This will be one of many 100th Anniversary Rangers lists off the top of the Maven's head; alphabetically speaking: Five Of My Favorite Blueshirt people for assorted reasons.

1. FRANK BOUCHER: I never saw this Hall of Fame center (2 Cups as player) perform but "Boosh" was my boss when I was the club's assistant publicist in 1954-55. Without my asking, Frank hiked my weekly pay from $50 to $55. He also was one of the nicest people I've ever met, anywhere. (55 simoleans was good pay in those days.)

2. HY BULLER: My first views of the agile defenseman was when Hy skated for the Rovers in 1942-43. Buller made the Second NHL All-Star Team as an NHL rookie at the start of the 1950's and proved to be a real find. More important, he was the Blueshirts first Jewish star backliner since Alex Levinsky. A BULLER Star of David banner proudly hung from the end balcony.

3. CAMILLE HENRY: The skinniest guy in New York hockey history – they didn't nickname him The Ell for nothing – Cammy and I became close pals. Close enough for Henry to join me for a Bronx Junior High speaking engagement in March 1959. He won the Calder (Rookie) Trophy in 1953-54 although he mostly worked the power play only. Cammy's point man QB was the immortal Max Bentley.

4. DON RALEIGH: You had to love the only NHL player in history who wrote poetry on the Staten Island Ferry. He was the second skinniest – after The Eel – player in Rangers annals. Bones is the only Ranger I ever took to see a Broadway show and also the guy most often mentioned for hitting the goal post in the second overtime of Game Seven vs. Detroit. (As you know, the puck did not go in.)

Answering Important Rangers Questions Before The 2025-26 Season One hundred years ago Madison Square Garden hired Toronto-based university manager Conn Smythe to create a Rangers roster for the team's inaugural (1926-27) season. 

5. CHUCK RAYNER: The Rangers have had many lovable goalies – Davey Kerr, Sugar Jim Henry, Gump Worsley, John Vanbiesbrouck, Mike Richter, King Henrik – but nobody topped Bonnie Prince Charlie once he became a regular in 1946. A Hart Trophy (1950) -winner, Rayner could have won an award for Nicest NHL Goalie In History. Also Most Beat-up of all-time. Chuck never won a Cup but he was so good, he's a legit Hall of Famer.