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5 Penguins Who Went From Supervillains to Superheroes

Christy Walters | October 27, 2018

There is always an opposing player that every city loves to hate. He gets away with the cheap shots, agitates the defense, or has the goalie’s number. The city hates…

Categories Editor's Choice, Penguins History

Tatiana Rafter’s Riveting Season

Dan Rice | February 5, 2018

Throughout the Metropolitan Riveters 11-1-0 start, there are many different storylines to be told and one of them is the story of third-year NWHLer Tatiana Rafter. It’s not just her…

Categories Metropolitan Riveters, NWHL, Women's Hockey

Getting to Know Your “New” York Rangers

Amy Ernano | January 2, 2013

The end can’t come soon enough for the Rangers. They are easily one of the teams most impacted by the stoppage, as their offseason acquisitions would seem to have them closer to true Cup contention than they have been since 1994.

Categories New York Rangers, Player Profiles

Operation Hat Trick is a Great Success for Players, Charities

Josh Smith | November 27, 2012

Even the NHL lockout wasn’t able to keep some of the league’s best players off the ice.  Members of fifteen NHL teams hit the ice Saturday night as part of…

Categories New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, NHL News, Philadelphia Flyers

Rangers Must Find Spaces for New Faces

Amy Ernano | November 9, 2012

As talks between the NHL and NHLPA continue, many fans maintain a cautious hope that the lockout might still be resolved in time to salvage the 2012-2013 NHL season. If…

Categories New York Rangers, Previews and Predictions

Ray Shero’s Pittsburgh Penguins: Ready for Another Stanley Cup Run?

Justin Glock | July 28, 2012

When Ray Shero first arrived on the scene from the Nashville Predators, he brought a hockey mindset of toughness and grit to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He signed players who brought their…

Categories Nashville Predators, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Uncategorized

Capitals Extend Beagle for Three Years

Darren Coslov | July 7, 2012

As much as Beagle enjoyed fine tuning his game under Dale Hunter, he is equally as excited about playing for new head coach Adam Oates.

Categories Washington Capitals

New York Rangers Gamble on Free Agent Frenzy

Heidi Werner | July 5, 2012

What a team may want isn’t always what the team will get. The New York Rangers lost out on forward Zach Parise, defenseman Ryan Suter and are now waiting to…

Categories New York Rangers, NHL Rumors, Trades Contracts and Transactions

New York Rangers: Recapping Day One of Free Agency

Michael Rappaport | July 2, 2012

Entering free agency, the New York Rangers were one of the teams that was expected to make a major move. However, July 1st came and passed, and The Rangers, just…

Categories Free Agents, New York Rangers, NHL Rumors, Trades Contracts and Transactions

Goons and Cheap Shots: Keeping Hockey Out Of The Mainstream

Joe Wilson | June 7, 2012

Expectations We have within us an innate sense of right and wrong. Along with that comes a desire to see justice done and for equality. When we see injustice and…

Categories NHL News

Dear Brendan Shanahan……

Justin Glock | April 20, 2012

Dear Brendan Shanahan, You have an extremely difficult job. I would not want to be in your shoes. As head of the NHL Department of Player Safety, you have the…

Categories Nashville Predators, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Suspensions, Uncategorized

Playoff Ratings Are Up, But So Is The Goonery

Michael Viola | April 17, 2012

The 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are being broadcast nationally in their entirety for the first time ever. That’s great. Early returns show that ratings are up significantly when compared…

Categories Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, NHL News, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Suspensions, The Business of Hockey, Uncategorized, Washington Capitals
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