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Remembering the 1928 Rangers: Coach-goalie, chaos and New York’s first Stanley Cup
- The 1928 Rangers won their first Stanley Cup in a dramatic 2-1 clincher as Boucher scored twice in the final series.
- Lester Patrick, 44, famously filled in as goalie in Game 2 after Chabot was injured.
- The Bread Line—Cook, Boucher, and Bill Cook—led the team to top-scoring and key victories in 1927-28.
- Conn Smythe helped assemble the Rangers’ roster, including the Cook brothers and Chabot, shaping their early success.
- Chabot posted a 1.74 GAA and 11 shutouts in that season, anchoring New York’s defense.
- The 1928 Final was played entirely at the Montreal Forum due to MSG being booked by the circus.
- Joe Miller, known as 'Red Light Miller', signed to help the Rangers clinch the series.
- New York celebrated the Cup return with a City Hall dinner hosted by Mayor Jimmy Walker.
- Boucher finished as the division’s top scorer with 23 goals in that season.
- The 1928-29 season area included a 'no-drinking' policy by Bill Cook to end a scoring drought.
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