TORONTO, ON - NOVEMBER 16: A puck sits on the ice prior to the Hockey Hall of Fame Legends Classic Game at the Air Canada Centre on November 16, 2014 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
What happened on August 24 in the history of the New York Rangers It’s late August and that means Hall of Fame induction time. On this date in 1972, Bernie “Boom Boom” Geoffrion was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. The honor came four years after he had retired after finishing his playing career with the New York Rangers.