‘No one’s had a greater impact’: The NHL’s Jewish ‘Hockey Maven’ gets his heartfelt due
Arguably the most dedicated and knowledgeable journalist in hockey history will be honored at UBS Arena
Arguably the most dedicated and knowledgeable journalist in hockey history will be honored at UBS Arena
U.S., Canadian and Israeli teams meet on the ice: 'Combining our faith with our sport'
(JTA) — When the captain of Israel’s ice hockey team takes the ice for the coming season, he will be just a short walk from the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp where Nazis murdered nearly 1 million Jews during the Holocaust. Eliezer Sherbatov, 28, signed last week to the local team in Oswiecim, the Polish name…
Reports that hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen is in talks to buythe New York Mets from the Wilpon family are likely a relief to fans of the troubled National League team. But they’re also a reminder: Jews are vastly represented among the ranks of sports owners. Out of 147 teams in the five major North…
(JTA) — Jack Hughes, even at 18, is no stranger to making history. And now he’s done it again, becoming the first Jewish player to be drafted No. 1 overall by the National Hockey League. The New Jersey Devils picked Hughes, a Florida native who grew up in Ontario, Canada, on Friday. He’s the son…
(JTA) — Three coaches and 15 players from a youth hockey team in Los Angeles have been suspended over a video posted on social media showing a player making a Nazi salute as other players make anti-Semitic remarks. The Los Angeles Jr. Kings announced the suspensions of coaches and players from the 14U Bantam AAA…
An Uber driver was reportedly killedwhen a man struck him with a hockey stick — just a month before he was planning to attend his granddaughter’s Jewish baby-naming ceremony. Randolph Tolk, 68, of Brooklyn, died after being beaten by Kohji Kosugi, 39, of Manhattan, after Kosugi hit the passenger side of his car with a hockey…
Stan Fischler loves his hokey jokes. “When my aunt made me hot chocolate, my uncle would say to me, ‘Stan, do you want some snoo with your chocolate?’ and of course I’d say, ‘What’s snoo?’ And he’d say: ‘Nothing. What’s snoo with you?’” Deadpan, Fischler turned to me. “Now ask me if I’m comfortable.” “Are…
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