It’s Friday, Jan. 28 and the New York Rangers are hosting the Minnesota Wild. Two very good teams with legit playoff chances doing battle at Madison Square Garden. Should be an exciting game.
And yet, we’re betting almost none of the tickets sold to this game were because of the compelling matchup on the ice.
Tonight, the New York Rangers retire Henrik Lundqvist’s No. 30.
.@HLundqvist explains the surreal feeling of retiring his @nyrangers jersey at @TheGarden. #FallonTonight pic.twitter.com/HReYmVULXQ
— The Tonight Show (@FallonTonight) January 27, 2022
The Beginning
Out of Åre, Sweden, Henrik Lundqvist was the 205th player selected in the 2000 NHL Draft.