Hockey World Mourns Loss Of Rangers Legend Rod Gilbert – CBS New York

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The hockey world is mourning the loss of Rangers legend Rod Gilbert, however his legacy stretches manner past the ice.

As CBS2’s Otis Livingston stories, Gilbert was additionally a New York treasure.

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Gilbert was a Corridor of Fame hockey player on the ice, and remembered as Corridor of Fame particular person off it.

Referred to as “Mr. Ranger,” the Montreal-born winger performed his whole 18-year profession as a Blueshirt. When he retired in 1978, he had the second most factors by a winger in NHL historical past, solely behind the nice Gordie Howe.

Gilbert, an 8-time All Star and the franchise’s chief in factors and all-time objectives, was the primary Ranger to have his quantity 7 retired.

Mr. Ranger.
A real New York icon.

You’ll be missed greater than we might ever categorical, Rod. Endlessly a Ranger. https://t.co/k89HOk0lJA pic.twitter.com/XhluvDH7Cq

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— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) August 23, 2021

Since that retirement, Gilbert lived as much as that moniker Mr. Ranger by being an envoy for the workforce, exhibiting up at most video games, assembly and greeting followers, persevering with a love affair that went again to his enjoying days.

He was additionally an everyday on the charitable occasions schedule. Livingston had the pleasure to be with him at a number of of these, and remembers him as a real gentleman with an ideal humorousness who shall be sorely missed.

Gilbert was 80 years outdated, and is survived by his spouse Judy, his 4 kids, seven grandchildren, and thousands and thousands of New York Rangers and hockey followers.

Gilbert was as soon as quoted as saying “I’ve discovered that when you don’t love town, town received’t love you.”

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Effectively, he actually didn’t have that downside. New York liked Mr. Ranger, Rod Gilbert.