16 Rangers on NHL Rosters
October 12, 2022 – Ontario Hockey League (OHL) – Kitchener Rangers News Release
Kitchener, Ont. – An impressive 16 former Kitchener Rangers have ties to NHL Opening-Day Rosters, 13 of which are players and three are on the bench as coaches.
There are two former Kitchener Rangers skaters on each of the Anaheim Ducks, Montreal Canadiens and the St. Louis Blues and one former Ranger on six other NHL teams: Buffalo, Calgary, Colorado, Dallas, Detroit and Winnipeg:
John Gibson (Anaheim Ducks)
John Moore (Anaheim Ducks)
Jeff Skinner (Buffalo Sabres)
Nazem Kadri (Calgary Flames)
Gabriel Landeskog (Colorado Avalanche)
Radek Faksa (Dallas Stars)
Dominik Kubalik (Detroit Red Wings)
Jacob Ingham (Los Angeles Kings)
Mike Hoffman (Montreal Canadiens)
Arber Xhekaj (Montreal Canadiens)
Robert Bortuzzo (St. Louis Blues)
Logan Brown (St. Louis Blues)
Logan Stanley (Winnipeg Jets)
Three former Kitchener Rangers coaches will be on the bench this season:
Peter DeBoer (Dallas Stars)
Steve Spott (Dallas Stars)
Mike Van Ryn (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Additionally, five more former Kitchener Rangers have a high chance to see time in the NHL this season:
Josh Leivo (St. Louis Blues)
Givani Smith (Detroit Red Wings)
Donovan Sebrango (Detroit Red Wings)
Michael Vukojevic (New Jersey Devils)
Riley Damiani (Dallas Stars)
The Kitchener Rangers return home to The Aud for a pair of games this weekened beginning Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.
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