New York Rangers
{{NHL Team
team_name = New York Rangers | bg_color = #1560BD | text_color = white | logo_image = NY Rangers.gif | conference = Eastern | division = Atlantic | founded = 1926 | history = New York Rangers
1926-present | arena = Madison Square Garden | city = New York, New York | media_affiliates = MSG Network
FSN New York
WEPN (1050 AM) | team_colors = Blue, Red, and White | head_coach = Tom Renney | general_manager = Glen Sather | owner = Madison Square Garden L.P. | captain = Vacant | minor_league_affiliates = Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)
Charlotte Checkers (ECHL)
The New York Rangers (NYR) are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City, New York, USA. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL).
The Rangers and their crosstown rivals, the New York Islanders, are both members of the NHL's Atlantic Division, guaranteeing plenty of regular season meetings. This is unique among New York City's major league sports teams; Major League Baseball's New York Yankees and New York Mets are in different divisions/conferences, as are the National Football League's New York Jets and New York Giants, giving them little opportunity to play each other.:Founded: 1926-27 (awarded May 15, 1926):Arena: Madison Square Garden IV (capacity 18,200)::Former Home Arena: Madison Square Garden III (1926-1968):Uniform colors: blue, red, white:Logo design: a shield with "NEW YORK" across the top and "RANGERS" diagonally across the middle, creating a red triangle on the top right and a white one on the bottom left::Team color jersey: Royal blue jersey with red and white stripes at elbows and bottom of jersey. "RANGERS" diagonally across chest from right shoulder in red with white trim. (The team has been long known by the nicknames Broadway Blues and Broadway Blueshirts.)::White jersey: White jersey with red, white and blue stripes at elbows, across shoulders and at bottom of jersey. Blue stripe at cuff. "RANGERS" diagonally across chest from right shoulder in blue with red trim.::Third Jersey: Navy blue jersey with white and silver stripes at elbows with red forearm. Chest logo features silver Statue of Liberty head on navy blue background and the letters "NYR" in red and silver. Stylized original Rangers shield on top of each shoulder.:Stanley Cup Champions: 4 — 1927-28, 1932-33, 1939-40, 1993-94::Runner-up: 6 — 1928-29, 1931-32, 1936-37, 1949-50, 1971-72, 1978-79:League Champions (and Presidents' Trophy winner after 1985-86): 3 — 1941-42, 1991-92, 1993-94:Conference Champions (since 1974-75): 1 — 1993-94:Division Champions (between 1926-27-1937-38 and since 1967-68): 5::American Division: 2 — 1926-27, 1931-32::Patrick Division: 2 — 1989-90, 1991-92::Atlantic Division: 1 — 1993-94:One of the NHL's Original Six franchises, along with the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, and Toronto Maple Leafs.:Main Rivals: New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston BruinsEarly yearsIn 1925, the New York Americans joined the NHL, playing in Madison Square Garden. The Amerks proved to be an even greater success than expected, leading Garden president Tex Rickard to go after a team for the Garden. Although New York was certainly large enough to support two NHL teams, Rickard had promised Amerks owner Bill Dwyer that the Amerks would be the sole NHL team in the city.
