In the late 1960s the New York Rangers transformed from NHL
also-rans to Stanley Cup contenders. Gilles Villemure was part of
that transformation. The little goaltender had a long wait to make
it to the National Hockey League, which had only six teams until
after the middle of the decade. Eventually Villemure joined Eddie
Giacomin to give the Rangers a strong 1-2 goaltending tandem. The
Vezina Trophy winning twosome was a fixture for the Rangers,
threatening to end the franchise's long Stanley Cup drought, only
to come up short. Now, forty years later, Villemure writes about
his days with the Rangers in the newly updated Tales from the
Rangers Locker Room. Villemure tells stories about old pals like
Rod Gilbert, Vic Hadfield, Brad Park, Jean Ratelle and his boss,
Emile "The Cat" Francis. The Rangers finally won that Stanley Cup
in 1994, ending over fifty years of frustration, but it was those
Francis-led teams the ones with Villemure and Giacomin in the goal
that brought New York's Blueshirts, Madison Square Garden's finest,
to the top of the NHL. It is their influence that has continued to
propel the Rangers forward even today, with a conference
championship win in 2014 and the President's Trophy in 2015. Fans
young and old will want to hear Villemure's stories come to life.
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