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The status of Boston University coach David Quinn’s candidacy to succeed Alain Vigneault behind the Rangers’ bench is a mystery. Quinn, according to two sources, has told friends he is remaining at BU. But a third source told The Post the coach has not informed Rangers management he is no longer in the running for […]

Bill Torrey, the legendary general manager of the Islanders who was the architect for the four straight Stanley Cups at the start of the 1980s along with the seemingly unbeatable record of 19 straight postseason series victories, died late Wednesday night at his home in Florida. He was 83. Torrey took over as Islanders general […]

“Lookit.” If Bill Torrey did not preface every sentence that way, it sure was pretty darn close. “Lookit,” he would say as he did at a press conference in 1978, for instance, upon the announcement of the Islanders’ signing of a Swedish netminder named Goran Hogosta. “There’s no question that Hogie is a world-class goaltender […]

“Schoney,” I called out rather ineffectually, attempting to grab the Devils’ coach and prevent him from getting into trouble as the brouhaha escalated in the corridor leading to and from the Meadowlands ice. “Schoney …” But it was too late. There was no stopping Jim Schoenfeld, and no stopping the trouble that would be visited […]

The NHL has told Brad Marchand to stop licking opponents or the Boston Bruins forward will face punishment. Senior vice president of hockey operations Colin Campbell spoke to Marchand and Bruins general manager Don Sweeney on Saturday about Marchand’s actions against Tampa Bay a night earlier. Marchand licked Lightning forward Ryan Callahan on the face […]

Dan Bylsma is not a candidate to be the Rangers next head coach, but the man who was behind the bench for the Penguins’ 2009 Stanley Cup victory did have some thoughts on the Blueshirts’ situation — thoughts that he thinks are held around the league more abundantly than one might guess. “I guess my […]

Henrik Lundqvist has spent much of the spring watching the Stanley Cup playoffs from his couch, using his second time on the outside of the postseason as motivation. He doesn’t plan to make this a habit and is hoping the Rangers’ front office has a big offseason planned. And if part of that plan is […]

Regarding the Rangers, in the midst of organizational meetings at Glen Sather’s spread in La Quinta: 1. The selection of a coach to replace Alain Vigneault will inform the club’s player personnel decisions even as the evaluation process proceeds this week. Management is committed to adding a phalanx of more reliably competitive north-south players to […]

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms and the Charlotte Checkers played the longest game in American Hockey League history on Wednesday night, and the better team likely lost because of a historic goalie performance. Phantoms goalie Alex Lyon made an incredible 94 saves in a 2-1 five-overtime win in Game 4 of the Calder Cup playoff series […]

Click:wps官网 NBC Sports play-by-play man Kenny Albert talks with The Post’s Justin Terranova about a quieter postseason, an old roommate and Alex Ovechkin’s big moment. Q: Is it weird not having to cover both the Rangers (radio) and your regular NBC assignments this postseason? A: I really enjoyed those last four or five years where […]