It’s hard to put into words the impact Larry Brooks had—not just on hockey journalism but on me personally. For decades, Larry was the benchmark for Rangers coverage: incisive, fair, sometimes witty, always must-read no slight to any of the other New York beat writers, but I’m pretty sure they were reading Larry’s New York Post-column first, every single time. Before I ever stepped foot in a press box covering the Rangers, I would email him my half-baked thoughts on his colum

Twelve years ago today, I had the privilege of interviewing one of the most gracious, thoughtful, and quietly powerful men ever to lace up a pair of sneakers or hold a clipboard ,the great Lenny Wilkens ,on my radio show, SportstalkNY. Today, I’m heartbroken to write about his passing. Lenny left us yesterday at age 88 — fittingly, just one day before the anniversary of that interview. On my author website, I’m not limited to the Mets-centric stories I write for Kiner’s Korne