John Halligan, co-author of 100 RANGER GREATS, passed away in the early morning hours of Wednesday, January 20. He is survived by his wife, Janet.

John spent more than 40 years on the professional hockey scene. He served as Public Relations Director, Business Manager, and Vice President of Communications for the New York Rangers, and also worked for the National Hockey League as Director of Communications and Special Projects.

He was a highly-regarded historian, photo archivist, editor and hockey writer. Throughout his distinguished career, he won professional and civic awards from the Public Relations Society of America, the City of New York, the Professional Hockey Writers Association, and numerous amateur hockey organizations. In 2007, he was named a recipient of the prestigious Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States.

John was the foremost authority on the Rangers, having authored three previous books about the team: NEW YORK RANGERS: SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS (Tehabi Books), NEW YORK RANGERS: IMAGES OF SPORTS (Arcadia Publishing) and GAME OF MY LIFE: NEW YORK RANGERS (Sports Publishing). No one was more thrilled than John when 100 RANGER GREATS was published in Fall 2009 and he was looking forward to collaborating with us on future projects.

Above all, John was a true gentleman and one of the finest people that we have had the pleasure of knowing. He was a friend and mentor who will be dearly missed.

Those wishing to pass along their condolences can e-mail us at rangergreats@aol.com. We will see to it that your message reaches Janet.

Adam Raider
Russ Cohen