Bob Decourcy G (1947-1948) Wade Redden D (2008-2010) Paul Ronty C (1951-1955) Matthew Schneider D (1998-2000)
Today in NYR History June 12
1968: Rangers acquire Dave Balon from the Minnesota North Stars in exchange for Wayne Hillman, Joe Johnson and Dave Seguin. Balon played in 8 seasons for the Rangers scoring 99 goals and 113 assists for 212 points in 362 games. The trade was Balon's second stint as a Ranger having started his career in New York in 1959 before dealt prior to the 1963–64 season to the Montreal Canadiens in 7-player trade involving Hall of Fame goalies Jacques Plante and Gump Worsley. Balon's first year back in New York was sub-par by his standards, as he finished with 10 goals and 31 points. However, he would establish himself as an elite player in 1969–70, as he finished 7th in the league in goals with 33 and 10th in overall scoring with 70 points. He followed that up with another stellar season in 1970–71, as he bettered his career high with 36 goals (again top-10 in the league), and was voted the 'Most Popular Ranger' on a team with 5 future Hall-of-Famers. His offensive accomplishments were even more impressive in that he was also one of the team's top defensive forwards often assigned to check opposition stars.
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