That next opportunity never came for Halak, who officially retired as a professional player Friday. The 40-year-old goalie finished his NHL career with a 295-189-69 record, 2.50 goals-against average, .915 save percentage and 53 shutouts over 17 seasons.

After the NHL announced Monday that the Rangers would kick off the 2025-26 schedule on Oct. 7 at Madison Square Garden against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the league released the rest of its schedule Wednesday.

A fter more than a year on the NHL coaching carousel without landing a new opportunity, former New York Rangers head coach Gerard Gallant is making a surprising pivot. According to NHL insider Pierre LeBrun, the 61-year-old coach is heading to Russia to take on a role in the KHL.

The name Mike Richter is well-known among hockey fans. Richter spent 15 years in the National Hockey League as a goalie for the New York Rangers, including in 1994 when he was a fixture in the net during the team’s Stanley Cup winning season.

It was the second time the NHL held the Broadcast Training Camp, which is part of the League's ongoing commitment to off-ice player development that began with the 2013 creation of the NHL/NHLPA Player Orientation Program.

The beginning of the NHL’s next collective bargaining agreement brings to an end the possibility that a former Zamboni driver or an accountant who plays beer league hockey could enter a game in the league.

The New York Rangers will play their sixth outdoor game during the 2025-26 season, as well as their longest homestand

The season opener for the Penguins and Rangers will get underway at 8 p.m. on October 7 and will be airing on ESPN. The NHL's full schedule will be released on Wednesday afternoon.