New Ice City: A Podcast About The New York Rangers

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Season 5 finale! NY Rangers 2025-26 schedule release and a chat with Dave Maloney Jul 17, 2025

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Episode 189 of "New Ice City" features the Season 5 finale of your favorite New York Rangers podcast! Dave Maloney of MSG Networks joins the show to discuss his new role as Blueshirts lead TV analyst and his passion for the upcoming Shoulder Check Showcase, which will be held Thursday, July 24 at Terry Conners Rink in Stamford, Conn. Plus, host Vincent Mercogliano reacts to the Rangers' 2025-26 schedule release and answers fans questions about prospects knocking on the NHL door, next season's lineup projection and team president Chris Drury's track record.

Digesting the NY Rangers offseason moves and looking ahead with ESPN's Emily Kaplan Jul 10, 2025

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Episode 188 of the "New Ice City" podcast takes time to process the New York Rangers' offseason activity now that NHL free agency has slowed down and delves into the debate about whether Mika Zibanejad should play center or wing next season. Plus, Emily Kaplan of ESPN joins the show to go inside the K'Andre Miller trade and look ahead to future moves and host Vincent Mercogliano answers fans questions about Artemi Panarin, Scott Morrow and prospect development camp.

NY Rangers pull off three big moves on a busy opening day of NHL free agency Jul 02, 2025

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Episode 187 of the "New Ice City" podcast offers reaction to the New York Rangers signing Vladislav Gavrikov, re-signing Will Cuylle and trading K'Andre Miller on the opening day of NHL free agency. Host Vincent Mercogliano analyzes how team president Chris Drury was able to pull it all off, what to make of the roster changes and where it leaves the Blueshirts moving forward.

NY Rangers give up No. 12 pick in NHL Draft as they prepare for critical week Jun 25, 2025

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Episode 186 of the "New Ice City" podcast debates the merits of the New York Rangers' decision to send the No. 12 overall pick in Friday's NHL Draft to the Pittsburgh Penguins in favor of keeping their 2026 first-rounder. Plus, host Vincent Mercogliano reveals everything he's hearing about the trade market and the Blueshirts' plans for free agency next week, including the likelihood of trading K'Andre Miller and replacing him with UFA defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov.

NY Rangers face big draft decision as NHL offseason heats up Jun 19, 2025

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Episode 185 of the "New Ice City" podcast explains why the New York Rangers are waiting until the final hours to make their decision on this year's first-round pick while looking ahead to the NHL Draft and free agency. Plus, Chris Peters of FloHockey joins the show to discuss options if the Blueshirts keep the No. 12 pick and host Vincent Mercogliano answers fans questions about K'Andre Miller, Mika Zibanejad and what we can learn from the two-time champion Florida Panthers.

NY Rangers trade Chris Kreider to Anaheim Ducks to jumpstart Summer of Change Jun 12, 2025

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Episode 184 of the "New Ice City" podcast is an emergency reaction to the New York Rangers trading their longest-tenured player, Chris Kreider, to the Anaheim Ducks. Host Vincent Mercogliano explains why it came to this and offers his take on Kreider's legacy, then looks ahead to other moves team president Chris Drury may be plotting and where the Blueshirts stand with Will Cuylle, K'Andre Miller and Mika Zibanejad.

Final NY Rangers' beat reporter roundtable of the season, with a look ahead to big summer decisions May 15, 2025

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Episode 183 of the "New Ice City" podcast features the final New York Rangers beat reporter roundtable discussion of the season. Host Vincent Mercogliano is joined by Mollie Walker (NY Post), Peter Baugh (The Athletic) and Colin Stephenson (Newsday) to discuss what went wrong for the 2024-25 Blueshirts and some of the critical decisions they face entering a pivotal summer. Plus, Vince offers updates on Mike Sullivan's coaching staff, K'Andre Miller's free agency outlook and more.

Mike Sullivan introduced as 38th head coach in NY Rangers history May 08, 2025

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Episode 182 of the "New Ice City" podcast analyzes New York Rangers' decision to hire Mike Sullivan as the 38th head coach in franchise history and the importance of forming a collaborative partnership with team president Chris Drury. Plus, host Vincent Mercogliano shares highlights from Sullivan's introductory press conference and offers his thoughts on the complicated choice the Blueshirts are facing after losing out on the NHL Draft lottery.

All signs point to Mike Sullivan as next NY Rangers' head coach May 01, 2025

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Episode 181 of the "New Ice City" podcast reacts to Mike Sullivan parting ways with the Pittsburgh Penguins and what it means for the New York Rangers' head coaching search. Plus, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette joins the show to discuss Sullivan's Penguins tenure and coaching style and host Vincent Mercogliano answers fans questions about possible assistants, restricted free agents and a Jack Eichel hypothetical.

Reacting to Peter Laviolette's firing and the most interesting tidbits from NY Rangers' breakup day Apr 24, 2025

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Episode 180 of the "New Ice City" podcast reacts to the New York Rangers firing of head coach Peter Laviolette while taking a look at the candidates with early buzz to replace him. Plus, host Vincent Mercogliano shares clips from Chris Kreider, Braden Schneider, Adam Fox, Vincent Trocheck and Mika Zibanejad and analyzes everything we heard as the Blueshirts cleaned out their lockers for a long summer.

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