by George Grimm | Mar 5, 2011 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
The Rangers have had their share of great goaltenders in their 85-year history and Chuck Rayner was one of the best. Claude Earl Rayner, was born on August 11, 1920, in Sutherland, Saskatchewan. “Chuck” as he had been know since childhood, played junior hockey for the...
by George Grimm | Feb 19, 2011 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Camille Henry was born in Quebec City, Quebec, on January 31, 1933. He originally had hopes of becoming a professional baseball player but that dream soon gave way to another when his outstanding hockey skills became apparent. After rising through the local youth...
by George Grimm | Jan 27, 2011 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
I can’t really call myself an avid autograph collector. Frankly I couldn’t tell you where most of them are anymore. For me it’s always been more about the memory of meeting the players. And most of those memories are as vivid as if they happened yesterday. I guess it...
by George Grimm | Jan 14, 2011 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
If you recall, a few weeks ago in my Steve Vickers’ article I noted that all of the top four picks of the 1971 amateur draft — Guy Lafleur (Montreal), Marcel Dionne (Detroit), Jocelyn Guevremont (Vancouver) and Gene Carr (St. Louis) — ended up playing for the...
by George Grimm | Dec 31, 2010 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
The old saying “Records are made to be broken” has been proven to be true many times over. Numerous records that were once considered unreachable have been surpassed in recent years. Who would have thought that a number of bulked up sluggers would have hit more than...
by George Grimm | Dec 10, 2010 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Of all the players of the Emile Francis era, I identified most with Steve Vickers. We were the same age and weight and although I was a little taller, he had that moustache and much better hair. But it was easy to picture myself with a number 8 on my back, hanging out...
