{"id":384221,"date":"2025-11-17T01:59:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T01:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/384221\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T01:59:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T01:59:13","slug":"rangers-honor-post-icon-larry-brooks-with-touching-pregame-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/384221\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers honor Post icon Larry Brooks with touching pregame tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Larry Brooks was among us.<\/p>\n<p>Silence swept through a sold-out Madison Square Garden on Sunday night, as the Rangers paid tribute to the extraordinary life and career of The Post\u2019s iconic and inimitable Hall of Fame hockey columnist in the team\u2019s first home game since <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/13\/sports\/rip-brooksie-larry-brooks-post-legend-and-hall-of-fame-hockey-writer-dead-at-75\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brooks\u2019 death Thursday morning<\/a>, at 75, following a brief battle with cancer<\/p>\n<p>In addition to honoring Brooks with pictures on the jumbotron and a moment of silence in recognition of the \u201ctitan in hockey journalism,\u201d the Rangers also reserved a seat for him in the press box, decorating the desk with flowers and a framed photograph of the longtime Rangers reporter at his 2018 Hall of Fame induction ceremony.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.46285714;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37684868\" width=\"863\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/portrait-hall-fame-hockey-writer-115565457.jpg\" alt=\"A portrait of Hall of Fame Hockey writer Larry Brooks sits in his desk spot in the press box before the Rangers' game against the Red Wings on Nov. 16, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-37684868\"  \/>A portrait of Hall of Fame Hockey writer Larry Brooks sits in his desk spot in the press box before the Rangers\u2019 game against the Red Wings on Nov. 16, 2025. JASON SZENES FOR NY POST<\/p>\n<p>Brooks\u2019 history with the Blueshirts dates back to his upbringing on the Upper West Side, as a second-generation fan who revered Rod Gilbert and fell in love with the game from the blue seats of the old Garden between 49th and 50th Streets. Beginning his first of two stints at The Post in 1975, he passionately documented the most important eras in Rangers history with an unparalleled eye for the sport, making a greater impact than most of the players he covered.<\/p>\n<p>The Garden was his \u201ctemple,\u201d his son, Jordan, said Sunday morning at a standing-room only funeral in Westchester. Family, friends, colleagues, competitors and hockey legends \u2014 including Henrik Lundqvist, Adam Graves, Bill Guerin, Dave Maloney, Rangers president and general manager Chris Drury and Lou Lamoriello \u2014 paid their respects to the most respected hockey writer in the business at a service filled with laughter, tears and never-ending anecdotes of a journalistic icon and incredible person.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37684873\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/portrait-hall-fame-hockey-writer-115570385.jpg\" alt=\"A portrait of Hall of Fame hockey writer Larry Brooks is seen during a moment of silence before the Rangers' game against the Red Wings at MSG on Nov. 16, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-37684873\"  \/>A portrait of Hall of Fame hockey writer Larry Brooks is seen during a moment of silence before the Rangers\u2019 game against the Red Wings at MSG on Nov. 16, 2025. JASON SZENES FOR NY POST<\/p>\n<p>If the universe is just, he watched it all from what his son described as his final resting place:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe great press box in the sky.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Larry Brooks was among us. 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