Rangers raise #2 to the rafters

Last night the Rangers retired the #2 made famous by Brian Leetch. In a near 45 minute ceremony which featured a speech from long time friend and teammate Mark Messier, Leetch thanked various teammates, associates including Jim Dolan (which drew the ire of fans who sprinkled the arena with loud boos), the city of New York and the Ranger fans.

But another announcement made by Leetch drew the surprise of former teammate Adam Graves, when Brian told the crowd the Rangers were going to retire Graves' number 9 at a later date.

The night did, however, belong to number 2, and just to make it a little more exciting, the Rangers defeated the Atlanta Thrashers 2-1 in a shootout.

It's been fun blogging with you,
Kate