1972: Goalie Ed Giacomin #1 of the New York Rangers looks to make the save (Photo by Melchior DiGiacomo/Getty Images)
What happened on March 15 in the history of the New York Rangers
On this date in 1989, the New York Rangers retired Ed Giacomin‘s number one, as he joined Rod Gilbert as the only Rangers to have their numbers hanging from the Garden’s rafters. It took 11 years from when he retired and over 13 years from when he played his last game as a New York Ranger.
Giacomin was the heart and soul of the Rangers for over ten years and his return to Madison Square Garden as a Detroit Red Wing after being waived by the Blueshirts was one of the most memorablle moments in Rangers history.