Game of My Life: New York Rangers

by John Halligan

Famous games and players have been the hallmark of the New York Rangers from their NHL debut in 1926 to the present day. From Frank Boucher and the original Blueshirts to Jaromir Jagr, the Rangers have thrilled their fans with some of the most memorable performances in hockey history. In Game of My New York Rangers, John Halligan and John Kreiser share the recollections of 24 of the most famous names in Rangers history as they discuss the most memorable games in their careers. Boucher describes the Rangers' first game; Clint Smith remembers what it was like to win the Stanley Cup in 1940; Mark Messier and the stars of the 1994 team share their memories of the games that ended the 54-year Cup drought; Wayne Gretzky talks about his final NHL game; and Jagr describes his feelings about setting team scoring records. Rangers fans will also enjoy descriptions of some of the most famous goals in team history by the players who scored Don Raleigh's two overtime winners in the 1950 Finals; Pete Stemkowski's triple-overtime tally in 1971; and Stephane Matteau's famous series-winner in 1994. It's the best kind of anecdotal history, in which the people who made history are the ones doing the telling. Game of My Life takes readers inside the mind of each player and behind the doors of the locker room to reveal what really happened, and how it affected the people who were involved in some of the most memorable moments in New York hockey history.

Genres: Sports, Hockey, Nonfiction

245 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2006

Reviews

[Upstatemamma · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was fun to read. It really told me a lot about the game of hockey and how it has developed a lot in the last 30 years. It wasn't really meant to teach that stuff, but as you read the stories from early Rangers to those of today you can see lots of changes. It was also fun reading in the players own words what their favorite stories from when they were playing were. I truly enjoyed it.

[Bill S. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Even as a life long Ranger fan this book wasn't all that interesting. Stories of the early guys that played much more entertaining than those of the modern group.

[Marylee · Rating 2 out of 5]

Decent content, the writing is awful