Tuesday was a sad day for the NHL hockey world, as long time player, coach and broadcaster Barry Melrose, who has strong ties to the Capital Region, announced he was retiring from the broadcast booth, as a result of complications from Parkinson's Disease.
After 18 years in the National Hockey League, two Stanley Cups, and over 300 career goals, Ithaca, New York native Dustin Brown is retiring after this season.
He changed a franchise. He changed a community. The New York Islanders were building a great franchise but when Mike Bossy came along, something clicked. The Islanders had a goal scoring machine. Two years later, #22 was hoisting the Stanley Cup, the first of four straight for the Long Island NHL franchise.
Patric Hornqvist beat Pekka Rinne from alongside the net with 1:35 to play, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Nashville Predators, 2-0, to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup in a controversial Game 6 on Sunday.
This Monday the Stanley Cup gets under way between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators. On June 1st, the Cleveland Cavaliers travel to Oakland to tip off against the Golden State Warriros In Game one of the NBA Finals. What games can you hear on ESPN Radio on 1045 The Team...