What happened on September 20 in the history of the New York Rangers
On this date in 2001, the New York Rangers took on the Philadelphia Flyers in a preseason game at the First Union Center. It was the Blueshirts’ second game since the attacks on September 11 and their first game on the road. With emotions still raw from the attacks just over a week before, the game ended up as one of the most unique in team history.
This was the night that President George Bush was going to address the nation in a speech to a joint session of Congress.