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Marc Staal Address the media after Rangers 4-2 opening night loss the the Colorado Avalanche . 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

Mika Zibanejad addresses the media after Rangers 4-2 opening night loss to the Colorado Avalanche. Mika Zibanejad tallied two goals, both on the power play, and led all skaters with eight shots on goal, 18 faceoff wins (18-for-24; 75.0%), and two takeaways in 21:15 of ice time. Zibanejad tied single-game career-highs in shots on goal, faceoff wins, and power play goals in tonight’s contest. In add...

Gilles Gratton was one of hockey's most colorful characters, from its most colorful era in his playing days He fought with coaches and management, speaking his mind to his detriment. He played 2 seasons in the NHL a total of 47 games, yet if you mention his name to NHL fans of that era, they will instantly recall him because of one of Hockey’s greatest goalie masks ever. He joins us now to talk ab...

Haven Moses was selected ninth overall in the 1968 Common Draft by the AFL's Buffalo Bills He played college football at Los Angeles Harbor College and San Diego State University.. During the 1972 season, he was traded to the Denver Broncos for wide receiver Dwight Harrison. He made the AFL All-Star Game in 1969 and the NFL Pro Bowl in 1973. He is on the "Ring of Fame" in Sports Authority Field at...

During the research part of the upcoming New York Rangers by the Numbers book, author Mark Rosenman of WLIE 540am SPORTSTALKNY interviewed Monty Hall on 3/7/17 about his days as a Ranger announcer. 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...

An on-air radio veteran of more than 30 years, there is little David Weiss hasn’t done in his broadcast career; from his days in Rhode Island and Massachusetts as a news & sports anchor, as well as host of a live matchmaking dating show, to his native Long Island, New York where he hosted a #1-rated morning show for more than 13 years. For 4 years, he was part of the news team as the Weather Ancho...

Rafi Kohan is a freelance writer and editor, and an amateur ivy groomer. Formerly, he served as deputy editor at New York Observer, and has written for GQ, Men's Journal, Wall Street Journal, Town & Country, Rolling Stone, and more. His book The Arena examines The American sports stadium, for all its raucous glory, is an overlooked centerpiece—a veritable temple—of our national culture. A hallowed...

From the WLIE 540am archives, Nov.15th 2009: Mark Rosenman and Aj Carter had the unique opportunity to interview one of the all-time greats of boxing Jake LaMotta. Better know by many as "The Bronx Bull" and "The Raging Bull", is a former boxing world middleweight champion who was famously portrayed by Robert De Niro in the film Raging Bull. LaMotta, who compiled a record of 83 wins, 19 losses and...

Ondrej Pavelec talks to the Media and WLIE 540am SPortstalkny's Mark Rosenman after Rangers 1-0 overtime preseason win over the New York Islanders at Madison Square Garden. Pavelec stopped all 10 shots he faced in the first two periods of tonight’s game. 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...

Lias Andersson talks to media and WLIE 540am SPORTSTALKNY after Rangers 1-0 pre-season overtime win against the Islanders at MSG. Lias Andersson recorded an assist on the game-winning goal in overtime and won seven of 11 faceoffs (63.6%) 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...

Anthony DeAngelo talks to WLIE 540am SPORTSTALKNY's Mark Rosenman after Rangers 1-0 Overtime Exhibition win over the Islanders at MSG, DeAngelo recorded four shots on goal in 21:01 of ice time in the game. 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 fo...

Darryl Strawberry had a 17-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB). Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, He was one of the most feared sluggers in the sport, known for his mammoth home runs and his intimidating presence in the batter's box ., He helped lead the New York Mets to a World Series championship in 1986 and the New York Yankees to three World Series championships in 1996, 1998 and 19...

Art Howe signed his first baseball playing contract at age 24, with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1971.after 11 years as a player he would continue as a coach, scout and manager. He managed the Astros (1989–93), Oakland Athletics (1996–2002), and New York Mets (2003–04), and currently sits at #49 in all time wins by a manager with 1129 wins, 20 of those wins came in a row with the 2002 Oakland A's an...

