Matt Gilroy

That the play of rookie defenseman Matt Gilroy had cooled somewhat since the beginning of the season was fairly obvious. Still, it’s somewhat of a surprise today that the Rangers have assigned the 25-year-old Hobey Baker winner to Hartford (AHL) today while retaining 25-year-old Finnish rookie Ilkka Heikkinen, at least for the time being. Gilroy, scoreless in his last four, has four goals and two assists in 30 games. Defensively, Gilroy was beaten one-on-one on both Dustin Byfuglien’s winner in last night’s 2-1 overtime loss at Chicago and by Jonathan Toews in the second period, though Henrik Lundqvist managed to kick out his right ... Read Full Story

CBC.ca LI's Gilroy, Baker winner, signs with Rangers Newsday BY STEVE ZIPAY | steve.zipay@newsday.com The top player in US college hockey grew up on Long Island, but he is turning pro as a Ranger. Rangers sign Hobey Baker winner Matt Gilroy SportingNews.com Rangers sign college standout Matt Gilroy NHL.com MiamiHerald.com  - Boston Globe  - College Hockey News  - New York Times all 126 news articles Read Full Story

Goal Line Report Previous entry: Dubinsky Needs to Produce by Patrick Hoffman on 09/23/09 at 06:22 PM ET Comments (0) When the New York Rangers signed Hobey Baker Award winner and defenseman Matt Gilroy last April, many Ranger fans and pundits alike wondered whether or not he would live up to his billing and become the offensive-defenseman the team has longed for since Brian Leetch was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2004. In pre-season, it’s safe to say that Gilroy has lived up to his billing and has even given the Blueshirts more than they thought they were going to get. He’s ... Read Full Story

Goal Line Report Previous entry: Ovechkin Is Set for Game 2 by Patrick Hoffman on 04/17/09 at 04:06 PM ET Comments (1) From SNYRangersBlog.com: “A source close to SNYRangersblog.com has learned that Matt Gilroy, Hobey Baker Award winner (college hockey’s top player) from Boston University, is close to signing with the New York Rangers. A call was placed to Gilroy’s agent, Kent Hughes, and he said that nothing has been signed yet and could not confirm whether or not the Blueshirts had signed him to a contract. We are also in the midst of contacting the Rangers to see what’s going on with the ... Read Full Story

The Rangers have signed Boston University free agent defenseman Matt Gilroy, winner of the Hobey Baker Award as college hockey’s best player, The Post has learned. Gilroy, the 24-year-old who led the Terriers to the NCAA title last week, received serious bids from a half-dozen teams, notably including the Devils, Maple Leafs and Lightning. It’s believed the Long Island native, whose father, Frank, played basketball for St. John’s from 1997-81, signed a two-year deal for between $4-5 million. Read Full Story