Rangers rookie forward Brett Berard issues a confident statement ahead of his NHL debut
Late on Sunday night the New York Rnagers made an exciting announcement that they have recalled rookie forward from the AHL.
After the Rangers faced the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday and took an embarrassing loss, the Rangers knew they needed to make some drastic changes.
Ultimately, leading the organization to recall rookie forward, Brett Berard from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL.
Since then other roster changes have been made, along with Victor Mancini and Chad Ruhwedel being assigned to the Wolf Pack.
Along with that the Rangers have also recalled 22-year old enforcer Matt Rempe to the lineup:
However, the New York Rangers rookie forward Brett Berard has opened up about making his NHL debut tonight against the St. Louis blues.
Here's what he said happened when he found out he was being called up to the big leagues:
«The three most important people in my life. They've been with me my whole journey.»
Later on he released a statement regarding his excitement about making his NHL debut with the Rangers:
"I think the biggest thing for me is to just stay confident. I think [my confidence] is high. I think down in Hartford, I was trying to get up here, so just trying to bring what I've learned down there so far this year up here and just play my game. It's the same game I've been playing since I was three years old. Just a bigger stage in New York City. It's the best place to play. I'm super excited and just try to play my best.»
Truly some a great attitude to have ahead of his debut, hopefully tonight will be a dream come true for the youngster and he can prove to everyone why he was the right man to be called upon.
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