Adam Graves Retirement Night is more then worth it.
Adam Graves night will be Feb 3rd 2009 before the game against the Atlanta Thrashers.
But if you’re looking for tickets don’t even bother it’ll cost you 400$ a ticket on sites like stubhub.com
His number 9 will be the last number from the 1994 Stanly Cup team to be retired.
I dare you to tell me he doesn’t deserve this.
I personally am very excited about this and feel he was very deserving of this. Many people disagree but the truth is this guy even though he wasn’t credited when you look at the replay Graves really scored the game winning goal for his second of the night in game 7 in 94′. The goal is given to Mess but Mess never touched it.
He was a pivotal player who was really underrated throughout the playoffs and all of the Rangers season.
His departure came after a very big drop in numbers due mostly because of the passing away of his infant child the year before.
Adam Graves has since then and has always helped in the raising of money for all charity’s involved with the Rangers organization and more. He without a doubt has helped raise more money then any other NHL hockey player EVER for charity’s mostly based around children.
With his solid Record and Stanly Cup rings and his charity work which has outlasted every single NHL player I dare a person to say he doesn’t deserve a Ceremony to praise his work and efforts.
If you have ever been in the building when Graves enters a ceremony of any kind in MSG the building goes nuts. The building shakes more then it does when the Captain Mess steps out on the ice. Fans love this guy and praise him like a god…. And I tell you now. Graves was a god to many children he has helped literally survive.
Info Below:
According to http://rangers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=379928
Graves set the franchise record for most goals in a season with his 52-goal campaign in 1993-94 (since broken by Jaromir Jagr in 2005-06), and ranks third in career goals (280) and 10th in points (507). Graves has also won several Rangers’ awards in recognition of his contribution to the community, including the Steven McDonald Award (1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, and 2000), the Rangers Fan Club Ceil Saidel Memorial Award (1996, 1997 and 2000) and the Crumb Bum Award (1993).
Graves appeared in 1,152 career games with the Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, and San Jose Sharks, registering 329 goals and 287 assists for 616 points, along with 1,224 penalty minutes. Graves was selected to participate in the 1994 NHL All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden, and was honored with the King Clancy Memorial Trophy (1994), the NHL Foundation Award (2000) and the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (2001).
Graves is also a two-time, Stanley Cup Champion in 1989-90 with Edmonton and in 1993-94 with the Rangers. He was an integral part of the Rangers’ magical run to the 1994 Stanley Cup Championship, registering 10 goals and seven assists for 17 points in 23 matches.