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Turnin' Back the NHL Clock: California Golden Seals
The second article in the series will focus on one of the expansion era teams, the California Seals. When the NHL expanded in 1967, one of the major concerns was spreading hockey to the west coast...
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Barry Zito Announces Retirement
After his eleventh loss of the season, Barry Zito sat crying in his locker room as reporters gathered around him. "I don't know what to say for myself. I'm just so embarrassed." he said in between sniffles...
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Turnin' Back the NHL Clock: Atlanta Flames
In this new series, I will focus on the defunct franchises of the National Hockey League. With such an abundance of younger and newer hockey fans, I believe it's important to spread the history ...
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The Top Ten Most Important People in Rangers' History: No.1
Before I get to the number one most important person(s) in Rangers’ history, let’s recap: At number ten I chose the first pure goal scorer the Rangers ever had in Andy Bathgate...
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New York Rangers: Sean Avery's Possible Replacement Has Arrived
For those of you following the Sean Avery situation, it hasn't been looking good. Avery supposedly wants $4 million and Sather is adamant about not giving him more then $3.25 million...
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The Top Ten Most Important People in Rangers' History: No. 2, Mark Messier
Well the one you've all been waiting for on the countdown has arrived. He is known simply as "The Captain" to Rangers' fans and will always be remembered for delivering the Stanley Cup to long overdue fans in 1994...
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The Top 10 Most Important People in Rangers' History: No. 3, Brian Leetch
Mention the term “fan fave” around any Rangers’ fan and chances are the name Brian Leetch will come to their mind immediately...
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The Top 10 Most Important People in Rangers' History: No. 4, Mike Richter
For a team to win a Stanley Cup, not only must they have a good offense and defense, but a great goaltender to back them up. When the Rangers made their Cup run in 1994, Richter was the man...
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Funniest Sports Injuries of All-Time
Ever see that your favorite player is heading to an injured list and you just wonder why? You didn’t see them get injured while making a play on the field or on the ice. Well, here are the hidden, funniest sports injures of all time...
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The Top Ten Most Important People in Rangers' History: No. 5 Jaromir Jagr
Jaromir Jagr was acquired in a time of embarrassment for the New York Rangers. It was the 2003/04 season and after another year of playoff promises, the team struggled horribly...
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Greg’s Draft Special: New York Rangers Draft Needs
With the New York Rangers picking at the 20th spot in this year’s draft, one will not get as excited as if it was a top ten draft. But there may still be some players available that the Rangers may want to take...
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Something Fun the NHL Should Take Into Consideration for the Future
While the NHL and its marketing partners are trying to bring the league into a new age, they may have forgotten something, a tradition that hasn’t been seen since before the lockout...
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Attention All Bleacher Creatures! Official Chat Room is Open!
To all my fellow colleagues aboard Bleacher Report, the official chat room is now open! After getting the Okay from Zander Freund about a month ago, I went ahead and created the room ...
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New York Rangers Look to Wheeler and Deal
While re-signing a certain two-hundred and thirty pound winger is on everyone’s mind, Rangers President and General manager Glen Sather may have something else up his sleeve...
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The Top Ten Most Important People in Rangers' History: No. 6 Eddie Giacomin
The sixth most important player in New York Rangers history and the first goalie of the series is the legendary Eddie Giacomin...
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NHL: Tonight's Award Winners Leaked?
Following up on a report from SI.com, I bring you the news that the 2008 NHL Award winners (ceremony at 7pm on Versus) may have been leaked accidently. It appears that T-shirts have appeared on NHL...
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The Sequel! You Know You're Obsessed with Hockey When...
Before I get down to business, let me start off by saying thank you to everyone that voted for me and helped me win article of the day for June tenth. It was the first article I ever wrote to really get recognized and I deeply appreciate it...
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Open Mic: New York Giants' Amazing, Yet Forgotten Sports Achievement
Let me set the stage for you... The year is 1951. It's August and the New York Giants are thirteen games behind the division leading Brooklyn Dodgers...
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Top 10 Most Important People in Rangers' History: No. 7 Rod Gilbert
It just so happens that the seventh most important person in New York Rangers’ history is number seven himself, the legendary Rod Gilbert. He was first scouted by the Rangers in 1957 and signed a minor league contract shortly after...
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The Top Ten Most Important People in Rangers' History: No. 8 Lester Patrick
The eighth most important person in New York Rangers’ Franchise History is hockey legend Lester Patrick. Patrick started coaching the Rangers after a very successful minor league hockey career in Canada at around the turn of the century...
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You Know You're Obsessed with Hockey When...
I know what you're thinking; you're the biggest hockey fan on the planet, right? Well, there may be a few things you have to ponder before you give yourself that title...
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The Top 10 Most Important People in Rangers' History: No. 9 Emile Francis
The ninth most important person in Rangers history is coaching legend Emile “The Cat” Francis. Francis did play as a goalie in the NHL and even as a Ranger, but it was a backup job and those statistics aren’t worth mentioning...
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The Top Ten Most Important People in Rangers’ History: #10 Andy Bathgate
In the long history of the New York Rangers, Hall of Famer, Andy Bathgate, was the first ever-pure goal scorer. After first breaking into the league in 1952-53, it took him a few seasons before finally catching his stride in 1954/55...
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A Testament to How Winning Can Ruin a Franchise
To all you aspiring GMs out there, whether it be in hockey or any other sport, you may want to pay close attention to this article. Winning is every team's goal, because there is no joy whatsoever in losing...
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John Tortorella: Broadway Bound?
Before you jump out of you chairs and scream for joy, relax, it's not for the head coaching job, but rather as an assistant coach. Think about it.....