Question: The surgeon for the hockey team from New York City that joined the NHL in 1926 is credited with saving what Hall of Fame quarterback's career?

Estel S. "Zit" Tessmer (February 25, 1910 – June 1972) was an American football and basketball player.  A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Tessmer attended the University of Michigan where he played for the football and basketball teams.  He played as a quarterback for the Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1929 to 1931 and 1933.  He won the Chicago Alumni Trophy as a freshman in football.  He started three games at the quarterback position in 1930 and three more in 1931, but his playing time at quarterback was limited because the 1930 and 1931 Wolverines included College Football Hall of Fame quarterback Harry Newman.  After losing the starting quarterback job to Newman, Tessmer also played some games at the right halfback position.  Tessmer also played three years as a guard for the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team from 1931 to 1934.  He later became a teacher and basketball coach at Bay City Central High School.  He also threw two no-hit games as a baseball pitcher in intramural sports while attending Michigan.  He was basketball coach at Bay City through 1953 and remained athletic director at the school thereafter.  Tessmer died in 1972 at age 61.  He was a resident of Bay City, Michigan at the time of his death. <SEP> John Vanbiesbrouck (born September 4, 1963), nicknamed "the Beezer" and "VBK", is an American professional ice hockey executive and former player.  A goaltender as a player, he was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007.  Vanbiesbrouck played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Florida Panthers, Philadelphia Flyers, New York Islanders, and New Jersey Devils.  He began his career playing major junior hockey for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).  Following a successful season with the Greyhounds, he was drafted by the New York Rangers in the fourth round, 72nd overall, in the 1981 NHL Draft.  After his junior career ended, he played for the Rangers minor league affiliate, the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League.  Despite the team's near collapses due to financial concerns, Vanbiesbrouck led the Oilers to a league championship and shared the league's MVP honors. <SEP>  Nicholas was among the best-known orthopedic surgeons in the United States as a physician for the New York Jets, the New York Knicks and the New York Rangers.  In 1973 he established the Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, New York.  Nicholas was a long time member of Westchester Country Club.  He died of colon cancer at age 85. James A. Nicholas (1921 – July 15, 2006) was an orthopedic surgeon and a pioneer in the treatment of athletic injuries who was best known for performing four knee operations that saved the career of Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath. <SEP>  They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL).  The team plays its home games at Madison Square Garden, located in the borough of Manhattan.  The Rangers are one of three NHL franchises in the New York metropolitan area, along with the New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders.  The club is also one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise.  They are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six, along with the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs.  The Rangers were the first NHL franchise in the United States to win the Stanley Cup, which they have done four times, most recently in 1993–94. The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City.