As we continue our look at New York Rangers goalies of the past, it’s time to profile the elite, the handful that won hockey’s Holy Grail. The Blueshirts entered the NHL in the 1926-27 season and it didn’t take them long to become league champions. What’s interesting is three goaltenders were needed to win that first Stanley Cup.
Lorne Chabot played in the NHL from 1926 to 1937, won the Vezina Trophy in 1935, and was a member of two Cup-winning teams.
He was the goalie who took the 1927-28 Rangers to a championship in only their second year of existence, though it didn’t come without drama.