For New York sports fanatics, 2023 is heating up like another very special year. If you are a "New York" NBA and/or NHL fan, 1994 was one for the memory banks. And, something happened on Wednesday that hasn't occurred since '94.
National Hockey League has announced a shutdown starting after Tuesday night's games. This will be the first major league to completely shutdown action since 2020 because of the pandemic. Actually, the 'shutdown' sounds worse than it is.
The New York Rangers scored three unanswered goals to break open a tie game and defeat the New Jersey Devils 6-3 at Madison Square Garden in its first preseason game of the year.
Rangers forward Brian Gibbons (right) opened the scoring at 1:21 of the first period...
Thanks to the New Jersey Devils, the Albany Devils will be able to have one of their most impactful players this season represent them in the AHL All-Star Game on Monday.
Left winger Joe Whitney was reassigned to Albany, where he has 14 goals and 19 assists in 35 games this season...
The New Jersey Devils have recalled Joe Whitney and Stefan Matteau from the Albany Devils, as of Dec. 29.
Whitney is leading the AHL affiliate in scoring this year. He had 28 points in 30 games. It is second trip to the NHL after spending one game in New Jersey last season...
Former Union hockey goalie Keith Kinkaid made his first NHL start last night, suffering a shootout loss against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Kinkaid's New Jersey Devils fell 3-2.
Kinkaid had 37 saves in 65 minutes of play. He earned the game's second star...