Conference play began this past weekend in NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey, with five New York Rangers prospects hitting the ice for their respective collegiate teams.
It was all smiles for Ty Henricks and younger brother Tanner before Western Michigan opened defense of their Penrose Cup with an NCHC game Friday against St. Cloud State. But no so much afterward.
Henricks, a Rangers forward prospect with Western Michigan, was assessed a major penalty for direct contact to the head of his brother, and a game misconduct. Worse, Tanner Henricks, a defenseman and Columbus Blue Jackets draft pick, sustained a lower-body injury on the play that will require surgery, and is out three months.