NHL

WFUV Honors Bob Costas

5.25.13 at 9:15pm by Mack Rosenberg

Earlier this month, Bob Costas was awarded the Vin Scully Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports Broadcasting at the WFUV Annual Gala at the Edison Ballroom in Manhattan. It was a festive gathering of many familiar faces at WFUV, as Costas gave a moving speech in acceptance of the award. He told a few memorable stories about his favorite sport, baseball. In addition, he paid homage to the award's namesake, in saying that receiving the award was truly one of the great moments of his life.

Kenny Albert Previews Rangers-Bruins Game 5, Rest of Playoffs

5.25.13 at 2:20pm by Kenny Ducey

Mack Rosenberg and Eric Mollo chatted with Kenny Albert earlier on One on One, discussing the Rangers' Overtime thriller Thursday and their upcoming Game 6, as well as the Penguins' strong offensive showing throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and the action out West.

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MSG’s Sam Rosen Joins One on One for Playoff Hockey Talk

5.18.13 at 5:59pm by Kris Venezia

The Rangers are playing Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals in Boston on Sunday. The Broadway Blueshirts dropped game 1 of the series 3-2 after an overtime goal from Brad Marchand sunk New York.

Islanders Bounced from First Round, Skate off to Standing Ovation

5.11.13 at 11:50pm by Kenny Ducey

It's not often you see a team skate off to a standing ovation, but that's what went down Saturday night in the final Islanders game to be played at the Nassau Coliseum. They gave the fans one heck of a show, leading the Penguins 3-2 14:44 into the 3rd before a Paul Martin shot found the back of the net and sent the game to Overtime. The Isles continued the offensive, as they had all game, but it was a chance off the stick of a Penguin, Brooks Orpik, that ended the game 4-3 and the series 4-2.

Islanders Get 6 Past Fleury, Even Series at Two

5.7.13 at 11:13pm by Kenny Ducey

John Tavares' goal at 10:11 in the third nearly tore the roof off the Nassau Coliseum, because it gave the Islanders a Game 4 victory the team so desperately needed. Both teams went back-and-forth the entire game, with the Islanders holding two early leads, which didn't even combine to total two minutes. They let in an early goal in the final period off the stick of Evgeni Malkin, but Mark Streit, John Tavares, and Casey Cizikas netted three unanswered to help the Isles pull away.

NHL Playoff Preview: Rangers v. Capitals

5.2.13 at 4:44pm by Mike Watts, Kris Venezia

At times it wasn't a guarantee that the Blueshirts would make it into the playoffs. After essentially playing two weeks of playoff games at the end of the lockout-shortened season, the Rangers worked their way in as a six seed in the Eastern Conference. Their first round opponent is a familiar one: the Washington Capitals.

Islanders Playoff Preview

5.1.13 at 5:01pm by Mike Watts

The New York Islanders are facing the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. The Isles come in as the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference, and the team finished the lockout shortened season with 55 points. The Penguins are the top seed in the East, and they enter the postseason after capturing 72 points.

Islanders Face Difficult Test in the First Round

4.29.13 at 5:34pm by Kris Venezia

It’s been six seasons since Islanders fans have seen their team in the postseason, but the wait is now over. A young team, led by Hart Trophy candidate John Tavares, will not have an easy first round as they face the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Tribeca Diary

4.29.13 at 11:18am by Jake Kring-Schreifels

I’m sitting on a leather couch in an upscale bar on Fulton Street and New York Giant cornerback Prince Amukamura is a few feet to my right. My colleague/friend/socializer Kris Venezia is next to me and we engage in conversation to avoid any awkward stares in our direction, which we knowingly received from many people, including Hannah Storm’s younger daughters to our left. You see we inadvertently had situated ourselves in the VIP section of the bar, an open room with neon lighting that offered us a chance to breathe.

The Final Stretch

4.22.13 at 9:43pm by Kris Venezia

The hockey scheduling gods have done the New York Rangers a favor, giving them an easy schedule at a crucial time in the hunt for a postseason spot. The Broadway Blue Shirts, with three games left, will take on Florida, Carolina and New Jersey, three teams that have already been eliminated from the playoffs.

The Rangers are in the 8^th spot of the Eastern Conference with the Winnipeg Jets three points behind them the final week of the season, but Captain Ryan Callahan refuses to look in the rear view mirror.