Henrik Lundqvist played a starring role at Madison Square Garden for 15 seasons. The New York Rangers legend fed off the energy inside the world’s most famous arena — and a city where many athletes have wilted under the same spotlight’s intense glow. It also led the Swede into the Hockey Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
Henrik Lundqvist knew the call — if it was indeed coming — would light up his phone in the early evening. The former New York Rangers goalie was home in Sweden. The Hockey Hall of Fame’s selection committee was busy in Toronto paring down its 2023 list.
A celebration of life service for renowned jazz talent and beloved saxophone great, Ken Hitchcock of Smith Mountain Lake, will be held at 2 p.m. Oct. 30 at Trinity Ecumenical
RALEIGH, N.C. — Sunday’s second-round series opener marked Lightning coach Jon Cooper’s 100th career playoff game, putting him in an elite club of Stanley Cup-winning coaches. Cooper reached the mark in his ninth season as Tampa Bay head coach. Only seven other coaches — Mike Babcock, Pat Burns, Glen Sather, Mike Keenan, Fred Shero, Ken Hitchcock and Scotty Bowman — have reached that milestone .