BE MORE THAN JUST A GREENVILLE FAN
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that they are looking for talented, enthusiastic men and women to be a part of their game night staff for the 2011-12 season. A night out at the Road Warriors game is about more than…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet The New York Rangers will continue a new tradition when many of their top young players participate in a prospects tournament beginning Saturday in Traverse City, Mich. All but five of 24 players have their NHL rights owned by the…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Not surprisingly, the mother of Wade Belak said the former NHL player suffered from depression before committing suicide last Wednesday. “I think he was taking control of that,” Lorraine Belak said in a phone interview with the Canadian…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Another tragic story rocked the pro hockey world Wednesday when another former tough guy battling personal issues, Wade Belak, was found dead in his Toronto condominium. Belak, who was 35, announced his retirement from hockey in March…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Two former New York Rangers/Hartford Wolf Pack players were on the opposite ends of the happiness scale Wednesday. Defenseman Fedor Tyutin hit the jackpot, while center Marc Savard’s career sadly could be over far too soon. Tyutin, the…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Dave Scatchard is the latest example of why all of hockey should do everything possible to prevent headhunting. Scatchard, a center who played three games with the Hartford Wolf Pack in the 2007-08 season, has decided to end his 14-year…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Colin McDonald didn’t hide his feelings – and didn’t want to, either. After scoring an AHL-leading 42 goals with the Oklahoma City Barons last season, the Wethersfield native felt slighted when the Edmonton Oilers made an offer he could…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Talk about a worthwhile confab. The Houston Aeros were floundering in January when coach Mike Yeo, elevated to coach of the parent Minnesota Wild on June 17, called a team meeting. “It was a decision that we decided to make and kind of a…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet While on a terrific reunion of my wife’s family in suburban Baltimore/Washington over the weekend, I got word of the retirement of one of the greatest winners in sports history. Trumbull native Chris Drury couldn’t find another job after…
2011 TRAVERSE TEAM ANNOUNCED
RANGERS ANNOUNCE ROSTER FOR 2011 TRAVERSE CITY TOURNAMENT The annual prospect tournament set to begin on September 10, 2011 New York, August 15, 2011 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today the roster for the 2011…