Reminiscing with Billy Fairbairn
By George Grimm
“Everybody liked Billy Fairbairn. Billy Fairbairn was quiet. He hit, he worked hard, he took his hits and he played up and down that wall. And you could trust him every step of the way. You knew what he was gonna do, and he didn’t play dirty. He was a good guy.” – Derek Sanderson.
Bill Fairbairn was one of the most dependable right wingers the Rangers have ever had. Signed by the Rangers in 1964 at the age of 17 as a free agent, Fairbairn played his junior hockey for the hometown Brandon Wheat Kings scoring 125 goals and adding 190 assists in four seasons.