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New York Post
18 Feb 2024


NextImg:Fired-up Rangers rookie Matt Rempe fights Islanders’ Matt Martin on first NHL shift in Stadium Series game

It took Matt Rempe all of four seconds to introduce himself to the NHL.

The 6-foot-8-and-a-half forward, who became the first player in history to make his NHL debut in an outdoor game, dropped the gloves with Islanders heavyweight Matt Martin on his very first shift of the Rangers-Islanders Stadium Series matchup at MetLife Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

After going punch-for-punch with Martin, Rempe threw his arms up repeatedly and incited the primarily blue-clad crowd to get loud — and they did.

Rangers rookie Matt Rempe (r.) fights the Islanders’ Matt Martin (l.) early in the first period of the 2024 NHL Stadium Series game at MetLife Stadium on Feb. 18, 2024. NHLI via Getty Images
Rangers rookie Matt Rempe fought the Islanders' Matt Martin on his first NHL shift.
Rangers rookie Matt Rempe fought the Islanders’ Matt Martin on his first NHL shift. NHLI via Getty Images

Rempe, 21, earned just his second recall to the Rangers over the last week and a half since the organization drafted him 165th overall in 2020.

After the Rangers returned him to AHL Hartford, however, Blake Wheeler suffered a season-ending lower-body injury and he was called up again.