NEW YORK — Mark Messier kissed th^ Stanley Cup as more than 18,000 long-suffering Rangers fans danced in the aisles of Madison Square Garden. They broke into a gleeful chorus of what only teasing opposition fans had chanted in the past.“1940, 1940, 1940, 1940.” Then, in the dressing room, New York’s 54-year-old championship curse was …
This Day In Hockey History-March 2, 2004-Kovalev Traded to Montreal
Rangers trade Kovalev House cleaning begins as winger goes to Habs BY ANDREW GROSSGANNETT NEWSPAPERS NEW YORK — Alexei Kovalev became the first to go as the Rangers finally started rebuilding for the future Tuesday night. The mercurial Kovalev, mired in a nightmare of a season, was dealt to the Montreal Canadiens for 22-year-old prospect …
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This Day In Hockey History-February 27, 1989-(VIDEO) Los Angeles Kings VS New York Rangers
Kings 4 Rangers 4 First Period1 Los Angeles, Taylor 2) (Robdaile. Watters) 10:11 2. NY Rangers. LaHeur 15 (Ogrodnlck, Shaw) 14:40 3. NY Ranoers, Lafleur 16 (Sandstrom, Wilson) 19:54 (pp) Penalties — Baumgartner LA (roughing). Granato NYR (holding) 9:57. Laidlaw LA (holding) 18:46 Second Period 4. Los Angeles, Crossman 10 (Gretzky, Krusheinyskl) 036 5. Los …
Wayne Gretzky Still The Great One-This Day In Hockey History-May 25, 1997
Rangers’ Wayne Gretzky remains among NHL’s elite players “Boy, I got vision, and the rest of the world wears bifocals.” – Butch Cassidy By MIKE VACCARO Stew Writer RYE, N.Y. — The kid defenseman doesn’t have a prayer. And knows it. Eric Cairns is his name, he’s 22 years old, and he has played a …
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