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Paul Stewart has done it all in the game of hockey as he is a former professional ice hockey player and referee. He played in both the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League. He was a teammate of Mark Messier for the Cincinnati Stingers.[1] His last season of professional hockey was 1979–80 with the Quebec Nordiques. After his playing days ended, he had a lengthy career as an NHL...

Dave Maloney was drafted 14th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 657 career NHL games, scoring 71 goals and 246 assists for 317 points, He was also the youngest player to serve as Captain for the New York Rangers and captained them to the 1979 Stanley Finals. In 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats he ranked # 34 in the list of all time Ranger Greats. From 1995 to 1998...

John Fayole is is the founder and owner of SoHo Table Hockey. Now in its sixth year, the boutique company makes handcrafted, state-of-the-art table hockey games that are featured in tournaments throughout North America, including: New York, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, and Detroit.  Next Month on Saturday June 8, 2019, at 11am, SoHo Table Hockey is hosting the TJ Rugg Cup 50th Anniversary Table Hoc...

Mike Tannenbaum  has over 18 years of NFL experience at various levels of NFL personnel departments and front offices. He was hired by the New York Jets on February 19, 1997 as the Director of Player Contract Negotiations.[1] Over the years, he served in numerous administrative positions with the team including Senior Vice President of Football Operations and Assistant General Manager.and succeede...

Rod Gaspar made the most of a major league career that was limited to parts of only four seasons, Make no mistake about While he played in only one full year in the majors, it was as a world champion. He also led National League outfielders in double plays and scored a pivotal run in the 1969 World Series, he joins Mark, Aj and Ryan to talk about it all. Tune in each week on 540 am in NY NJ CT and...

Wally Backman's photo would be the picture of a player on the page if you looked up the definition of scrappy ball player, He was the type of player that instantly became a fan favorite. His uniform was constantly dirty, and he was continuously trying to find ways to get on base. He was the Mets' first round pick in the 1977 Major League Baseball draft (sixteenth overall). He was a member of the 1...

Richard Grisham is the Chief Marketing Officer of Out of the Park baseball,Out of the Park Developments, is an official licensee of Major League Baseball (MLB), the Major League Baseball Players Association, and MiLB.com, Out of the Park Baseball 20 is now available worldwide it is the 20th anniversary edition of the award-winning baseball strategy game, the culmination of two decades of sports st...

With Lenny Dykstra as leadoff hitter, the 1986 Mets coasted to the division crown, beating the second-place Philadelphia Phillies by 21.5 games en route to a 108–54 season. The Mets ended up in the World Series after a victory over the NL West champion Houston Astros in the 1986 NLCS, 4 games to 2. Dykstra hit a walk-off home run in Game 3, which is considered one of the biggest hits in Mets franc...

Gregg Inkpen wrote, produced and directected two video documentaries associated with John Brophy:Ducks on the Frozen Pond: A brief History of The Long Island Ducks in 1995 and The Cougars:Maintaining a Hockey Tradition on Long Island in 2002. He worked at NBC Sports on there Nhl Coverage as well as 4 Olympic Games, He is a member of the Society for International Hockey Research, He joins Mark and...

Larry Dierker has done it all in the game of baseball, he is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, manager, and broadcaster. During a 14-year baseball career as a pitcher, he pitched from 1964–1977 for the Houston Colt .45s/Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals. He also managed the Astros for five years (1997–2001). He made his major-league pitching debut on his 18th birthday – and struck out Willi...

New York Rangers Head Coach Dan Quinn Addresses Media after Rangers 4-2 win over Blues.

Alexander Georgiev addresses the media after Rangers 4-2 win over Blues.

Marc Staal addresses the media after Rangers 4-2 win over the Blues.

Nelson Figueroa joined SNY in 2015 as lead studio analyst for Mets pre- and post-game shows, and contributor to SNY's "Mets Hot Stove," "Daily News Live" and SNY.tv. Prior to SNY, He spent time at MLB Network where he appeared on various programs including "MLB Now," "MLB Tonight" and "Hot Stove." He was Drafted by the New York Mets in the 30th round of the 1995 Major League Draft out of Brandeis...

Jay Horwitz had dreams of being the press secretary for John F. Kennedy. . He was a liberal activist. He once campaigned for George McGovern, which may have served him well during some of those h bad New York Mets teams. He would make the jump from the SID at Fairleigh Dickenson directly to the Majors as on April 1 1980 he started his long run Jawith the New York Mets, as the head of public relati...

Art Shamsky 8 years in the majors after 3 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds iHe was traded to the New York Mets in the winter of 1967 and was a major part of the ‘Miracle Mets’ that won the 1969 World Championship defeating the Baltimore Orioles. During that magical championship season, he batted .300 and led the Mets in the National League Playoffs batting .537 vs. the Atlanta Braves with seven hi...

Said Hamdan is the Current Medical Coordinator National Basketball Association Referee Operations. He has been an Adjunct Full Professor of Athletic Training LIU Brooklyn as well as the Former Director of LIU’s Wellness Institute, He Served as Associate Head Athletic Trainer for St. John’s University and was an Assistant Athletic Trainer for New York Knickerbockers with the legendary Mike Saunders...

Danny Gare was selected 29th overall in the 1974 Amateur Draft During his 14 year NHL career he stared for the Buffalo Sabres Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers. He was a two-time All-Star right winger who twice scored 50 goals for the Sabres. He was inducted into the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame in 1994. and On November 22, 2005, he had his number 18 jersey retired by the Sabres. He holds Sabre...

Dan Carcillo was picked 73rd overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, He would go on to play more than 400 games in the NHL over 9 years in the NHL , playing for the Coyotes,Flyers, Blackhawks, Kings and Rangers He is a 2 time stanley cup champ, He is the founder of a non-profit organization that assists former NHL-players who are suffering from post-concussion syndrome and...

Steve Jacobson was A sportswriter at Newsday for over four decades, He became a featured columnist in 1979. He joined the Newsday sports staff in 1960 and spent a large part of his first 19 years there covering the Mets and Yankees. In 1988, his body of work as a columnist earned him a Pulitzer Prize nomination in commentary. In 2001, he began a Sunday column entitled “The Last Word,” His final co...

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Brendan Lemieux addresses the media after his Ranger Debut. Brendan Lemieux led all skaters with seven hits in 15:24 of ice time while making his Rangers debut in tonight’s contest. Lemieux is the second player who has worn jersey No. 48 in a regular season game for the Rangers in franchise history (Oscar Lindberg wore jersey No. 48 for one game, when he made his NHL debut on Feb. 24, 2015 vs. Cal...

Marc Staal addresses the media after Rangers 4-3 overtime to Tampa Bay At MSG. Tune in each week on 540 am in NY NJ CT and streaming on www.sportstalknylive.com at 7pm Sundays for the live broadcast. Please take a moment to like our fan page WLIE 540 AM SPORTSTALKNY and follow us on twitter @sportstalkny