Ed Giacomin, a Hockey Corridor of Fame goalie who performed most of his NHL profession for the New York Rangers, died Monday on the age of 86.
Credit score: Hockey Corridor of Fame
Giacomin retired from the NHL after the 1977-78 season with 290 wins and 54 shutouts in 610 regular-season video games. He entered the Corridor of Fame with the Class of 1987, and the Rangers retired his No. 1 on March 15, 1989.
“The Nationwide Hockey League mourns the passing of a real unique, Hockey Corridor of Famer and beloved New York Rangers and Detroit Pink Wings goaltender Eddie Giacomin,” the NHL mentioned in a press release. “One of many first stickhandling goaltenders, Giacomin backstopped the Rangers’ surge to the NHL’s higher echelon within the early Nineteen Seventies, reaching 4 straight semifinals and the Stanley Cup Last in 1972.
“A six-time NHL All-Star who additionally led the League in video games performed 4 straight seasons, Giacomin routinely heard chants of ‘Ed-die! Ed-die!’ from adoring Madison Sq. Backyard crowds and had his No. 1 retired by the franchise in 1989. We ship our condolences to Eddie’s household, associates and the various followers he thrilled all through his memorable profession.”
Giacomin performed for Clinton, Washington and New York of the Japanese Beginner Hockey League (EHL), and Montreal of the Japanese Skilled Hockey League, adopted by 5 seasons with Windfall of the American Hockey League from 1960-65. Windfall traded him to the Rangers on Might 18, 1965, and he went 8-20 with six ties for last-place New York and was demoted to Baltimore of the AHL for seven video games.
The next season, Giacomin led the NHL in wins (30) and shutouts (9), was named an NHL First-Staff All-Star and helped the Rangers make the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the primary time since 1962. He was named an All-Star 5 straight instances between 1967 and ’71 and teamed with Gilles Villemure to win the Vezina Trophy in 1970-71, when the Rangers allowed the fewest targets through the common season.
Giacomin and the Rangers superior to the 1972 Stanley Cup Last, a six-game loss to the Boston Bruins. New York misplaced the 1973 and ’74 Semifinals and was upset by the third-year New York Islanders within the 1975 Preliminary Spherical. The Rangers positioned Giacomin on waivers, and he was claimed by the Detroit Pink Wings on Oct. 31, 1975.
Two nights later, Giacomin returned to Madison Sq. Backyard as a visiting participant for the primary time. The Pink Wings defeated the Rangers 6-4 with followers chanting “Eddie, Eddie” all through the sport. He performed three seasons with Detroit earlier than retiring Jan. 17, 1978, ending 290-209 with 96 ties, a 2.82 goals-against common, .902 save proportion and 54 shutouts.
