2011–12 New York Rangers season

2011–12 New York Rangers
Division 1st Atlantic
Conference 1st Eastern
2011–12 record 24-9-4 (52 pts.)
Home record 11-3-2
Road record 13-6-2
Goals for 110
Goals against 79
Team information
General Manager Glen Sather
Coach John Tortorella
Captain Ryan Callahan
Alternate captains Brad Richards
Marc Staal
Arena Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals Marian Gaborik (22)
Assists Michael Del Zotto
Derek Stepan (17)
Points Gaborik (33)
Penalties in minutes Brandon Prust (71)
Plus/minus Michael Del Zotto (+25)
Wins Henrik Lundqvist (17)
Goals against average Lundqvist (1.92)
<2010–11

The 2011–12 New York Rangers season is the National Hockey League franchise's 85th season of play and their 86th season overall.[1]

Contents

Off-season

On April 11, 2011, it was announced that the Rangers will open the 2011-12 NHL season in Stockholm, Sweden on October 7, 2011 against the Los Angeles Kings, and on October 8 against the Anaheim Ducks as part of the 2011 NHL Premiere.[2]

On May 13, Rangers forward Derek Boogaard was found dead in his apartment. Boogaard had played in 22 games for the Rangers during the 2010-11 season after signing a four-year deal with the Rangers in the previous off-season.[3]

On June 29, Rangers captain Chris Drury's contract was bought out.[4][5]

On July 2, free agent Brad Richards signed a nine-year contract worth almost $60 million with the Rangers. Richards had been considered to be the top free agent of 2011.[6][7]

On August 4, Sean Avery was arrested at his home in Hollywood Hills for battery on a police officer after pushing an officer that was trying to break up a party at Avery's home.[8]

On September 12, the Rangers announced that Ryan Callahan would be the 26th captain in New York Rangers history.[9] Brad Richards and Marc Staal were named as alternate captains.

On September 26, the NHL officially announced that the Rangers would face the Philadelphia Flyers on January 2, 2012 in the 2012 NHL Winter Classic at Citizens Bank Park, the home of the Philadelphia Phillies.[10] As part of the Winter Classic festivities, the Rangers will be featured in HBO's 24/7 series.[11] The throwback jerseys the Rangers will wear for the Winter Classic were unveiled at an event on November 28.[12]

Regular season

On December 10, the Rangers won their 2,500th game in franchise history at the Buffalo Sabres, 4-1.[13] On January 2, 2012, the Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 in the 2012 NHL Winter Classic.

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division[14]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 New York Rangers 37 24 9 4 23 110 79 52
2 Philadelphia Flyers 37 22 11 4 22 125 109 48
3 Pittsburgh Penguins 38 21 13 4 18 121 100 46
4 New Jersey Devils 38 21 15 2 13 105 108 44
5 New York Islanders 37 14 17 6 11 88 116 34

After games of January 3, 2012

Conference standings

Eastern Conference[15]
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 New York Rangers * AT 37 24 9 4 23 110 79 52
2 Boston Bruins * NE 35 24 10 1 21 123 68 49
3 Florida Panthers * SE 39 20 12 7 18 103 107 47
4 Philadelphia Flyers AT 37 22 11 4 22 125 109 48
5 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 38 21 13 4 18 121 100 46
6 Ottawa Senators NE 40 20 15 5 16 123 135 45
7 Washington Capitals SE 38 21 15 2 20 114 110 44
8 New Jersey Devils AT 38 21 15 2 13 105 108 44
8.5
9 Winnipeg Jets SE 38 19 14 5 18 104 107 43
10 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 39 19 16 5 15 125 128 43
11 Buffalo Sabres NE 39 18 17 4 16 104 115 40
12 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 38 17 18 3 15 107 129 37
13 Montreal Canadiens NE 39 14 18 7 13 99 110 35
14 New York Islanders AT 37 14 17 6 11 88 116 34
15 Carolina Hurricanes SE 41 13 21 7 13 106 139 33
Divisions: AT - Atlantic, NE - Northeast, SE - Southeast ROW: Total of games won in regulation or overtime, not shootout.

