RALPH TAYLOR

Career Highlights & Awards

★ 22 GP, 2 G, 0 A (2 PTS) with NYR

New York Rangers Overall Stats

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Player Bio

Position

Defenseman

Height / Weight

5-9 / 180 lbs

Shoots

Right

Birthplace

Toronto, ON

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ON THIS DAY: OCTOBER 14

No games played on this day.

Birthdays

Billy Taylor Jr.1942

Sylvain Lefebvre1967

Billy Tibbetts1974

Transactions

1998 - Mathieu Schneider: Acquired

1998 - Alexander Karpovtsev: Traded

1930 - Leo Quenneville: Traded

1927 - Laurie Scott: Acquired

1979

The Franchise Leads the Way: Gilbert's Jersey Retirement

The New York Rangers retired Rod Gilbert's iconic number 7 jersey in a pre-game ceremony at Madison Square Garden, making him the very first player in franchise history to receive the ultimate honor. His jersey was raised to the rafters as fans celebrated his legendary 1,065-game career spent entirely in Broadway blue.

1979

Rod Gilbert’s No. 7 Becomes First Retired Number in Franchise History

The New York Rangers retired the iconic number 7 worn by legendary right winger Rod Gilbert. The emotional ceremony at Madison Square Garden marked the first time the franchise ever raised a player's jersey to the rafters, honoring a career defined by brilliance and loyalty to Broadway.

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Girardi Making Progress

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Dan Girardi won’t commit to a return date, but is hoping another day and a half of recovery will allow him to return against the Tampa Bay Lightning tomorrow – MSG 7:30pm. Girardi has missed just the third and fourth games of his career with what reporters are speculating to be a groin injury, though the team has not confirmed.

Should Girardi be able to play, then Steve Eminger seems the likely scratch to make room for him with Matt Gilroy seemingly now ahead of him on the depth chart. Girardi has had no goals and 2 assists in eight games this season, while registering a team-equaling worst -3. Last year he set a career mark of +16, and was tied for fourth on the team.