The tributes are pouring in for Eddie Giacomin over the past 24 hours. And deservedly so after the New York Rangers legend died at the age of 86 on Monday.
Our John Kreiser did an excellent job recounting Giacomin’s journey as a late-bloomer, to star goalie in the NHL, to Hockey Hall of Famer whose No. 1 was the second number ever retired by the Rangers.
Larry Brooks shared a heartfelt tribute in the New York Post. In fact, Giacomin was such a New York sports icon that The Post dedicated its back page to him Tuesday.