Larry Brooks (journalist) explained

Lawrence Mel Brooks (born February 26, 1950, in New York City)[1] is an American hockey journalist for the New York Post, covering the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League.[2] He served as president of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association from 2001 to 2003.[3] He was awarded the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award from the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018.[4]

From 1982 until 1992, Brooks was a senior vice president of communications in the New Jersey Devils organization.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sportswriters: Larry Brooks . Bill Shannon Biographical Dictionary of New York Sports . New-York Historical Society . 28 February 2022.
  2. Web site: Leafs broadcaster Joe Bowen and writer Larry Brooks to be honoured by Hockey Hall of Fame. The Globe and Mail. 2018-10-05.
  3. Web site: About the PHWA. 2021. Professional Hockey Writers' Association. January 23, 2021.
  4. Web site: The Post’s Larry Brooks voted into Hockey Hall of Fame. nypost.com. 2018-10-05.
  5. Web site: Brooks calls Hall of Fame honor 'special'. 2021-10-05. NHL.com. en-US.