Funny seeing him in a Habs uniform. I'll always remember him as a Ranger even though it was during my childhood that he played. Very tough guy even though he wasn't very big.
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He had quite a following in the side balcony where I sometimes sat, rarely missed a game, and was always into the action and ready for a confrontation. A rare bright spot on a lot of mediocre Ranger teams.
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I used to follow the Rangers back in the day and as bobbylouie says they were pretty mediocre. I don't remember Lou much as mostly all I'd get is the newspaper wrap ups. Another Ranger from that era passed away this year as well. I should have made a thread for Andy Bathgate who won the MVP award for both the NHL and the WHL. RIP for both old timers.
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I used to follow the Rangers back in the day and as bobbylouie says they were pretty mediocre. I don't remember Lou much as mostly all I'd get is the newspaper wrap ups. Another Ranger from that era passed away this year as well. I should have made a thread for Andy Bathgate who won the MVP award for both the NHL and the WHL. RIP for both old timers.
If you and Bobbylouie watched the Rangers in the 50's I think you guys can take over the "old timers" title.
Interesting read, I would love to go back to the 50's and watch a hockey game from rinkside.. According to the article though, he died at 84 -- not 89.
Mr. Fontinato left school in Grade 8 and began working in a machine shop. But hockey was his passion, playing at the school, then junior B and finally making the Guelph Biltmores junior A team after he broke the captain’s jaw during tryouts.
Nice.
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Lou Fontinato passes at 89
