by George Grimm | Sep 20, 2018 | Books, Hockey History, Homepage, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Back in the early 1950s when there were six teams in the NHL and about ninety jobs available, only a few young players were able to break into the league and even fewer who walked away from the game once they got there. Defenseman Bob Chrystal was one of those...
by George Grimm | Aug 11, 2018 | Archived Features, Hockey History, Homepage, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
At the end of World War II, nearly 50 players returned to their respective NHL teams including key Rangers such as Muzz and Lynn Patrick, Alex Shibicky, Alf Pike, and Mac Colville, whose brother Neil had returned during the previous season. Unfortunately after three...
by George Grimm | Apr 30, 2018 | Hockey History, Homepage, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Gilles Villemure was born on May 30, 1940 and grew up in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec where the local hockey rink was right next to the fairgrounds race track, and so his two passions became hockey and horse racing. Luckily for him he was able to pursue both of these...
by George Grimm | Apr 26, 2018 | Hockey History, Homepage, Inside Hockey, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Prior to the 1965-66 season when the NHL ruled that teams must dress two netminders for games, many teams often employed amateurs and low minor leaguers to serve as practice and emergency goaltenders. These men were happy to share the ice with the pros and make a few...
by George Grimm | Feb 27, 2018 | Hockey History, Homepage, Inside Hockey, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Before there was a Chuck Rayner, a Gump Worsley, an Ed Giacomin, Mike Richter or Henrik Lundqvist there was Davey Kerr. Kerr was the Rangers’ original “Franchise” goaltender, the guy who set the standard for all future Blueshirt netminders to aspire to. David...
by George Grimm | Feb 8, 2018 | Books, Hockey History, Homepage, Retro Rangers
Uniform numbers have long been an important part of sports lore and serve multiple purposes. First and foremost, they identify the players, but they also allow fans to identify with those players by wearing those numbers on their own jerseys. Many players have also...
