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91 Years Ago Today Capt. Cook’s Rangers Came To Play

91 years ago today #NYR played their first game in franchise history @TheGarden!

Game Recap and Box Score pic.twitter.com/okjLsW97kL

— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) November 16, 2017

Bill Cook wasn’t Sgt. Pepper, but his New York Rangers played their first-ever hockey game against the Montreal Maroons 91 years ago today.

Captain Bill Cook and his New York Rangers took the ice for the first time ever in front of 13,000 fans at Madison Square Garden as they took on the visiting Montreal Maroons.