1932-2016.
At the age of 83 New York Ranger great Andy Bathgate passed away yesterday due to complications from Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.
The Blueshirts retired the great winger's number nine on February 22, 2009 along with Harry Howell's number three. The number nine was already in the rafters for the 1994 Cup hero Adam Graves who described the special winger from Winnipeg as "the greatest Ranger to ever wear the number nine." There is good reason why Graves spoke of Bathgate with such respect and reverance.
Over 12 seasons in New York Bathgate played in 719 games with the Rangers and scored 729 points.