Mike Backman RW (1982-1983) Robbie Ftorek C (1981-1985) Gord LaBossiere C (1963-1965) Mattis Norstrom D (1993-1996) Ales Pisa D (2002-2003)
Today in NYR History January 2:
1870: New York Rangers founder George Lewis "Tex" Rickard is born in Kansas City, Missouri.
The year was 1926, and hockey was already a popular sport at Madison Square Garden – only the team of choice was not yet the Blueshirts. Back then, another NHL squad, the old New York Americans, were drawing big crowds in their first season at The Garden.
The Americans, who wore stars-and-stripes jerseys patterned after the American flag, proved that MSG was a perfect venue for hockey. Garden President G.I. “Tex” Rickard came to realize that the time was ripe for a second New York hockey team – one owned and operated by The Garden itself. Working with the league, Rickard to secure a team for the 1926-27 season.
1990: The Rangers play their first game in Quebec, tying the Nordiques, 3-3.
2007: Forward Marcel Hossa beats Martin Broduer in the eighth-round of the shootout to lift the Rangers to a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils.
2012: The Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers, 3-2, in the 2012 NHL Winter Classic at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Henrik Lundqvist makes 34 saves, including a penalty shot stop on Daniel Briere with 19.8 seconds remaining.
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