What happened on June 2 in the history of the New York Rangers
One of the things the New York Rangers love to do is hire people who have had success elsewhere. Whether it's an Olympic gold medal team for Herb Brooks, a Stanley Cup in Edmonton for Glen Sather, trips to the Stanley Cup Finals for Mike Keenan or a Hall of Fame career for Brian Trotier, he can count on Rangers to try and succeed. .
That's exactly what they did on that date in 1978 when they signed Fred Shirou to a five-year, $1.25 million deal to become the Rangers general manager and coach after winning the Stanley Cup with the Philadelphia Flyers. Shirou had resigned his position with the Flyers even though he had another year left on his contract. It ended up becoming a business deal as the Rangers gave Philadelphia a first-round draft and cash to avoid fee gouging.
On this day in 1978, seven years to the day that Fred Shero was named head coach of the Flyers, he found himself behind another bench when the Rangers made him their new head coach #Hockey365 #NYR pic.twitter.com/tJ4Vm2Zm7I
— Mike Commito (@mikecommito) June 2, 2021
For Shiro, it was a return to the only team he ever played for in the NHL. He was a goalkeeper for three seasons and was still on the blue streak when he reached the 1950 Finals against Detroit. He replaced general manager John Ferguson and coach Jean-Jay Talbot, who had limited success in New York.
Shiro lasted just over two years in New York and led the team to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1979. Known as Freddy the Vogue, he was a character who made some strange decisions. One story says that he allowed the team to celebrate after winning the opening game of the 1979 Final in Montreal against the advice of Phil Esposito. They were reportedly in poor shape when they came off the ice in the second game. While GM made a deal with winger Cam Connor believing he was trading for defender Colin Campbell and that Connor should explain to Shiro that he was a striker. And not a defense.
In his third season with Rangers, after a modest start, Shiro resigned from his New York duties and was replaced by Craig Patrick. Shiro was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a constructor in 2013.
Another new coach
In 1973, on this date, the Rangers appointed Larry Bobin as their head coach. Bobin played for Rangers for seven years in the 1950s and was known as "The Thinker" where he replaced Emile Francis who remained as the general manager.
as I did? He went on in all 41 games and led the team to the record 18-14-9 before Francis could use it and take charge behind the bench. Francis said he took the initiative because he felt Bobin couldn't motivate the team and feared losing him in the playoffs. Under GM, Rangers played better with a record of 22-10-5, which is good enough for a third place in the Eastern Division.
Rangers announcers price
The Foster Hewitt Memorial Award is the highest award a hockey broadcaster can receive and has been awarded since 1984. It is named after legendary Canadian broadcaster and journalist Foster Hewitt, who played the man on the hockey knight scene in Canada for over 40 years. Years.
Three Rangers announcers were honored and two of them won the award on this date. In 2009, former Rangers goalkeeper John Davidson was honored with the award for his work on the Rangers and Night Hockey TV shows in Canada and on national TV shows in the United States. .
In 2016, the role of Sam Rosen was to be honored for his work with the Rangers since 1984 when he replaced Jim Gordon.
last night
On this date in 1994, the Rangers held the Stanley Cup Finals in one game, defeating the Vancouver Canucks 3-1. Glenn Anderson broke the tie 1-1 midway through the second half with a reduced goal. Former Leedster Canuck gave Rangers a 1-0 lead in the first half, but Vancouver equalized with an eighth-minute Sergio Momso goal.
Brian Leach added a hole in the net for the win and Kirk McClain made another big game with 37 saves. The series moved from New York to Vancouver for the third and fourth games.
his birthday today
27 NHL players were born on June 2, including three former Rangers.
Ott Heller was born on this date in 1910 in Berlin, Ontario. He played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League, all with the Rangers, and won the Stanley Cup twice with the blue jersey. As a defensive man, Heller ran the team from 1942 to 1945 and was the team's second star in 1941. The name "Ott" was a shortened version of his first name, Erhardt Heller.
Ross Courtnall was born on this date in 1965 in Duncan, British Columbia. Acquired on Deadline Trade in 1997 from Vancouver Canucks with Esa Tikkanen in exchange for Brian Noonan and Sergei Nemchinov. The right winger played only 14 games in the blue jersey before leaving via free agency. He scored more than 20 goals nine times for five different teams and played 16 years in the NHL.
Chris Higgins was born as a left winger on June 2, 1983, in Smithtown, Long Island. It was the centerpiece of what was probably the best deal Glenn Suther ever made. Rangers caught Higgins, who scored more than 20 goals three times for Montreal against Scott Gomez. It lasted less than a season in New York before Ole Jokkinen and Brandon Prost sent him to Calgary. The deal was one of the best because the Rangers also took in a college defender named Ryan McDonagh, making Higgins the answer to a trivial question.
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Dams: 1
wins: 1
Losses: 0
Winning percentage: 100%
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