by George Grimm | Mar 12, 2019 | Hockey History, Homepage, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Harry Howell was a product of the Rangers Guelph Junior A team that also produced Andy Bathgate, Dean Prentice, Lou Fontinato and Ron Murphy who later became Harry’s brother-in-law. Following two seasons in Guelph, the six-foot-one, 195-pound native of Hamilton...
by George Grimm | Mar 5, 2019 | Hockey History, Homepage, Inside Hockey, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Since their inception in 1926, 88 men have tended goal for the New York Rangers. Some went on to become Franchise Goaltenders like Davey Kerr, Chuck Rayner, Gump Worsley, Ed Giacomin, John Davidson, John Vanbiesbrouck, Mike Richter and Henrik Lundqvist, who were each...
by George Grimm | Feb 14, 2019 | Books, Hockey History, Homepage, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
In the summer of 1978, Fred Shero finally got a chance to coach the Rangers. Shero was a former Rangers defenseman who had been coaching in the Blueshirts minor league system for many years during the Emile Francis era. However despite leading his teams to four first...
by Neal McHale | Feb 3, 2019 | Columbus Blue Jackets, Florida Panthers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, NHL
Can Nico Hischier be the high-impact, face of the franchsie-type player for the Devils? Saturday afternoon might have given a peek inside that window. Facing a daunting task, minus Taylor Hall, Sami Vatanen and Travis Zajac, among others and in the tough Bell Centre,...
by George Grimm | Feb 2, 2019 | Books, Hockey History, Homepage, Inside Hockey, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
New York Ranger fans are very lucky, regardless of the current plight of the Blueshirts, a veritable All-Star cast of broadcasters and journalists cover every aspect of their seasonal roller-coaster ride. They are the best in the business and although we hear and read...
by Rachel Lewis | Jan 13, 2019 | Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Rangers, NHL, Photo Galleries
The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the New York Rangers 7-5 Sunday, January 13, 2019 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH. Former #1 overall pick by the Blue Jackets, Rick Nash, was in attendance for the ceremonial puck drop. Nash recently retired from professional...
