by George Grimm | Feb 27, 2017 | Hockey History, Homepage, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Less than a month after the New Madison Square Garden opened in February of 1968 the building was the site of the rarest of rarities; a National Hockey League double header. The twin bill was made necessary when high winds blew part of the roof off of the Spectrum in...
by George Grimm | Feb 17, 2017 | Hockey History, Homepage, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Bob Froese began his hockey journey on the frozen ponds and rinks of St. Catharines Ontario where he followed in his father’s footsteps and became a goaltender. Bob Froese; ‘It’s funny when I was a kid I would put catalogs on my legs for pads and stuff like that but...
by George Grimm | Jan 18, 2017 | Hockey History, Homepage, Inside Hockey, Retro Rangers
Many of us have played hockey in one form or another, be it on the ice, the street or on the floor of a recreation center. And very often we didn’t have access to or could afford regulation equipment. So since necessity is the mother of invention we fashioned...
by George Grimm | Jan 4, 2017 | Hockey History, Homepage, Inside Hockey, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Retro Rangers: Reminiscing with Steve Baker Steve Baker seemed destined to be the Rangers goaltender of the future after going undefeated in nine of his first ten starts in his NHL debut. Destiny had other plans however as Steve’s career was derailed by a devastating...
by George Grimm | Nov 9, 2016 | Hockey History, Homepage, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
New York has had its share of great sports rivalries; Yankees – Mets, Jets – Giants, Dodgers – Giants, Knicks – Nets, but none have been more intense for both the fans and players alike than the four decade old feud between the Rangers and the Islanders. That rivalry...
by George Grimm | Feb 27, 2016 | Hockey History, Homepage, New York Rangers, NHL, Retro Rangers
For many years Andy Bathgate was the Rangers’ lone superstar. A product of the same Guelph Biltmore pipeline that brought players like Harry Howell and Lou Fontinato to New York. Bathgate played 719 games over 12 seasons for the Rangers scoring 272 goals and adding...
