Rangers Legends
I guess its true what they say, hockey players are a superstitious lot. What other reason could there be for only six players in New York Rangers history having worn the number thirteen? Some were good, like Bob Brooke, some were not so good, like Valeri Kamensky, some are still
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Initially undrafted by the NHL, Mark Pavelich found himself playing in Switzerland after helping the USA Hockey team capture the gold medal in 1980. When the architects of that team, Craig Patrick and Herb Brooks were brought on to run the Rangers, Pavelich was brought to New York and was
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As we continue with our "Blueshirts by the Numbers" series, there are too many legends that wore the number ten on their back while playing on Broadway for us to narrow it down to one. So, we decided to combine this post into one and include all of
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After a few days break, we are ready to get back to our Blueshirts By the Numbers selections, and today is the one I've been looking forward to most, because although JD, Pierre Larouche, and Ron Greschner will always be near the top, my favorite Ranger of all
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Steve Vickers came to the Rangers in 1972, just a year after he was drafted in the first round of the 1971 NHL Draft. "Sarge" was everything you'd expect from a first round draft pick, scoring thirty goals his first season, and winning the Calder Trophy.
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At number seven we take a look at the New York Rangers all-time scoring leader, Rod Gilbert. Gilbert spent 16 seasons - his entire career - playing on Broadway where he registered 406 goals, 615 assists and 1,021 points. Rod's story is an inspirational one that began
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At Number 6 we honor a man who was an original New York Ranger, Fred "Bun" Cook. Cook was the younger brother of number 5 Bill Cook, and older brother of former NHLer Bud Cook. Bun, his brother Bill, and Frank Boucher were the Rangers number one line
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It took five players to bring Barry Beck to the Rangers on November 2, 1979, which is ironic because it may have taken five men to bring him down. Barry was just 22 when he came to the Rangers, and would spend seven seasons on Broadway before the many injuries
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I don't care that Michael Del Zotto is wearing it now, for me there will always be just one Number 4, and that's Gresch. As far as I am concerned, MDZ is just keeping it warm until it takes its rightful place in the rafters. Ron
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So we've come to the first tough decision in choosing the Greatest Ranger players by jersey number. At Number 3, the Rangers have two great defensemen in their history that had long careers with the Blueshirts. In the end, we chose the player whose number hangs from the
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Like many of the names we've already selected on this list, Andy Bathgate served as Ranger Captain. He was also one of the few Rangers to win the Hart Trophy, and played in eight All-Star games. From Joe Pelletier's Hockey Legends: Andy Bathgate is one of
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Continuing with our "Blueshirts By The Numbers" section, we get to number 2 which obviously goes to Brian Leetch. Leetch was drafted 9th overall in the 1986 NHL entry draft. He would play his first game for the New York Rangers just one year after that, posting 2