Rangers Legends

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

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

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

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

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

So beginning today, Blueshirt Banter will begin a series on the greatest players to wear each number for the Rangers. Some are going to be obvious, some are not. Either way, we think you are going to enjoy taking a look back at some of the great players that have