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Vic Hadfield joins "GAG" linemates as Rangers retire his No. 11

NEW YORK -- Vic Hadfield joined his former GAG Line teammates as the latest to have his number retired by the New York Rangers.

A banner with his name and No. 11 was raised to the rafters at Madison Square Garden on Sunday in a ceremony before the Rangers hosted the Winnipeg Jets.

Hadfield had 262 goals and 310 assists in 841 games over parts of 13 seasons in New York before he was traded to Pittsburgh in May 1974 and finished his career with the Penguins in 1976. With the Rangers, he was the left wing on a line with Jean Ratelle and Rod Gilbert -- dubbed the GAG Line for "goal a game.