The wait and sheer anticipation is over. The NHL 2022-23 season officially arrived this year to lots of the usual fanfare and hoopla and why not? As a sports-defined culture, the return of sports seasons signifies a return to normalcy in our lives once again. No more professional sports played in front of empty arenas or stadiums; no more playoffs being …
Home in name to some of the American sport’s most successful franchises, from the Yankees to the Giants, the state of New York has millions of dedicated fans hoping to celebrate their team’s success. And since January, fans have been putting big money behind those favorites with New York sports betting. But which New York teams are officially the most …
Well, there you have it. The 2022-23 NHL preseason is over and done with; the Rangers no doubt are ready to move on to games that “count” and they will get their chance on October 11th when they face their Eastern Conference nemesis in the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Rangers had a ho-hum preseason and went 2-4 which is nothing …
When you’re part of a team that has the arguably best goalie in the National Hockey League, who really cares about the backup goalie, right? After all, the Rangers have none other than 2022 Vezina Trophy winner Igor Shesterkin defending the crease on a nightly basis for the Blueshirts. However, if you are anything more than a casual follower of hockey or …
The Rangers are in full training camp mode and as head coach Gerard Gallant put it: “last spring is over.” Whatever the Rangers looked like this time last year is over as well as forwards Ryan Strome, Andrew Copp and Frank Vatrano are no longer wearing the time honored Blueshirt sweater. What’s going on in training camp so far? Recently-acquired …
When an NHL player finishes up the season with a career-high in goals scored and points and gets voted on to the All-Star team, that’s a great season and for Rangers left winger Chris Kreider, 2021-22 was the pinnacle of his tenth season with the Blueshirts. What can we expect of Kreider as the new season’s training camp is only two weeks …
Ah yes, another NHL season is about to unfold and the Rangers are ready to hit the ice in training camp. I should say all of the Rangers with the exception of one defenseman – Nils Lundkvist. The details of this story line continue to unfold but it will be extremely unlikely that will we ever see Lundkvist wearing a Rangers …
Some NHL players spend the majority of their careers luckily tied to one organization; however, many players feel like they’re more carnival workers and travel from town to town and team to team throughout the United States and Canada. For veteran winger Jimmy Vesey, the opportunity to return to the New York Rangers seems like a “welcome home” chance and …
Arguably the toughest job in hockey is being a goaltender and when the netminder is on their A-game, they’re heroes; when they go into a slump, these players are blamed for all of the team’s woes. As the 2022-23 regular season fast approaches, it’s time to look at the “best of the best” goalies heading into training camp. Mind you, …
September is here and what does that mean for hockey fans? It’s mysteriously getting cooler in our minds regardless of the temperatures outside. NHL players are wrapping up summer vacations and getting ready to report to their respective training camps. Every sports outlet has come out and made their NHL power ranking predictions and in many cases the Rangers look …
