GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Chris Kreider parked himself on the ice at the MSG Training Center, a giant among the little people, feeding pucks to kids for shots at an unguarded mini net near one end of the red line.
“I was lucky growing up in the Boston area to skate with a few pro guys when I was young,” the 25-year-old left wing said Wednesday before skating with these 7-, 8- and 9-year-olds at the Rangers’ youth hockey camp. “A chance like this, it was always a blast when those guys came out. It was such a positive influence.