Congratulations go out to Eastern CT State University athletes Stephanie Norell and Brittany Whiteley (both juniors)–co-recipients of the 2010 Holly Zimmerman Memorial Award (Holly–a former ECSU athlete–passed away in 1993). The award is given yearly to individuals who’ve made significant contributions to the school’s athletic program and possess Holly’s qualities of determination, loyalty, and thoughtfulness. [...]

The “Unwatchable NBA” Update:  During a 91-81 loss to Atlanta last week, the Chicago Bulls shot 0-for-10 from three-point range.  I’m just wondering what the father of a young Bulls fan tells his kid after the game when the child remarks, “Gee, Daddy–couldn’t they have made just ONE for me tonight?”…….TRIVIA QUESTION:  The 1995-’96 Philadelphia Flyers–who finished first [...]

NEW YORK – The way the Rangers mailed in their 6-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, they owe all 18,200 fans a refund.
Take it out of each of their paychecks because a game like this is just unacceptable.
Sure, after the game, each Ranger was saying how their play was a disgrace, but the loyal Garden [...]

NEWARK – Imagine having a performance review at work 1,000 times over a 16 year span in front of your board of directors and share holders.
Martin Brodeur has done just that, appearing in his 1,000th career game Saturday night to open the New Jersey Devils’ 2009-2010 season.
Opening the new year at home, the Devils lost [...]

UNIONDALE, NY- Next week marks the start of postseason play at Nassau Coliseum. But instead of the facility hosting the Islanders quest for a fifth Stanley Cup championship, the dilapidated building will serve as the temporary home for Bridgeport, the club’s AHL affiliate.
While the Sound Tigers are initiating its run for the Calder Cup championship, [...]

NEW YORK – The New York Rangers are in the playoffs. The Blueshirts qualified for the postseason on the penultimate gameday by defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 at Madison Square Garden Thursday night. The team will conclude the regular season at Philadelphia Sunday before starting the playoffs as either a 7 or 8 seed in [...]

NEWARK, NJ – March is coming in like a lion, and if the New Jersey Devils are on your schedule, so are they.
Martin Brodeur, Jamie Langenbrunner and Brian Gionta all achieved career milestones in a 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers Sunday afternoon.
Brodeur reached the 100 career shutout plateau, only the second goaltender ever to [...]

If Michel Therrien can get fired, so can Tom Renney.
This is just the way the sports business goes these days as Therrien took the fall for the struggling Pittsburgh Penguins, after leading his team to the Stanley Cup finals last season.
“I owe it to the franchise and the organization to take the steps necessary that [...]

NEW YORK – At least the New York Rangers are finding creative ways to lose hockey games. Sunday, the team was done in by a rare 5-on-3 shorthanded goal at a key point in the game, before falling to the Philadelphia Flyers, 5-2 at Madison Square Garden. The loss was the Rangers seventh in the [...]

NEWARK, NJ – The New Jersey Devils earned two very important points against the Montreal Canadiens Friday night at the Prudential Center.
With a 4-1 victory, the Devs have moved into a temporary tie for fifth place in the Eastern Conference with the Philadelphia Flyers, before the Flyers beat Anaheim later in the evening.
The win also [...]