NEW YORK RANGERS vs. DETROIT RED WINGS
SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
MADISONSQUAREGARDEN

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

PRE-SEASON ROSTERS

NEW YORK RANGERS

DETROIT RED WINGS

# / Goaltender / GP / W-L-OT / GAA / SV% / # / Goaltender / GP / W-L-OT / GAA / SV%
30 / Henrik Lundqvist / 2 / 0-0-0 / 0.97 / .968 / 31 / Daniel Larsson / 1 / 1-0-0 / 0.00 / 1.000
40 / Steve Valiquette / 2 / 1-0-0 / 2.95 / .909 / 34 / Dan Cloutier / 0 / 0-0-0 / -- / --
# / Pos / Player / GP / G-A-P / +/- / PIM / # / Pos / Player / GP / G-A-P / +/- / PIM
5 / D / Dan Girardi / 2 / 0-0-0 / -1 / 0 / 4 / D / Andy Delmore / 1 / 0-1-1 / 1 / 0
6 / D / Wade Redden / 2 / 0-1-1 / -1 / 2 / 8 / C / Justin Abdelkader / 3 / 1-2-3 / 2 / 2
10 / RW / Marian Gaborik / 0 / 0-0-0 / -- / 0 / 13 / C / Pavel Datsyuk / 2 / 0-1-1 / E / 0
12 / RW / Ales Kotalik / 3 / 1-2-3 / 1 / 4 / 14 / D / Derek Meech / 2 / 0-1-1 / 1 / 0
20 / C / Vinny Prospal / 2 / 0-2-2 / E / 4 / 18 / RW / Kirk Maltby / 1 / 0-0-0 / 0 / 0
21 / LW / Christopher Higgins / 2 / 1-0-1 / 2 / 0 / 21 / LW / Ville Leino / 1 / 0-2-2 / 3 / 0
22 / C / Brian Boyle / 4 / 0-0-0 / -1 / 4 / 23 / D / Brad Stuart / 1 / 0-0-0 / 2 / 0
23 / C / Chris Drury / 2 / 0-0-0 / 2 / 0 / 32 / C / Kris Newbury / 2 / 0-0-0 / -1 / 2
24 / RW / Ryan Callahan / 2 / 1-0-1 / 1 / 2 / 42 / LW / Mattias Ritola / 2 / 0-1-1 / 2 / 0
25 / D / Alexei Semenov / 3 / 0-2-2 / 4 / 8 / 46 / D / Jakub Kindl / 3 / 0-1-1 / -1 / 2
34 / LW / Aaron Voros / 3 / 0-1-1 / E / 12 / 48 / C / Cory Emmerton / 2 / 0-0-0 / 1 / 2
38 / RW / P.A. Parenteau / 4 / 1-1-2 / 4 / 0 / 50 / LW / Johan Ryno / 0 / 0-0-0 / -- / 0
42 / C / Artem Anisimov / 3 / 2-2-4 / 2 / 0 / 51 / C / Valtteri Filppula / 1 / 1-0-1 / -1 / 0
43 / D / Michael Del Zotto / 3 / 0-2-2 / 1 / 2 / 52 / D / Jonathan Ericsson / 2 / 0-0-0 / 1 / 0
54 / D / Bobby Sanguinetti / 2 / 0-0-0 / 3 / 0 / 55 / D / Niklas Kronwall / 1 / 0-1-1 / -1 / 0
59 / C / Evgeny Grachev / 3 / 0-1-1 / -1 / 2 / 72 / LW / Tomas Tatar / 1 / 0-0-0 / -2 / 0
81 / RW / Enver Lisin / 4 / 2-0-2 / E / 0 / 93 / LW / Johan Franzen / 2 / 1-0-1 / E / 0
97 / D / Matt Gilroy / 3 / 1-0-1 / 3 / 2 / 96 / LW / Tomas Holmstrom / 2 / 0-1-1 / -1 / 0
President and General ManagerGlen Sather
Assistant General Manager, Player Personnel,
and Assistant CoachJim Schoenfeld
Assistant General Manager, Hockey AdministrationCam Hope
Head CoachJohn Tortorella

