The skate, jersey, trapper, and blocker of Eddie Giacomin, goaltender for the New York Rangers, . (Photo by Melchior DiGiacomo/Getty Images)
The Kansas City Scouts played the New York Rangers for the first time at Madison Square Garden
What happened on December 29th in the history of the New York Rangers
When it comes to obscure teams of recent memory, the Kansas City Scouts have to qualify. Most hockey fans don’t even remember that for two seasons the NHL had a team in Kansas City. It was on this date in 1974 that the Scouts made their first appearance at Madison Square Garden.