2 years, $4.6 million Corey Potter[51] 1 year, $550,000 Enver Lisin[52] 1 year, $790,000 Brandon Dubinsky[53] 2 years, $3.7 million

Roster

Updated April 13, 2010.[54]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
42		Artem Anisimov	C	L	32	2006	Yaroslavl, Soviet Union
31		Alex Auld	G	L	40	2010	Cold Lake, Alberta
16		Sean Avery	LW	L	40	2009	North York, Ontario
22		Brian Boyle	C	L	36	2009	Hingham, Massachusetts
24		Ryan Callahan (A)	RW	R	35	2004	Rochester, New York
26		Erik Christensen	C	L	37	2009	Edmonton, Alberta
4		Michael Del Zotto	D	L	30	2008	Stouffville, Ontario
23		Chris Drury (C)	C	R	44	2007	Trumbull, Connecticut
17		Brandon Dubinsky	C/LW	L	34	2004	Anchorage, Alaska
25		Anders Eriksson	D	L	46	2010	Bollnäs, Sweden
10		Marian Gaborik	RW	L	38	2009	Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
97		Matt Gilroy	D	R	36	2009	North Bellmore, New York
5		Daniel Girardi	D	R	36	2006	Welland, Ontario
12		Olli Jokinen	C	L	42	2010	Kuopio, Finland
81		Enver Lisin	W	L	34	2009	Moscow, Soviet Union
30		Henrik Lundqvist	G	L	38	2000	Åre, Sweden
38		P. A. Parenteau	LW	R	37	2007	Hull, Quebec
20		Vaclav Prospal (A)	LW/C	L	45	2009	České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
8		Brandon Prust	LW	L	36	2010	London, Ontario
6		Wade Redden	D	L	43	2008	Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
33		Michal Rozsival	D	R	42	2005	Vlašim, Czechoslovakia
45		Jody Shelley	LW	L	44	2010	Thompson, Manitoba
18		Marc Staal	D	L	34	2005	Thunder Bay, Ontario
34		Aaron Voros	LW	L	39	2008	Vancouver, British Columbia
32		Dale Weise	RW	R	32	2008	Winnipeg, Manitoba

Staff

New York Rangers staff
	Executive Operations Ownership – Madison Square Garden, L.P. Chairman – James L. Dolan Vice Chairman – Hank J. Ratner President/General Manager/Alternate Governor – Glen Sather			Hockey Operations Assistant General Manager, Player Personnel – Jim Schoenfeld Assistant General Manager, Hockey Administration – Cameron Hope Senior advisor; Director of U.S. Scouting – Mike Barnett Director, Player Personnel – Gordie Clark Head coach – John Tortorella Assistant coaches – Mike Sullivan, Benoit Allaire Goaltending coach – Benoit Allaire Strength and conditioning – Reg Grant			Scouting Staff Director, Player Personnel – Gordie Clark Director, Player Personnel, Europe – Christer Rockstrom Assistant Director, Player Personnel – Jeff Gorton Head Professional European Scout – Anders Hedberg Amateur Scouting Staff – Larry Bernard, Rich Brown, Ray Clearwater, Daniel Dore, Jan Gajdosik, Ernie Gare, Vladimir Lutchenko, Shanon Sather Professional Scouting Staff – Jeff Gorton, Rick Kehoe, Gilles Leger, Kevin Maxwell, Peter Stephan Hockey and Business Operations – Adam Graves

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at the Bell Centre.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	19	Chris Kreider	LW	United States	Phillips Andover (USHS-MA)
2	47 (compensatory)	Ethan Werek	C	Canada	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
3	80	Ryan Bourque	C	United States	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
5	127 (from Phoenix)	Roman Horak	C	Czech Republic	Ceske Budejovice Mountfield Jr. (Czech Extraliga-Jr)
5	140	Scott Stajcer	G	Canada	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
6	170	Daniel Maggio	D	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7	200	Mikhail Pashnin	D	Russia	Mechel Chelyabinsk (Russia-2)

* On March 11, 2009, the NHL general managers agreed to award the 17th selection of the second round as a compensatory pick to the New York Rangers for deceased player Alexei Cherepanov.[55]

See also

• 2009–10 NHL season

Farm teams

Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)

The 2009–10 season will be the 13th season of AHL hockey for the franchise.

Charlotte Checkers (ECHL)

The 2009–10 season will be the 17th and final season of ECHL hockey for the franchise, as their place will be taken by an American Hockey League team of the same name (currently known as the Albany River Rats) for the 2010–11 season.

References

• Game log: New York Rangers game log on espn.com
• Player stats: New York Rangers statistics on espn.com

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30. Blueshirts add goaltender Talbot
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32. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Forward Nik Antropov
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37. "Bruins Sign Derek Morris". Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
38. Blair Betts Signs One-Year Deal
39. Former Rangers forward Zherdev joins Russian club
40. Rangers claim Christensen off waivers
41. Goaltender Auld claimed from Stars
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External links

• 2009–10 New York Rangers season at ESPN
• 2009–10 New York Rangers season at Hockey Reference