New York, July 17, 2008 – The New York Rangers will open the 2008-09 season on Saturday, October 4, taking on the Tampa Bay Lightning at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. This marks the first time the Rangers will play a regular season game outside of North America, and the second consecutive season the NHL has begun its season overseas. New York’s home opener at MSG will be on Friday, October 10, against the Chicago Blackhawks.
With a newly formatted schedule, the Rangers will face each NHL team at least one time over the course of the season. New York will face Atlantic Division foes New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and the Islanders six times each. The Blueshirts will face all other Eastern Conference opponents a total of four times apiece. Also, the Rangers will host the Northwest Division – Calgary, Colorado, Edmonton, Minnesota, and Vancouver – and will travel to meet the Central Division opponents – Chicago, Columbus, Detroit, Nashville, and St. Louis. New York will also host Chicago as one of their at-large games on October 10. In addition, the Rangers will host Pacific Division opponents – Anaheim, Dallas and Phoenix – and will travel to meet – Anaheim, Dallas, Los Angeles, and San Jose.
The schedule features six Saturday contests at MSG and seven Sunday games at home. The Rangers will play one back-to-back set in New York, on Saturday, March 21 vs. Buffalo and Sunday, March 22 vs. Ottawa. The team’s longest homestand will be three games, which happens four times – October 13 to October 17, November 15 to November 19, December 23 to December 29, and March 21 to March 24 – and the busiest night on the Rangers’ home schedule is Monday, with eight dates. In addition, the Rangers will play seven home games on Sundays, seven on Tuesdays, six on Wednesdays, four on Thursdays, two on Fridays, and six on Saturdays during the season.
Starting times for all games at MSG will be 7:00 PM, except for the following seven dates (which includes potential national selections for NBC*): Wed., Nov. 19 vs. Vancouver (7:30 PM); Sun., Nov. 30 vs. Florida (1:00 PM); Sat., Dec. 27 vs. New Jersey (7:30 PM); Wed., Jan. 7 vs. Montreal (7:30 PM); Sun., Feb. 15 vs. Philadelphia (TBD*); Sun., Mar. 8 vs. Boston (TBD*); and Sun., Mar. 15 vs. Philadelphia (TBD*).
*Please note games listed as TBD are based on a potential national TV schedule. Start times on these games will not be confirmed until 13 days prior to the game day. Please check newyorkrangers.com for final start times.
Single-game tickets will be put on-sale to the public in September. No date has been set at this time.