Assistant CoachMike Sullivan

Assistant and Goaltender CoachBenoit Allaire
Video CoachJerry Dineen
Training StaffJim Ramsay, Acacio Marques,
Jason Levy, Bruce Lifrieri, Reg Grant / Senior Vice PresidentJim Devellano
Executive Vice President/General ManagerKen Holland
Vice President/Asst. General ManagerJim Nill
Vice President/HockeySteve Yzerman
Head CoachMike Babcock
Assistant CoachesPaul MacLean, Brad McCrimmon
Video CoachKeith McKittrick
Goaltending Coach Jim Bedard
Director of Player DevelopmentJiri Fischer
Training Staff Piet Van Zant, Russ Baumann
Paul Boyer, John Remejes
Adam Sheehan, Sergei Tchekmaerev

TONIGHT’S OFFICIALS:

Referees:Stephane Auger (15), Ghislain Hebert (49)Linesmen:Brian Murphy (93), Tony Sericolo (84)

Supervisor: NoneVideo Goal Judge: Denis McKiernan

National Anthem Singer: Amy Rivard

TONIGHT'S GAME

September 21, 2009:The Rangers face-off against the Detroit Red Wings tonightat MadisonSquareGarden (7:00 p.m.), in a pre-season matchup. New York is currently 1-2-1 in pre-season play following a 5-2win over the Boston Bruinson Saturday in an afternoon contest at TD Garden. Following tonight’s contest, the Rangers will host the Washington Capitals on Thursday, September 24 (7:00 p.m.), at MadisonSquareGarden in the final home game on the Blueshirts’ 2009-10 pre-season schedule. The Rangers will begin the 2009-2010 regular season against the defending Stanley Cup Champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins, on Friday, October 2 (7:30 p.m.), at Mellon Arena.

RECENT GAMES

September 19, 2009:

Rangers 5, Bruins 2: The Rangers tallied three, first period goals en route to their first victory of the 2009-10 pre-season. Ales Kotalik (one goal and one assist) opened the game’s scoring at 4:30 of the first with a power play tally, from Michael Del Zotto and Vinny Prospal (two assists). Sean Avery doubled New York’s lead with an unassisted goal three minutes later, but Boston’s Marc Savard replied with the Bruins’ first goal mid-way through the opening frame. Artem Anisimov put the Rangers back up by two with a shorthanded tally, from P.A. Parenteau and Alexei Semenov, with just over four minutes remaining in the opening frame. The Bruins and Rangers traded goals in the second, with Zach Hamill for Boston and Enver Lisin for New York tallying one goal apiece. In the third, P.A. Parenteau gave the Blueshirts a three-goal advantage with three minutes remaining to seal the victory. Steve Valiquette (12 saves, 29:14) and Chad Johnson (12 saves, 30:46) combined to stop 24 shots, and Dane Byers collected an assist for the Rangers.

September 18, 2009:

Rangers 3, Red Wings 4: The Rangers opened the game’s scoring at 7:26 of the first period with an even strength goal by Artem Anisimov (one goal and one assist), from Wade Redden. New York extended its lead early in the second, off an Enver Lisin goal at 3:39 of the frame, for a 2-0 advantage heading into the final frame. In the third, Detroit notched four straight goals to come from behind and take a two-goal lead late in the period. Ryan Callahan tallied his first goal of the pre-season, an unassisted goal, with two minutes remaining in regulation, but the Blueshirts were unable to complete their comeback. Henrik Lundqvist began the game in net for New York, and turned aside all 14 shots faced in 32:01 of icetime. Matt Zaba made 15 saves in relief of Lundqvist (26:19), and Evgeny Grachev also collected one assist in the contest.

