Martin St. Louis RW (2013-2014), Derek Stepan C (2010-2017)
Today in NYR History June 18
1975: The Rangers acquire goaltender John Davidson and Bill Collins from St. Louis for Ted Irvine, Bert Wilson and Jerry Butler.
Davidson who played 8 seasons for the Rangers from 1975 until retiring in 1983 backstopped New York to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1979. During his career as a Blueshirt he put up a record of 93-90-25 in 222 games, playing in only 3 games during the 1981-82 and 1982-83 seasons. Davidson was the first, and one of only two, NHL players to wear the number 00; after Martin Biron briefly wore the number in 1995, the league banned the use of the number. From 1986-2006 "JD" manned the color position in the MSG Broadcasting booth alongside Sam Rosen, In 2009 Davidson was honored by the Hockey Hall of Fame with the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for his contributions to broadcasting.
1987: The New York Rangers trade their first-round pick in the 1988 NHL Draft to the Quebec Nordiques for coach Michel Bergeron. However, the trade doesn't help either team. Bergeron lasts less than two seasons in New York before being fired; he returns to Quebec as coach for the 1989-90 season. The pick the Nordiques receive from the Rangers ends up as the No. 5 selection in 1988. Quebec selects defenseman Daniel Dore, whose NHL career consists of 17 games.
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