He's no longer Rangers property, since the new CBA no longer allows temas to hold the rights of drafted Euros ndefinitely.
He played in Hartford about 5-6 years ago, and is still around. You can usually see him at international events since he is the goalie for Team Kazakhstan.
Back on topic, remember when Yeremeyev actually played for the Rangers? He came out of nowhere, played fairly well in Hartford, had his cup of coffee with the big club, then disappeared back into the ether...
Most players who play for Kazakhstan are Russian.
I remember Yeremeyev played for the Rangers in like 2001. One game he had to play against the Penguins who were one of the best offensive teams that year. I felt sorry for him because the defence was very bad that game and he looked very scared. The Rangers lost I think 7-4.
Most players who play for Kazakhstan are Russian.
I remember Yeremeyev played for the Rangers in like 2001. One game he had to play against the Penguins who were one of the best offensive teams that year. I felt sorry for him because the defence was very bad that game and he looked very scared. The Rangers lost I think 7-4.
Y-Guy is what I called him. He made four appearances that season, starting three games. On December 27, 2000 in Carolina, he came in for McLean who had yielded three goals on sixteen shots. Y-Guy stopped 13 of 14 over the final two periods and took the 4-3 loss.
He started on January 13 in Boston and lost again (4-1), yielding all 4 goals on 24 shots.
The Penguin encounter came February 23 and was a 6-4 loss in Pittsburgh (26 saves). Your memory is pretty darn good. There was a March 2 tilt in which Pittsburgh beat McLean 7-5.
Y-Guy's final chance was in MSG against the Isles (5-2 loss, 29 saves)
The Blueshirts switched to Guy Hebert after that. He went 5-6-1, never yielding fewer than 2 goals.
Mike Richter struggled as well that season even before going on I/R. He was 20-21-3 with a 3.27 GAA and .893 save percentage. McLean was 8-10-1, 3.49/.889
This made me think of something, what if Hockey were as big in the US as its in Canada.
Don't I wish! A big chain bookstore near me has been carrying a goalie magazine, which kind of surprised me since I've never seen it anywhere else, and when I was there last weekend, when I went to the "sports" shelf... lo and behold... the rack was packed with baseball mags. The only hockey mag to be found was THN's annual issue.
As for Yeremeyev, he's not the only goalie from last year's Olympics who had a brief stint as a Ranger. Czech netminder Milan Hnilicka played in Hartford in 99/00 and played two games with the big boys, and Canadian-born Italian citizen Jason Muzzatti played 6 games (0-3-2) with the Rangers in 97/98.
Um... yeah.... you'll all sleep better tonight for knowing that I'm sure.
Was it Hnlicka or Yeremeyev that Sam was saying during the game that he didn't know a lick of english? 30 seconds later he got scored on because the defensemen didn't know who he was trying to pass to. intercept. score. i remember laughing. being pissed, but laughing.
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When'd that happen!
