The New York Rangers knew they were getting a hard-hitting hockey player when they called Matt Rempe back up to their squad on Monday morning. The physical 6'9" forward racked up 71 penalty minutes in 17 games played in 2023-24. But this? This was a lot.

With Chris Kreider sidelined by an upper-body injury, the New York Rangers recalled forward Matt Rempe from Hartford of the American Hockey League on Monday ahead of their game against the St. Louis Blues at Madison Square Garden.

The New York Rangers have recalled Matt Rempe from the Hartford Wolf Pack. This comes after Chris Kreider sustained an upper-body injury. He is listed as day-to-day and Filip Chytil is also still recovering from an injury of his own.