Rickard was granted a franchise, which he originally planned to name the New York Giants. However, the New York press soon nicknamed his team "Tex's Rangers," and the new name stuck. Rickard managed to get future legendary Toronto Maple Leafs owner Conn Smythe to assemble the team. However, Smythe had a falling-out with Rickard's hockey man, Col. John S. Hammond, and was fired as manager-coach before the first season. Smythe was replaced by Pacific Coast Hockey Association co-founder Lester Patrick, but kept all of the players Smythe had assembled. The new team turned out to be a winner. The Rangers won the American Division title their first year but lost to the Boston Bruins in the playoffs. To this day, the Rangers are the most successful expansion team in the history of the NHL.1927-28 Stanley CupIn only their second year of existence, the Rangers won the Stanley Cup, defeating the Montreal Maroons 3 games to 2. One of the most memorable stories that emerged from the Finals involved Patrick suiting up in goal at the ripe age of 44. At the time, teams were not required to dress a backup goaltender so when the Rangers regular goaltender Lorne Chabot went down with an eye injury, Maroons manager Eddie Gerard vetoed his original choice for a replacement. An angry Patrick lined up between the pipes for two periods in game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals allowing 1 goal to the Maroons Nels Stewart. Frank Boucher would score the game winner in overtime to seal victory for New York. An expansion team would not come this far this fast in North American professional sports until the Philadelphia Atoms won the North American Soccer League title in their first year of existence.1932-33 Stanley CupAfter a loss in the finals in 1928-29 to the Boston Bruins and a few mediocre seasons in the early 1930s, the Rangers, led by brothers Bill and Bun Cook on the wings and Frank Boucher at centre, would defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1932-33 best of 5 finals, 3 games to 1, to win their second Stanley Cup. The Rangers would spend the rest of the 1930s playing close to .500 hockey until their next Cup win in 1939-40. Lester Patrick stepped down as Head Coach and handed the reins to Frank Boucher.1939-40 Stanley CupIn 1939-40 the Rangers finished the regular season in second place behind the Boston Bruins. The two teams would square off in the first round of the playoffs. The Bruins gained a two games to one series lead from the Rangers until they stormed back winning three straight games to hold off the first place Bruins. The Rangers eventually won the best of seven series, four games to two. Their first round victory gave the Rangers a bye until the finals. The Detroit Red Wings disposed of the New York Americans in their first round best of three series two games to one and the Toronto Maple Leafs ousted the Chicago Black Hawks two games to none. The Maple Leafs and Red Wings would play a best of three series to determine who would go on to play the Rangers in the Cup finals. The Maple Leafs swept the Red Wings and the Finals match up was determined.The 1939-40 Stanley Cup Finals started in Madison Square Garden in New York. The first two games went to the Rangers. In game one the Rangers needed overtime to gain a 1-0 series lead and won game two quite handily with a 6-2 victory. The series then headed north to Toronto. Toronto won the next two games on home ice tying the series 2-2. In games five and six the Rangers won both contests in overtime and won the series four games to two over the Maple Leafs to earn their third Stanley Cup.1993-94 Stanley Cup1993-94 was a magical season for Rangers fans. Two years previous, they picked up center Mark Messier, who was an integral part of the Edmonton Oilers' Cup winning teams of the 1980s. Adam Graves who also defected from the Oilers, joined the Rangers as well. Brian Leetch and rookie Sergei Zubov were a solid 1-2 punch on defense. In fact, Zubov led the team in scoring that season with 89 points. Graves would set a team record with 52 goals, breaking the old record held by Vic Hadfield. This record would later be broken by Jaromir Jagr on April 8, 2006 against the Boston Bruins. | Main logo for third alternate jersey, 1997 - current |
After clinching the President's Trophy by finishing first overall in the NHL (52-24-8; 112 points) the Rangers were pitted against their arch rivals, the 8th seeded New York Islanders in the first round of the playoffs. The Isles proved to be no match, as they were swept in four games by an aggregate score of 22-3. Rangers goaltender Mike Richter earned a pair of play-off shutouts in the series. In the second round, the Washington Capitals were dismissed in five games and it set the stage for a matchup with the New Jersey Devils in the Conference Finals.
Despite a 6-0 regular season record against New Jersey, the Devils took the Rangers to a full seven games. The series was highlighted by three dramatic multiple overtime games, in which the Rangers were victorious in two. Stephane Matteau scored both of those overtime goals, one of which ended Game 3 at 6:13 of the second overtime period. Still, after the fifth game, the Rangers trailed in the series 3-2 and facing elimination, captain Mark Messier boldly guaranteed a victory in Game 6 back at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. Halfway through the game the Rangers trailed 2-0 before Messier setup Alexei Kovalev late in the second period to bring them to within a goal of tying the game. In what is now considered one of the greatest individual performances in sports history, Messier delivered a hat trick in the third period to give the Rangers a 4-2 win and it sent the series to a decisive seventh game back at Madison Square Garden. In that seventh game a Brian Leetch goal midway through the second period stood until Valeri Zelepukin tied the game for the Devils by stuffing the puck under goaltender Mike Richter's pads with 7.7 seconds remaining in regulation. It appeared once again that the Curse of 1940 would undo the Rangers. Surprisingly, Matteau's second overtime winner would clinch the series for the Blueshirts, coming at 4:24 in the second overtime period of Game 7. Rangers' announcer Howie Rose called the play in dramatic fashion shouting simply, "Matteau! Matteau! Matteau!"
