Red Wings, Rangers alumnus Eddie Giacomin passes away at 86

From TSN:

The National Hockey Alumni Association announced the death of Eddie Giacomin on Monday.

The Hockey Hall of Famer was 86.

A native of Sudbury, Ont., Giacomin spent 13 seasons in the NHL from 1965 to 1978 with the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings.

A four-time All-Star, Giacomin shared the 1971 Vezina Trophy with Blueshirts teammate Gilles Villemure.

In 610 career games, Giacomin was 290-208-97 with a goal against average of 2.82 and a .902 save percentage.

He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987.

In 1989, he became just the second Rangers player to have his jersey (No. 1) retired.

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