* – Division leader
After games on January 3, 2012.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2011-12 Game Log
October: 4-3-3, 11 Points (Home: 1-1-1; Road: 3-2-2)
November: 9-2-0, 18 Points (Home: 6-0-0; Road: 3-2-0)
December: 10-4-1, 21 Points (Home: 4-2-1; Road: 6-2-0)
January: 1-0-0, 0 Points (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 1-0-0)
Game January Opponent Score Decision Record
37 2 (2012 NHL Winter Classic) @ Philadelphia Flyers 3 - 2 Lundqvist 24-9-4
38 5 Florida Panthers -
39 6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins -
40 10 Phoenix Coyotes -
41 12 Ottawa Senators -
42 14 @ Toronto Maple Leafs -
43 15 @ Montreal Canadiens -
44 17 Nashville Predators -
45 19 Pittsburgh Penguins -
46 21 @ Boston Bruins -
47 24 Winnipeg Jets -
48 31 @ New Jersey Devils -
February: 0-0-0, 0 Points (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0-0-0)
March: 0-0-0, 0 Points (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0-0-0)
April: 0-0-0, 0 Points (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0-0-0)

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Gaborik, MarianMarian Gaborik 37 22 11 33 9 16
Richards, BradBrad Richards 37 14 15 29 -2 12
Callahan, RyanRyan Callahan 37 13 16 29 4 49
Stepan, DerekDerek Stepan 37 8 17 25 12 10
Anisimov, ArtemArtem Anisimov 36 7 15 22 10 28
Del Zotto, MichaelMichael Del Zotto 37 5 17 22 25 22
Dubinsky, BrandonBrandon Dubinsky 37 4 15 19 9 62
McDonagh, RyanRyan McDonagh 37 4 12 16 6 24
Girardi, DanDan Girardi 37 3 10 13 4 8
Fedotenko, RuslanRuslan Fedotenko 37 5 6 11 -1 8
Hagelin, CarlCarl Hagelin 19 7 4 11 10 6
Prust, BrandonBrandon Prust 37 2 7 9 0 71
Boyle, BrianBrian Boyle 37 2 6 8 6 36
Mitchell, JohnJohn Mitchell 19 2 6 8 9 2
Woywitka, JeffJeff Woywitka 26 1 5 6 2 8
Christensen, ErikErik Christensen 20 1 4 5 0 2
Stralman, AntonAnton Stralman 14 0 5 5 10 2
Eminger, SteveSteve Eminger 30 2 2 4 2 18
Bickel, StuStu Bickel 7 0 4 4 5 18
Rupp, MikeMike Rupp 15 3 0 3 3 38
Avery, SeanSean Avery 15 3 0 3 2 21
Sauer, MichaelMichael Sauer 19 1 2 3 9 21
Wolski, WojtekWojtek Wolski 6 0 2 2 0 2
Deveaux, AndreAndre Deveaux 9 0 1 1 3 29
Bell, BrendanBrendan Bell 1 0 0 0 -1 0
Newbury, KrisKris Newbury 6 0 0 0 2 24
Staal, MarcMarc Staal 1 0 0 0 1 0
Erixon, TimTim Erixon 13 0 0 0 0 8
Zuccarello, MatsMats Zuccarello 3 0 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; G= Goals; A= Assists; PIM= Penalties in Minutes

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik Lundqvist 28 1690 17 7 4 54 1.92 859 .937 3 0 0 4
Biron, MartinMartin Biron 10 549 7 2 0 19 2.08 247 .923 1 0 2 0

†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.

Awards and records

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Marian Gaborik[16] NHL Second Star of the Week December 26, 2011

Records

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Tim Erixon 1st Career NHL Game October 7, 2011
Brandon Prust 200th Career NHL Game October 15, 2011
Michael Rupp 500th Career NHL Game October 15, 2011
Brad Richards 500th Career NHL Assist October 20, 2011
Brian Boyle 200th Career NHL Game November 3, 2011
Ryan Callahan 300th Career NHL Game November 15, 2011
Derek Stepan 100th Career NHL Game November 23, 2011
Carl Hagelin 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 November 25, 2011
Carl Hagelin 1st Career NHL Goal November 26, 2011
New York Rangers franchise[13] 2,500th Win December 10, 2011
Brad Richards 800th Career NHL Game December 13, 2011
Marian Gaborik 300th Career NHL Goal December 17, 2011
Stu Bickel 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 December 20, 2011
Marian Gaborik 600th Career NHL Point December 20, 2011
Artem Anisimov 200th Career NHL Game December 30, 2011

