Table of Contents
Foreword by Stan Fischler: About Goalies and Me xi
Preface xv
Introduction xvii
A Look Back xix
Chapter 1 The Early Years 1
Hal Winkler 4
Lorne Chabot 6
Lester Patrick 9
Joe Miller 13
John Ross Roach 15
Andy Aitkenhead 17
Percy Jackson 19
Davey Kerr-Franchise Goaltender 20
Bert Gardiner 24
Chapter 2 The War Years 27
Sugar Jim Henry 30
Steve Buzinski 32
Jimmy Franks 35
Bill Beveridge 36
Lionel Bouvrette 38
Ken McAuley 38
Harry Lumley 40
Doug Stevenson 42
Chapter 3 Postwar Recovery 45
Chuck Rayner-Franchise Goaltender 49
Bob DeCourcy 53
Emile "The Cat" Francis 54
Lorne Anderson 59
Chapter 4 No Direction 61
Gump Worsley-Franchise Goaltender 64
Johnny Bower 69
Gordie Bell 72
Marcel Paille 73
Julian Klymkiw 76
Bruce Gamble 77
Joe Schaefer 79
Al Rollins 81
Jack McCartan 83
Dan Olesevich 85
Dave Dryden 87
Marcel Pelletier 89
Jacques Plante 90
Gilles Villemure 97
Chapter 5 Rangers Practice and Emergency Goaltenders 103
Emergency Backup Goaltenders in the Twenty-First Century 112
Chapter 6 The Emile Francis Era 115
Ed Giacomin-Franchise Goaltender 118
Cesare Maniago 124
Don Simmons 126
Terry Sawchuk 128
Peter McDuffe 133
Curt Ridley 136
Dunc Wilson 141
John Davidson-Franchise Goaltender 143
Chapter 7 John Ferguson's Brief Reign 153
Doug Soetaert 157
Gilles Gratton 159
Dave Tataryn 163
Wayne Thomas 165
Hardy Astrom 167
Chapter 8 Freddie the Fog Finally Gets His Chance 169
Steve Baker 171
Chapter 9 Another Patrick Takes the Helm 179
Steve Weeks 181
John Vanbiesbrouck-Franchise Goaltender 183
Eddie Mio 188
Glen Hanlon 191
Ron Scott 193
Terry Kleisinger 194
Chapter 10 Espo's Chaotic Era 195
Bob Froese 199
Mike Richter-Franchise Goaltender 204
Chapter 11 Return to Glory 211
Corey Hirsch 217
Glenn Healy 218
Jamie Ram 221
Jason Muzzatti 222
Dan Cloutier 223
Kirk McLean 225
Milan Hnilicka 227
Jean-Francois Labbe 228
Chapter 12 Sather Swings and Misses 231
Jason LaBarbera 235
Johan Holmqvist 236
Vitali Yeremeyev 237
Guy Hebert 238
Dan Blackburn 239
Mike Dunham 241
Jussi Markkanen 242
Jamie McLennan 244
Steve Valiquette 245
Kevin Weekes 247
Henrik Lundqvist-Franchise Goaltender 249
Chris Holt 254
Chad Johnson 255
Alex Auld 256
Matt Zaba 258
Martin Biron 259
Cam Talbot 261
Mackenzie Skapski 262
Chapter 13 A New Beginning 265
Antti Raanta 266
Magnus Hellberg 267
Ondrej Pavelec 268
Brandon Halverson 269
Alexandar Georgiev 270
Chapter 14 The Next Generation 273
New York Rangers Goaltending Records 275
New York Rangers Top 10 Goaltender Rankings 276
Acknowledgments 279
Bibliography 281