Monthly Archives: February 2010

  It was far from perfect. But Team USA did what they had to, holding off a feisty Switzerland team for a hard fought 3-1 win on Day One of Olympic Hockey in Vancouver. Bobby Ryan, David Backes and Ryan … Continue reading →

At the end of two periods of play, Team USA leads Switzerland 3-zip. Second period goalscorers for the Americans were David Backes with a great end-to-end rush culminating in a forehand deke, and Ryan Malone banging home a rebound for … Continue reading →

They finally dropped the puck in British Columbia. With the 30-Year anniversary of the greatest Olympic hockey game less than a week away, another bunch of gritty Americans not expected to medal have begun their journey against a pesky Swiss … Continue reading →

Later today, Olympic Hockey drops the puck with six countries in action on Day One in Vancouver. Team USA faces off against Switzerland at 3 ET on USA Network. It’ll be our first chance to see how the Jamie Langenbrunner … Continue reading →

No Gaborik. No Del Zotto. No problem. In what amounted to a pivotal game before the Olympic Break, the Rangers made their Valentine’s Day extra sweet by rallying back to defeat the Bolts 5-2 at The Garden this afternoon. A … Continue reading →

I admit, looking at the schedule I never expected to win tonight’s game against Carolina anyway. Six games in nine days (with of course Martin Brodeur playing every last one of them), going from New Jersey to Raleigh the next … Continue reading →

Before yesterday’s 3 PM Olympic deadline, the Rangers beefed up by adding vet heavy Jody Shelley by acquiring him from San Jose in exchange for a conditional 2011 sixth round pick. If they opt to re-sign the proven scrapper who … Continue reading →

If there were one word to describe the Rangers’ hard fought 3-2 overtime win over the Pens in their final regular season match at Mellon Arena- something John Tortorella didn’t give a damn about- it would be gritty. For a … Continue reading →

After a rough month plus for the Devils finally they saw some light at the end of the tunnel last night in their final home game before the two-week Olympic break, with a 5-2 win over Nashville. New Jersey’s win … Continue reading →

There’s less than three hours until the Olympic Roster freeze. In other words, there should be some activity between now and then. Too bad I’ll be on my way to The Slope for some hoops. I’ll be able to check … Continue reading →