NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 19: Artemi Panarin #10 and the New York Rangers honor the NHL's first Black player Willie O'Ree with a commemorative helmet sticker prior to their game against the New Jersey Devils at Madison Square Garden on January 19, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
The New York Rangers held a practice today and predictably, the Artemi Panarin situation was the topic that consumed the team. Although Coach David Quinn said that he was very pleased with the practice, it had to be disruption.
Here is the team’s statement about the situation.