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Harry Howell

Harry Howell

AP

SPORT: Hockey TEAM: Rangers POSITION: Defenseman INDUCTED: 1979 CAREER: 1952-1976 IN NY: 1952-1969 Howell had 94 goals and 324 assists in 21 seasons with the Rangers, Seals, Golden Seals and Kings. He had 12 goals and 28 assists and was a first-team All-Star during the 1966-67 season, also taking home the James Norris Memorial Trophy.

Ching Johnson

Ching Johnson

AP

SPORT: Hockey TEAM: Rangers POSITION: Defenseman INDUCTED: 1958 CAREER: 1926-1938 IN NY: 1926-1937 with the Rangers, 1937-1938 with the Americans Johnson had 38 goals and 48 assists in 12 seasons with the Rangers and Americans. A two-time first-team All-Star, Johnson won championships with the Rangers in 1928 and 1933.

Edgar Laprade

Edgar Laprade

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SPORT: Hockey TEAM: Rangers POSITION: Center INDUCTED: 1993 CAREER: 1945-1955 IN NY: 1945-1955 Laprade had 108 goals and 172 assists in 10 seasons with the Rangers. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1946 and the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 1950. Laprade was selected to four All-Star games.

Buddy O’Connor

Buddy O'Connor

New York Rangers

SPORT: Hockey TEAM: Rangers POSITION: Center INDUCTED: 1988 CAREER: 1941-1951 IN NY: 1947-1951 O’Connor had 140 goals and 257 assists in 10 seasons with the Canadiens and Rangers. He won two Stanley Cups with the Canadiens in 1944 and 1946, and won the Hart Memorial Trophy and Lady Byng memorial Trophy as a Ranger in 1948.

Brad Park

Brad Park

AP

SPORT: Hockey TEAM: Rangers POSITION: Defenseman INDUCTED: 1988 CAREER: 1968-1985 IN NY: 1968-1976 Park had a +358 plus-minus in 17 seasons with the Rangers, Bruins and Red Wings. A five-time first-team All-Star, Park won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy in 1984.

Lynn Patrick

Lynn Patrick

AP

SPORT: Hockey TEAM: Rangers POSITION: Center INDUCTED: 1980 CAREER: 1934-1946 IN NY: 1934-1946 Patrick had 145 goals and 190 assists in 10 seasons with the Rangers. He won a Stanley Cup in 1940, tallying two goals and two assists in 12 playoff games. As a first-team All-Star for the 1941-42 season, Patrick led the NHL with 32 goals.

Babe Pratt

Babe Pratt

MCT

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.

Jean Ratelle

Jean Ratelle

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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.

Chuck Rayner

Chuck Rayner

AP

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.

Clint Smith

Clint Smith

AP

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.