Ranger Run: A birthday today for Murray Murdoch, born in Lucknow, Ontario, on a Thursday of this date in 1904. He was one of Lester Patrick’s original New York Rangers in 1926 and became the NHL’s original ironman, never missing a game in the 11 seasons that followed, helping New York to Stanley Cup championships in 1928 and 1933. He went on to a legendary coaching career with Yale University. A cousin of Dave and Ken Dryden’s, Murdoch was also related by marriage to Paul and Mark Messier. He died in 2001 at the age of 96.