by George Grimm | Nov 5, 2011 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
On November 7th 1975, Emile Francis and his Boston Bruins’ counterpart, GM Harry Sinden pulled off a blockbuster trade. The Rangers sent Jean Ratelle, Brad Park and minor leaguer Joe Zanussi to the Bruins for Phil Esposito and Carol Vadnais. It was one of the biggest...
by George Grimm | Oct 19, 2011 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Bob Wolff is a legend among sportscasters. To list all of his accomplishments and awards, as well as the many historic moments in sports that he has covered, would more than fill this column. It has also been noted that Wolff has always been very generous with his...
by George Grimm | Oct 6, 2011 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
I’ve always loved hearing Emile Francis tell hockey stories. First, of course, there are the stories, and Emile’s got a million of them, but then there’s the voice, the cadence, the feistiness and the feeling that the Cat was always looking for that angle to put...
by George Grimm | May 1, 2011 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
After beating Toronto four games to two in the opening round of the 1971 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Rangers next opponent was the Chicago Black Hawks who had finished first in the Western Division with 107 points. The teams had split the season series with three wins...
by George Grimm | Apr 17, 2011 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Win or lose, the Rangers have given their fans countless Stanley Cup playoff memories that will last a lifetime and the 1970/71 postseason was no exception. In fact two of the most memorable episodes in Ranger playoff history occurred that spring at Madison Square...
by George Grimm | Apr 2, 2011 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Jacques Plante was one of the greatest goaltenders to ever strap on a pair of pads. But when he came to the Rangers in a blockbuster 1963 trade it became all too apparent that on most nights, he like any other goaltender is only as good as the team in front of him....
