On This Day in New York Rangers history: September 28th

There's a significant date for the New York Rangers on September 28th, as they completed a deal that would define the franchise from its inception.

On this day, the Rangers would make a huge splash and acquire Center Frank Boucher from the Vancouver Maroons.

They would purchase his contract from the Maroons, before they began their inaugural season in the NHL, in 1926.

He'd play 533 games for the Rangers in 13 seasons, scoring 414 points( 152 G, 262 A) helping to deliver a Stanley Cup to the Rangers in 1928, 1933, and in 1940 as a coach.

Boucher also won the Lady Byng Trophy seven times in eight seasons with the Rangers and was a benefit of Duchess Byng's largesse.

He would retire from the NHL the leader in all-time assists, and would later coach the Rangers to a Stanley Cup. His tenure as a coach with the Rangers would last a decade, and would eventually be promoted to GM of the club.

While his career began with the club in 1926, it lasted a fruitful 29 years, up until 1955. That kind of tenure you don't hear about in the NHL too often, as nowadays, teams will trade, or waive whomever they want, when they want(Based upon CBA rules of course).

Boucher wouldn't let the status quo infect his thinking either, as he introduced new philosophies into the game.