Rick DiPietro
Rick DiPietro
Richard W. DiPietro, Jr.is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was the first overall selection by the New York Islanders in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. DiPietro is currently a NY sports talk show host on ESPN 98.7 FM. He co-hosts the "Hahn & Humpty show" with Alan Hahn. DiPietro signed a groundbreaking 15-year contract in 2006, after which he suffered a string of injuries from 2008 until he was subsequently bought-out by the Islanders on July 2,...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth19 September 1981
exposed good moved puck
They moved the puck pretty well and exposed us a bit, ... (Crosby's) a good player, but that's a good line.
allowing chance gave huge national
They gave me a huge chance by allowing me to play for the national program,
game olympic pulled team whether
You don't want to get pulled in a game whether you make the Olympic team or not.
fans rangers
There were a lot of Rangers fans here tonight.
best came effort fans forward playoffs regardless whether
This is a rivalry, regardless of whether it's for the playoffs or not or back-to-back, there's no excuses. This is what our fans look forward to and we look forward to. I don't think we came out with our best effort tonight.
good hockey mistakes room stepping tonight
This is grind-it-out hockey and we don't have any room for mistakes. Tonight was good stepping stone.
This isn't something any of us are used to.
current feels game needed obviously playoff situation type
This is playoff type hockey. Every game feels like a must win, especially with the current situation that we're in. Disappointing. Obviously we needed these two points. But, they (games) just keep getting more and more important.
exciting game happy
I feel happy that we got the two points, ... It was an exciting game to be a part of.
game happened period point seems stuff third turning
It just seems like that kind of stuff has happened to us in the third period when we have a lead. Hopefully, we can use this game as a turning point in the season.
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The clerk saw their last name and took care of them. Told them where to go and what to do. My grandfather's from Italy. I've been all over Europe but never here. That's what makes it so exciting.
minutes played
The first 15 minutes were great; we played as well as we have all season,
cable guess watching
You can't say that? I thought it was cable. I guess I'm watching too much cable TV.