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National Hockey League Digest (Free subscription) | 02/28/2008
Yesterday was trade deadline day. Was anybody else bored? Even with the number of total players on the move, I expected even more movement. Surprise Deal of The Day I was a little surprised Glen Sather of the NYR traded highly touted goalie prospect Al Montoya to The Coyotes along with Marcel Hossa. The Rangers got [...]
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 02/27/2008
Hossa, 26, and minor-league goaltender Al Montoya were traded to the Coyotes for right wing Fredrik Sjostrom, left wing Josh Gratton and goaltender David LeNeveu. The latter two were with San Antonio of the American Hockey League."This trade is a fair exchange for both clubs, as each player (Hossa and Sjostrom) will benefit from a change in scenery," Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney wrote...
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Ranger Pundit (Free subscription) | 02/27/2008
Here is the breakdown of the Atlantic Division Trades. . . Globe on Hockey Blog: Mirtle: A deadline day roundup -- 25 trades, 45 players, 21 picks [entire NHL] Rangers Acquired Gave up D - CHRISTIAN BACKMAN 2008 4TH ROUND PICK F - FREDRIK SJOSTROM F - MARCEL HOSSA G - DAVID LENEVEU G - AL MONTOYA F - JOSH GRATTON New Jersey Acquired Gave up D - BRYCE SALVADOR F - CAM JANSSEN
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College Hockey News from CHN (Free subscription) | 12/02/2007
Billy Sauer has been doing all the right things for Michigan this season, but it may not have been enough to permanently secure his spot as No. 1 goalie. By everyone's admission, he wasn't ready to replace Al Montoya, who left Michigan for the pros after his junior year. Sauer was called in a season early, and for his first two years between the pipes, had save percentages below .900. Bryan...
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Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 10/03/2007
Head Coach Tom Renney will have plenty of weapons intact, as the Rangers are set to open the ‘07-’08 campaign as they host the Florida Panthers on Thursday night at the garden. The final adjustments came when Goalie Al Montoya and Forwards Nigel Dawes and Artem Ansimov were sent to Hartford, Defenseman Andrew Hutchinson was placed [...]
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Blueshirt Bulletin (Free subscription) | 10/02/2007
The Rangers got down to the 23-man roster limit by making the moves they had to make given the current composition of their roster in re-assigning Nigel Dawes, Artem Anisimov, and Al Montoya, and (finally) waiving Andrew Hutchinson, while keeping...
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NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 09/26/2007
An unexpected opportunity presented itself to rookie Rangers goalie Al Montoya when veteran goaltender Stephen Valiquette cut open his hand before Monday night's game, but it closed just as quickly when Montoya balled up his fists.
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Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/25/2007
from Larry Brooks of the NY Post, To Rick DiPietro, it was simply a matter of “the intensity being ratcheted up against the Rangers, no matter where or when we play them.” To Al Montoya, it was simply a matter of, “basically not really having a choice, but sticking up for my teammates even though I’d rather have been in the [game] to showcase my talents.” continued Check out the goalie fight…...
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Puckhead's Thoughts (Free subscription) | 09/25/2007
Even in preseason these teams hate each other! Very nice. The Rangers at Islanders game turned out to be a brawl fest with Chris Simon and Ryan Hollweg both in the line up. The goalies had to represent, both Rick DiPietro and Al Montoya got to blows. The fight was awkward to watch with the two net minders and it looked as if DiPietro was giving pointers to the young ranger goalie Montoya...
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 09/22/2007
Dane Byers and Ryan Callahan scored first-period power-play goals Friday to spark the New York Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils. Blair Betts and Martin Straka also scored as the Rangers kicked off their preseason schedule. Al Montoya, bidding to win the backup goaltender job behind Henrik Lundqvist, got the start and played well. He stopped 12 of 13 shots in a period and a...
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Blueshirt Bulletin (Free subscription) | 09/14/2007
Some photos of some Ranger gear: Chris Drury modeling the new Ranger jersey [left] -- doesn't look too bad; Hankenstein's helmet in his locker [right]; and the backplate of Al Montoya's helmet [bottom right]. For another video clip of today's...
