by George Grimm | Mar 5, 2025 | New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
On November 7th 1975, the Rangers swapped Jean Ratelle, Brad Park and minor league defenseman Joe Zanussi to the Boston Bruins for Phil Esposito and Carol Vadnais in a blockbuster deal that shocked the hockey world. The deal capped off a wild 10-day period of player...
by George Grimm | Sep 25, 2024 | New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Raise your hand if you ever fantasized about practicing with the Rangers and having a couple of beers with them later on. Well, our fantasies became Gene “Scoop” Koerner’s reality as he did that and much more when he became the Blueshirts practice goalie in the 1970s....
by George Grimm | Aug 30, 2024 | New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
This is Part 2 of a 2-part article. Click here to read Part 1. Meanwhile, Bower, who had been assigned to Vancouver of the WHL in 1954, was moved to the Providence Reds of the AHL in 1955. However, the next season the Rangers wanted to move Marcel Paille, who they...
by George Grimm | Aug 30, 2024 | New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Goaltenders Lorne “Gump” Worsley and Johnny Bower had a lot in common. Both made their NHL debuts with the New York Rangers in the 1950s, both have earned multiple Vezina Trophies, both are members of the NHL Hall of Fame and both played into their 40s and won four...
by George Grimm | Jul 16, 2024 | Books, New York Rangers, NHL, Retro Rangers
Barry Beck’s THE CELL: A Story of Tragedy and Survival, is an extremely well-written chronicle of the author’s personal triumph over addiction and unimaginable grief. The book begins with Barry describing the process of kicking his addiction to the sleep aid, Ambien,...
by George Grimm | Jul 3, 2024 | Archived Features, Charity Events, Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Red Berenson was one of the first stars to emerge from the NHL’s initial expansion in 1967, scoring over 100 goals in his first three seasons with the St. Louis Blues and leading them to three consecutive appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals. But for legions pf...
