blues brothers, 1930: sparky, yip, butch, and bun

Guess That’s Why They Call Them The Blueshirts: The 1928 New York Rangers won their first Stanley Cup championship, but in subsequent seasons they had difficulty regaining hockey’s heights. Seen here, the 1929-30 Rangers fell to the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup semi-finals. They are, in the back row, from left: Murray Murdoch, Yip Foster, Leroy Goldsworthy, Lester Patrick (coach + manager), Sparky Vail, and Butch Keeling. Front row, from the left: Leo Quenneville, Bun Cook, John Ross Roach, Bill Cook (captain), Frank Boucher, Leo Bourgault, Paul Thompson, Harry Westerby (trainer).

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