by Angie Carducci | May 12, 2022 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins
With a 3-1 lead in their first-round series, the Pittsburgh Penguins had plenty of reason to feel confident, even as they headed into the unfriendly confines of Madison Square Garden. They’d been better than the Rangers in nearly every facet of the series so far....
by Angie Carducci | May 7, 2022 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins
If the Penguins drop their series to the New York Rangers and go out in the first round for the fourth consecutive year, one thing is for certain – third-string goaltender Louis Domingue will have given them his best in a challenging situation. “I think he’s played...
by Jason Scales | Mar 23, 2022 | Inside Hockey, NCAA
Reading, Ma – The 2021-22 NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament kicks off on Thursday, March 24, in Albany, NY, at the MVP Arena. The first game features Minnesota St. Mavericks, overall number two seed, taking on the 15th seeded Harvard Crimson at noon EST....
by George Grimm | Mar 14, 2022 | Hockey History, Homepage, Inside Hockey, New York Rangers, NHL, Retro Rangers
Separately, Jim Gordon and Bill Chadwick were each very good at their jobs, but together they were great and formed one of the most popular broadcasting teams in Rangers history. Gordon was the straight man, the professional broadcaster of the duo. A Brooklyn...
by Kenneth Cross | Jan 27, 2022 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, New Jersey Devils, Tampa Bay Lightning
TAMPA – The Tampa Bay Lightning are long noted for consistency of being positioned to make the kill or the goal needed to stoke another victory in the ‘W” column. That’s when Lightning center Anthony Cirelli came to the dance when he pushed in...
by George Grimm | Jan 20, 2022 | Hockey History, Homepage, Inside Hockey, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Back in the days before air travel became the norm, NHL teams rode the rails to their road games within the then six-team league. Bob Chrystal, who patrolled the Rangers Blue Line for a couple of seasons in the mid-50s was one of those players who spent countless...
