TORONTO, ON - JANUARY 12: Rick Middleton #16 of the Boston Bruins skates against Jim Benning #3 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during NHL game action on January, 1983 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Graig Abel/Getty Images)
What happened on May 26 in the history of the New York Rangers
On this date in1976, the New York Rangers made the worst trade in franchise history. sending a young star to the Boston Bruins for an aging player near the end of his career. Of course, the trade was Rick Middleton for Ken Hodge.