The Stanley Cup Finals pitted the Rangers against the upstart Vancouver Canucks who were the seventh seed in the Western Conference. After dropping Game 1 in overtime 3-2, largely due to Canucks' goaltender Kirk McLean's 52 save performance, the Rangers came back to win the next three games to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. The Rangers lost Game 5 in New York and then Game 6 in Vancouver forcing another seventh game at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers wouldn't disappoint. Goals from Brian Leetch, Adam Graves and Mark Messier sealed the seventh game with a 3-2 victory and the Rangers first Cup in 54 years. Brian Leetch became the first American born player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy and Mark Messier became the first Rangers captain to hoist the Cup on Garden ice. | New York Rangers logo (used 1935-1948) |
Their 1994 Stanley Cup Championship erased 54 years of curses and failures that began following their 1940 Stanley Cup Championship season. The Rangers would collapse by the mid-1940s, losing games by as much as 15-0 and having one goaltender with a 6.20 goals-against average. They would miss the playoffs for five consecutive seasons before squeaking into the fourth and final playoff spot in 1948. They lost the first round and would miss the playoffs again in 1949. In the 1950 finals the Rangers were forced to play all of their games on the road (home games in Toronto) while the circus was at the Garden. They would end up losing to the Detroit Red Wings in overtime in the seventh game.The post-Original Six eraThe Rangers remained a mark of futility in the NHL for the next 20 years, before rejuvenation in the late 1960s, symbolised by moving into a newly-rebuilt Madison Square Garden in 1968. They made the playoffs for the first time in five years on the strength of rookie goaltender Eddie Giacomin.
By 1972, the Rangers reached the Stanley Cup finals despite losing high-scoring center Jean Ratelle (who had been on track over Bruin Phil Esposito to become the only Ranger since Bryan Hextall in 1942 to lead the NHL in scoring) to injury during the stretch drive of the regular season. The strength of people like Brad Park, Ratelle, Vic Hadfield, and Rod Gilbert (the last three constructing the famed "GAG Line", meaning "goal-a-game") would still carry them through the playoffs. They would defeat the defending champion Montreal Canadiens in the first round and the Chicago Blackhawks in the second, but lost to the Boston Bruins in the finals.
Their new rivals, the New York Islanders, who entered the league in 1972 after paying a huge territorial fee to the Rangers, were their first round opponent in 1975. After splitting the first two games, the Islanders defeated the more established Rangers, eleven seconds into overtime of the deciding game three, establishing a rivalry that continued to grow for years after.
After some off years in the mid-to-late 1970s, they picked up Phil Esposito from the Bruins in 1976. Swedish stars Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson jumped to the Rangers from the maverick World Hockey Association and Hedberg would lead the team in scoring his first season. In 1979 they defeated the surging New York Islanders in the Semi-Finals and would return to the finals again before bowing out to the Canadiens. The Islanders got their revenge however, eliminating the Rangers in 4 consecutive playoff series' starting in 1981 en route to their second of four consecutive Stanley Cup titles.
The Rangers stayed competitive through the 1980s and early 1990s, making the playoffs each year except for one but never going very far. An exception was the 1985-86 NHL season, when the Rangers, behind rookie goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck upended the Patrick Division winner Philadelphia Flyers in a decisive fifth game followed by a six game win over the Washington Capitals in the Patrick Division Finals. The Montreal Canadiens disposed of the Rangers in the Wales Conference Finals behind a rookie goaltender of their own, Patrick Roy.