Roster

Updated December 18, 2011.[17]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
42 Anisimov, ArtemArtem Anisimov C L 23 2006 Yaroslavl, Soviet Union
16 Avery, SeanSean Avery LW/C L 31 2009 North York, Ontario
41 Bickel, StuStu Bickel D R 25 2010 Chanhassen, Minnesota
43 Biron, MartinMartin Biron G L 34 2010 Lac-Saint-Charles, Quebec
22 Boyle, BrianBrian Boyle C L 27 2009 Hingham, Massachusetts
24 Callahan, RyanRyan Callahan (C) RW R 26 2004 Rochester, New York
40 Christensen, ErikErik Christensen C L 28 2009 Edmonton, Alberta
4 Del Zotto, MichaelMichael Del Zotto D L 21 2008 Stouffville, Ontario
17 Dubinsky, BrandonBrandon Dubinsky C/LW L 25 2004 Anchorage, Alaska
44 Eminger, SteveSteve Eminger  D R 28 2010 Woodbridge, Ontario
26 Fedotenko, RuslanRuslan Fedotenko LW L 33 2010 Kiev, Soviet Union
10 Gaborik, MarianMarian Gaborik RW L 30 2009 Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
5 Girardi, DanielDaniel Girardi D R 27 2006 Welland, Ontario
62 Hagelin, CarlCarl Hagelin LW L 23 2007 Södertälje, Sweden
30 Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik Lundqvist G L 30 2000 Åre, Sweden
27 McDonagh, RyanRyan McDonagh D L 22 2009 St. Paul, Minnesota
34 Mitchell, JohnJohn Mitchell C L 27 2011 Oakville, Ontario
8 Prust, BrandonBrandon Prust LW L 28 2010 London, Ontario
19 Richards, BradBrad Richards (A) C L 31 2011 Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island
71 Rupp, MichaelMichael Rupp LW/C L 32 2011 Cleveland, Ohio
38 Sauer, MichaelMichael Sauer  D R 24 2005 St. Cloud, Minnesota
18 Staal, MarcMarc Staal (A) D L 25 2005 Thunder Bay, Ontario
21 Stepan, DerekDerek Stepan C R 21 2008 Hastings, Minnesota
32 Stralman, AntonAnton Stralman D R 25 2011 Tibro, Sweden
86 Wolski, WojtekWojtek Wolski  LW L 26 2011 Zabrze, Poland
6 Woywitka, JeffJeff Woywitka D L 28 2011 Vermilion, Alberta

Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season:

Trades

Date
Details
May 8, 2011[18] To Phoenix Coyotes

Ethan Werek

 To New York Rangers

Oscar Lindberg
June 1, 2011[19] To Calgary Flames

Roman Horak
Two 2nd-round picks (#45 and #57 overall) in 2011

 To New York Rangers

Tim Erixon
5th-round pick (#134 overall) in 2011
June 25, 2011[20] To St. Louis Blues

Evgeny Grachev

 To New York Rangers

3rd-round pick (#72 overall) in 2011
June 25, 2011[21] To Nashville Predators

6th-round pick in 2012

 To New York Rangers

6th-round pick (#172 overall) in 2011
July 2, 2011[22] To Nashville Predators

Brodie Dupont

 To New York Rangers

Andreas Thuresson
November 8, 2011[23] To Washington Capitals

Tomas Kundratek

 To New York Rangers

Francois Bouchard

Free agents signed

Player Former team Contract terms
Blake Parlett[24] Connecticut Whale 2 years, $1.075 million entry-level contract
Mike Rupp[25] Pittsburgh Penguins 3 years, $4.5 million
Brad Richards[26] Dallas Stars 9 years, $58.5 million
Brendan Bell[27] EHC Biel 1 year, $525,000
Andre Deveaux[28] Chicago Wolves 1 year, $525,000
Anton Stralman[29] Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $900,000

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Alexander Frolov[30] Avangard Omsk 3 years
Jeremy Williams[31] EC Red Bull Salzburg 1 year
Matt Gilroy[32] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $1 million
Vinny Prospal[33] Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $1.75 million

Claimed via Waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Jeff Woywitka[34] Montreal Canadiens October 6, 2011

Lost via Waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers
Dale Weise[35] Vancouver Canucks October 4, 2011

Lost via buyout

Player
Chris Drury[36]

