| First time ever, Rangers and Bulls collide in final | Rangers finally get it done . . . in style | Mason is magnificent |
| For the first time ever the Bulls were prepared to faceoff against the Rangers in the post-season. The top two teams of the regular season, dominant in the conference finals. The two clubs will collide once again at the Memorial Cup, but first they need to settle on an OHL champion. The OHL’s netminder of the year Mike Murphy set to do battle with Justin Azevedo, the league’s most outstanding player ….learn more | The Rangers clinched the franchises’ 4th J. Ross Robertson trophy as OHL champions, after a dominating effort in a winner-take-all game seven against the Bulls. Captain Matt Pepe logged piles of ice while accumulating a game-high plus-3. Shawn Matthias played in his first post-season game, he was the only one to beat Josh Unice. The Rangers directed 51 shots at Mike Murphy who was strong in goal for the Bulls …..learn more | For the first time since joining the Rangers, the team really leaned on their star netminder and he came up with a huge performance to preserve the victory. Mason came through stopping 24 of 25 shots directed at him. Mike Duco and Scott Tregunna scored during the first period where the Rangers outshot the Storm 16-9, and Kitchener made the lead hold, though the final periods were rather uninspiring …..learn more |
| Deja-vu for Rangers, as Stamkos & Sting visit | Plymouth sinks to eighth for another matchup with Rangers | Enter Steve Mason |
| The first round was a rematch of last season’s second round and the second round is a rematch of last year’s opening round. The Rangers face the Sting for the third time since the Royals relocated to Sarnia, and they’re on a roll against the Sting with 11 straight victories over the Sting dating back to early last season. Steven Stamkos only has one goal in 4 regular season games, but Justin Azevedo has 7 goals in head-to-head action this year ….learn more | Who would have thought it last season? The Rangers with Knights netminder: Steve Mason, the deal went down with the big Knights netminder, while he was representing Canada was the World Junior Championship in the Czech Republic. Phil Varone and Steve Tarasuk were part of a deal back to London that also included many picks. Mavric Parks was also trated to the Frontenacs to make room for Mason ….learn more | For the first time since joining the Rangers, the team really leaned on their star netminder and he came up with a huge performance to preserve the victory. Mason came through stopping 24 of 25 shots directed at him. Mike Duco and Scott Tregunna scored during the first period where the Rangers outshot the Storm 16-9, and Kitchener made the lead hold, though the final periods were rather uninspiring …..learn more |
| Rangers land Steve Mason in blockbuster deal | Rangers face Whalers for 3rd time in 5 seasons | Make it a clean sweep for Azevedo |
| Who would have thought it last season? The Rangers with Knights netminder: Steve Mason, the deal went down with the big Knights netminder, while he was representing Canada was the World Junior Championship in the Czech Republic. Phil Varone and Steve Tarasuk were part of a deal back to London that also included many picks. Mavric Parks was also trated to the Frontenacs to make room for Mason ….learn more | The Rangers have encountered the Whalers in 3 of the last 5 postseasons. Playing them in the 3rd, 1st and now 2nd round. This will be the first time in more than 10 years, that the Whalers will enjoy home advantage in a best-of-seven series. The last time being in 1996. Injuries to overages: Peter Tsmikalis and Victor Oreskovich promise to play a big part in the series outcome. 2006 Championship teammates collide ….learn more | Justin Azevedo was first star for the third straight game in a row. Both teams went one for six on the power play, but the difference was that the Rangers scored 5 goals even strength. Steve Mason only faced 16 shots in the dominating victory, improving Kitchener’s record to 7-1 against the Otters this season. Nazem Kadri and Mikkel Boedker both had a pair of assists in the 6-1 victory …..learn more |