Still, the many playoff failures convinced Rangers fans that this was a manifestation of the Curse of 1940, which is said to either have begun when the Rangers' management burnt the mortgage to Madison Square Garden in the bowl of the Stanley Cup after the 1940 victory, or by Mervyn Red Dutton following the collapse of the New York Americans franchise. Frustration was at its peak when the 1991-92 squad captured the President's Trophy. They took a 2-1 series lead on the Pittsburgh Penguins and then faltered in three straight (most observers note a Ron Francis slapshot from the blue line that eluded Mike Richter as the series' turning point) to the eventual Cup winning Pens. The following year a 1-11 finish landed the Rangers in the Patrick Division cellar. Coach Roger Neilson did not finish the season. The off-season hiring of controversial head coach Mike Keenan was criticized by many who pointed out Keenan's 0-3 record in the Finals.Recent years | The 1998-99 Rangers pose with Gretzky after his last game. |
The Rangers continued to be Cup favorites in the mid-to-late 1990s, even landing an aging Wayne Gretzky, but they would fizzle out. Their 1994 stars were aging and many retired or dropped off in performance. After General Manager Neil Smith ran Messier out of town in the summer of 1997 and failed in a bid to replace him with Avalanche superstar Joe Sakic, the Rangers began a streak of seven seasons without making the playoffs.
In March 2000, Smith was fired along with head coach John Muckler, and that summer James Dolan hired Glen Sather to replace him. By 2001, the Rangers had landed a lot of star power. Theoren Fleury joined the Rangers after spending most of his career with the Calgary Flames, Eric Lindros joined the Rangers from the Philadelphia Flyers, and they acquired Pavel Bure late in the 2001-02 season from the Florida Panthers. Despite these high-priced acquisitions the Rangers still finished out of the playoffs. Later years saw other stars such as Alexei Kovalev, Jaromir Jagr, Anson Carter and Bobby Holik added, but in 2002-03 and 2003-04, the team again missed the playoffs.
Towards the end of the 2003-04 season Sather finally gave in to a rebuilding process by trading away Leetch, Kovalev, and eight others for numerous prospects and draft picks. Pavel Bure & Mark Messier are now retired and Eric Lindros returned home to sign with the Maple Leafs prior to the start of the 2005-06 season.
The post lock-out Rangers, under new head coach Tom Renney, have seen the team move away from high priced veterans towards a group of talented young players such as Petr Prucha, Dominic Moore and Blair Betts but the focus of the team remains on superstar Jaromir Jagr. The Rangers were expected to struggle during the 2005-06 season but behind stellar performances by Swedish rookie goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, Martin Straka, Prucha and Jagr, the Rangers finished the season with their best record since 1993-94 (44-26-12).
