NHL

• Thrashers deal White to Rangers for Brashear

  Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - The Atlanta Thrashers have traded center Todd White to the New York Rangers in exchange for forwards Donald Brashear and Patrick Rissmiller.

  White appeared in 65 games for the Thrashers last season, posting seven goals and 19 assists. He spent three seasons in Atlanta and totaled 43 goals with 93 assists for 136 points in 221 games.

  The 35-year-old veteran has also played for Chicago, Philadelphia, Ottawa and Minnesota. He has 140 goals and 239 assists for 379 points in 635 NHL games.

  Brashear appeared in only 36 games for the Rangers after signing as a free agent last summer.

  He managed only one assist with 73 penalty minutes before being sent to the minors in February, and played 27 games for Hartford of the American Hockey League.

  The 38-year-old enforcer has compiled 2,634 penalty minutes in 1,025 NHL games with Montreal, Vancouver, Philadelphia, Washington and the Rangers. He has also registered 85 goals and 120 assists for 205 points.

  Rissmiller, a 31-year-old veteran, appeared in just two games for the Rangers last season. He has played 182 NHL games with San Jose and New York, notching 18 goals and 27 assists. His best season was 2006-07 with the Sharks, when he recorded seven goals and 15 assists in 79 games.

  08/02 10:06:46 ET