FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Who knows, maybe the New York Islanders will be moving to Hartford in four years? That could be one of the possibilities after residents of Nassau County on Long Island voted down a $400 million referendum in a special election Monday…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Mission accomplished for New York Rangers president and general manager Glen Sather. Sather entered the offseason hoping to keep his core of marquee players intact for at least several years, and that goal was finalized Wednesday when…
BACK TO THE FUTURE – CATCHING UP WITH MICHAEL DEL ZOTTO
BY: Mitch Beck with Adam Gavriel For athletes looking to develop a professional career, the path to achieving it, in many ways, resembles the four-year high school matriculation process. As a rookie, a player enters their freshman year; the new kid on…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet And then there was one. As expected, the New York Rangers signed veteran defenseman Steve Eminger to a one-year $800,000 contract on Monday, leaving unrestricted free agent right wing Ryan Callahan as the only player that the NHL team…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet The Hartford Whalers NHL Alumni Coaching Tree continued to grow Friday. Former Whalers wing Randy Cunneyworth and defenseman Randy Ladouceur were reunited as assistants to Montreal Canadiens coach Jacques Martin. Cunneyworth and…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet The New York Rangers’ Summer of Success continued Thursday on several fronts. The Rangers again averted often contentious salary arbitration, and this time it was with former Hartford Wolf Pack forward Brandon Dubinsky, their leading…
DUBINSKY IN FOR FOUR, CALLAHAN UPCOMING
Former Hartford Wolf Pack centerman and current New York Ranger stalwart Brandon Dubinsky has resigned with the team for a reported four years for $16.8 million, a $4.2 million cap hit avoiding arbitration. This is a huge signing for the team and for…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet In an extensive interview with “Puck Daddy” at Yahoo! Sports, former Hartford Whalers icon and captain Kevin Dineen discussed his new first NHL head coaching job with the Florida Panthers and his old surroundings in Hartford. Dineen will…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet With a last name synonymous with hockey greatness, one would think Ryan Bourque has been a rink rat almost from the time he departed the womb. Well, think again. Unlike Hall of Fame father Ray and older brother Chris, Ryan left…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet With general manager Dale Tallon having added 11 new players to the Florida Panthers’ roster in less than a month, first-year coach Kevin Dineen has plenty of familiarizing and strategizing to do before the season opener Oct. 8 on Long…