Randy Holt
NHL Network Manager @RandallPnkFloyd
Randy Holt is the NHL network manager & lead editor for all things hockey on Rant Sports. Originally from Chicago, Randy also covers his biggest love in the sports world, the Chicago Blackhawks.Randy mainly keeps his words within hockey, reporting all the goings on around the NHL. But you can also catch a heavy dose of him over in the MLB section, covering the Cubs. Away from the writing arena, Randy is a full time student at Arizona State University. Currently enrolled in his senior year at ASU, Randy is majoring in secondary education, with a focus in history, but is hoping to teach either history or English, as well as get in on the coaching game. When he's not, writing or in the classroom, you can catch Randy dining in at a local Jimmy Johns or catching the latest episode of Mad Men. Feel free to contact him at [email protected], or follow on Twitter, @RandallPnkFloyd.
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Has Ray Emery Earned The Right To Start For The Blackhawks?
The Chicago Blackhawks lost yet again on Friday night, this one coming in the form of a 3-1 loss to the Calgary Flames, which sent them on an 0-2-1 start to this nine-game road trip. With the Western Canada portion of the trip behind them, the Hawks have a few days to take a breather, [...]
TweetMike Quade Irked By Dale Sveum’s Comments About 2011 Cubs
You’d be pretty hard-pressed to find a Cubs fan that was too disappointed when Mike Quade was fired this past fall. Theo Epstein decided not to retain him and brought in Dale Sveum, one of the more coveted names out on the managerial market, to replace him. Quade didn’t have too much to work with [...]
TweetBreaking Down The Cubs’ Signing Of Gerardo Concepcion
With the market for Cuban players especially fruitful this winter, it’s been pretty clear that the Cubs had planned to be heavy players in at least a few of the players set to make the jump to the U.S. That speculation was validated with the Cubs’ signing of Gerardo Concepcion on Thursday. While the details [...]
TweetCubs Avoid Arbitration With Matt Garza, Agree To One-Year Deal
Much has been made of the case between Matt Garza and the Cubs that was set to head to arbitration this Friday. With the Cubs submitting a salary figure of under $8 million, and Garza’s camp going over $12 million, there was a great deal of intrigue over which way an arbitrator could go. As [...]
TweetBrendan Morrison Quiet In Blackhawks Debut
If there was a city he could pick to make his debut with his new team, it’s very likely that Brendan Morrison would pick Vancouver. The native of Pitt Meadows, British Colombia, and former Canuck, made his debut with the Blackhawks on Tuesday night, in their 3-2 overtime loss. There were plenty of positives to [...]
TweetWhere Should Starlin Castro Hit In Cubs’ Batting Order?
As unbearable as it may have been to watch the Cubs at times last season, Starlin Castro provided the one bright spot with his breakout season. Heading into 2012, he’s seen as a building block of these revamped Cubs and the youth movement taking place on the North Side this season. Though we’ve barely crept [...]
TweetDefense Holding Blackhawks Back From Serious Stanley Cup Contention
At this point in the season, it doesn’t come as much of a surprise when the Blackhawks experience a defensive letdown. It’s pretty much a certainty. That’s why, as frustrating as it may have been, there weren’t too many people that were surprised when a defensive lapse cost the Hawks an extra point in overtime [...]
TweetHenrik Lundqvist Becoming A Lock For Vezina Trophy
Even with the New York Giants gearing up for their rematch with the New England Patriots in this year’s Super Bowl, Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist is doing his best to make sure the G-Men aren’t grabbing all the headlines in the Big Apple. Fresh off of an All Star weekend, for which he served as [...]
TweetTampa Bay Rays Could Have Interest In Geovany Soto
Although the hot stove has cooled off for now, it’s hard to imagine the Cubs not making another move or two before spring training really gets underway. Names like Alfonso Soriano, Marlon Byrd, Matt Garza, and even Blake DeWitt are being thrown around, but rumors have been floating around recently that another guy could be [...]
TweetCubs Invite 21 Non-Roster Players To Spring Training
As the winter begins to turn into spring, slowly but surely, we’re getting a better idea of what the Cubs’ roster is going to look like in April. But there is plenty to still be figured out, and it’s a cloudy picture sure to be made even less clear by the 21 non-roster invitees that [...]
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