Madison Square Garden, L.P. is owned by Cablevision Systems Corporation and includes the New York Knicks (NBA); the New York Rangers (NHL); the New York Liberty (WNBA); the Hartford Wolf Pack (American Hockey League); MSG Entertainment, which includes concerts and events at Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, The WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden, the Beacon Theatre, as well as the legendary Chicago Theatre; and which manages wholly-owned live entertainment properties including the Radio City Rockettes and the Radio City Christmas Spectacular; MSG Media, which is comprised of television networks MSG and MSG Plus, and MSG Interactive which oversees all company wireless and online initiatives; Fuse, the music television network; and the Madison Square Garden arena complex, located in the heart of the New York metropolitan area.
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NEW YORK RANGERS 2008-2009 SCHEDULE
MASTER SCHEDULE ROAD HOME Time (ET)
Sat. Oct. 04, 2008 TBL 12:00P^
Sun. Oct. 05, 2008 TBL 12:00P^
Fri. Oct. 10, 2008 CHI 7:00P
Sat. Oct. 11, 2008 PHI 7:00P
Mon. Oct. 13, 2008 NJD 7:00P
Wed. Oct. 15, 2008 BUF 7:00P
Fri. Oct. 17, 2008 TOR 7:00P
Sat. Oct. 18, 2008 DET 7:00P
Mon. Oct. 20, 2008 DAL 7:00P
Fri Oct. 24, 2008 CBJ 7:00P
Sat. Oct. 25, 2008 PIT 7:00P
Mon. Oct. 27, 2008 NYI 7:00P
Thu. Oct. 30, 2008 ATL 7:00P
Sat. Nov. 1, 2008 TOR 7:00P
Tue. Nov. 4, 2008 NYI 7:00P
Thu. Nov. 6, 2008 TBL 7:00P
Sat. Nov. 8, 2008 WSH 7:00P
Mon. Nov. 10, 2008 EDM 7:00P
Wed. Nov. 12, 2008 NJD 7:00P
Sat. Nov. 15, 2008 BOS 7:00P
Mon. Nov. 17, 2008 OTT 7:00P
Wed. Nov. 19, 2008 VAN 7:30P
Sat. Nov. 22, 2008 OTT 3:00P
Mon. Nov. 24, 2008 PHX 7:00P
Wed. Nov. 26, 2008 TBL 7:30P
Fri. Nov. 28, 2008 FLA 7:30P
Sun. Nov. 30, 2008 FLA 1:00P
Wed. Dec. 3, 2008 PIT 7:00P
Thu. Dec. 4, 2008 MTL 7:00P
Sun. Dec. 7, 2008 CGY 7:00P
Wed. Dec. 10, 2008 ATL 7:00P
Fri. Dec. 12, 2008 NJD 7:00P
Sat. Dec. 13, 2008 CAR 7:00P
Tue. Dec. 16, 2008 ANA 7:00P
Wed. Dec. 17, 2008 LAK 7:30P
Sat. Dec. 20, 2008 SJS 7:30P
Tue. Dec. 23, 2008 WSH 7:00P
Sat. Dec. 27, 2008 NJD 7:30P
Mon. Dec. 29, 2008 NYI 7:00P
Sat. Jan. 3, 2009 WSH 7:00P
Mon. Jan. 5, 2009 PIT 7:00P
Wed. Jan. 7, 2009 MTL 7:30P
Fri. Jan. 9, 2009 BUF 7:30P
Sat. Jan. 10, 2009 OTT 7:00P
Tue. Jan. 13, 2009 NYI 7:00P
Fri. Jan. 16, 2009 CHI 7:30P
Sun. Jan. 18, 2009 PIT 3:00P
Tue. Jan. 20, 2009 ANA 7:00P
Tue. Jan. 27, 2009 CAR 7:00P
Wed. Jan. 28, 2009 PIT 7:30P
Sat. Jan. 31, 2009 BOS 1:00P
Tue. Feb. 3, 2009 ATL 7:00P
Fri. Feb. 6, 2009 DAL 7:30P
Mon. Feb. 9, 2009 NJD 7:00P
Wed. Feb. 11, 2009 WSH 7:00P
Fri. Feb. 13, 2009 FLA 7:30P
Sun. Feb. 15, 2009 PHI TBD*
Mon. Feb. 16, 2009 STL 6:00P
Wed. Feb. 18, 2009 NYI 7:00P
Sat. Feb. 21, 2009 BUF 7:00P
Sun. Feb. 22, 2009 TOR 7:00P
Wed. Feb. 25, 2009 TOR 7:30P
Thu. Feb. 26, 2009 FLA 7:00P
Sat. Feb. 28, 2009 COL 7:00P
Thu. Mar. 5, 2009 NYI 7:00P
Sun. Mar. 8, 2009 BOS TBD*
Mon. Mar. 9, 2009 CAR 7:00P
Thu. Mar. 12, 2009 NSH 7:00P
Sat. Mar. 14, 2009 PHI 1:00P
Sun. Mar. 15, 2009 PHI TBD*
Tue. Mar. 17, 2009 MTL 7:30P
Sat. Mar. 21, 2009 BUF 7:00P
Sun. Mar. 22, 2009 OTT 7:00P
Tue. Mar. 24, 2009 MIN 7:00P
Thu. Mar. 26, 2009 ATL 7:00P
Sat. Mar. 28, 2009 PIT 1:00P
Mon. Mar. 30, 2009 NJD 7:00P
Thu. Apr. 2, 2009 CAR 7:00P
Sat. Apr. 4, 2009 BOS 1:00P
Tue. Apr. 7, 2009 MTL 7:00P
Thu. Apr. 9, 2009 PHI 7:00P
Sun. Apr. 12, 2009 PHI 5:00P
ROAD SCHEDULE
Time (ET)
Sat. Oct. 04, 2008 TBL 12:00P^
