Retro Rangers: Remembering Bob Dill

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 of the four-team Tropical Hockey League in 1938.

There Is A Reason to Bother

There Is A Reason to Bother

The Ducks’ and Kings’ arenas are maybe 30 miles apart, though nobody speaks of miles here. Rather, it’s time. On the weekends, it’s possible for me to get from downtown LA, where I reported on the LA-New Jersey game, to Anaheim, with a stop at home to walk the dog, all in time for the twin Canadian-American national anthems, sung just past 5pm at Honda Center.

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Who Beat the Devils?

Who Beat the Devils?

Beware the backhand. In another day, one’s father would not allow the purchase of a curved stick because it was a sure way to weaken the backhand. If my dad had talked to Cam Talbot fifteen seconds into the game against New Jersey in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, he would have had all the proof he needed for his theory.

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Ducks Pondering Pending Vatrano Departure

Ducks Pondering Pending Vatrano Departure

Bye bye, Frank. What a shame that your year of excellence playing in Anaheim has to result in a move elsewhere, but that’s what it looks like is going to happen. So goes the mourning song of Anaheim Ducks fans, who have been lucky to observe Frank Vatrano’s scoring highlights in this season of loss.

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Celebrini, then who? Ranking the top 32 prospects for the 2024 NHL draft

This draft class could be remembered for years to come by its strong group of defensemen. Here's who makes the late-March first-round cut. [...]

NHL playoff watch: Potential playoff matchups aplenty on Thursday night

From first-round showdowns to a possible Cup Final, here are the highlights of the slate. Plus, projections and draft lottery standings. [...]

Capitals' Bear enters player assistance program

Capitals defenseman Ethan Bear has entered the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program and will be away from the team indefinitely while he receives care. [...]

Wizards, Caps to stay in D.C. with arena upgrade

The NBA's Washington Wizards and NHL's Washington Capitals are staying in the District of Columbia. [...]

Torn ACL ends Blues forward Sundqvist's season

Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a torn ACL in his right knee, the team announced Wednesday. [...]

Doan get any better: Coyote nets two in NHL debut

With his parents in an arena suite -- including Shane Doan, Arizona's longtime captain and all-time goal leader -- Josh Doan scored two goals, including the go-ahead tally, in his [...]

Rangers first NHL team to clinch playoff berth

The New York Rangers became the first NHL team to clinch a playoff spot this season after beating the Flyers in a 6-5 overtime thriller Tuesday night. [...]

Avalanche sign G Annunen to two-year extension

The Colorado Avalanche have signed goaltender Justus Annunen to a two-year contract extension through the 2025-26 season. [...]

'Such a rare thing': Panthers' Reinhart scores 50th

Sam Reinhart scored twice, including his 50th goal, as the Florida Panthers shed a four-game skid, posting a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers, an effort that put them back [...]

Canada's best chance at a Stanley Cup in three-plus decades? How four contending teams stack up

Thirty-one years doesn't seem that long ago ... unless you're one of the title-starved Canadian teams that have favorable chances this year at hoisting the Cup. [...]

NCAA HOCKEY

The 2024 NCAA Hockey Brackets

The 2024 NCAA men's college hockey brackets have been announced. The time for making Bracketology posts is over. Next weekend, 12 teams' seasons will end. Four teams will move on to the Frozen Four at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, on April 11-13. Some...
3 Things, Western Michigan vs. North Dakota

3 Things, Western Michigan vs. North Dakota

This past weekend, the University of North Dakota hockey team swept Western Michigan in a pivotal conference matchup (5-3 W, 3-0 W). With the win, UND won the Penrose Cup outright for the fourth time in the last five years and the sixth in the last 11 seasons. The...

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WMU vs. UND in Pictures

WMU vs. UND in Pictures

Grand Forks, ND -- Here are a few pictures I took from the Zamboni hole behind the UND net during the second period of Friday's 5-3 win over Western Michigan University. it was the first meeting between the two teams this season. UND was outshot 37-17 by Western...

