AS THE WORLD TURNS, MSG-STYLE

One of the most fascinating—and potentially tragic—hockey scenarios has been unfolding on Seventh Avenue, Manhattan, in that Madhouse of Mystery, Madison Square Garden. It’s a melodrama that would be worthy of Broadway and if it plays to its wrongful conclusion, Neil Smith will be fired as Rangers’ general manager. If it has a happy ending, Smith will be retained and, perhaps, this most cursed, most Byzantine, most bizarre of NHL franchises will be resurrected to a state of respect. But don’t bet on it, please. This is the Rangers were talking about here. However, on with the show. The chief protagonists in this play are: Smith: Young, gregarious, amusing, insightful and cooperative-with-the-media GM. Mark Everson: Young, pungent, clever, hockey-smart reporter for the New York Post. Barry Watkins: Young, ambitious, cooperative Rangers’ public relations director. Art (The Dart) Friedman:…

INTRODUCING THE FIRST STREET HOCKEY IN-LINE SKATES

First Team Sports Inc., manufacturer of Ultra-Wheels inline skates, recently introduced the Ultra-Wheels Street King in-line model designed specifically to meet the demands of aggressive street hockey players. The Street King is the latest addition to the full line of street hockey equipment offered by Ultra-Wheels. First Team Sports is the only in-line skate manufacturer that offers a complete line of equipment for the booming street hockey market. The Street King is one of three new in-line models designed jointly by First Team Sports Inc., and Atomic Sport/Koflach Boots of Austria. Atomic For Sport, a privately owned company, is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of ski and sports equipment and is the parent company of Atomic Ski, Koflach Ski and Sport Boots, Colt Ski Poles and Var Ess Bindings. The Street King…

HOCKEY SKATE ANALYSIS

BAUER CCM TACKS DAOUST EASTON GRAF MEGA MICRON RIEDELL BAUER PRECISION IN-LINE SKATES ROLLERBLADE ULTRAWHEELS…

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