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His No. 1 was the second jersey number retired by the New York Rangers, on March 15, 1989 In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats , was ranked No. 6 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers (and ranked second highest of the 74 who were goaltenders) who had played during the team's first 82 seasons [ 1 ]
The first 33, representing players who started NHL play anytime from 1917 to 1966, were unveiled during a pre-game ceremony at the NHL Centennial Classic outdoor game on January 1, 2017. [2] The remaining players, who started their NHL careers during the second 50 years, were announced on January 27, 2017, at a special NHL 100 Gala ceremony ...
In 1998, Brimsek was ranked number 67 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, and was the highest ranked American goaltender. [41] An annual award, to the top high school goaltender in Minnesota, is given in Brimsek's honor. [42]
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After his death, the Canadiens retired his jersey number, the first time the team had done so for any player. When the Hockey Hall of Fame opened in 1945, Morenz was one of the original nine inductees. In 1950, the Canadian Press named him the best ice hockey player of the first half of the 20th century, and in 2017 the NHL included him on ...
He won the Stanley Cup three times as a player: in 1935 with the Maroons, and in 1944 and 1946 with the Canadiens. While with the Canadiens Blake played on a line with Elmer Lach and Maurice Richard which was dubbed the Punch line, as all three were highly-skilled players. In 2017 Blake was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history
Joseph Bernard André Geoffrion (French pronunciation: [ʒɔfʁjɔ̃]; February 16, 1931 – March 11, 2006), nicknamed "Boom Boom", was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Generally considered one of the innovators of the slapshot, [1] he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972 following a 16-year career with the ...
In 1998, he was ranked number 70 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. [13] His no. 31 was retired by the Edmonton Oilers on October 9, 2003. Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003. Inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. Named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in 2017.