Player Signings

Player Date Contract terms
Jason Wilson[37] May 12, 2011 3 years, $1.765 million entry-level contract
Christian Thomas[38] May 19, 2011 3 years, $2.515 million entry-level contract
Scott Stajcer[39] May 20, 2011 3 years, $1.86 million entry-level contract
Tim Erixon[19] June 1, 2011 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Chad Kolarik[40] June 17, 2011 2 years, $1.05 million
Dale Weise[41] June 27, 2011 1 year, $605,000
John Mitchell[42] June 30, 2011 1 year, $650,000
Ruslan Fedotenko[43] July 1, 2011 1 year, $1.4 million
Michael Sauer[44] July 8, 2011 2 years, $2.5 million
Artem Anisimov[45] July 8, 2011 2 years, $3.75 million
Brian Boyle[46] July 15, 2011 3 years, $5.1 million
Brandon Dubinsky[47] July 21, 2011 4 years, $16.8 million
Steve Eminger[48] July 25, 2011 1 year, $800,000
Ryan Callahan[49] July 27, 2011 3 years, $12.825 million
J. T. Miller[50] July 28, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 15 J. T. Miller LW  United States US NTDP (USHL)
3 72 (from St. Louis) Steven Fogarty C  United States Edina High School (Minnesota HS)
4 106 Michael St. Croix C  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
5 134 (from Calgary) Shane McColgan RW  United States Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
5 136 Samuel Noreau D  Canada Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
6 172 (from Nashville) Peter Ceresnak D  Slovakia Trencin Jr. (SLOVAKIA-JR.)

See also

Farm teams

Connecticut Whale (AHL)

The 2011–12 season will be the 15th season of AHL hockey for the franchise. This will be the franchise's first full season as the Connecticut Whale.

Greenville Road Warriors (ECHL)

The 2011–12 season will be the 2nd season of affiliation for the Rangers and the Road Warriors.

References

  1. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4. 
  2. ^ Rangers open next season in Sweden
  3. ^ Derek Boogaard passes away at age 28
  4. ^ Rangers buy out Drury's contract
  5. ^ Drury's Rangers career ends today
  6. ^ Rosen, Dan. "Report: Brad Richards chooses Rangers". NHL.com. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=568285. Retrieved 2 July 2011. 
  7. ^ "Richards chooses Rangers for nine years, 60 million". The Sports Network. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=370694. Retrieved 2 July 2011. 
  8. ^ REPORT: AVERY ARRESTED FOR BATTERY ON A POLICE OFFICER
  9. ^ Callahan named Rangers' 26th captain
  10. ^ It's Rangers vs. Flyers in Winter Classic
  11. ^ Rangers to be featured on HBO's '24/7'
  12. ^ Rangers unveil Winter Classic jersey
  13. ^ a b NYR win No. 2,500 truly a sweet one
  14. ^ "2011–12 Standings by Division". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?type=DIV#&navid=nav-stn-div. Retrieved January 4, 2012. 
  15. ^ "2011–2012 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=20112012&type=CON. 
  16. ^ Marchand, Gaborik, Giguere earn Three Stars
  17. ^ "New York Rangers - Team: Roster". New York Rangers. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/roster.htm?type=roster. Retrieved December 21, 2011. 
  18. ^ Rangers obtain Lindberg for Werek
  19. ^ a b Rangers get Erixon in deal with Flames
  20. ^ Grachev dealt for a pick to land Fogarty
  21. ^ Rangers make six picks at 2011 draft
  22. ^ Blueshirts get Thuresson from Preds
  23. ^ Rangers deal for Francois Bouchard
  24. ^ Blueshirts add defenseman Parlett
  25. ^ Rupp joins Blueshirts as a free agent
  26. ^ Rangers land All-Star center Richards
  27. ^ Rangers Agree To Terms With Free Agent Defenseman Brendan Bell
  28. ^ Blueshirts add Deveaux as free agent
  29. ^ Rangers add defenseman Stralman
  30. ^ Alex Frolov signs with KHL one year after he should have
  31. ^ "Forward Jeremy Williams reinforces the Red Bulls" (in German). EC Red Bull Salzburg. 2011-06-15. http://redbulls.com/icehockey/. Retrieved 2011-06-15. 
  32. ^ Lightning Sign Free Agent Defenseman Matt Gilroy
  33. ^ Blue Jackets Sign Vinny Prospal
  34. ^ Rangers claim Woywitka from Habs
  35. ^ Canucks claim Dale Weise off waivers
  36. ^ Rangers buy out final season of Chris Drury's contract
  37. ^ Rangers, Wilson agree to terms
  38. ^ Thomas agrees to first NHL contract
  39. ^ Rangers, Stajcer agree to contract terms
  40. ^ Rangers, Kolarik agree on an extension
  41. ^ Weise agrees to contract extension
  42. ^ Mitchell, Rangers agree on extension
  43. ^ Fedotenko returning with new deal
  44. ^ Rangers agree to terms with Sauer
  45. ^ Anisimov returning with new contract
  46. ^ Rangers agree to terms with Boyle
  47. ^ Rangers, Dubinsky agree to terms
  48. ^ Eminger returning to Blueshirts
  49. ^ Callahan agrees to contract terms
  50. ^ First-rounder Miller agrees to terms
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