Wayne Thomas, former goalie for the Rangers, has passed away at 77.
Wayne Thomas, a former NHL goaltender who played the last four years of his career with the Rangers, died on Monday after battling cancer, as announced by the Sharks in a statement on Wednesday. He was 77 years old. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Thomas was an undrafted goalie and had an eight-year career in the […]
Ex-NHL goalie calls Trump a ‘traitor’ and says former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev threatened to kill him
Two-time Stanley Cup champion Dominique Haisek has consistently introduced President Donald Trump to his criminal oversight when it comes to attempting a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. Hasek, 60, born in the Czech Republic (then Czechoslovakia), said he had sent a letter to the International Olympic Committee and the International Ice Hockey Federation about […]
Beer league hockey goalie, 64, dies after being hit in chest with puck: report
Reports say the hockey goalkeeper playing a Florida Beal League game died of cardiac arrest after crashing into the chest with a Florida ice puck. The unidentified 64-year-old goalkeeper of Kraken Beers was between a post at the First Igloo Link in Jacksonville on Tuesday night. The Miami Herald reported. Community First Igloo caused a […]
Islanders blast ‘f–king embarrassing’ late goalie interference call in shootout loss
All year round, islanders have been troubled by the way goaltender interference is called. On Monday night they were furious. On Monday night they saw the regulation victory turn into a shootout loss in one of the most suspicious calls of the season. Kyle Palmieri's game winner was rolled out with 8.9 seconds left in […]
JJ Watt may have to unretire crazy bet with soccer goalie gets serious
JJ Watt has not stepped back from the bet he made with Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford, even if NFL legends have to get out of retirement. Trafford and Watt made a bet If the keeper did not give up on goals for the remaining EFL Championship season in December, the previous defensive end would be […]
Former USMNT goalie Tony Meola suffers heart attack
Tony Meola, the former World Cup goalkeeper for the US national soccer team, suffered a heart attack on Thursday, one day before his 56th birthday. Meola represented the USMNT at the 1990, 1994 and 2002 World Cups. The first two are starting goalkeepers, while the latter features 35 clean sheets, over 101 career caps. The […]
Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin trades blows with Senators star as game descends into chaos
Post-whistle scrums are common in the NHL. What's less common is seeing a superstar goaltender join the commotion after the whistle blows. During the New York Rangers' 5-0 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday in New York, star goaltender Igor Shesterkin charged right into the middle of the fight and was ready to take […]
Marcus Hogberg’s emergence not creating an Islanders’ goalie controversy
Marcus Hogberg impressed everyone, including Patrick Roy, by starting three of the four games and conceding only three goals in total. However, the Islanders' head coach said Hogberg's goalie rotation, which was tilted almost entirely in favor of Ilya Sorokin, before Sorokin fell ill last week in Utah, prompting Hogberg to acquire a goalie. I […]
Louis Domingue is latest Rangers backup goalie to pay dividends
Have you ever heard of Joe Schaefer, a Long Island native who was an EBUG (emergency backup goaltender) for the Rangers before EBUGs existed in the NHL? When the league was more like a family business, teams had a “house goalie.” A house goaltender, often an employee of the team, watches the game from the […]
NHL goalie inexplicably puts lead goal in own net
Charlie Lindgren gave the Tampa Bay Lightning the biggest gift any team could ask for Wednesday night. Lindgren was the netminder for the Washington Capitals in Florida on the eve of Thanksgiving, with the game tied at three in the third period. Well, thanks to him, that was no longer the case. CLICK HERE FOR […]