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SPORT: Hockey TEAM: Islanders POSITION: Defenseman INDUCTED: 1991 CAREER: 1973-1988 IN NY: 1973-1988 A five-time first-team All-Star, Potvin won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1974 and the James Norris Memorial Trophy in 1976, 1978 and 1979. He won four Stanley Cups with the Islanders from 1980-1983.
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SPORT: Hockey TEAM: Rangers POSITION: Defenseman INDUCTED: 1966 CAREER: 1935-1947 IN NY: 1935-1943 Walter Peter “Babe” Pratt had 83 goals and 209 assists in 12 seasons with the Rangers, Maple Leafs and Bruins. He won a Stanley Cup with the Rangers in 1940 and with the Maple Leafs in 1945. Pratt was a first-team All-Star for the 1943-44 season.
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SPORT: Hockey TEAM: Rangers POSITION: Center INDUCTED: 1985 CAREER: 1960-1981 IN NY: 1960-1976 Ratelle had 491 goals and 776 assists in 21 seasons with the Rangers and Bruins. He won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy in 1971, the Lady Byng memorial Trophy in 1972 and 1976 and the Ted Lindsay Award in 1972. He ranks 35th all-time with 1,267 points.
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SPORT: Hockey TEAM: Rangers POSITION: Goalie INDUCTED: 1973 CAREER: 1940-1953 IN NY: 1940-1942 with the Americans, 1945-1953 with the Rangers Rayner went 138-208-77 with a 3.05 GAA in 10 seasons with the Americans and Rangers. A three-time second-team All-Star, he led the league with five shutouts during the 1946-47 season and won the Hart Memorial Trophy in 1950.
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SPORT: Hockey TEAM: Islanders POSITION: Goalie INDUCTED: 1993 CAREER: 1971-1989 IN NY: 1972-1989 Smith was 305-233-105 with a 3.17 GAA and .882 save percentage in 18 seasons with the Islanders and Kings. Smith won the Vezina Trophy and was a first-team All-Star in 1982, and won the Conn Smythe and William M. Jennings trophies in 1983. He won four consecutive Stanley Cups with the Islanders from 1980-1983. Smith led the NHL with 32 wins in 1981-82 and he ranks 27th all-time in career wins.
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SPORT: Hockey TEAM: Rangers POSITION: Center INDUCTED: 1991 CAREER: 1936-1947 IN NY: 1936-1943 Smith had 161 goals and 236 assists in 11 seasons with the Rangers and Blackhawks. He led the league with 49 assists in 1943-44, won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 1939 and 1944, and won a title with the Rangers in 1940.
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SPORT: Hockey TEAM: Islanders POSITION: Center INDUCTED: 1997 CAREER: 1975-1994 IN NY: 1975-1990 Trottier had 1,425 points in 18 seasons with the Islanders and Penguins. He led the league with 77 assists in 1977-78 and 87 assists, 134 points and a 76 plus-minus in 1978-79. A two-time first-team All-Star, Trottier won four consecutive championships with the Islanders from 1980-1983 and back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Penguins in 1991 and 1992. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1976, the Art Ross Trophy and Hart Memorial Trophy in 1979, the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1980 and the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 1989. He ranks 33rd all-time with 524 goals, 18th all-time with 901 assists and is 16th all-time in points.
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SPORT: Hockey TEAM: Rangers POSITION: Goalie INDUCTED: 1980 CAREER: 1952-1974 IN NY: 1952-1963 Worsley went 335-352-150 with a 2.88 GAA in 21 seasons with the Rangers, Canadiens and North Stars. Worsley won the Calder Memorial Trophy with the Rangers in 1953 but enjoyed most of his success with the Canadiens, where he won four championships and two Vezina trophies.
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SPORT: Hockey TEAM: Islanders POSITION: General manager INDUCTED: 1995 CAREER: 1968-2001 IN NY: 1972-1992 During Torrey’s tenure as the first GM of the Islanders, New York won six division titles, four Stanley Cups and had a run of 14 consecutive winning seasons. Torrey drafted Hall of Famers Billy Smith, Denis Potvin, Clark Gillies, Bryan Trottier and Mike Bossy and executed a trade for Butch Goring that preceded the Islanders’ first title.