by George Grimm | Jun 15, 2015 | Hockey History, Homepage, Retro Rangers
Orland Kurtenbach was a big, burly center who supplied grit, muscle and protection for his teammates during the early years of the Emile Francis era. Born on September 7, 1936 in Cudworth, Saskatchewan, Kurt began his hockey journey with the Prince Albert Mintos of...
by George Grimm | Apr 28, 2015 | Hockey History, Homepage, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
“Everybody liked Billy Fairbairn. Billy Fairbairn was quiet. He hit, he worked hard, he took his hits and he played up and down that wall. And you could trust him every step of the way. You knew what he was gonna do, and he didn’t play dirty. He was a good guy” –...
by George Grimm | Feb 21, 2015 | Archived Features, Hockey History, Homepage, New York Rangers, NHL, Retro Rangers
by George Grimm Armed with a slapshot that earned him the nickname “Smokey” because it was said he could “knock the sap out of the wood of his stick”, Jack Egers was destined for stardom. Unfortunately a series of injuries including a concussion...
by Michelle Kenneth | Feb 21, 2015 | Books, Hockey History, Homepage, New Jersey Devils
Druzhba 78 was one of the best youth hockey teams in the world. They had one of the most impressive win records. They rarely lost. The young team was reminiscent of the cold war Soviet teams that struck fear into every hockey club around the world. Back in 1993,...
by George Grimm | Jan 20, 2015 | Archived Features, Hockey History, New York Rangers, NHL, Retro Rangers
by George Grimm During the Emile Francis era, the New York Rangers always took great pride in their penalty killing. They practiced it repeatedly throughout the season and it paid off very well for them in the ‘Win’ column. In fact during the years when those Ranger...
by George Grimm | Dec 16, 2014 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Donnie Marshall came to the Rangers along with Phil Goyette and Jacques Plante in a blockbuster June 1963 trade that sent Lorne “Gump” Worslay, Dave Balon, Len Ronson and Leon Rochefort to the Montreal Canadiens. Marshall, who was 31 years old at the time of the...
