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Tom Castro

I grew up as a New York Rangers fan and general fan of the NHL in White Plains, NY, and have been preparing for and then pursuing a career in sports media ever since. I've worked for THW covering the Rangers and other NHL topics since 2018, and before that I spent 10 years with STATS LLC, a sports journalism and data company in the Chicago area. Prior to my time with STATS, I worked for a decade as a writer and editor for The Associated Press in New York City, covering the NHL along with numerous other sports. My career began with a stint as a reporter with a suburban New York Gannett local newspaper, for which I covered the Rangers and Devils, along with other area pro teams.

Rangers’ Gallant Could Be Facing Troubling Team Mindset That Sunk Quinn

Tom Castro | October 29, 2021

For the first six games of the 2021-22 season, the New York Rangers’ much-hyped makeover looked stunningly complete. The Blueshirts, whose offseason personnel moves made them significantly bigger and stronger,…

Categories New York Rangers

Rangers’ Kravtsov Mess Gives Gauthier Golden Opportunity

Tom Castro | October 22, 2021

The door to a regular spot on an NHL roster is open for Julien Gauthier. Can the New York Rangers forward walk through it? Such opportunities never last long in…

Categories Editor's Choice, New York Rangers

Rangers Could Have Avoided This Second Kravtsov Temper Tantrum

Tom Castro | October 15, 2021

Vitali Kravtsov received Ryan Strome’s sublime cross-ice feed on the right side of the New York Islanders’ net and buried a blistering one-timer behind goaltender Ilya Sorokin for a power-play…

Categories Editor's Choice, New York Rangers

Rangers’ Zibanejad Extension Makes Perfect Sense

Tom Castro | October 12, 2021

The New York Rangers bought themselves a figurative exhale last weekend, locking up Mika Zibanejad long-term and bringing some clarity to their center situation – which nonetheless remains an issue…

Categories Rangers Transactions

Florida Panthers Sign Aleksander Barkov to 8-Year Extension

Tom Castro | October 8, 2021

The Florida Panthers have fulfilled their top organizational priority, extending captain Aleksander Barkov for eight years and $80 million. Getting the 26-year-old No. 1 center signed long-term was a must…

Categories NHL News, Panthers Transactions

Rangers Need Reaves to Be More Than Just an Enforcer

Tom Castro | September 29, 2021

Ryan Reaves cut an imposing figure at New York Rangers training camp this week, intimidation in a Blueshirt, the kind of player his new team hasn’t had in years. Reaves’…

Categories New York Rangers, Previews and Predictions

Rangers Might Have Future Line With Cuylle, Barron, Pajuniemi

Tom Castro | September 23, 2021

Youth has always stirred the imagination when it comes to pro sports. Fans dream of a promising teenager or early 20-something growing into a star, picturing that player establishing himself…

Categories Previews and Predictions, Rangers Prospects

Rangers’ Top-6 Remains a Question Mark

Tom Castro | September 18, 2021

New York Rangers fans have been reading an inordinate amount of media coverage about the big guys who arrived in the Big Apple this summer, ready to change the conversation…

Categories New York Rangers, Previews and Predictions

Rangers’ Long-Term Center Situation at Critical Point in 2021-22

Tom Castro | September 5, 2021

The New York Rangers’ rebuild is over. That was at least part of the message sent when owner James Dolan stunningly dismissed general manager Jeff Gorton and team president John…

Categories New York Rangers

Rangers’ Goaltending Is Talented, But Questions of Depth Remain

Tom Castro | August 20, 2021

The New York Rangers’ signing of Igor Shesterkin to a four-year, $22.6 million extension Aug. 9 was exciting for the fan base, a reasonable contract that locked up Henrik Lundqvist’s…

Categories NHL Goaltending, Rangers Goaltending

NHL Draft History – 10th Pick Overall

Tom Castro | July 22, 2021

Welcome to a brand new series here at The Hockey Writers called “Road to the Draft.” In this series, our draft contributors will count down from 32nd overall all the…

Categories Hockey History, NHL Entry Draft

Rangers Could Get Another ‘Messier Effect’ With a Stamkos Trade

Tom Castro | July 13, 2021

Here are a couple of the New York Rangers’ major offseason needs: 2. Veteran leadership for a talented but very young roster in need of direction. New general manager Chris…

Categories New York Rangers
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