On Thursday afternoon, Illegal Curve was lucky enough to interview Pulitzer Prize winner Steve Zipay who covers the New York Rangers for Newsday. Among other things, Zipay touches on the Brendan Shananhan situation, the pressures Tom Renney will face this season, and who he sees as the Atlantic Division favorite. Here is the interview: Richard: [...]
Dan Wood, the Anaheim Ducks beat-writer for the Orange County Register, was kind enough to give Illegal Curve some of his time today to answer questions about blogging, the underrated Southern California hockey market, and the futures of Brian Burke, Teemu Selanne and Mathieu Schneider. Here is the interview: Richard: Hi Dan, with the growing [...]
Note: Periodically throughout the year, Oilers’ prospect Rob Schremp will provide Illegal Curve readers with a unique insight into the world of professional hockey. For Rob’s seventh entry, he has agreed to answer some questions about his summer training program and his mindset heading into Oilers training camp next month. Richard: How has your experience [...]
Over the weekend, Illegal Curve was lucky enough to conduct an interview with Craig Custance, the national hockey writer for The Sporting News. Craig moved to The Sporting News this summer after covering the Thrashers for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Along with a number of other responsibilities, Custance will be contributing to Sporting News Today, which [...]
Illegal Curve had the good fortune of being able to interview Luke DeCock, the Hurricanes beat-writer for the News & Observer, and discuss such topics as blogging, the growth of the Hurricanes in the Carolina marketplace, and the Hurricanes’ chances for the 2008/09 season. Here is the interview: Richard: Firstly, I wanted to ask you your take [...]
Illegal Curve is happy to have Fluto Shinzawa, the Bruins beat-writer for the Boston Globe, along with us for an interview on blogging, the competitive Boston sports market, and the all things Bruins. Here is the interview: Richard: Hi Fluto, first of all, I’d like to thank you for doing this. Now, before I ask [...]
On the first day of the new and improved Illegal Curve, Michael Russo of the Minneapolis Star Tribune was nice enough to give us some of his time and answer a few Wild and non-Wild related questions. Here is the interview: Richard: Hi Michael, before I ask a couple of Wild related questions, I wanted [...]
Note: Periodically throughout the season, Oilers’ prospect and current Springfield Falcons’ winger Rob Schremp will provide Illegal Curve readers with a unique insight into the world of professional hockey. For Rob’s sixth entry, Rob has agreed to answer some questions recapping his season with Springfield and previewing his off-season plans. Here is the interview: Illegal [...]