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Brian Leetch's # 2 became the fifth Rangers number raised to the rafters last night at Madison Square Garden. Arguably the best U.S.-born player in NHL history will have his jersey forever hung with the greats of Ranger and Knick history.

In all of the people he thanked, and there were loads, interestingly Leetch never mentioned Rangers president Glen Sather. Brian clearly is still irritated over how he was traded from the Rangers toward the end of his career, receiving a phone call from Sather in a Boston hotel.


The Connecticut native made three appearances for the US in the Olympic Winter Games, was a 11-time All-Star, two-time winner of the Norris Trophy, captained Team USA to victory in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and holds 24 NYR records, including goals (240) and points (981) for a defenseman, and career assists (741).

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oh by the way, Rangers hit break on high note, 2-1 in SO