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Hockey fans constantly make jokes about the NHL and how they continually botch easy marketing opportunities. The league's television blackout rules, especially for fans that are paying for every available premium service that the NHL has to offer in the Capital District of New York, are comical.

For New York sports fanatics, 2023 is heating up like another very special year. If you are a "New York" NBA and/or NHL fan, 1994 was one for the memory banks. And, something happened on Wednesday that hasn't occurred since '94.

Last week on ESPN's First Take, Stephen A. Smith stated that Stanley Cups shouldn't count toward a city's championship total, enraging hockey fans everywhere.

New York Rangers' defenseman K'Andre Miller was ejected Sunday, and could face a suspension, for spitting on the face of an opponent, and fans were not happy.

James Dolan always seems to have a beef with someone. Now the owner of Madison Square Garden, the New York Rangers and the New York Knicks is in the midst of a fight with the New York State Liquor Authority and Blue Shirt fans may get their beers knocked out of their hands in the melee.

With the new year comes new expectations, and in 2023, these predictions for each New York professional sports team are so crazy, they may just come true.

In pro sports, athletes come-and-go every time they need a new contract, but when these New York athletes put on a different jersey, it just didn't look right.

2022 was anything but ordinary for New York's sports teams, and these ten stories left fans shocked, amazing, and even a bit disappointed during the year.

For the first time since 2013, NY Rangers' forward Chris Kreider is looking to move homes. Peak inside his current sweet apartment, before it's off-the-market.

For every draft boom, there is a draft bust, and some of the largest draft "busts" have taken the stage wearing a New York sports team's logo. Here are ten busts.

In addition to being a retired NHLer, Sean Avery is also an advocate of those who ride bikes and scooters, but was found guilty after taking that fight too far.

Yes, the New York Rangers were eliminated from the playoffs this weekend, but there are still numerous reasons to applaud this year's upstart group.

In the aftermath of the New York Rangers' loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, a bystander caught a horrific scene on video involving two fans exiting the game.

The New York Rangers faithful needed little to get them going on Thursday at Madison Square Garden for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the defending two-time Stanley Cup Champion, Tampa Bay Lightning. Throughout the Blueshirts magical postseason run, celebrities and pro athletes have lit up the Garden's Jumbotron, much to the crowd's delight.

It’s only one game, but what a statement by the New York Rangers in Game One of their Eastern Conference Final against Tampa Bay.

This is now a Ranger team that feels like they can knock off the defending Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning.

Can the Rangers beat Carolina? They absolutely can, because it’s young team coming of age at just the right time.

Madison Square Garden was the place to be yesterday, and a number of famous New Yorkers were on-hand to cheer on the New York Rangers against the Penguins.

The Rangers and Penguins series was absolutely incredible. If you love fast paced and intense playoff hockey, than this was the series for you.

When you are in first place in the American League East and you just took another series from the team everyone predicted would win the AL, you can kick back a little on your off day. That is exactly what New York Yankees sluggers Anthony Rizzo, Aaron Judge and DJ LeMahieu did on Thursday night.

Last night's Game 1 between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Rangers was truly one for the ages. There is nothing quite like playoff hockey in the NHL.

The New York Rangers were active at the NHL Trade Deadline, and made a few splashes in the process. One deal went under the radar, and here's why it shouldn't.

Yes, the New York Rangers probably overpaid in order to acquire Andrew Copp at the Trade Deadline. He also makes them a much better team in the playoffs.

It has been a bad decade in New York sports. The New York Giants Super Bowl victory in 2011 is the last major championship in the Big Apple. I say that all changes in 2022! Let's look into our 104.5 The Team crystal ball and see what happens in the New Year!

New York sports in 2021 was fully of drama, progress, disappointment and another year of zero 'Big 4' championships. However, it's always a good year in Big Apple sports. That's because there is always something fun to talk about. There are enough major sports soap operas to interest a few cities, nonetheless one. This year was no different. I'm not going to spoil the ending but you know that somehow COVID 19 will find its way on to our list.

Sports teams are asking for items on their holiday list, just like us. Here is what every New York major pro sports team is hoping to see in their stocking.

I've done something bold. I've taken the ten professional "big four" sports teams in the state of New York, and I've ranked their jerseys from one to ten. Do you agree?

National Hockey League has announced a shutdown starting after Tuesday night's games. This will be the first major league to completely shutdown action since 2020 because of the pandemic. Actually, the 'shutdown' sounds worse than it is.

The NHL, and its referees, came under fire over the weekend, for a controversial call made in the NY Rangers - Buffalo Sabres game. You be the judge...who was right?

I laugh when people say that 'the Capital Region is a bad sports town.' Really? When people say that I sometimes feel that they are trying to find something wrong with everything. If you feel like I do, it's time to look at the facts. This is actually a pretty good sports 'town.'