The 21-year-old Mancini was about to put on his skates for practice in Hartford when he heard he got the call from the Blueshirts.

With injury to Zac Jones, he's been called back from Hartford a little more than a week since he was sent down

Victor Mancini had an unusual travel experience on his way to Edmonton to meet the New York Rangers. The Rangers called up Mancini on Friday after Zac Jones suffered an upper-body injury and was listed as day-to-day.

Victor Mancini will be back in on the blue line for the New York Rangers when they play the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Saturday night. He’ll take the place of third-pair defenseman Zac Jones,

The Rangers have decided to send Victor Mancini down to the Hartford Wolf Pack in a move to help his development.

Perhaps the reason for Victor Mancini’s recall from Hartford to make the trek across the continent to join the Rangers for Saturday’s match in Edmonton will become apparent at the morning skate. That’s because the Blueshirts have been carrying Chad Ruhwedel as the team’s seventh defenseman since he changed places on Nov.