Table of Contents CHAPTER PAGE Meet the Rangers 4 Glory Days 6 Home Ice 12 Dressed for Success 14 We Won 16 Go-To Guys 20 Calling the Shots 24 One Great Day 26 Legend Has It 28 It Really Happened 30 Team Spirit 32 Timeline 34 Fun Facts 36 Talking Hockey 38 Great Debates 40 For the Record 42 Pinpoints 44 Glossary 46 Line Change 47 Index 48 ABOUT OUR GLOSSARY In this book there may be several words that you are reading for the first time Some are sports words some are new vocabulary words and some are familiar words that are used in an unusual way All of these words are defined on page 46 Throughout the book sports words appear in bold type Regular vocabulary words appear in bold italic type
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Meet the Rangers Competition in the National Hockey League NHL is fast and furious Competition among the sports teams in New in New York can be just as fierce The New York Rangers are one of nine ooff nniinnee major sports teams in the area They all compete for fans To be successful the Rangers need to find the right mix of mix of superstars and supporting players The top players often grab grab the headlines while their less-famous teammates do the hard rd work that a hockey team needs to win close games When n all the pieces fall into place the result is almost magical This book tells the story of the Rangers They have had some of the greatest stars in hockey history plus some of the most loyal fans in all of sports Through more than 80 years of ups and downs the Rangers have held a special place in the hearts of New Yorkers and in the history of New York Ryan Callahan jumps for joy and gets a squeeze from Anton Stralman after scoring a game-winning goal against the Carolina Hurricanes 5