September 16, 2009:

Rangers 2, Devils 3 (SO): New Jersey tallied the games first two goals, both power play goals by David Clarkson, to enter the third period with a 2-0 lead. In the final frame, Matt Gilroy began the Rangers’ comeback with an even strength goal, from Aaron Voros and Sean Avery, at 3:03 of the third. Jordan Owens tied the score later in the period to send the game into overtime. After a scoreless extra frame, Travis Zajac registered the game-deciding goal in the sixth round of the shootout to defeat the Rangers. Michael Del Zotto also collected one assist in the contest, and Henrik Lundqvist (16 saves) and Chad Johnson (19 saves) combined to stop 35 of 37 shots in net for the Blueshirts.

September 15, 2009:

Rangers 1, Bruins 2: The Bruins’ Zach Hamill opened the game’s scoring with a power play goal at 7:30 of the first period. After a scoreless middle frame, Boston extended the lead with their second goal of the game on the man advantage, from Max Sauve at 6:39 of the third. Christopher Higgins brought the Rangers to within one mid-way through the final frame with an even strength tally, from Alexei Semenov and Ales Kotalik, but the Blueshirts were unable to erase their early deficit. Steve Valiquette turned aside 18 of 19 shots in the game’s opening 31:17, and Matt Zaba finished the game in net for New York stopping 15 of 16 shots in 28:36 of icetime.

2009-2010 PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE:

September 15NYR 1vs.Boston 2

September 16NYR 2@ New Jersey 3 (SO)

September 18NYR 3 @ Detroit 4

September 19NYR 5 @ Boston 2

September 21 NYR vs. Detroit

September 24NYR vs. Washington

September 27NYR @ Washington

RANGERS UPCOMING SCHEDULE:

Thursday, September 24Pre-season Game vs. Washington7:00 p.m.

Sunday, September 27Pre-season Game at Washington12:00 p.m.

*ALL TIMES FOR SCHEDULE ARE EASTERN STANDARD TIME

ROSTER MOVES:

September 17:Assigned goaltender Miika Wiikman; defensemen Trevor Glass, Brent Henley, Sam Klassen, Mike Sauer, David

Urquhart, and Nigel Williams; and forwards Andres Ambuhl, Daniel Bartek, Devin DiDiomete, Brodie Dupont, Dan

LaCouture, Matt Maccarone, Justin Soryal, and Dale Weise to Hartford (AHL) and returned goaltender Scott Stajcer

(Owen Sound, OHL); defenseman Tomas Kundratek (Medicine Hat, WHL); and forwards Ryan Bourque (Quebec,

QMJHL), Roman Horak (Chilliwack, WHL) and Ethan Werek (Kingston, OHL) to their respective junior club.

September 19:Assigned goaltendersChad Johnson and Matt Zaba; defensemen Ilkka Heikkien and Corey Potter; and forwardPaul

Crowder to Hartford (AHL).

September 19:Agreed to terms with forward Brandon Dubinsky.

RANGERS INDIVIDUAL TICKETS ON-SALE

Tickets for the 2009-10 Rangers season home games went on-sale on Saturday, September 12th beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Ticketmaster via newyorkrangers.com, Ticketmaster charge-by-phone, 1-800-745-3000 and Ticketmaster outlets. Tickets are limited. Fans are limited to a maximum of four (4) tickets per game.

NEW YORK RANGERS 2009-2010 STAFF

GLEN SATHER

PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER

With a strong mix of experienced veterans and promising home-grown youth on the roster, Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather continues to illustrate why he is one of the great architects in the history of hockey management. With 32 years of hockey experience on his Hall of Fame resume, which includes five Stanley Cup Championships, he is the league’s longest tenured general manager, serving the past nine seasons with New York and prior to that, 21 years in Edmonton.

During his term in New York, Sather has laid the foundation for long-term success by stockpiling talented prospects and adding significant pieces via trades and free agency. Over the last four seasons, the Blueshirts have totaled 171 wins, marking only the second time in franchise history the team has achieved 40-or-more wins in four consecutive seasons (1970-71 to 1973-74). The Rangers are also one of only two Eastern Conference teams to have advanced to the post-season in each of the last four seasons.

