by George Grimm | Mar 26, 2014 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Jiggs McDonald is probably best known for his many years behind the mic calling New York Islander games. But before that he was the play-by-play voice of the L.A. Kings and Atlanta Flames. And it was while he was working for the Flames that he was paired with one of...
by George Grimm | Feb 18, 2014 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Curt Ridley had the misfortune of trying to break into the NHL, first with the Bruins and then the Rangers, at a time when both teams were pretty well stocked in goal. Curt was born on September 23rd 1951 in Minnedosa, Manitoba and began his hockey journey like most...
by George Grimm | Nov 7, 2013 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Road trips are an accepted aspect of a hockey player’s life, part of the schedule that takes teams from coast to coast a number of times during the long NHL season. Most road trips are uneventful, you win, you lose, you tie, you go home. But sometimes the road hits...
by George Grimm | May 5, 2013 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, NHL, Retro Rangers
Early one morning in the spring of 1974, I noticed a little blurb in the Rangers Notes section of the paper that the Montreal Canadiens would be practicing that morning at the Bergen Mall Ice Arena in Paramus, NJ, in preparation for their Quarter-Final meeting against...
by George Grimm | Apr 23, 2013 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Like many that have come before and after, the Ranger’s 1969-70 season was a roller coaster ride from start to finish. The Blueshirts had spent the first 3 ½ months of the season in first place, posting an impressive 32-11-11 record. But in late February they lost...
by George Grimm | Apr 1, 2013 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Reading recently that the Rangers were on the verge of signing Swedish ace Jesper Fast, their sixth round pick in the 2010 amateur draft, reminded me of a similar episode twenty years ago. I was writing and editing a newsletter called “SportStat… the Ranger Report” at...
