Former New York Ranger Brian Leetch watches his retired banner being raised to the rafters . (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
What happened on January 24 in the history of the New York Rangers
On this date in 2008, Brian Leetch joined the ranks of the New York Rangers immortals as his #2 was raised to the rafters at Madison Square Garden, Leetch was the fifth Ranger to be honored this way following in the footsteps of Rod Gilbert, Ed Giacomin, Mike Richter and Mark Messier.
Many members of the 1994 team joined Leetch for the ceremony and the emotional night brought teammate Mark Messier to tears as he spoke about his colleague and friend.