Sather became New York’s 12th President and 10th General Manager on June 1, 2000. He also served as head coach from January 30, 2003 - February 25, 2004. Sather led the Edmonton Oilers’ to five Stanley Cup Championships between 1984-1990, overseeing the development of a revolutionary team concept as well as some of the finest individual talents ever to play the game. His achievements were recognized and honored on September 9, 1997 when he became the first member of the Edmonton Oilers organization to be selected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

During his tenure with the Oilers, the club posted a 791-660-215 record in 1,666 regular season games (.539 winning percentage), capturing three President’s Trophies, six division titles and six conference championships. In Stanley Cup playoff action, Sather’s teams compiled a 133-82 record in 215 games (.619 winning percentage), leading to the club’s five Stanley Cup titles.

Upon his retirement as a player following the 1976-77 season, Sather immediately joined the coaching ranks, guiding the Edmonton Oilers to 12 straight WHA and NHL playoff appearances, four Stanley Cup Championships and five Stanley Cup Finals appearances between 1977 and 1989. Sather added the title of General Manager on June 15, 1979, and was named the team’s President prior to the 1982-83 season.

Before embarking on his executive career, Sather put together one of the most impressive coaching records in NHL history. He has served as a Head Coach in 932 NHL regular season games, compiling a record of 497-314-121 (.598 winning percentage), ranking 10th on the NHL’s all-time coaching list with 497 victories. In 127 Stanley Cup playoff games, Sather posted a record of 89-37-1 (.706 winning percentage), ranking sixth on the all-time list for playoff wins with 89. He received the Jack Adams Trophy as the NHL’s Coach of the Year in 1985-86 and is one of only six coaches to coach in five or more NHL All-Star Games.

Sather’s knowledge of the game, tactical negotiating strategies, strong developmental skills and the keen ability to get the best out of his players are keys to his managerial success. During his administration in Edmonton, Sather developed a dynasty by nurturing talented draft picks Mark Messier, Kevin Lowe, Jari Kurri, Grant Fuhr, Paul Coffey, Esa Tikkanen and Glenn Anderson, along with the acquisition of a rising star named Wayne Gretzky.

Sather’s management experience and success also carries over to the international arena. Most recently, he served as Team Canada’s General Manager and Coach for the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. He also guided Team Canada’s 1994 Canada Cup Championship and was the General Manager of the gold medal-winning team in the 1994 World Hockey Championships.

A native of High River, Alberta, Sather enjoyed a successful junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings. Following the completion of his amateur days, he became property of the Detroit Red Wings but would never wear a Winged Wheel jersey. After a season with the Central League’s Memphis Wings, Sather was drafted from the Red Wings by the Boston Bruins in 1965, and would make his National Hockey League debut with the Bruins in the 1966-67 season. Sather would go on to play 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens and Minnesota North Stars. In 658 NHL regular season games, the feisty winger would register 80 goals and 113 assists for 193 points, along with 724 penalty minutes.

As a member of the New York Rangers from 1970 through 1974, Sather appeared in 188 regular season games, registering 18 goals and 24 assists for 42 points, along with 193 penalty minutes. In addition, he was a member of the 1971-72 Rangers club which advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals.

Sather and his wife, Ann, have two sons, Justin and Shanon.

JIM SCHOENFELD

Assistant General Manager, Player Personnel and Assistant Coach

Jim Schoenfeld begins his third season as Assistant General Manager, Player Personnel of the Rangers. In his role, he assists President and General Manager Glen Sather on all player transactions. He also begins his first season as Assistant Coach of the Rangers, and continues to oversee hockey-related matters for the Hartford Wolf Pack.

Schoenfeld has spent the past six seasons as General Manager of the Hartford Wolf Pack and served as head coach of the team for two seasons from 2005-06 to 2006-07. He assumed head coaching duties for the organization on July 13, 2005, when he became the fourth head coach in franchise history. Schoenfeld has played a key role in developing the organization’s pool of prospects.

