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John Halligan (February 25, 1941 - January 20, 2010)^[1] was a public relations director with the New York Rangers (Rangers) and later an executive with the National Hockey League (NHL).

Halligan was a lifelong NHL contributor who received the Lester Patrick Trophy in 2007, an award he helped to create.^[2]

"He loved the stories of the game and, over his decades in hockey, told those stories with an abiding respect for the history – and humour – so that future generations of fans could enjoy them as much as he did," NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said at the time of Halligan's death.

Halligan graduated from Fordham Preparatory School in 1959 and Fordham University in 1963, joining the Rangers organization, in Manhattan, in 1963. His duties were aimed at getting as many stories on the team as possible into city newspapers.

Halligan left the Rangers to work in the NHL head offices, also located in Manhattan, in 1983. He returned to the Rangers in 1986, then went back to the NHL in 1990, staying there until his retirement in 2006.

Halligan authored several books on hockey:

New York Rangers: Seventy-Five Years (Barnes & Noble, 2000)
The New York Rangers (Images of Sports) (Arcadia Publishing, 2003)
Game of My Life: New York Rangers (Sports Publishing, 2006)
100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters (2009), co-authored with Russ Cohen and Adam Raider^[3]

References

^ "John Halligan". Retrieved August 6, 2020.
^ "Leetch, Granato, Halligan, Fischler win Lester Patrick Award". ESPN. Associated Press. 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
^ Cohen, Russ; Halligan, John; Raider, Adam (2009). 100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0470736194. Retrieved 2020-02-04.

External links

[1] "John Halligan". Retrieved August 6, 2020.

[2] "Leetch, Granato, Halligan, Fischler win Lester Patrick Award". ESPN. Associated Press. 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2020-02-04.

[3] Cohen, Russ; Halligan, John; Raider, Adam (2009). 100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0470736194. Retrieved 2020-02-04.

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-{{Recent death|January 2010|date=January 2010}}
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+'''John Halligan''' (February 25, 1941 - January 20, 2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fold3.com/record/110466809-john-halligan?terms=John%20Halligan|title=John Halligan|accessdate=August 6, 2020}}</ref> was a public relations director with the [[New York Rangers]] (Rangers) and later an executive with the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL).
-'''John Halligan''', former [[New York Rangers]] public relations director and NHL executive, died Wednesay, January 20, 2010, at the age of 68.[http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3099512]. The cause of death was not disclosed.
-Halligan was a lifelong NHL contributor who received the [[Lester Patrick Trophy]] in 2007, an award he helped to create.
+Halligan was a lifelong NHL contributor who received the [[Lester Patrick Trophy]] in 2007, an award he helped to create.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=3099512 |title=Leetch, Granato, Halligan, Fischler win Lester Patrick Award |work=[[ESPN]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=2007-11-07 |access-date=2020-02-04}}</ref>
+"He loved the stories of the game and, over his decades in hockey, told those stories with an abiding respect for the history{{snd}}and humour{{snd}}so that [[future generations]] of fans could enjoy them as much as he did," NHL commissioner [[Gary Bettman]] said at the time of Halligan's death.
-News of his death quickly swept through the NHL to the people who had crossed his path during his long career.
+Halligan graduated from [[Fordham Preparatory School]] in 1959 and [[Fordham University]] in 1963, joining the Rangers organization, in [[Manhattan]], in 1963. His duties were aimed at getting as many stories on the team as possible into city newspapers.
-"He loved the stories of the game and, over his decades in hockey, told those stories with an abiding respect for the history -and humour - so that future generations of fans could enjoy them as much as he did," NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said. "The NHL has lost a dear friend."
-Halligan joined the Rangers shortly after graduating from Fordham in 1963. With a shoestring staff, he tried to get as many stories on the team as possible into city newspapers.
+Halligan left the Rangers to work in the NHL head offices, also located in Manhattan, in 1983. He returned to the Rangers in 1986, then went back to the NHL in 1990, staying there until his retirement in 2006.
+Halligan authored several books on hockey:
-His job eventually got easier as the Rangers got better and eventually made the Stanley Cup finals. They lost to Bobby Orr and the Boston Bruins in 1972, though.
-Halligan left the Rangers to work for the league in 1983, but returned to spend 1986-1990 with the Rangers before returning to the NHL until his retirement in 2006.
-He also wrote numerous books on hockey, including "Game of My Life: New York Rangers," "New York Rangers: Seventy-Five Years," and most recently "100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters."
-"I was just a rookie when I got to meet John Halligan," former Rangers star Brian Leetch said. "When John asked me to do something, he always had a reference to a player who had been in that situation before. He would always guide you in the right direction."
-Halligan is survived by wife Janet.
-Halligan has authored several books on hockey:
 *''New York Rangers: Seventy-Five Years'' (Barnes & Noble, 2000)
 *''The New York Rangers (Images of Sports)'' (Arcadia Publishing, 2003)
 *''Game of My Life:  New York Rangers'' (Sports Publishing, 2006)
+*''100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters'' (2009), co-authored with Russ Cohen and Adam Raider<ref>{{cite book |url= https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6860998-100-ranger-greats#bookDetails |title=100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters |first1=Russ |last1=Cohen |first2=John |last2=Halligan |first3=Adam |last3=Raider |publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons]] |isbn= 0470736194 |date=2009 |access-date=2020-02-04}}</ref>
-*''100 Ranger Greats'' ([[John Wiley & Sons]], 2009) (co-authored with Russ Cohen and Adam Raider)
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
+* [http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=514321&navid=DL|NYR|home "Patrick Trophy winner Halligan passes away," New York Rangers, Wednesday, January 20, 2010.]
+* [http://www.msg.com/rangers/remembering-john-halligan.html Fischler, Stan. "Remembering John Halligan," MSG.com, Wednesday, January 20, 2010.]
 * [http://slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/the-mourning-skate-blues-for-john-halligan/ Hackel, Stu. "The Mourning Skate: Blues for John Halligan," ''Slap Shot'' (''The New York Times'' hockey blog), Thursday, January 21, 2010.]
+* [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/sports/hockey/24slapshot.html?ref=sports Klein, Jeff Z. & Hackel, Stu. "Remembering Two Storytellers From the N.H.L.," ''The New York Times'', Sunday, January 24, 2010.]
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+[[Category:Hockey writers]]
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+[[Category:Lester Patrick Trophy recipients]]
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+[[Category:New York Rangers executives]]
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