Sat. Oct. 11, 2008 PHI 7:00P
Sat. Oct. 18, 2008 DET 7:00P
Fri Oct. 24, 2008 CBJ 7:00P
Mon. Oct. 27, 2008 NYI 7:00P
Sat. Nov. 1, 2008 TOR 7:00P
Sat. Nov. 8, 2008 WSH 7:00P
Wed. Nov. 12, 2008 NJD 7:00P
Sat. Nov. 22, 2008 OTT 3:00P
Wed. Nov. 26, 2008 TBL 7:30P
Fri. Nov. 28, 2008 FLA 7:30P
Thu. Dec. 4, 2008 MTL 7:00P
Wed. Dec. 10, 2008 ATL 7:00P
Fri. Dec. 12, 2008 NJD 7:00P
Tue. Dec. 16, 2008 ANA 7:00P
Wed. Dec. 17, 2008 LAK 7:30P
Sat. Dec. 20, 2008 SJS 7:30P
Sat. Jan. 3, 2009 WSH 7:00P
Fri. Jan. 9, 2009 BUF 7:30P
Sat. Jan. 10, 2009 OTT 7:00P
Tue. Jan. 13, 2009 NYI 7:00P
Fri. Jan. 16, 2009 CHI 7:30P
Sun. Jan. 18, 2009 PIT 3:00P
Wed. Jan. 28, 2009 PIT 7:30P
Sat. Jan. 31, 2009 BOS 1:00P
Fri. Feb. 6, 2009 DAL 7:30P
Mon. Feb. 9, 2009 NJD 7:00P
Fri. Feb. 13, 2009 FLA 7:30P
Mon. Feb. 16, 2009 STL 6:00P
Sat. Feb. 21, 2009 BUF 7:00P
Wed. Feb. 25, 2009 TOR 7:30P
Thu. Mar. 5, 2009 NYI 7:00P
Mon. Mar. 9, 2009 CAR 7:00P
Thu. Mar. 12, 2009 NSH 7:00P
Sat. Mar. 14, 2009 PHI 1:00P
Tue. Mar. 17, 2009 MTL 7:30P
Thu. Mar. 26, 2009 ATL 7:00P
Sat. Mar. 28, 2009 PIT 1:00P
Thu. Apr. 2, 2009 CAR 7:00P
Sat. Apr. 4, 2009 BOS 1:00P
Sun. Apr. 12, 2009 PHI 5:00P
HOME SCHEDULE
Time (ET)
Sun. Oct. 05, 2008 TBL 12:00P^
Fri. Oct. 10, 2008 CHI 7:00P
Mon. Oct. 13, 2008 NJD 7:00P
Wed. Oct. 15, 2008 BUF 7:00P
Fri. Oct. 17, 2008 TOR 7:00P
Mon. Oct. 20, 2008 DAL 7:00P
Sat. Oct. 25, 2008 PIT 7:00P
Thu. Oct. 30, 2008 ATL 7:00P
Tue. Nov. 4, 2008 NYI 7:00P
Thu. Nov. 6, 2008 TBL 7:00P
Mon. Nov. 10, 2008 EDM 7:00P
Sat. Nov. 15, 2008 BOS 7:00P
Mon. Nov. 17, 2008 OTT 7:00P
Wed. Nov. 19, 2008 VAN 7:30P
Mon. Nov. 24, 2008 PHX 7:00P
Sun. Nov. 30, 2008 FLA 1:00P
Wed. Dec. 3, 2008 PIT 7:00P
Sun. Dec. 7, 2008 CGY 7:00P
Sat. Dec. 13, 2008 CAR 7:00P
Tue. Dec. 23, 2008 WSH 7:00P
Sat. Dec. 27, 2008 NJD 7:30P
Mon. Dec. 29, 2008 NYI 7:00P
Mon. Jan. 5, 2009 PIT 7:00P
Wed. Jan. 7, 2009 MTL 7:30P
Tue. Jan. 20, 2009 ANA 7:00P
Tue. Jan. 27, 2009 CAR 7:00P
Tue. Feb. 3, 2009 ATL 7:00P
Wed. Feb. 11, 2009 WSH 7:00P
Sun. Feb. 15, 2009 PHI TBD*
Wed. Feb. 18, 2009 NYI 7:00P
Sun. Feb. 22, 2009 TOR 7:00P
Thu. Feb. 26, 2009 FLA 7:00P
Sat. Feb. 28, 2009 COL 7:00P
Sun. Mar. 8, 2009 BOS TBD*
Sun. Mar. 15, 2009 PHI TBD*
Sat. Mar. 21, 2009 BUF 7:00P
Sun. Mar. 22, 2009 OTT 7:00P
Tue. Mar. 24 2009 MIN 7:00P
Mon. Mar. 30, 2009 NJD 7:00P
Tue. Apr. 7, 2009 MTL 7:00P
Thu. Apr. 9, 2009 PHI 7:00P
* Please note games listed as TBD are based on a potential national TV schedule. Start times on these games will not be confirmed until 13 days prior to the game day. Please check newyorkrangers.com for final start times.
^ Game to be played at O2 Arena in Prague
Comments (16)
If the trend continues, Graves' jersey night will be in January. Only a few home games in January:
Mon Jan 5, 2009 v. Penguins 7:00 PM ET
Wed Jan 7, 2009 v. Canadiens 7:30 PM ET
Tue Jan 20, 2009 v. Ducks 7:00 PM ET
Tue Jan 27, 2009 v. Hurricanes 7:00 PM ET
I'm guessing the Ducks would be the least draw (if that's possible with constant sellouts...) so I'd put good money on Jan. 20th being Graves' night.
