Showing posts with label madison square garden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label madison square garden. Show all posts
Saturday, April 11, 2026

6,338 Days Later: Dionne Sets Up Lafleur in a Full-Circle NHL Moment

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A Draft Day Connection Years in the Making At the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, two future legends began their journeys just one pick apart. Guy...
Thursday, March 5, 2026

Defenseman Carol Vadnais Scores Hat Trick For Rangers In Wild 8-6 Loss To Maple Leafs (1976)

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When the Boston Bruins traded Phil Esposito and Carol Vadnais to the New York Rangers on November 7, 1975, the return package included sta...
Saturday, February 28, 2026

Five on Five Shots: Tim Young’s Perfect Night in New York

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On January 15, 1979, at Madison Square Garden, Tim Young delivered a performance that still stands alone in franchise history. Skating for ...
Thursday, February 5, 2026

Pat Hickey’s Five-Point Night Sinks Tony Esposito At MSG

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On November 15, 1978, the Chicago Blackhawks rolled into Madison Square Garden to face the New York Rangers, and left with very little to s...
Monday, December 29, 2025

Tim Horton Sets Defensive Milestone With Record-Breaking Game-Winner In 1964

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The Toronto Maple Leafs arrived at Madison Square Garden on March 15, 1964, for a key matchup against the New York Rangers, and Tim Horton ...
Monday, December 22, 2025

Ted Irvine Takes Control In The Third To Beat His Former Team In 1971

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Some NHL performances seem to follow a script, and for Ted Irvine, hat tricks often arrived in a very specific way. Across his career, Irvi...
Monday, October 13, 2025

April 8, 1971: The Night Vic Hadfield Nearly Broke the PIM Record

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Perhaps Jim Harrison said something about Vic Hadfield’s golf game. On April 8, 1971, Madison Square Garden played host to Game 2 of the St...
Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Bill Clement Leads Atlanta Flames Past Rangers on New Year’s Eve 1976

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On December 31, 1976, the Atlanta Flames rang in the New Year in style at Madison Square Garden with a 4-2 win over the New York Rangers. Th...
Friday, June 6, 2014

NHL Hockey Trivia: New York Rangers

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The New York Rangers entered the National Hockey League for the 1926-27 season, a year after their roommates, the New York Americans, jo...