by George Grimm | Jul 28, 2019 | Hockey History, Homepage, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Defenseman Arnie Brown came to the Rangers along with Bob Nevin, Dick Duff, Rod Seiling and Billy Collins in the blockbuster February 22, 1964 deal that sent Blueshirt captain Andy Bathgate and Don McKenney to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Brown had played his junior...
by Brian Kennedy | Jun 25, 2019 | Archived Features, Hockey History, Homepage, Leagues, NHL
Not many North American fans ever saw Vaclav Nedomansky play. His career over here concluded over 35 years ago. Perhaps none saw him play in his prime, because his best days as a hockey player came under Communist rule as a citizen of Czechoslovakia, for whose...
by George Grimm | May 4, 2019 | Hockey History, Homepage, Inside Hockey, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Gene Carr could have been a huge star in New York. He had long blonde hair and blazing speed but he had trouble putting the puck in the net and suffered a pair of serious injuries and so his time with the Rangers though eventful was relatively brief. Carr recorded 58...
by George Grimm | Apr 11, 2019 | Hockey History, Homepage, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
I’ll get right to the point, Emile “The Cat” Francis deserves a banner with his name on it up in the rafters at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers have already retired the numbers of five of his former players so why not honor the man who put those teams together, and...
by George Grimm | Mar 12, 2019 | Hockey History, Homepage, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Harry Howell was a product of the Rangers Guelph Junior A team that also produced Andy Bathgate, Dean Prentice, Lou Fontinato and Ron Murphy who later became Harry’s brother-in-law. Following two seasons in Guelph, the six-foot-one, 195-pound native of Hamilton...
by George Grimm | Mar 5, 2019 | Hockey History, Homepage, Inside Hockey, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Since their inception in 1926, 88 men have tended goal for the New York Rangers. Some went on to become Franchise Goaltenders like Davey Kerr, Chuck Rayner, Gump Worsley, Ed Giacomin, John Davidson, John Vanbiesbrouck, Mike Richter and Henrik Lundqvist, who were each...
