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Ron Duguay, the Rangers' Free-Spirited Star of the '79 Run, Dies at 69
Ron Duguay, whose flowing hair, breakaway speed and unmistakable charisma made him one of the most beloved Rangers of his era, died Thursday after a battle with Stage 4 colon cancer. He was 69. The Rangers announced his passing after his family informed the team. Duguay had been diagnosed in 2024; the cancer spread to his liver, and he fought it for more than a year, through surgeries and treatments, with the same stubborn energy he once brought to the Madison Square Garden i

Mark Rosenman
Oct 225 min read


RIP Larry Brooks: From Emails to the Press Box, A Relationship I’ll Never Forget
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

Mark Rosenman
Nov 13, 20255 min read


Only the Lord Saves More: R.I.P. Philadelphia’s Immortal Goalie Bernie Parent
Sixteen days. That’s all it took for hockey to lose the holy trinity of 1970s goaltenders. First Ken Dryden, then Eddie Giacomin, and now...

Mark Rosenman
Sep 21, 20256 min read
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