Posts About "Ed Giacomin"
Top 3 All-Time Rangers Goalies
May 27th, 2019 Of all the goaltenders who have played for the New York Rangers in their 90-year history, six are members of the Hockey Hall of Fame, two are in the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, and one, Henrik Lundqvist, is well on his way to hockey immortality. However, only four ever backstopped a Stanley Cup championship for the Rangers. Can...
Top 5 Goaltenders of the 1960s
April 2nd, 2018 The last line of defence. In a nutshell, that is what a goaltender has, is and will always be. No matter the era they played in, the job has always remained the same. See shot, stop shot...rinse and repeat. Sounds simple enough, now if only it were that easy. Off we go to the 1960's and the days of when the 30-something netminder ruled...
Hockey Hall of Fame Debates: Mike Richter
November 13th, 2017 He is among the best American-born goalies ever. The award for the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA men's hockey is named after him. The old school (Ed Giacomin) and new school (Henrik Lundqvist) fans may disagree, but he's arguably the best netminder in the history of the New York Rangers. Mike Richter is Hall of Fame...
The 10 Coolest Old School NHL Goalie Masks
January 21st, 2017 Whenever we attempt to come up with a coolest, best or top ten of anything we always find readers hurling insults and questioning our sanity for including so and so in the list or not including their favorite. Time to let some opinions fly on our collection of old school NHL goalie masks. Let us know who your top vote is for, and for...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Wings Whip Wobbly Habs
November 7th, 2016 The Detroit Red Wings hung the worst beating of the season on the Montreal Canadiens last night at the Olympia in Detroit. Roger Crozier made 22 saves for the shutout as the Wings hammered the Habs 6-0. In the other two National Hockey League games, a late goal by Dave Keon gave the Toronto Maple Leafs a 3-3 tie with the New York Rangers...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: A Very Busy Hockey Weekend
October 24th, 2016 It was a very busy weekend in the fledgling 1966-67 hockey season. The National Hockey League saw a full slate of six games, While seven games were played in the American Hockey League, three in the Western Hockey League and five in the Ontario Hockey Association Junior A Series. Habs, Hawks Off to Fast Starts The Stanley Cup champion...
