tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28364327.post6195447482713296107..comments2024-02-27T15:12:37.875-08:00Comments on New York Rangers Legends: Andy BathgateJoe Pelletierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01906327400250923397noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28364327.post-16661399392364781552016-10-17T16:10:21.077-07:002016-10-17T16:10:21.077-07:00Brought my son to get Andy's autograph a few y...Brought my son to get Andy's autograph a few years ago before he passed. Mr. Bathgate asked my son if he played hockey & what postion? Nick said yes right wing. Andy told him next time you are coming in on the net shoot for the head! lol priceless RIP Andy.........nick mattiaccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08592411514657537546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28364327.post-57530929643066752212016-04-22T14:42:27.615-07:002016-04-22T14:42:27.615-07:00Bathgate was the smoothest of the smooth and the m...Bathgate was the smoothest of the smooth and the most under-rated player ever to play the game. Although he was on a lacklustre Rangers team for most of his earlier years, he still managed to be consistently among the top point-getters in the league. A great player who was a pleasure to watch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28364327.post-66603149473924411852015-04-09T07:20:23.061-07:002015-04-09T07:20:23.061-07:00Andy Bathgate was my favorite player in the NHL an...Andy Bathgate was my favorite player in the NHL and becasue of him I am still a New York Ranger fan. <br />He was amazing, scoring in 11 consecutive games, that lasted until Gretzky broke it, and his hard shot once took Jacque Plantes glove off leaving it and the puck in the net. <br /><br />My hero no doubt. Gary Elliottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28364327.post-18494646199014770142009-02-21T23:32:00.000-08:002009-02-21T23:32:00.000-08:00What really borders on criminalityis the fact that...What really borders on criminality<BR/>is the fact that the Rangers retired #9 in honor of Adam Graves before honoring Bathgate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28364327.post-13222956580261718312009-02-21T11:03:00.000-08:002009-02-21T11:03:00.000-08:00Andy Bathgate is a TRUE Hall of Famer..Putting up ...Andy Bathgate is a TRUE Hall of Famer..Putting up a banner is about time...long overdue...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785290915428127210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28364327.post-63312853387004499832009-01-21T17:09:00.000-08:002009-01-21T17:09:00.000-08:00Andy Bathgate from 1956 season to 1964,,,,had more...Andy Bathgate from 1956 season to 1964,,,,had more points than any player in the NHL....Classy, smooth, great slapshot....He wins the Hart Trophy and his team didnt even make the playoffs...If Andy hadnt knee probs and played for a better team,people wouldnt be talking about Howe, Jean B, Hull so much...People check out his stats with other players for those yrs....Just a tremendous gifted player.....AMEN...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28364327.post-75773662837739137232008-11-27T07:47:00.000-08:002008-11-27T07:47:00.000-08:00I could not agree more with the last blogger, that...I could not agree more with the last blogger, that Andy Bathgate was the most underrated player of his time! Great right wing and one of the players I tried to emulate growing up. His book "Andy Bathgate's Hockey Secrets" was my favorite instructional hockey book and I still have it. Compliments of my mom on my 15th birthday. So glad the Rangers are finally going to give him his due! Another #9 goes to the rafters. Congratulations Andy!Greg Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788234518961088684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28364327.post-80422431909326289372008-10-29T19:58:00.000-07:002008-10-29T19:58:00.000-07:00Without a doubt the most underrated player of the ...Without a doubt the most underrated player of the Original Six. He was super smooth, possessed a great shot and despite the fact that he played during his earlier years on a mediocre New York Rangers team, he managed to put up big numbers for the time. He even beat out Gordie Howe for All Star right winger at one time. The Rangers should be ashamed of themselves for not retiring his #9 jersey. Truly one of the greats to have ever laced up the blades.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28364327.post-24233916595045713552008-08-22T08:47:00.000-07:002008-08-22T08:47:00.000-07:00and now he will in February 2009...Congrats to Mr....and now he will in February 2009...Congrats to Mr. Bathgate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28364327.post-81911576474092640902008-02-14T11:50:00.000-08:002008-02-14T11:50:00.000-08:00How can someone read the bio above, and not agree ...How can someone read the bio above, and not agree that Andy Bathgate deserves to properly honored by the New York Rangers? If it's too much to ask that the No.9 be raised in his honor, can't we at least have a big banner hanging from the rafters with his name? Do the same for Howell, Ratelle, Boucher and Bill Cook - for starters.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746047047554245334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28364327.post-46121273482709233002008-01-15T17:45:00.000-08:002008-01-15T17:45:00.000-08:00The fact that the Ranger's have not retired Bathga...The fact that the Ranger's have not retired Bathgate's number borders on criminalityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com