by George Grimm | Mar 21, 2024 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, NHL, Retro Rangers
Bob Dill was a bruising defenseman who was acquired by the Rangers in January 1944 to add some muscle to their lineup. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota in April 1920, Dill played hockey for his local high school, and then traveled to Florida to play for the Miami Clippers...
by Kenneth Cross | Mar 11, 2024 | Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning
Motivation in sports is a tremendous intangible that not every coach can use and it works for him or her. Success and respect has to be two of the major qualities in this part of the acumen of any game. On Thursday evening, the Tampa Bay Lightning fell hard in a 6-3...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 8, 2024 | Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles, CA–The LA Kings are hurting, which is to say, they have some key players on IR. Primary amongst those were day-to-day Adrian Kempe and Mikey Anderson on Thursday night, with Ottawa having made their way up the freeway from a game in Anaheim the...
by Kenneth Cross | Mar 8, 2024 | Calgary Flames, Tampa Bay Lightning
TAMPA, Fla – Calgary Flames center Yegor Sharangovich scored two goals some 2:33 apart midway through the second period. Then, Jakob Pelletier added a third marker just 51 seconds after the second Sharangovich goal and the Flames dominated the Tampa Bay...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 4, 2024 | Anaheim Ducks, Vancouver Canucks
Anaheim, CA—The Ducks’ and Kings’ arenas are maybe 30 miles apart, though nobody speaks of miles here. Rather, it’s time. But on the weekends, particularly a sleepy Sunday where there’s no NFL or MLB drawing fans towards stadia, and thus onto the 5 freeway, a mile a...
