Awards and Honors
- Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team (1967–68)
- Named to the NHL First All-Star Team (1971–72)
- Won Bill Masterton Trophy (1976)
- Won Lester Patrick Trophy (1991)
- Played in NHL All-Star Game (1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1977)
- Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982
- Ranked No. 2 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons, 2009).
- Has his #7 Retired at Madison Square Garden, the first Ranger to receive the honor.
- In 2010, he was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in recognition of his humanitarian efforts.
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