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About Derek

Derek is a creative writer who enjoys taking photographs, working on poetry, and covering hockey. A free spirit who loves the outdoors, a diverse selection of music, and writing, he's a former St. John's University alumni with a degree in Sports Management. Derek covers the Rangers for Battle of Hudson and is a contributor to The Hockey Writers. His appreciation of art and nature are his true passions.

Tanner Glass owns the biased Rangers fans

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Derek

New Column: Why Tanner Glass is right #NYRangers Continue reading →

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Lindberg and Glass big factors as Rangers even series, beat Senators 4-1 in Game 4

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Derek

In the NHL Playoffs, you need all 18 or 19 skaters to win. It doesn’t matter who as long as you get contributions throughout your lineup. The Rangers haven’t gotten ideal performances from a few of their top scorers. However, … Continue reading →

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Game 4 Preview: Rangers look to tie series versus Senators

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Derek

Game 4 is tonight at 7:30 PM on NBCSN. The Rangers look to tie the second round best-of-seven series versus the Senators at MSG. They got back in it by playing much better hockey in a 4-1 win over Ottawa … Continue reading →

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No Crosby, No Problem for Pens

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Derek

Who needs Sidney Crosby? Not the Pens. They beat the Caps without him defeating hockey’s biggest chokers 3-2 to take Game 4 and go up 3-1 in the Metropolitan Division Final series. Marc-Andre Fleury was again the story stopping 36 … Continue reading →

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Complete Effort gets Rangers back in it, Take Game Three 4-1, Sens lead series 2-1

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Derek

All it takes a little push back. The Rangers were successful in Game 3 due to that. They came out and took it to the Senators prevailing in a must have game 4-1 at a loud MSG. They now trail … Continue reading →

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Game 3 Rangers must win and Glass is in for Buchnevich

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Derek

Game 3 will start in 10 minutes. For the Rangers, it’s do or die. Not literally. But if they don’t win on home ice at MSG tonight, then they may as well book tee times for the rest of the … Continue reading →

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Niskanen injures Crosby in Caps win, biased Pens reporter, total chaos

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Derek

In case you missed it, the other Eastern Conference Semifinal series continued last night in Pittsburgh. After losing the first two games at home, the top seeded Caps defeated the Pens 3-2 in overtime on Kevin Shattenkirk’s power play goal … Continue reading →

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Ticket costs for Rangers second round are expensive

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Derek

I received this email from TicketIQ on the cost of the second round for Rangers games. Not surprisingly, they are one of the most expensive tickets on the secondary market. Read it and weep. Hey guys, hope all is well! … Continue reading →

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Alain Vigneault is the gift that keeps on giving

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Derek

New Column on Alain Vigneault’s perplexing decisions. #NYR Continue reading →

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Non-Sens! Rangers choke in awful fashion in 6-5 double overtime loss, Ottawa leads 2-0

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Derek

#NYR have no one to blame but themselves. They lost as a team. A choke job. Continue reading →

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