Rangers announce preseason schedule

Rangers captain Chris Drury and the Blueshirts will play two preseason games against Jimmy Howard's Detroit Red Wings, including Oct. 1 at  The Garden.

New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced the 2010 pre-season schedule today, featuring three games at Madison Square Garden and a total of six games in 10 days.

The Rangers 2010 pre-season schedule will consist of three home-and-home sets, opening against the New Jersey Devils at Madision Square Garden on Thursday, September 23, before travelling to Newark on Saturday, September 25.

New York will then head to Detroit to face the Red Wings on Sunday, September 26, before returning home for the second of their two matchups on Wednesday, September 29.

The Rangers will wrap up their pre-season schedule with back-to-back games against the Senators, Friday, October 1 in New York and Saturday, October 2 at Ottawa.

The 2010 New York Rangers training camp begins with players reporting to the Madison Square Garden Training Facility on Friday, September 17.

RANGERS' 2010 PRESEASON SCHEDULE (All times Eastern Standard Time)
Day	Date	Opponent	Site	Time
Thursday	Sept. 23	New Jersey	Madison Square Garden	7 p.m.
Saturday	Sept. 25	New Jersey	Prudential Center	7 p.m.
Sunday	Sept. 26	Detroit	Joe Louis Arena	5 p.m.
Wednesday	Sept. 29	Detroit	Madison Square Garden	7 p.m.
Friday	Oct. 1	Ottawa	Madison Square Garden	7 p.m.
Saturday	Oct. 2	Ottawa	Scotiabank Place	7 p.m.