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00:00Today is a tough day for us here at the New York Post.

00:03We lost a giant, a Hall of Famer, a colleague,

00:07and for me, someone I deeply respected

00:10as both a journalist and a human being.

00:13Larry Brooks passed away at 75 years old,

00:16leaving behind a legacy in hockey writing

00:18that will never be duplicated.

00:21For nearly five decades, Larry defined what it meant

00:23to cover hockey in the New York metro area

00:25with voice, with edge, with fearlessness,

00:28and with an unmatched command of the sport.

00:31And I say this with complete confidence.

00:33I never met anyone who knew hockey the way Larry did.

00:37His depth, his memory, his understanding of the game,

00:41it was his own universe.

00:43But what I'll remember the most isn't the reporting.

00:46It's the conversations that we had.

00:48Many times before I even recorded a video with Larry,

00:51he talked to me not just about hockey,

00:53but about life, about balance, about perspective,

00:57about how important it is to spend time

00:59with the people you love.

01:01Those moments meant something to me then,

01:03and they mean even more to me now.

01:06Larry, he loved his job.

01:08He loved his beat.

01:10He loved the people he covered

01:11and the people he worked with.

01:13And you feel that in every tribute

01:14that's pouring in from around the hockey world,

01:17from players, coaches, executives, broadcasters,

01:20and writers who respected him

01:22because he always brought honesty

01:23and substance to the rink.

01:26But here at The Post,

01:27he was loved just as much.

01:29And I want to take a moment

01:30to acknowledge something special.

01:32How Larry uplifted people.

01:34How he mentored people.

01:36How he invested in our younger reporters.

01:38The best example is my friend

01:40and colleague Molly Walker.

01:41Someone Larry championed,

01:43supported, and believed in.

01:45Their partnership on the New York Rangers beat

01:47wasn't just productive.

01:48It was genuine.

01:49It was built on trust, respect, and pride.

01:54Watching the way Larry guided Molly

01:55spoke volumes about the kind of person that he was.

02:00Larry's impact didn't stay in the press box.

02:02It didn't stay in the locker room.

02:04It didn't stay in his legendary columns.

02:07It lived in the people around him.

02:09And that's why his passing hurts.

02:12Because you don't just lose

02:14an all-time great hockey writer.

02:15You lose someone who cared.

02:17Someone who listened.

02:19Someone who shared wisdom quietly

02:20without ever asking for recognition.

02:23Someone who made this place at the Post

02:26and all of us better.

02:28So Larry, thank you.

02:30Thank you for the conversations.

02:32Thank you for the lessons.

02:34Thank you for the example

02:35that you set every single day.

02:39From all of us here at the New York Post,

02:41we'll miss you.

02:42We'll honor you.

02:43And we'll keep telling stories

02:45the way that you taught us.

02:47With honesty, passion, and purpose.

02:51Rest in peace, Brooksy.

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