Goaltender Mike Richter #35 of the New York Rangers. Mandatory Credit: Rick Stewart /Allsport
What happened on July 4 in the history of the New York Rangers
With the window for free agency opening on July 1 in most NHL seasons, the New York Rangers have often celebrated Independence Day by doling out big free agent contracts. On this date in 2002, they signed a free agent whose number hangs from the rafters of Madison Square Garden. He was a member of the Edmonton Oilers and his name was Mike Richter.
What? Mike Richter was an Edmonton Oiler?