Author Archives: Derek

The rumors have finally become fact. Earlier today, the Rangers and Christian Thomas made it official, agreeing to a three-year entry level deal. The son of former NHLer Steve Thomas, Christian Thomas was selected by the Blueshirts in the second … Continue reading →

The Boogeyman might be gone but his spirit is still carried on in the hockey community. When you lose a player to such an awful tragedy, it’s like losing part of your extended family. As a passionate diehard Ranger fan … Continue reading →

A few days have passed since the untimely death of Derek Boogaard. It’s still hard to fathom that the 28 year-old mammoth of a man who gave his heart and soul for his teammates, was discovered dead at his Minneapolis … Continue reading →

Special players rise to the occasion. Performing on the big stage has never been a problem for Jaromir Jagr. The former NHL great turned back the clock with a vintage game in today’s quarterfinal between Team USA and the Czech … Continue reading →

Hockey’s been dead here for a while. To be perfectly blunt, it already feels like months since the Rangers and Sabres lost their first round series. If that’s how this blogger feels, I can’t imagine how Hasan does or any Islander … Continue reading →

Well, at least not everything’s going poorly in the nation’s capital with President Obama receiving plenty of deserved kudos for giving the okay on a successful mission that killed Osama Bin Laden. The President visited Ground Zero today along with … Continue reading →

These playoffs have been amazing thus far. NHL Overtime has become a daily Rite Of Spring. Counting last night’s exciting Boston 3-2 OT win over Philadelphia in Game Two, there have already been 18 games that required sudden death. Four have … Continue reading →

Today feels different. Perhaps it has something to do with yesterday’s big news with a successful U.S. Mission finally getting Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan. As news leaked via Twitter (where else) before media news outlets confirmed a prosperous day … Continue reading →

In case you weren’t paying attention, there’s other hockey going on over in the Czech Republic where the World Championships are taking place. Today, Team USA got off on the right foot by posting a 5-1 win over Austria. A … Continue reading →

This season’s come to an odd end for the Battle teams, for even though the Rangers and Sabres made the playoffs, they suffered brutal playoff defeats (particularly the Sabres) while the Devils had a relatively serene second half of the … Continue reading →