Then again, with the later start time for the Habs game... it could be that one.
I was willing to put my money on Graves Night against Vancouver considering it had some significance (Like Messier we played Edmonton) maybe not since its early in the year
BTW, Sjostrom fans, I just looked at his pathetic stats, here they are:
in 289 NHL games 76 points
in 105 AHL games 48 points
in 130 WHL games 133 points
in 36 SEL games 5 points
This guy sucks, Rico Fata's speed, stats, hitting and skill blow Shoestring away.
See bob the thing you don't realize is where Sjostrom was playing before he came over here, and what line he was playing on once he got here. He played on a Phenoix team where the only time they found the net easily was against a Ranger team who looked terrible. he played in the AHL with Prospects of the Coyotes. And once he got here he played with Hollweg Betts and Orr, which none of them are fantastic playmakers or snipers and don't know what to do with the puck once they have it (unless they have Shanahan's Stick).
He wasn't impressive in WHL, he sucked in AHL, and it should have stopped there and he should have went playing in Europe, he is nothing special--basically a Jason Ward clone at best.
It's hard to predict when Graves' night might be. Aside from the Rangers, he played with Detroit, Edmonton and San Jose. The Ranger years were the standout years, of course. Neither Detroit nor San Jose are visiting us next year, so if it's not Edmonton on Nov 10, then some other date will be picked arbitrarily, probably based on availability of the many guests that would be expected.
Both Friday games are in October...
SUCKS!
Congrats Hanny, You win the prize. (lol). We have Dallas and Detroit three times, wow. Will need to adjust my NAMBLA and AA schedule for weekday games. Looks good, overall.
DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THERES GONNA BE ANYWAY WE CAN WATCH THE GAMES IN PRAGUE.
i believe the prague games are going to at least be televised by msg and possibly vs or nbc
Im also wondering if the game against Metallurg Magnitogorsk is televised. Thats going to be fun to watch.
It's going to be a LONG year watching this lazy ensemble of Mr. Softies try to find "chemistry". Great job Glen. For whoever thinks otherwise, I think you are delusional. The Rangers of this year are a nice blend of has-been veterans, soft "stars", and youngsters with minimal upside. Thanks for letting the one guy who made them play above their limited potential get away (Avery). This team is boring. So long playoffs, hello lottery!
Honestly, I only read every so often, but bob, you are a moron. I don't think you have any idea of what you're talknig about. Rico Fata sucks, so don't compare Sjostrom to him. There was a reason he was drafted 11th overall. Phoenix was never good, and he never did good there. I'm not expecting him to be a top line player, but he has skill. Whether or not he gets it together is anyone's guess, but to say that he has no skill is idiotic....
Also, I love how all of a sudden we're a "soft" team when we lost Jagr, Straka, Backman/Malik, and Shanny (who was by no means a physical force last year). Granted Avery was tough, but he did spend a long time injured, so he can't be too tough. We will miss him though. And now, all of a sudden, our youngsters have minimal upside. What a joke! They are the same kids as last year, everyone loved them last year. And we have the same blend of veterans and youngsters as last year, and we got younger.
Some people should pay attention before bashing the team..
The reason Sjostrom was drafted 11th overall is because Gretzky and crew suck at drafting and just about everything else. Fata was drafted 6th overall. Sjostrom sucks, dump him we already got a logjam without him.
I like the schedule and there is no doubt that one of those two games will be televised by VS...this is why they arranged it in the 1st place...to "showcase" the NHL in Europe. Finishing against the Flyers is gonna be fun...only wish we didn't play on Monday nights...TG for PIP w/MNF on. With regard to Sjostrom...he was never really put on a decent line for a long time....this year, I fully expect he, Dawes and Prucha to shine and have a big year...again, Slats needs to find a Big D to clear the crease for Hendrik...I just cannot believe he didn't aquire one yet...too bad Orpik resigned w/the Penguins-that's the kind of D we need to make the team a bonifide "strong" team....and one last thing...losing Avery hurt the most.
I like the schedule and there is no doubt that one of those two games will be televised by VS...this is why they arranged it in the 1st place...to "showcase" the NHL in Europe. Finishing against the Flyers is gonna be fun...only wish we didn't play on Monday nights...TG for PIP w/MNF on. With regard to Sjostrom...he was never really put on a decent line for a long time....this year, I fully expect he, Dawes and Prucha to shine and have a big year...again, Slats needs to find a Big D to clear the crease for Hendrik...I just cannot believe he didn't aquire one yet...too bad Orpik resigned w/the Penguins-that's the kind of D we need to make the team a bonifide "strong" team....and one last thing...losing Avery hurt the most.