Jackie Spiegel
At-large-contributor. Formerly ESPN, SNY, and SNY.tv. 4-time Emmy winner, 2-time NY Emmy nominee for short-form writing.
Author's Posts
Val James: The Forgotten Trailblazer
February 3rd, 2019 Until Jordan Greenway took to the ice for the US men's ice hockey team in Pyeongchang, the program had never had an African-American player on its Olympic roster. It's shocking it took so long, even with players such as Mike Grier, Seth Jones, Dustin Byfuglien and Kyle Okposo. But, what's even more shocking is that it took more than 23...
Ball Hockey: There's More to Hockey Than Just Ice
June 1st, 2018 They travel from countries around the world and walk onto the rink with flames erupting around them. Together, the players stand shoulder-to-shoulder on the blue line in uniforms representing their country, and their homeland. But while the game they play is in front of a boisterous crowd, in a hockey arena with dasher boards and glass,...
Going Higher: Hockey Played at Record-Breaking Altitude
April 26th, 2018 We've all played hockey in tough conditions. There are the rinks where fog makes it almost impossible to see or the boards look like they'll fall over if you touch them. Some rinks are swimming pools after the Zamboni finishes or need to be patched up like a polo field. Or if it's not the rink, it's us - out of shape, lungs burning and...
Remembering New York Rangers Anthem Singer John Amirante
April 22nd, 2018 If you've ever been to Madison Square Garden for a New York Rangers game over the course of the last 35-plus seasons, there's a good chance you stood for The Star-Spangled Banner, and you stood for John Amirante. A fixture at New York Rangers home games, the popular anthem singer passed away Apr. 17, less than a month before his...
Kevin Westgarth and the Road Less Traveled
December 26th, 2017 This past April, Kevin Westgarth stood in the visitor's locker room at the Prudential Center grinning ear-to-ear. The former Los Angeles King had just wrapped up a charity ice hockey game with several former NHL players. In the game he did something he had only done seven times during his NHL career - he scored a goal. While he...
Ball Hockey Star Danick Martel Makes Flyers Debut
November 23rd, 2017 This past June Danick Martel was dominating the international ball hockey scene in Pardubice, Czech Republic. The 22-year-old netted not only a silver medal with Team Canada, but was the 2017 ISBHF World Championships top scorer and best forward with 12 points in seven games. While his goal at the time was to bring a gold medal home...
