Seasons with Rangers: 11 (1965-1975)
Regular-Season Games with Rangers: 539
Playoff Games with Rangers: 65

Acquired
Pro hockey rights to Rangers by Providence (AHL) in exchange for Marcel Paille, Aldo Guidolin, Sandy McGregor and Jim Mikol on May 18, 1965.

Departed
Claimed on waivers by Detroit on Oct. 31, 1975.

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NYR - Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP W L T OT SO GA SA Sv% GAA Min 1965-1966 Rangers 35 8 20 6 - 0 125 3.68 2,036 1966-1967 Rangers 68 30 27 11 - 9 173 2.61 3,981 1967-1968 Rangers 66 36 20 10 - 8 160 2.44 3,940 1968-1969 Rangers 70 37 23 7 - 7 175 2.55 4,114 1969-1970 Rangers 70 35 21 14 - 6 163 2.36 4,148 1970-1971 Rangers 45 27 10 7 - 8 95 2.16 2,641 1971-1972 Rangers 44 24 10 9 - 1 115 2.70 2,551 1972-1973 Rangers 43 26 11 6 - 4 125 2.91 2,580 1973-1974 Rangers 56 30 15 10 - 5 168 3.07 3,286 1974-1975 Rangers 37 13 12 8 - 1 120 3.48 2,069 1975-1976 Rangers 4 0 3 1 - 0 19 4.75 240 Team Totals: 538 266 172 89 0 49 1,438 2.73 31,586

NYR - Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP W L T OT SO GA SA Sv% GAA Min 1966-1967 Rangers 4 0 4 - 0 14 3.41 246 1967-1968 Rangers 6 2 4 - 0 18 3.00 360 1968-1969 Rangers 3 0 3 - 0 10 3.33 180 1969-1970 Rangers 5 2 3 - 0 19 4.07 280 1970-1971 Rangers 12 7 5 - 0 28 2.21 759 1971-1972 Rangers 10 6 4 - 0 27 2.70 600 1972-1973 Rangers 10 5 4 - 1 23 2.56 539 1973-1974 Rangers 13 7 6 - 0 37 2.82 788 1974-1975 Rangers 2 0 2 - 0 4 2.79 86 Team Totals: 65 29 35 0 1 180 2.81 3,838

Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP W L T OT SO GA SA Sv% GAA Min 1957-1958 Commack Comets-NBHL 1958-1959 Sudbury Bell Telephone-NBHL 1958-1959 Washington Presidents-EHL 4 4 0 0 0 13 3.25 240 1959-1960 Clinton NY Rovers-EHL 51 3 206 4.04 3,060 1959-1960 Providence Reds-AHL 1 1 0 0 0 4 4.00 60 1960-1961 Providence Reds-AHL 43 17 24 0 0 183 4.37 2,510 1960-1961 New York Rovers-EHL 12 2 10 0 0 54 4.50 720 1961-1962 Providence Reds-AHL 40 20 19 1 2 144 3.60 2,400 1962-1963 Providence Reds-AHL 39 22 14 2 4 102 2.62 2,340 1963-1964 Providence Reds-AHL 69 30 34 5 6 232 3.37 4,140 1964-1965 Providence Reds-AHL 59 19 38 2 0 226 3.84 3,527 1965-1966 Rangers 35 8 20 6 - 0 125 3.68 2,036 1965-1966 Baltimore Clippers-AHL 7 3 4 0 0 21 3.00 420 1966-1967 Rangers 68 30 27 11 - 9 173 2.61 3,981 1967-1968 Rangers 66 36 20 10 - 8 160 2.44 3,940 1968-1969 Rangers 70 37 23 7 - 7 175 2.55 4,114 1969-1970 Rangers 70 35 21 14 - 6 163 2.36 4,148 1970-1971 Rangers 45 27 10 7 - 8 95 2.16 2,641 1971-1972 Rangers 44 24 10 9 - 1 115 2.70 2,551 1972-1973 Rangers 43 26 11 6 - 4 125 2.91 2,580 1973-1974 Rangers 56 30 15 10 - 5 168 3.07 3,286 1974-1975 Rangers 37 13 12 8 - 1 120 3.48 2,069 1975-1976 Rangers 4 0 3 1 - 0 19 4.75 240 1975-1976 Red Wings 29 12 14 3 - 2 100 3.45 1,740 1976-1977 Red Wings 33 8 18 3 - 3 107 3.58 1,791 1977-1978 Red Wings 9 3 5 1 - 0 27 3.14 516 NHL Totals: 609 289 209 96 0 54 1,672 35,633

Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP W L T OT SO GA SA Sv% GAA Min 1962-1963 Providence Reds-AHL 6 2 4 0 0 31 5.18 359 1963-1964 Providence Reds-AHL 3 1 2 0 0 12 4.00 120 1966-1967 Rangers 4 0 4 - 0 14 3.41 246 1967-1968 Rangers 6 2 4 - 0 18 3.00 360 1968-1969 Rangers 3 0 3 - 0 10 3.33 180 1969-1970 Rangers 5 2 3 - 0 19 4.07 280 1970-1971 Rangers 12 7 5 - 0 28 2.21 759 1971-1972 Rangers 10 6 4 - 0 27 2.70 600 1972-1973 Rangers 10 5 4 - 1 23 2.56 539 1973-1974 Rangers 13 7 6 - 0 37 2.82 788 1974-1975 Rangers 2 0 2 - 0 4 2.79 86 NHL Totals: 65 29 35 0 1 180 3,838

Bio/News RANGERS DEBUT Oct. 24, 1965 (Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens) FINAL GAME WITH RANGERS Oct. 26, 1975 (Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers) MAJOR NHL AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS WITH RANGERS Hockey Hall of Fame — Inducted 1987 Vezina Trophy — 1970-71 (co-winner with Gilles Villemure) NHL First All-Star Team — 1966-67, 1970-71 NHL Second All-Star Team — 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70 NHL All-Star Game — 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973 RANGERS TEAM AWARDS Rangers MVP — 1966-67, 1968-69, 1970-71 Boucher Trophy (Most Popular) — 1968-69 RANGERS RECORDS Most career shutouts — 49 Most assists by a goaltender in one game (2 vs. Toronto on March 19, 1972, shares record with two others) NHL LEADER Most games played by a goaltender — 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70 Most minutes played by a goaltender — 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70 Most wins — 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69 Most shutouts — 1966-67, 1967-68, 1970-71 Most playoff games played by a goaltender — 1972 Most minutes played by a goaltender — 1972 Most playoff wins — 1972 RANGERS NO. 1 GOALTENDER (played majority of games) 1966-67 to 1973-74 RANGERS ORGANIZATION STATISTICS Minor-league games: 7 Minor-league teams: Baltimore (AHL) 1965-66 MISCELLANEOUS Nickname: Eddie Full Name: Edward Giacomin Uniform Numbers: 23, 30, 1 Retired from NHL: 1978 BIOGRAPHY If there was one Rangers player in the 1960s and 1970s who truly captured the imagination of Blueshirts fans, it was Hall of Fame goaltender Ed Giacomin, who received the organization`s ultimate tribute when his No. 1 sweater was retired in 1989. Like Allan Stanley a generation before him, Giacomin arrived in New York in a major transaction involving the American Hockey League`s Providence Reds. To pry Giacomin away from Providence, where he had played for the better part of five years, the Rangers gave up four players, including former No. 1 goaltender Marcel Paille. The big trade for Giacomin would prove to be more than worth it. Although it took him a full season to adjust to the NHL game, Giacomin hit his stride with a vengeance in 1966-67. He won 30 games that season to begin a four-year run of dominance rarely seen among goaltenders. In the four full seasons from 1967 to 1971, Giacomin won a total of 138 games and registered a phenomenal 30 shutouts. He led the league in wins and shutouts in both 1966-67 and 1967-68. Giacomin`s rising star coincided perfectly with the Rangers` return to glory in the late 1960s. After five straight years without a playoff berth, the Rangers made the postseason in each of Giacomin`s eight seasons as the team`s No. 1 goaltender. The best run came in 1972, when Giacomin led all NHL netminders with six playoff victories in taking the Blueshirts to the Stanley Cup Finals against Boston. By the fall of 1975, however, a 36-year-old Giacomin could no longer compete with the up-and-coming Rangers netminders. He was placed on waivers and claimed by Detroit on Oct. 31. Two nights later, he was back at Madison Square Garden for a Nov. 2, 1975, game betwen the Rangers and Red Wings. Giacomin`s return that night remains one of the greatest moments in MSG history, as Rangers fans showed their appreciation with thundering chants of "Ed-die, Ed-die" for the visting goaltender before the puck had even dropped. Giacomin went on to win that game 6-4, reminding all of the greatness he had shown for so many years. During his career with the Rangers, Giacomin played in six NHL All-Star Games and shared the 1970-71 Vezina Trophy with Gilles Villemure for being the netminding tandem with the fewest goals against. He made five postseason All-Star teams and set the team`s career wins mark, which stood for many years until Mike Richter eclipsed it. In recognition of Giacomin`s remarkable career, the Rangers organization retired his No. 1 on March 15, 1989, making him only the second player in franchise history to receive that honor. RELATED CONTENT º Retired Numbers º Alumni Profile º 2004 Rangers Alumni Honoree: Giacomin º Hall of Fame Goalies º Photographic Memory: Giacomin º A History of the New York Rangers º Rangers in the Hall of Fame º Rangers NHL Award Winners º Rangers MVP Winners º Boucher Trophy Winners RELATED LINKS º Giacomin's Official Web Site