by George Grimm | Apr 18, 2014 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Forty years ago, in the spring of 1974 the Ranges and Flyers met for the first time in the Stanley Cup playoffs. There have been many “Amtrak Series” since then, but the first one was quite memorable. The Rangers and Flyers were headed in different directions that...
by Diana Driscoll | Apr 9, 2014 | Carolina Hurricanes, Leagues, New York Rangers
April 9, 2014 After clinching a playoff berth on Monday night while idle—due to a New Jersey Devils loss—the New York Rangers were back in action Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden facing the Carolina Hurricanes. Brad Richards found his offensive game and the...
by Diana Driscoll | Apr 6, 2014 | Leagues, New York Rangers
April 6, 2014 The New York Rangers had the opportunity to clinch a playoff spot Saturday night at Madison Square Garden with a win against the struggling Ottawa Senators. The Senators were playing their second game in as many days and were coming off a deflating loss...
by Diana Driscoll | Mar 27, 2014 | Leagues, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers
March 27, 2014 Wednesday night’s game between the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers was hyped up to be an intense and gritty matchup between division rival vying for the No. 2 seed in the Metropolitan Division. Each time these two teams meet they clash and fans...
by George Grimm | Mar 26, 2014 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Jiggs McDonald is probably best known for his many years behind the mic calling New York Islander games. But before that he was the play-by-play voice of the L.A. Kings and Atlanta Flames. And it was while he was working for the Flames that he was paired with one of...
by George Grimm | Feb 18, 2014 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Curt Ridley had the misfortune of trying to break into the NHL, first with the Bruins and then the Rangers, at a time when both teams were pretty well stocked in goal. Curt was born on September 23rd 1951 in Minnedosa, Manitoba and began his hockey journey like most...
