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 Buying Out Their Defense Could Lead to Regret
January 29th, 2019 So far, the New York Rangers have been passing the "patience test" during their rebuild. No impulsive big-name free-agent signings or quick-fix trades. No rushing youngsters in the minors who aren't ready for the NHL level. Just a steady, gradual approach to the process of properly laying a foundation for the future - one...
Rangers Saddled With Struggling Skjei
January 19th, 2019 The New York Rangers are committed to doing everything possible to help young defenseman Brady Skjei regain his 2016-17 NHL All-Rookie Team form. The solution, however, can truly come from only one place - between Skjei's ears. Head coach David Quinn has applied his tough love/supportive and nurturing approach. The club...
Rangers Rebuild Stunted by Centers Logjam
January 12th, 2019 The New York Rangers' deficiencies of talent and depth on the wings and defense have become glaring during the club's lopsided five-game losing streak. However, the issue down the middle is a different one. Desperate for a big-time scoring winger and starved for a stud right-handed defenseman, the Rangers face a glut of...
Rangers' Buchnevich Ready to Resume Breakout
December 15th, 2018 What was looking like the beginning of a long-awaited breakout for Pavel Buchnevich ended up being put on hold. Now it's up to the young New York Rangers forward to pick up where he left off. The third-year player returned Friday night from a broken thumb that had sidelined him since Nov. 10, an was placed on a formidable...
Rangers' Shattenkirk Still Struggling
December 12th, 2018 When it comes to the supposedly curious case of Kevin Shattenkirk, there are general managers, scouts and even fans who would say, "I told you so." Plenty of NHL executives would indeed tell you now that the perfectly ordinary performance of the New York Rangers defenseman this season has hardly been surprising - that No....
Rising Rangers Need to Keep Focus on Future
November 30th, 2018 The word "rebuild" has been thrown about so much regarding the New York Rangers since February, it seemed as if the team adopted it as the official slogan for the 2018-19 season. We're not hearing it much anymore, of course. Clearly, the Rangers' talent base is considerably better than it showed at the end of last season....
