Rangers Legends
Sergei Zubov, known as one of the best offensive defensemen of his time, will forever be in the hearts of Ranger fans for being a big part of New York's run to the Stanley Cup in 1994. Zubov spent three seasons with the Blueshirts in which he recorded
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Ask any Ranger fan who is old enough to remember Jan Erixon, and almost all of them will say the same thing, "Jan was one of my favorites back then." Erixon was the Rangers second round pick in the 1981 NHL Draft, and made his debut in October
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If not for Blueshirt legend Rod Gilbert, Jean Ratelle might never have been a Ranger. It was on Gilbert's suggestion that the Rangers signed his long time friend and teammate as a free agent, and after three spectacular seasons with the Rangers OHA team in Guelph, Ratelle debuted
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In the dictionary under the word "underrated" there should just be a picture of Walt Tkaczuk. Tkaczuk joined the Rangers for the 1968-69 season, and soon found himself paired with Bill Fairbairn and Dave Ballon on the Rangers "Bulldog" line, playing a tough two-way game that
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Dean Prentice was another one of Emile Francis' players from the Guelph Biltmores of the OHA. Prentice played in Guelph with future Ranger stars such as Andy Bathgate, Ron Stewart, and Harry Howell. The Memorial Cup the Biltmores would win in 1952 would be the only championship team Prentice
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Another personal favorite of mine today at Number 15. Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nillson came to the Rangers together in June of 1978 after bolting from the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association. Hedberg was a 70 goal scorer in the WHA, playing with Bobby Hull, and was really
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There was a bit of a discrepancy between us Banter boys over who should be crowned the best Blueshirt to wear number 14 on their back. Immediately, I jumped in and said Brendan Shanahan. He may have only been a Ranger for two seasons, but what he did in those
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A tough choice here at 12, especially when it came down to giving the nod to someone named Hextall. Don Maloney gets a major honorable mention here, but ultimately our selection for number twelve goes to Brian Hextall Sr. Hextall came to the Rangers in 1936, having been signed as
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While Steve Vickers was our selection for the Greatest Ranger to ever wear the Number 8, there is no way we can move on to Number 9 (on Monday) without mentioning a player who is still a huge fan favorite for many Ranger fans. Darren Turcotte spent six seasons on
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"O Captain my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won..." - From the Walt Whitman poem, O Captain My Captain When we here at Blueshirt Banter were discussing this series and dividing up the numbers as to
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Poor Brad Park. Definitely one of the best players the Rangers have ever had, but unfortunately Brad wore Number 2 as a Ranger, and wound up being overshadowed by the Greatest Ranger of them all, Brian Leetch. But we simply couldn't let today pass without mentioning Park, because
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Ratelle’s number will be immortalized in the rafters of MSG tonight.