Tom Castro
I'm a resident of the Chicago suburbs by way of White Plains, NY. I worked for the Associated Press sports department in New York City for 10 years before moving to Chicago in 2005, when the AP's then-internet division entered into a joint venture with STATS LLC. I worked for STATS for 11 years, until 2016. Since then I've covered the Rangers for Elite Sports NY, a hyper-local website, writing long form features and news stories. I'm very excited to be a part of The Hockey Writers.
Author's Posts
Rangers Have Tough Call in the Crease - Shesterkin or Lundqvist
July 18th, 2020 The exciting future or the illustrious past that still has a foot in the present? The biggest question facing coach New York Rangers coach David Quinn as the unprecedented 24-team NHL playoff tournament approaches is a choice between those two factors: does he go with impressive rookie Igor Shesterkin in goal, or does he turn back to...
1st Overall NHL Draft Picks: Regrets From the Last Decade
July 12th, 2020 Second-guessing is always easy - especially when it comes to amateur drafts in professional sports. How could my team take this player over that one that year? Wasn't it as obvious at the time, when they were fresh-faced teenagers, as it is now, years later? The answer, of course, is generally no - even when it comes to the NHL...
K'Andre Miller Could Be the Key to Rangers' Defense Rebuild
July 10th, 2020 Though the NHL is on the verge of returning, there's little doubt that the league - just like the rest of the world - won't look normal for perhaps quite a while. So there still remains plenty of room for fans to dream, as many have during this unprecedented pause in play, of full arenas and typical playoffs and what their teams...
NHL Trivia: 50-Goal Scorers, Plus/Minus Champions, and More
June 21st, 2020 The NHL's impending return will be welcomed by hockey fans everywhere, as strange as it will be to watch players on the ice in July and August. Still, the real games of this unprecedented playoff tournament remain some time away, so here's a little historical trivia to help bridge the gap from now until then. Nine Hall of Famers, One...
Rangers' 1978-79 Stanley Cup Final: What Could've Been
June 12th, 2020 Before the 2013-14 New York Rangers made their stunning run to the Stanley Cup Final, only to fall short, there was the 1978-79 team. That Blueshirts squad authored an even bigger Cinderella story than their counterparts of 25 years later, emerging from third place in the four-team Patrick Division - with 91 points, they finished 25...
Rangers Have Real Trouble Drafting in the Top 10
May 30th, 2020 The New York Rangers have high hopes and big plans for Kaapo Kakko, the Finnish forward who they were more than happy to take with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft. There's a long way to go for the 19-year-old after an up-and-down rookie season, but the Rangers are confident Kakko will develop into a top offensive player....
