by George Grimm | May 1, 2012 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Retro Rangers: What do you think about the Players Union? Howie Meeker: “Well as far as I’m concerned they’re doing a hell of a job. I played eight years in the NHL. For five of those years I put 1/3 of my salary into a pension plan and 35 years later I was...
by George Grimm | Apr 21, 2012 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
With the Stanley Cup playoffs underway, the spotlight is on the NHL and its many problems, both on and off the ice, even more than usual. So I thought it would be a good idea to step outside of the Retro Rangers box and interview someone who has always been a keen,...
by George Grimm | Mar 30, 2012 | New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
It was a Saturday afternoon, the first day of April 1989. I was unpacking my groceries when the phone rang. It was my father. “Bergeron’s out” he said. “I was watching the Bruins game and they just announced it.” I was a little surprised at the news, and while...
by George Grimm | Mar 12, 2012 | New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
From its inception, the National Hockey League had been populated by mostly Canadian players, with a few American’s sprinkled in here and there for good measure. But that all changed on January 27th, 1965, when Ulf Sterner of the New York Rangers became the first...
by George Grimm | Feb 29, 2012 | New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Bernie “Boom Boom” Geoffrion had a legendary 14-year career with the Montreal Canadiens, during which he scored 371 goals and added 388 assists. He broke into the league with style, earning the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s Rookie of the Year in 1952, and went on to win...
by George Grimm | Feb 16, 2012 | New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
The first time I was allowed to go to New York City with my friends was for a Rangers Open practice on Washington’s birthday February 22, 1965. The event was sponsored by H.O. Oats and if you sent in some box tops you received tickets in return. I remember the date...
