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It was historic, unforgettable and unprecedented. Forty-six years ago today at the Garden, a night like no other.
“Eddie! Eddie! Eddie!”
It was spontaneous. There were no social media campaigns, no word of mouth. It was just 17,000-plus wounded souls in unison chanting for Eddie Giacomin, the goaltender who had been waived to the Red Wings two nights earlier, more than 17,000 rooting against their beloved Rangers and for the beloved goaltender wearing the strange all-red costume of his new team.