What is Rod Gilbert?
[[File:Topps 1960 Rod Gilbert (cropped).png|thumb|Gilbert with the New York Rangers in 1960]] '''Rodrigue Gabriel Gilbert''' (July 1, 1941{{spnd}}August 22, 2021) was a Canadian [[professional]] [[ice hockey]] [[forward (ice hockey)|forward]]. He played his entire career for the [[New York Rangers]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) from 1960 until 1978. He played right wing on the [[GAG line]]. He was honored into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 1982. He was the first player in Rangers history to have his [[retired number|number retired]]. Gilbert was born in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]. Gilbert died on August 22, 2021 in [[New York City]], aged 80.<ref name=AP>{{cite news|title=Rod Gilbert, Hall of Famer for New York Rangers, dies at 80|url=https://apnews.com/article/sports-nhl-canada-new-york-rangers-nyc-state-wire-d084f0d6fee1c09f62c5a3e654e9e398|date=August 23, 2021|access-date=August 23, 2021|work=Associated Press News}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.rodgilbert.com Rod Gilbert's official web site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403103247/http://www.rodgilbert.com/ |date=2007-04-03 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilbert, Rod}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:New York Rangers players]] [[Category:Canadian ice hockey forwards]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Montreal]] {{sports-bio-stub}}