Remembering Bob Chrystal (1930-2023)

Bob Chrystal was a strong defenseman with the New York Rangers from 1953 to 1955. He was a great hockey player, but a better person that will be missed by everyone that knew him.

One of my best friends in hockey, Bob Chrystal, passed away at the age of 92 on January 27, 2023.

For two seasons in the early 1950’s, Bob Chrystal was one of the top twenty defensemen in the world playing in the National Hockey League. Unfortunately, Bob played in the years where the New York Rangers weren’t all that good. His time was between the Rang…