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Three teams from the Mitten look to make it out of Maryland Heights and into the Frozen Four [...]

With a capacity of 2,500, the Centene Community Ice Center is the smallest venue ever used for the NCAA Regionals. And yet, it will feature action from four collegiate powerhouses, [...]

The Providence Regional is home to two conference winners in Boston College and Michigan Tech, while Quinnipiac and Wisconsin earned at-large bids. Boston College heads to Providence as the conference’s [...]

This is the way it's supposed to be [...]

Tickets for the Springfield Regional should be hot — the host, Massachusetts, is involved along with two of the biggest fan bases in eastern college hockey, Cornell and Maine. Denver, [...]

Wisconsin goaltender Kyle McClellan is superstitious. Many players, especially goaltenders, are [...]

The NCAA Hockey Tournament is here, as 16 teams begin battle across four regionals for the chance to punch their ticket to St. Paul, Minnesota for the 2024 Frozen Four [...]

Simply put, Jack Randl had other plans [...]

HOCKEY VIDEO GAMES

NHL 24 Fails to Deliver

The latest edition of EA Sports’ NHL hockey video game series – NHL 24 – is available now on PlayStation and Xbox. Last season’s release was quite disappointing, and our hope was that NHL 24 would represent a huge leap forward and take full advantage of next-generation console power. Unfortunately, it falls short and disappoints again this time, in some even more critical ways.

NHL 21 Gets Ready to Take the Ice

NHL 21 Gets Ready to Take the Ice

The release of EA Sports’ NHL video game has been an annual tradition for nearly 30 years (dating back to the release of NHL Hockey in 1991), and this year will be no different. NHL 21 comes out on October 16th, and here’s some of what we’re looking forward to…

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PHOTO GALLERIES

Photo Gallery: Lightning vs Flyers (02/24/2024)

The Philadelphia Flyers scored five goals in the third period to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 at Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday. Bob Fina photographed the game for Inside Hockey.

Photo Gallery: Flyers Down Caps in Shootout

Photo Gallery: Flyers Down Caps in Shootout

The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Washington Capitals 4-3 in a shootout on Thursday.  Bobby Brink, Joel Farabee and Owen Tippett scored for the Flyers and Connor McMichael, Tom Wilson and Dylan Strome tallied for the Capitals during regulation.  In the shootout, Sean Couturier and Bobby Brink were successful for the Flyers, while TJ Oshie got the Caps’ lone shootout goal.

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Pinto tallied a goal and three assists in Wednesday's 6-2 victory over the Sabres. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]

Chabot (undisclosed) will be evaluated for an injury Thursday, Murray Pam of Full Press Hockey reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]

Luukkonen will start at home versus the Senators on Wednesday, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]

Reimer is expected to start on the road against Carolina on Thursday, according to Max Bultman of The Athletic. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]

Nichushkin is questionable for Thursday's game against the Rangers because of a lower-body injury, per Aarif Deen of Mile High Sports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]

HOCKEY HISTORY

Retro Rangers: Remembering Bob Dill

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 of the four-team Tropical Hockey League in 1938.

Retro Rangers: Remembering “Leapin’ Louie” Fontinato

Retro Rangers: Remembering “Leapin’ Louie” Fontinato

“Leapin’ Louie” Fontinato was one of the most popular players to ever don a New York Rangers sweater. The 6-1. 195 pound defenseman was born in January 1932 in Guelph, Ontario and came up through the Guelph Biltmore pipeline that provided the Rangers with so many young prospects such as Harry Howell, Dean Prentice, Ron Murphy and later Jean Ratelle and Rod Gilbert.

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Retro Rangers: The Garden’s Cast of Eccentric Characters

Retro Rangers: The Garden’s Cast of Eccentric Characters

Like most NHL teams. the New York Rangers have had their share of eccentric fans. There was Sally Lark, a buxom, platinum blonde, interior decorator from Brooklyn, who was a fixture at the Old Garden during  the 1940s and 1950s. Her seat was directly  adjacent to the penalty box and she was given the nickname “Sin Bin Sally.”

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