Marty Appel's amazing career in baseball started while a student in college because of letter he wrote to then-Yankee public relations chief Bob Fishel. The rest as they say is history. Name a posItion he has held it, Head of the Ny Yankees Public relations, Staff member of the commissioner of Baseball, Emmy as the executive producer of Yankee telecasts, award-winning author of countless best sell...

Daniel Hazan is the founder and CEO of Hazan Sports Management and Java Ads Inc. He founded both companies as an undergraduate student at Yeshiva University Sy Syms School of Business where he has since graduated. Along with representing and negotiating playing services for his clients, his company also assists the players he represents in achieving their maximum off-court potential. He is the you...

FROM THE WLIE 540AM ARCHIVES FROM SUNDAY DECEMBER 1ST 2013 Pierre Pilote is a three-time recipient of the Norris Trophy as outstanding defenceman in 1963, 1964, and 1965 as well as runner-up in 1962,1966 and 1967. He was on the first or second all-star team every year from 1960 to 1967. During his playing career, he played in 376 consecutive games. Wearing his familiar number 3, he played his best...

Wade Boggs spent 18-years in a major league baseball Jersey most of the time it was that of the Boston Red Sox, but also played for the New York Yankees, and was a key part of their 1996 World Series win over the Atlanta Braves, he also recorded his 3,000th Major league hit as a member of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, For 2 decades he was a perennial contender for the American League batting title. .W...

Cletus Seldin joined Mark and AJ live in studio just up the road from East Yaphank where he was born, He was named after former New York Yankee third baseman Clete Boyer, who was a close friend of his grandparents. While At Longwood High School he played cornerback and wide receiver on the Longwood Lions football team, which won the 2004 Long Island championship, and wrestled and learned jiu jitsu...

17 years ago Dominic Moore was the 95th pick overall in the draft by the New York Rangers. He has worn 10 different Jerseys in his 12 seasons in the NHL. He was a key to the Rangers' deep 2014 playoff run, It marked the third time he reached the Eastern Conference Finals in his career, He finally reached the Stanley Cup Finals after scoring the only goal of Game 6 against the Montreal Canadiens, s...

Ed Lucas has been blind since age 12 yet he is an Emmy winning broadcaster, author, and motivational speaker. He has interviewed thousands of sports figures and celebrities over a career spanning seven decades. He has been inducted into three different Halls of Fame. His book SEEING HOME which is soon to be a major motion picture, is also one of the first books to be released under Jeter Publishin...

Lenny Dykstra enjoyed a 12 year major league career , he was a 3 time all star a key member of the 1986 World Champion New York Mets, in 1993 he was the runner up in MVP voting to Barry Bonds, he was a sliver slugger award winner, In 1983 he led the Carolina League in at-bats, runs, hits, triples, batting average and stolen bases His 105 stolen bases (a league record for 17 years),his former teamm...

Shep Messing was a goalkeeper for Harvard, he started his college soccer career at New York University. He was twice a second-team All-American at Harvard. After college he played for seven seasons in the North American Soccer League (NASL) and six in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). He has spent over 15 years as a color commentator on US telecasts of professional soccer. He is a member of t...

Dr. Joshua Dines is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery. He is an Assistant team physician for the NY Mets, an Orthopedic Sports Medicine Consultant for the New York Rangers, and a consultant for the LA Dodgers. He was previously the doctor for the US Davis Cup tennis team and currently serves as a consultant for USA Tennis. He joins Mark and AJ live in st...

Wally Backman was the Mets' first round pick in the 1977 Major League Baseball draft (sixteenth overall). He was assigned to the New York–Penn League's Little Falls Mets upon signing, and batted .325 with six home runs in his first professional season. After batting .293 for the triple A Tidewater Tides in 1980, He received a September call up to the Mets where he would be a fan favorite for the n...

Rocky Colavito was the fifth player in American League history to have eleven consecutive 20-home run seasons (1956–66), he hit over 40 home runs three times and 100 rbis six times during that same 11 year span . 371 of his 374 career home runs were hit in the AL, which left him behind only Jimmie Foxx (524) and Harmon Killebrew (then at 397) among the league's right-handed hitters when he retired...