Matt Rempe is bringing old-time hockey again.
The New York Rangers referred to as up the 6-foot-7, 240-pound enforcer earlier this week, and it was fairly an NHL debut for the 21-year-old.
He placed on an NHL jersey for the primary time within the Stadium Series when the Blueshirts took on the in-city rival Islanders at MetLife Stadium, dwelling of the NFL’s Giants and Jets.
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Nicolas Deslauriers of the Philadelphia Flyers fights Matt Rempe of the New York Rangers throughout the first interval on the Wells Fargo Center Feb. 24, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Len Redkoles/NHLI through Getty Images)
And in his very first NHL shift, he dropped the gloves with Matt Martin proper because the puck dropped. So, in only one second of ice time, he had collected 5 penalty minutes.
But that was only a preview. On Thursday, in his very first shift within the Hudson River Rivalry in opposition to the New Jersey Devils, he was assessed a match penalty for a success to the top and was ejected in simply 10 seconds.
And Rempe hasn’t toned issues down.
Philadelphia Flyers left wing Nicolas Deslauriers, proper, and New York Rangers heart Matt Rempe struggle within the first interval at Wells Fargo Center. (Kyle Ross/USA Today Sports)
DEVILS FAN IGNITES FIGHT IN STANDS WITH HEADBUTT TO RANGERS SUPPORTER
Three minutes into yet one more rivalry sport Saturday in opposition to the Philadelphia Flyers, Rempe dropped the gloves with veteran robust man Nicolas Deslauriers.
So, in 4 profession video games, he has 8:32 of ice time and 27 penalty minutes.
But the eventful begin was removed from over. He netted his first profession NHL objective on a deflection Saturday, serving to the Rangers tie a franchise file with their tenth straight victory.
“Probably the ugliest first goal in NHL history, but I’ll take it,” he informed ESPN after the sport, calling his first week within the NHL “very eventful.”
“I love it. I want to bring that physicality, that edge to the team, bring speed, fly in there, bang bodies, go to the net. I think I’m doing that, and I’m having so much fun.”
Matt Rempe (73) of the New York Rangers celebrates his third-period objective in opposition to the Philadelphia Flyers along with his teammates on the Wells Fargo Center Feb. 24, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Len Redkoles/NHLI through Getty Images)
The Rangers’ 81 factors are probably the most within the NHL.
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