Larry Brooks, the legendary New York Post hockey reporter whose verbal confrontation with NHL head coach John Tortorella in 2010 went viral, has died following a brief illness. He was 75 years old.

Brooks, who covered the Rangers, Islanders, Devils as a reporter, and NHL as a columnist, died Thursday morning. He took a medical leave of absence following the start of the season. It was revealed Thursday that he had been diagnosed with cancer.

“For the last three decades, no one covered a sports beat in this city better than Larry did on the Rangers,” Post Executive Sports Editor Chris Shaw said . “Well before the Hockey Hall of Fame enshrined him, Larry had already earned a place among the legends who have graced the pages of The Best Sports in Town.”

In 2018, Brooks received the

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