Rangers Acquire White
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New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the Rangers have acquired center Todd White, a former Clarkson standout, from the Atlanta Thrashers, in exchange for forwards Donald Brashear and Patrick Rissmiller.
White, 35, has skated in 635 career regular season games with
the Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers, Ottawa Senators,
Minnesota Wild and Atlanta Thrashers, registering 140 goals and 239
assists for 379 points, along with 226 penalty minutes and a
plus-21 rating. The 12-year NHL veteran has reached the
20-goal and 50-point plateaus three times, and has registered 75
career multi-point performances.
In 2008-09, White established career-highs in games played (82),
assists (51), points (73) and power play goals (12) as a
Thrasher. He led Atlanta in assists, tied for the team lead
in power play goals and ranked third in points. White reached
several career milestones that season, including his 500th career
game on November 2 vs. Florida, his 300th NHL point with a goal on
November 28 vs. Nashville, and his 200th career assist on February
8 vs. Philadelphia.
He also recorded a career-high, nine-game point streak from March
6 vs. Montreal to March 21 at Tampa Bay, tallying 10 points (three
goals and seven assists) over the span. White finished the
season strong, recording 28 points (eight goals and 20 assists)
over the final 26 games.
The 5-10, 195-pounder skated in 65 games with Atlanta in 2009-10,
registering seven goals and 19 assists for 26 points, along with 24
penalty minutes. He recorded four multi-point performances,
and posted a three-game assist streak from November 22 vs. Tampa
Bay to November 27 at Carolina (three assists). White also
skated in his 600th career game on December 12 vs. Montreal.
The Kanata, Ontario native originally signed with the Chicago
Blackhawks as a free agent on August 27, 1997.
