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Hockey Star Found Dead in Apartment

Luke Kelly-Clyne — Sat, 14 May 2011 11:38:05 CDT

New York Rangers hockey player Derek Boogard, 28, was found dead in his Minneapolis apartment last night. Boogard, formerly a Minnesota Wild player, fought on the ice 54 times and amassed 255 penalty minutes, but the enforcer known as the "Boogey Man" will be remembered just as much for his...

NHLers Sue Developer in Porn Party Scam

Rob Quinn — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:06:53 CDT

A group of NHL players is suing a developer they say blew their cash on X-rated parties for baseball hotshots, the New York Post reports. The 19 current and former Islanders and Rangers players accuse Ken Jowdy of promising to build a luxury resort with their $25 million, and then...

Lord Stanley's Top Game 7s

Will McCahill — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:49:59 CDT

With the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins to decide the Stanley Cup finals tonight, David Schoenfield takes a look at the best Game 7s in NHL championship history for ESPN. Some highlights: 1950: Red Wings 4, Rangers 3 (2 OT). Pete Babando’s goal 8½ minutes into the second overtime...

Jagr Happy, Rich in Siberia

Doug Sweeney — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:38:48 CST

Jaromir Jagr is far from New York, playing hockey in Siberia, yet he tells the Atlantic he’s happy in the outpost of Omsk. Indeed, his $11 million salary helps cushion the blow of not being re-signed by the Rangers. And "in Russia, you have the real freedom, which is not...

Draft Pick's Sudden Death Stuns Rangers

Rob Quinn — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:15:15 CDT

A promising New York Rangers prospect collapsed and died during a hockey game in Russia last night, AP reports. First-round draft pick Alexei Cherepanov, 19, collapsed from an apparent heart attack on the bench after playing most of the game and could not be revived. The Rangers held a moment...

Puck Drops on NHL Season With 2 Games in Europe

John Johnson — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:00:00 CDT

It may get a bit lost amid the baseball playoffs and the overshadowing NFL, but the NHL season is under way. The league opened the year with a double-header in Europe. In Prague, the Rangers beat Tampa Bay 2-1 on a late goal from Brandon Dubinsky, the Daily News reports....

Puck Pugilist's Vogue Gig Is Film Fodder

Harry Kimball — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:13:01 CDT

New Line Cinema will produce a romantic comedy based on hockey star Sean Avery’s summer internship at Vogue , the Hollywood Reporter notes. “I think it's great to be into something that you care about,” the fashion-savvy Avery said of his apparently odd choice of off-season employment. “But I’m still an...

Hossa, Penguins End Rangers' Season

Mike Buss — Sun, 04 May 2008 17:02:15 CDT

Marian Hossa scored his second goal of the game 7:10 into overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied after giving up a two-goal lead to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Sunday and advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in seven years. The Penguins will...

Jagr, Lundqvist Halt March of the Penguins

Jesse Andrews — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:48:16 CDT

Jaromir Jagr was flat on his stomach after scoring and cheers echoed through Madison Square Garden in what might have been his last home game with the New York Rangers. New York staved off elimination, in what it hopes was the start of a monumental comeback, by beating the Pittsburgh...