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Scott Walsh

Sports writer/copy editor/page designer for daily newspaper in northeastern Pennsylvania for almost 30 years. Adjunct professor, Communications, for 12 years at University of Scranton. Long Island native.

Penguins 1992-93 Win Streak One for the Record Books

Scott Walsh | January 8, 2018

It didn’t seem like a big deal at the time. A 3-2 win by the Pittsburgh Penguins over the visiting Boston Bruins at The Igloo on Mar. 9, 1993, stopped…

A Pittsburgh Penguins Scoring Flurry 45 Years Later

Scott Walsh | November 23, 2017

With players such as Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, the Pittsburgh Penguins certainly have had an explosive offense in their history. But during a game in…

American Made: Penguins’ Kessel Joins Elite Group

Scott Walsh | November 1, 2017

It is special whenever a player reaches a milestone. Even more so when that milestone helps win a game. On Oct. 26, Phil Kessel scored 1:07 into overtime to give…

Looking Back: Islanders vs. Expansion Teams

Scott Walsh | October 31, 2017

When the New York Islanders faced the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, it gave them their first look at the expansion team. Although so…

Rivalry Renewed: The Battle of New York

Scott Walsh | October 19, 2017

One of the best rivalries in the National Hockey League resumes Thursday when the New York Islanders face the New York Rangers in Round One of the Battle of New…

Islanders History: Recalling Their First Win

Scott Walsh | October 13, 2017

Break up the Vegas Golden Knights. With wins in their first three games, the Golden Knights became the first expansion team in the 100-year history of the National Hockey League…

What We’ve Learned After Four Islanders Games

Scott Walsh | October 13, 2017

Four games into the season and the New York Islanders have a win, two regulation losses and a shootout loss. What does that tell us? Probably that the Islanders aren’t…

First Look At AHL Realignment For 2015-16

Scott Walsh | May 13, 2015

Since the American Hockey League announced in January that it was relocating five franchises to California and creating a Pacific Division, you knew the league was going to have a…

Farewell, Nassau: Isles-Caps Post-Game 7 Thoughts

Scott Walsh | April 28, 2015

Not many teams are going to win games with just 11 shots on goal, let alone a Game 7. Yet that is what happened to the New York Islanders. They…

Kings of Overtime Strike Again

Scott Walsh | April 20, 2015

When it comes to the Stanley Cup playoffs, the New York Islanders arguably are the Kings of Overtime. Some of the goals they’ve scored in OT are not only memorable…

Hey 19: An NHL Record Likely To Never Be Broken

Scott Walsh | April 17, 2015

When the Los Angeles Kings failed to qualify for the NHL playoffs, it meant another season without a repeat Stanley Cup champion. The last team to win back-to-back Cups was…

Playoff Preview: Islanders vs. Capitals

Scott Walsh | April 15, 2015

During the 1980s, it seemed as if the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals met every spring in the NHL playoffs. Now, the old Patrick Division rivals will rekindle the…

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