Prior to joining Hartford, he served as an assistant coach with the Rangers for the 2002-03 campaign. He joined the Rangers after serving as a lead analyst for ESPN’s National Hockey Night from 1999 through 2002. A veteran of 10 seasons in the National Hockey League as a head coach, Schoenfeld compiled a 256-246-78 record (.509 winning percentage) with the Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals and the Phoenix Coyotes. His most recent NHL head-coaching stint was with Phoenix in 1997-98 and 1998-99 compiling a record of 72-66-24. Schoenfeld guided the team to a 39-31-12 record in 1998-99, which ranks second in franchise history for most victories in a single season. Schoenfeld represented the Coyotes that year at the NHL All-Star Game, as a member of the North American team's coaching staff.

After leaving ESPN to assume head coaching duties of the Washington Capitals on January 27, 1994, Schoenfeld posted a record of 113-102-34 in 249 games. He ranks fourth in Capitals’ history in games coached (249), victories (113) and winning percentage (.522). Schoenfeld guided the New Jersey Devils from January 26, 1988 through November 6, 1990, leading the club to a record of 50-59-15 in 124 games. During the 1987-88 season, he was responsible for leading the Devils to the team’s first-ever Stanley Cup Playoff appearance, taking the club to within one game of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Schoenfeld made his NHL Head Coaching debut with the Buffalo Sabres during the 1985-86 season, where he directed the team until general manager Scotty Bowman resumed his coaching career on January 15th. He also served as head coach of Buffalo’s top American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans, for a portion of the 1984-85 season. Schoenfeld’s stint behind the Americans’ bench ended when he came out of retirement and rejoined the Sabres’ active lineup on December 19, 1984.

A veteran of 13 seasons in the National Hockey League, Schoenfeld appeared in 719 games with the Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins from 1972-73 through 1984-85. A former captain of the Buffalo Sabres, he registered 51 goals and 204 assists for 255 points, along with 1,132 penalty minutes. Originally selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round, 5th overall, in the 1972 NHL Entry Draft, Schoenfeld is a member of the Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame and the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame.

A Native of Galt, Ontario, Schoenfeld and his wife, Theresa, have a daughter, Katie, and three sons, Justin, Adam and Nathan.

JOHN TORTORELLA

Head Coach

John Tortorella begins his first full season with the Rangers after being named the 34th head coach in the 84-year history of the New York Rangers on February 23, 2009. After joining the Rangers bench last season, Tortorella led New York to a 12-7-2 mark over the final 21 games to earn a playoff berth.

He returns to the organization after serving as Head Coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning for seven seasons. Under his guidance, TampaBay compiled a 239-222-36-38 record in 535 games. He led the Lightning to four consecutive Stanley Cup Playoff appearances, including two Southeast Division Championships in 2002-03 and 2003-04. In 2003-04, Tortorella guided TampaBay to a franchise record 46 wins and 106 points, and went on to capture the only Stanley Cup Championship in franchise history. He was awarded the Jack Adams Award as the National Hockey League’s top coach following that season.

Tortorella joined TampaBay following a one-year stint with the Rangers in 1999-2000 where he was an Assistant Coach and served as Head Coach for the final four games of the season. Prior to joining the Rangers, he spent two seasons as an Assistant Coach with the Phoenix Coyotes. He joined Phoenix during the 1997-98 season, after spending the previous eight seasons with the Buffalo Sabres organization. Tortorella served as an Assistant Coach with the Sabres from 1989-90 to 1994-95 and as Head Coach with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rochester Americans, during the 1995-96 and 1996-97 campaigns. He guided the club to the Calder Cup championship in 1995-96, and followed that up by posting the AHL Northern Conference’s best record during the 1996-97 regular season.

Tortorella’s coaching experience spans 22 years and includes several accolades. He began his tenure behind the bench with the Virginia Lancers of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League (ACHL), where he spent two seasons as General Manager and Head Coach from 1986-87 to 1987-88 and immediately established himself as one of the league’s best. In two seasons with the Lancers, Tortorella compiled a 73-24-1-0 record to earn Coach of the Year honors both seasons, along with the league championship during the 1986-87 campaign. Following the 1987-88 season, Tortorella joined the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League (IHL) during their 1988 playoff run before serving as an Assistant Coach with the New Haven Nighthawks (AHL) in 1988-89.