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NEW YORK -- Hockey rarely gets much attention in Norway, a skiing-obsessed nation that turns to soccer when the snow melts. Mats Zuccarello is changing that. Zuccarello is only the seventh player from Norway to make it to the NHL, and hes the first to make it to the Stanley Cup finals. Now, "Zucca" has Norwegians staying up late to watch New York Rangers games and checking the stats to see if he scored. "A lot of Norwegians have fallen in love with Zuccarello," says Roy Kvatningen, sports editor for Norwegian online paper Nettavisen. "First and foremost because hes successful at what he does. He won the scoring title in Norway, he won the scoring title in Sweden, and now hes playing on the biggest stage in the world. "Hes also got a cool name and a good personality: confident, but down to earth." Former teammates of Zuccarello and his mother are being interviewed by Norwegian media. Downhill skier Kjetil Jansrud and players on the national soccer team have sent him congratulatory messages. In his fourth NHL season, all with the Rangers, Zuccarello notched 19 goals and 40 assists in 77 games. He added four goals and seven assists in 20 post-season games to help New York get to the finals for the first time in 20 years. "Some people, like my close family and friends that have been following me since I was young, are really excited," he said. "I told everyone its a huge opportunity for me to play, but at the same time nothing is won yet." The affable 26-year-old winger hopes his success will build up hockey at home, but he knows it will take a lot more than that. "I would love to be a role model for younger players back home and create some more buzz around hockey," he said. "Hopefully this can help. If I was Norwegian or not, I would be equally happy to play in the Stanley Cup finals." Norway finished last in the Sochi Olympic hockey tournament. Zuccarello believes a greater commitment is needed within the country before success outside of it can be reached. "We have 25 rinks. There is no ice in the rinks during the whole summer," he said. "... How are you supposed to be a good hockey player when you go four months with no ice?" Zuccarello says Norway hasnt made a commitment to hockey since Oslo hosted the 1952 Olympics. "Nothing," he said in a frustrated tone. "We have one new rink in Norway that is not from 52. They have renewed it a little bit, but our main rink in Oslo was built in 52, and thats not good enough. Its got to start from the top. Its going to cost money, but the government has money. Youve got to use it to get new rinks, get people excited to go to a hockey game with new seats. Norway is considered the "little brother" in hockey circles to Sweden and Finland. Sweden has 10 times as many rinks than Norway, Kvatningen said. Zuccarello was fortunate to attend a hockey-centric high school and then played three seasons in Norways elite league. From there he went to Modo in Swedens premier league before signing a free agent deal with the Rangers in 2010. He watched the Stanley Cup finals as a youngster in the early morning hours. The first one he recalls was the Colorado Avalanches victory over Florida in 1996 when he was 8. The Avalanche, with Swedish star Peter Forsberg, was Zuccarellos favourite team. They won that series in a four-game sweep -- ending it with Uwe Krupps goal in triple overtime. "I remember waking up. I was going to school, I turned on the TV and Uwe Krupp scored the overtime winner," Zuccarello said. "I didnt think it was live. I thought it was taped." He might be about to create a lot of sleepless nights for grown-ups and kids alike back home once this series against the Los Angeles Kings begins Wednesday. Family members and friends are planning to make the trip to New York to see him play live in Games 3 and 4. They will have to make room for other Norwegian tourists who are looking to make the trek, too. "I know already that more Norwegians have been travelling to New York to catch a game at Madison Square Garden," Kvatningen said. "Even if theyre not hockey fans, its a great experience for Norwegians to go over there and see a small Norwegian guy getting celebrated." Jerry Rice Jersey . Schaub will start for an injured Case Keenum and try to help the Texans end a 12-game skid. Schaubs last action in Houston came when he took over late in a game against Oakland on Nov. 17 as Keenum was struggling. Willie Brown Jersey . Off-season additions Jermain Defoe and Michael Bradley did not train with the club today, prompting Nelsen to declare its too early to tell if either will be ready for Saturday. http://www.officialoaklandraidersfootbal...t-jersey-womens. 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The Athletics Get: LHP Jon Lester, LF Jonny Gomes, OF Sam Fuld and cash.The New York Rangers played arguably their best period of hockey last time out. It was the other 40 minutes that the club would like to work on. The Rangers return to the ice five days after an improbable comeback to host the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Listen to the game live on TSN Radio 1290 in Winnipeg starting at 5pm ct. New York found itself down 3-0 going into the third period of Mondays opener of a four-game homestand against the Minnesota Wild, and still down 4-2 with 14:25 left to play. However, Derick Brassard, Anthony Duclair and Mats Zuccarello scored three straight markers to cap a five-goal period and lift the Rangers to a 5-4 decision and their fourth victory in five games. Duclair scored the tying goal with 3:48 to play, his first career NHL goal, and Zuccarello tallied the winner 37 seconds later. Kevin Klein and Rich Nash also scored and Zuccarello and Brassard added two assists. Henrik Lundqvist made 26 saves. Weve got to work on some things here still and we have the next few days off to get things straightened out, said Zuccarello. But our team effort in the third was unbelievable. New York finished the game minus defennseman John Moore and center Chris Kreider, who both picked up match penalties.dddddddddddd. Moores boarding of Jonas Brodin resulted in a five-game suspension for the defenseman. The Jets eye a third victory in four games as they suffered a 2-1 shootout loss to the New Jersey Devils on Thursday. Blake Wheeler scored in the first period and Ondrej Pavelec was outstanding with 27 saves, but didnt get enough offensive support. Pavelec made a glove save on Jaromir Jagr in the waning seconds to force overtime, then made a left pad save on the veterans backhand try in the extra session. We played a pretty solid road game, Jets head coach Paul Maurice said. 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