Hockey Books

Book Review: Barry Beck’s “The Cell”

Barry Beck’s THE CELL: A Story of Tragedy and Survival, is an extremely well-written chronicle of the author’s personal triumph over addiction and unimaginable grief.

Retro Rangers: Book Review – The Franchise

by George Grimm | Nov 20, 2023

Rick Carpiniello spent the better part of 43 years (1978-79 – 2020-21) covering the New York Rangers and the NHL for the New York Journal News as well as The Athletic. And his new book, The Franchise: New York Rangers… A Curated History of the Blueshirts, does a great job of condensing all those years into a highly informative and entertaining 256 page read.

Book Review: The Top 100 Villains of New York Rangers History

by George Grimm | Aug 16, 2023

Sean McCaffrey is at it again. The author of three previous books about the New York Rangers, including the massive four-volume “Tricks of the Trade,” has just released another lengthy volume called The Top 100 Villains of New York Rangers History.

Gunnar and Boomer Esiason: How a football family found solace in hockey

Throughout Gunnar Esiason's journey with cystic fibrosis, the sport of hockey has always been huge part of his family. See their story on E60 (7 p.m. ET, ESPN). [...]

World Junior Championship preview: Top contenders, key players to watch

The 10-team tournament starts Thursday, with the best under-20 players in hockey. Here are the gold medal favorites and players set to break out. [...]

Bruins' Pastrnak exits with upper-body injury

Bruins leading scorer David Pastrnak left Monday night's game against the Capitals in the second period with an undisclosed upper-body injury. [...]

Sabres halt 13-game slide with rout of Islanders

Rasmus Dahlin had four assists and the Sabres stopped a 13-game slide by routing the Islanders 7-1 on Monday night. [...]

Crosby ties Lemieux's Penguins record for assists

Sidney Crosby scored a goal and added three assists to tie Mario Lemieux's franchise record for most assists in team history and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-3 [...]

Tkachuk 'OK' following collision with Kucherov

Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk had to be helped off the ice and taken to the locker room following a first-period collision with Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov in Monday's 4-0 [...]

Rangers sit Kreider vs. Devils as skid continues

Rangers forward Chris Kreider was a healthy scratch for the first time this season in Monday's 5-0 loss to the Devils. [...]

Petgrave calls Johnson's death 'tragic accident'

Hockey player Matt Petgrave has called the death of Adam Johnson "a tragic accident" in a public appeal for donations to his legal costs amid a police investigation. [...]