The Forgotten Hockey Players Of Broadway Podcast-Reijo Ruotsalainen- Episode # 41
The Forgotten Hockey Players of Broadway Podcast
Release Date: 10/29/2020
The Forgotten Hockey Players Of Broadway Podcast- NY Rangers 2022 Season Recap- Episode #49
The Forgotten Hockey Players of Broadway Podcast
A nostalgic look back at our favorite hockey hero's who wore the red, white and blue for the Rangers during the 1960's,70's and 80's. In episode number 49 Tom and Rob recap the Rangers entire 2022 season with particular attention to how the club played during the Stanley Cup Playoffs. * The Team exceeded all expectaions for the regular season and appears to be ahead of schedule with the rebuild. * How do you grade the teams performance during the playoffs ? Yes, they did defeat the Penguins and Caines but both of those clubs had significant injury issues in goal and in the case of the Penguins...
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The Forgoten Hockey Players Of Broadway Podcast - Visiting Players That Drove Rangers Fans Crazy - Episode # 48
The Forgotten Hockey Players of Broadway Podcast
A nostalgic look back at our favorite hockey hero's who wore the red, white and blue for the Rangers during the 1960's,70's and 80's. *In episode number 48 Tom, Rob and Mike review the Rangers performance at the All-Star break and where they are likely headed to start the second half of the season. The guys then pivot to the main topic of the show and discuss some of the players on other teams in the league that irritated, tormented ,frustrated and just drove Rangers fans crazy over the years. !960's and 70's * Monreal Canadiens- Power forward John Ferguson. Rough and tumble winger...
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The Forgotten Hockey Players OF Broadway Podcast- NY Rangers Update and Guy LaFleur- Episode #47
The Forgotten Hockey Players of Broadway Podcast
Former Montreal Canadiens right winger and "Hall Of Famer" Guy LaFleur played for the NY Rangers during the 1988-89 season and instantly became a fan favorite.
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Rod Gilbert And NY Rangers Off-Season Moves - Episode # 46
The Forgotten Hockey Players of Broadway Podcast
Rod Gilbert was the Greatest "Home grown" player to spend his entire career in a Rangers uniform. He still holds the Rangers All-Time record for career Goals and Points . Number 7 was referred to as Mr. Ranger ".
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The Forgotten Hockey Players Of Broadway Podcast- NY Rangers Season Recap- Episode # 45
The Forgotten Hockey Players of Broadway Podcast
The NY Rangers finished the 2021 season in disappointing fashion leading to dramatic changes within the senior Management team and coaching staff. Are the youngsters on the team truly good enough to take the next step in 2022 ?
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The Forgotten Hockey Players Of Broadway Podcast - NY Rangers Broadcasters - Episode # 44
The Forgotten Hockey Players of Broadway Podcast
Who were your favorite NY Rangers Broadcasters ? How about those broadcasting the games nationally for the NHL ?
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The Forgotten Hockey Players Of Broadway Podcast - NY Rangers 2021 Season Preview - Episode # 43
The Forgotten Hockey Players of Broadway Podcast
Can the NY Rangers youth movement and multi year rebuild take the next step towards Stanley Cup contention while playing in the most difficult and physically challenging division in Hockey.
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The Forgotten Hockey Players Of Broadway Podcast - Jim Neilson And Gilles Gratton - Episode # 42
The Forgotten Hockey Players of Broadway Podcast
A look back at one of the greatest Rangers defenseman from the 60's and 70's number 15 Jim " Chief " Neilson. Three time All-Star and two time top 5 Norris Trophy candidate.
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The Forgotten Hockey Players Of Broadway Podcast-Reijo Ruotsalainen- Episode # 41
The Forgotten Hockey Players of Broadway Podcast
In Episode # 41 we reflect back on the career of one of the most dynamic and electric players in Rangers history, number 29 defenseman Reijo "Rexi' Ruotsalainen. Along with Brad Park, Brian leetch and Ron Greshner ... Rijo Ruotsalainen is one of the top offensive defenseman in Rangers history.
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The Forgotten Hockey Players Of Broadway Podcast -Tom Laidlaw Followed By Bob Nevin Podcast Replay-Episode #40
The Forgotten Hockey Players of Broadway Podcast
*In episode 40 Tom, Rob and Mike review the progress of the Stanley Cup Finals , remember former Rangers captain Bob Nevin( we have included a replay of Episode #1 featuring Bob Nevin as a bonus ) who passed away last week as well as discuss the career of former Rangers Defenseman Tom Laidlaw.
info_outlineA nostalgic look back at our favorite hockey hero's who wore the red, white and blue for the Rangers during the 1960's,70's and 80's.
*In episode number 41 Tom, Rob and Mike discuss the results of the Stanley Cup Finals and former Rangers Ryan McDonagh and Kevin Shattenkirk celebrating their first Cup win. Then the guys reflect back on the career of one of the most dynamic and electric players in Rangers history, number 29 defenseman Reijo "Rexi' Ruotsalainen.
* Ruotsalainen was drafted by the Rangers in the 6th round of the 1980 Draft.
*Reijo was one of the fan favorites at MSG while he played for the Rangers and also for the Edmonton Oilers and Devils during his 7 year career in the NHL.
* Ruotsalainen was an electric, skilled and incredibly fast skater with tremendous lateral movement and athleticism. known for his dominant slap and wrist shot, hockey IQ , passing ability and breath taking end to end rushes.
* Scored 18,16,20,28 and 17 goals respectively during his 5 years with the Rangers. Led the club in scoring with 73 points during the 1984-85 season where Herb Brooks installed him at left wing on the Mark Pavelich line for 32 games.
* Ruotsalainen earned NHL All-Star honors in 1986.
* One of Tom's fondest memories as a Rangers season ticket holder during the early 80's was watching Ruotsalainen beat the Islanders in March of 1983 (in a playoff like atmosphere at MSG) 2-1 with the game winning goal with only minutes to play. Rexi utilized his explosive speed and superior agility to skate around defenseman Tomas Jonsson and with his incredible wrist shot beat Goalie Kelly Hrudey over his left shoulder that ignited an ovation that almost blew the roof off at MSG.
* Traded by the Rangers in a lopsided deal in favor of Glen Sather and the Edmonton Oilers prior to the start of the 1986-87 season.
* He went on to win Two Stanley Cups with the Oilers despite only playing in a limited number of regular season games while playing in all of the Oilers playoff games during those two Stanley Cup wins.
* He is a member of the Finnish Ice Hockey Hall Of Fame after a distinguished International Hockey Career as a player and coach.