This Week in Rangers Nation: January 11th – 17th
Monday, January 11th
The Rangers announced they have acquired the rights to centre Robby Fabbri from the Guelph Storm in exchange for Kitchener’s 3rd round draft pick in 2020, a conditional 2nd round pick (SAG) in 2018, and a conditional 2nd round pick (KIT) in 2019.
Tuesday, January 12th
Kitchener Rangers vs. Owen Sound Attack 7pm
The Rangers make their first trip to the Bayshore since November 14th when the visitors came away with a 2-1 overtime win over the Attack. The game was the first OHL start (and win) for rookie goaltender Luke Richardson.
The first three games of the season between the Attack and Rangers each went to overtime (2-0-1-0 Kitchener). Their most recent meeting on December 11th saw the Rangers come away with a decisive 6-1 win at the Aud.
Wednesday, January 13th
-Rangers player (Nick Magyar) will be appearing live on-air from 12:35-12:50pm on a weekly ‘Rangers Hour’ segment on The Eric Drozd Show on 570 News.
Friday, January 15th
Mississauga Steelheads vs. Kitchener Rangers 7:30pm – TICKETS
The Mississauga Steelheads and Kitchener Rangers will meet for the second and final time this season, and first at the Aud, on January 15th.
In the teams’ first meeting at the Hershey Centre on October 11th the Rangers led 2-0 through 40 minutes of play, but a shorthanded goal and a powerplay goal by Mississauga in the second half of the third period sent the game to overtime. Alexander Nylander would score less than a minute into the extra frame to serve the Rangers their second overtime loss in as many games.
Please Note*: On the Rangers 2015-16 pocket schedule, this game is listed as a 7pm start. The actual start time of the game is 7:30pm.
Saturday, January 16th
Kitchener Rangers vs. Saginaw Spirit 7:05pm
The Rangers make their first trip to the Dow Event Centre this season to take on former Rangers forward Mike Davies and the Saginaw Spirit.
In the first two games between the clubs this season, the Rangers are 2-0-0-0 and have outscored their opponents 10-5.