Jaromir Jagr broke the Rangers' single season points record with a first period assist in a 5-1 win against the New York Islanders on March 29, 2006. The assist gave him 110 points on the season breaking Jean Ratelle's record. Less than two weeks later on April 8th Jagr scored his 53rd goal of the season against the Boston Bruins, breaking the team record previously held by Adam Graves. Finally, on April 4 the Rangers defeated the Philadelphia Flyers in a shootout 3-2 to clinch a playoff spot for the first time since the 1996-97 season. On April 19, the Rangers lost to the Ottawa Senators 5-1 and due to wins by division rivals New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers, the Rangers fell back to third place in the Atlantic Division to end the season. In the Eastern Conference Quarter Finals the Rangers drew a matchup with the New Jersey Devils and were defeated in a four game sweep. In the process they were outscored 17-4. In the first game of the series Jaromir Jagr suffered an undisclosed injury to his left shoulder, diminishing his usefulness as the series went on. Jagr missed game 2 of the series and was back in the lineup for game 3. He was held to 1 shot on net. On his first shift of the game in game 4, Jagr re-injured his shoulder and was unable to return.Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Records as of July 12, 2006 [Hockeydb.com, New York Rangers season statistics and records.]| Season| GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs | | 1926-27 | 44 | 25 | 13 | 6 | â€" | 56 | 95 | 72 | 385 | 1st in American | Lost in Semifinals, 1-3 TG (Bruins) | | 1927-28 | 44 | 19 | 16 | 9 | â€" | 47 | 94 | 79 | 462 | 2nd in American | Stanley Cup Champions, 3-2 (Maroons) | | 1928-29 | 44 | 21 | 13 | 10 | â€" | 52 | 72 | 65 | 384 | 2nd in American | Lost in Finals, 0-2 (Bruins) | | 1929-30 | 44 | 17 | 17 | 10 | â€" | 44 | 136 | 143 | 445 | 3rd in American | Lost in Semifinals, 0-2 (Canadiens) | | 1930-31 | 44 | 19 | 16 | 9 | â€" | 47 | 106 | 87 | 514 | 3rd in American | Lost in Semifinals, 0-2 (Blackhawks) | | 1931-32 | 48 | 23 | 17 | 8 | â€" | 54 | 134 | 112 | 511 | 1st in American | Lost in Finals, 0-3 (Maple Leafs) | | 1932-33 | 48 | 23 | 17 | 8 | â€" | 54 | 135 | 107 | 599 | 3rd in American | Stanley Cup Champions, 3-1 (Maple Leafs) | | 1933-34 | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | â€" | 50 | 120 | 113 | 401 | 3rd in American | Lost in Quarterfinals, 1-2 TG (Maroons) | | 1934-35 | 48 | 22 | 20 | 6 | â€" | 50 | 137 | 139 | 334 | 3rd in American | Lost in Semifinals, 4-5 TG (Maroons) | | 1935-36 | 48 | 19 | 17 | 12 | â€" | 50 | 91 | 96 | 381 | 4th in American | Out of Playoffs | | 1936-37 | 48 | 19 | 20 | 9 | â€" | 47 | 117 | 106 | 312 | 3rd in American | Lost in Finals, 2-3 (Red Wings) | | 1937-38 | 48 | 27 | 15 | 6 | â€" | 60 | 149 | 96 | 435 | 2nd in American | Lost in Quarterfinals, 1-2 (Americans) | | 1938-39 | 48 | 26 | 16 | 6 | â€" | 58 | 149 | 105 | 393 | 2nd in NHL | Lost in Semifinals, 3-4 (Bruins) | | 1939-40 | 48 | 27 | 11 | 10 | â€" | 64 | 136 | 77 | 520 | 2nd in NHL | Stanley Cup Champions, 4-2 (Maple Leafs) | | 1940-41 | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | â€" | 50 | 143 | 125 | 356 | 4th in NHL | Lost in Semifinals, 1-2 (Red Wings) | | 1941-42 | 48 | 29 | 17 | 2 | â€" | 60 | 177 | 143 | 400 | 1st in NHL | Lost in Semifinals, 2-4 (Maple Leafs) | | 1942-43 | 50 | 11 | 31 | 8 | â€" | 30 | 161 | 253 | 352 | 6th in NHL | Out of Playoffs | | 1943-44 | 50 | 6 | 39 | 5 | â€" | 17 | 162 | 310 | 253 | 6th in NHL | Out of Playoffs | | 1944-45 | 50 | 11 | 29 | 10 | â€" | 32 | 154 | 247 | 305 | 6th in NHL | Out of Playoffs | | 1945-46 | 50 | 13 | 28 | 9 | â€" | 35 | 144 | 191 | 285 | 6th in NHL | Out of Playoffs | | 1946-47 | 60 | 22 | 32 | 6 | â€" | 50 | 167 | 186 | 426 | 5th in NHL | Out of Playoffs | | 1947-48 | 60 | 21 | 26 | 13 | â€" | 55 | 176 | 201 | 480 | 4th in NHL | Lost in Semifinals, 2-4 (Red Wings) | | 1948-49 | 60 | 18 | 31 | 11 | â€" | 47 | 133 | 172 | 413 | 6th in NHL | Out of Playoffs | | 1949-50 | 70 | 28 | 31 | 11 | â€" | 67 | 170 | 189 | 639 | 4th in NHL | Lost in Finals, 3-4 (Red Wings) | | 1950-51 | 70 | 20 | 29 | 21 | â€" | 61 | 169 | 201 | 774 | 5th in NHL | Out of Playoffs | | 1951-52 | 70 | 23 | 34 | 13 | â€" | 59 | 192 | 219 | 532 | 5th in NHL | Out of Playoffs | | 1952-53 | 70 | 17 | 37 | 16 | â€" | 50 | 152 | 211 | 548 | 6th in NHL | Out of Playoffs | | 1953-54 | 70 | 29 | 31 | 10 | â€" | 68 | 161 | 182 | 717 | 5th in NHL | Out of Playoffs | | 1954-55 | 70 | 17 | 35 | 18 | â€" | 52 | 150 | 210 | 690 | 6th in NHL | Out of Playoffs | | 1955-56 | 70 | 32 | 28 | 10 | â€" | 74 | 204 | 203 | 911 | 3rd in NHL | Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (Canadiens) | | 1956-57 | 70 | 26 | 30 | 14 | â€" | 66 | 184 | 227 | 870 | 4th in NHL | Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (Canadiens) | | 1957-58 | 70 | 32 | 25 | 13 | â€" | 77 | 195 | 188 | 781 | 2nd in NHL | Lost in Semifinals, 2-4 (Bruins) | | 1958-59 | 70 | 26 | 32 | 12 | â€" | 64 | 201 | 217 | 860 | 5th in NHL | Out of Playoffs | | 1959-60 | 70 | 17 | 38 | 15 | â€" | 49 | 187 | 247 | 850 | 6th in NHL | Out of Playoffs | | 1960-61 | 70 | 22 | 38 | 10 | â€" | 54 | 204 | 248 | 591 | 5th in NHL | Out of Playoffs | | 1961-62 | 70 | 26 | 32 | 12 | â€" | 64 | 195 | 207 | 668 | 4th in NHL | Lost in Semifinals, 2-4 (Maple Leafs) | | 1962-63 | 70 | 22 | 36 | 12 | â€" | 56 | 211 | 233 | 657 | 5th in NHL | Out of Playoffs | | 1963-64 | 70 | 22 | 38 | 10 | â€" | 54 | 186 | 242 | 715 | 5th in NHL | Out of Playoffs | | 1964-65 | 70 | 20 | 38 | 12 | â€" | 52 | 179 | 246 | 760 | 5th in NHL | Out of Playoffs | | 1965-66 | 70 | 18 | 41 | 11 | â€" | 47 | 195 | 261 | 894 | 6th in NHL | Out of Playoffs | | 1966-67 | 70 | 30 | 28 | 12 | â€" | 72 | 188 | 189 | 664 | 4th in NHL | Lost in Semifinals, 0-4 (Canadiens) | | 1967-68 | 74 | 39 | 23 | 12 | â€" | 90 | 226 | 183 | 673 | 2nd in East | Lost in Quarterfinals, 2-4 (Blackhawks) | | 1968-69 | 76 | 41 | 26 | 9 | â€" | 91 | 231 | 196 | 806 | 3rd in East | Lost in Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Canadiens) | | 1969-70 | 76 | 38 | 22 | 16 | â€" | 92 | 246 | 189 | 853 | 4th in East | Lost in Quarterfinals, 2-4 (Bruins) | | 1970-71 | 78 | 49 | 18 | 11 | â€" | 109 | 259 | 177 | 952 | 2nd in East | Lost in Semifinals, 3-4 (Blackhawks) | | 1971-72 | 78 | 48 | 17 | 13 | â€" | 109 | 317 | 192 | 1010 | 2nd in East | Lost in Finals, 2-4 (Bruins) | | 1972-73 | 78 | 47 | 23 | 8 | â€" | 102 | 297 | 208 | 765 | 3rd in East | Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (Blackhawks) | | 1973-74 | 78 | 40 | 24 | 14 | â€" | 94 | 300 | 251 | 782 | 3rd in East | Lost in Semifinals, 3-4 (Flyers) | | 1974-75 | 80 | 37 | 29 | 14 | â€" | 88 | 319 | 276 | 1053 | 2nd in Patrick | Lost in 1st Round, 1-2 (Islanders) | | 1975-76 | 80 | 29 | 42 | 9 | â€" | 67 | 262 | 333 | 911 | 4th in Patrick | Out of Playoffs | | 1976-77 | 80 | 29 | 37 | 14 | â€" | 72 | 272 | 310 | 1164 | 4th in Patrick | Out of Playoffs | | 1977-78 | 80 | 30 | 37 | 13 | â€" | 73 | 279 | 280 | 1057 | 4th in Patrick | Lost in 1st Round, 1-2 (Sabres) | | 1978-79 | 80 | 40 | 29 | 11 | â€" | 91 | 316 | 292 | 1214 | 3rd in Patrick | Lost in Finals, 1-4 (Canadiens) | | 1979-80 | 80 | 38 | 32 | 10 | â€" | 86 | 308 | 284 | 1342 | 3rd in Patrick | Lost in Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Flyers) | | 1980-81 | 80 | 30 | 36 | 14 | â€" | 74 | 312 | 317 | 1981 | 4th in Patrick | Lost in Semifinals, 0-4 (Islanders) | | 1981-82 | 80 | 39 | 27 | 14 | â€" | 92 | 316 | 306 | 1402 | 2nd in Patrick | Lost in Division Finals, 2-4 (Islanders) | | 1982-83 | 80 | 35 | 35 | 10 | â€" | 80 | 306 | 287 | 1100 | 4th in Patrick | Lost in Division Finals, 2-4 (Islanders) | | 1983-84 | 80 | 42 | 29 | 9 | â€" | 93 | 314 | 304 | 1471 | 4th in Patrick | Lost in Division Semifinals, 2-3 (Islanders) | | 1984-85 | 80 | 26 | 44 | 10 | â€" | 62 | 295 | 345 | 1301 | 4th in Patrick | Lost in Division Semifinals, 0-3 (Flyers) | | 1985-86 | 80 | 36 | 38 | 6 | â€" | 78 | 280 | 276 | 1496 | 4th in Patrick | Lost in Conference Finals, 1-4 (Canadiens) | | 1986-87 | 80 | 34 | 38 | 8 | â€" | 76 | 307 | 323 | 1718 | 4th in Patrick | Lost in Division Semifinals, 2-4 (Flyers) | | 1987-88 | 80 | 36 | 34 | 10 | â€" | 82 | 300 | 283 | 1775 | 5th in Patrick | Out of Playoffs | | 1988-89 | 80 | 37 | 35 | 8 | â€" | 82 | 310 | 307 | 1891 | 3rd in Patrick | Lost in Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Penguins) | | 1989-90 | 80 | 36 | 31 | 13 | â€" | 85 | 279 | 267 | 2021 | 1st in Patrick | Lost in Division Finals, 1-4 (Capitals) | | 1990-91 | 80 | 36 | 31 | 13 | â€" | 81 | 258 | 258 | 1893 | 2nd in Patrick | Lost in Division Semifinals, 2-4 (Capitals) | | 1991-92 | 80 | 50 | 25 | 5 | â€" | 105 | 321 | 246 | 1805 | 1st in Patrick | Lost in Division Finals, 2-4 (Penguins) | | 1992-93 | 84 | 34 | 39 | 11 | â€" | 79 | 304 | 308 | 1657 | 6th in Patrick | Out of Playoffs | | 1993-94 | 84 | 52 | 24 | 8 | â€" | 112 | 299 | 231 | 1688 | 1st in Atlantic | Stanley Cup Champions, 4-3 (Canucks) | | 1994-951 | 48 | 22 | 23 | 3 | â€" | 47 | 139 | 134 | 781 | 4th in Atlantic | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 0-4 (Flyers) | | 1995-96 | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | â€" | 96 | 272 | 237 | 1849 | 2nd in Atlantic | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1-4 (Penguins) | | 1996-97 | 82 | 38 | 34 | 10 | â€" | 86 | 258 | 231 | 1481 | 4th in Atlantic | Lost in Conference Finals, 1-4 (Flyers) | | 1997-98 | 82 | 25 | 39 | 18 | â€" | 68 | 197 | 231 | 1548 | 5th in Atlantic | Out of Playoffs | | 1998-99 | 82 | 33 | 38 | 11 | â€" | 77 | 217 | 227 | 1087 | 4th in Atlantic | Out of Playoffs | | 1999-00 | 82 | 29 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 73 | 218 | 246 | 916 | 4th in Atlantic | Out of Playoffs | | 2000-01 | 82 | 33 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 72 | 250 | 290 | 1522 | 4th in Atlantic | Out of Playoffs | | 2001-02 | 82 | 36 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 80 | 227 | 258 | 1753 | 4th in Atlantic | Out of Playoffs | | 2002-03 | 82 | 32 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 78 | 210 | 231 | 1308 | 4th in Atlantic | Out of Playoffs | | 2003-04 | 82 | 27 | 40 | 7 | 8 | 69 | 206 | 250 | 1459 | 4th in Atlantic | Out of Playoffs | | 2004-052 | â€" | â€" | â€" | â€" | â€" | â€" | â€" | â€" | â€" | â€" | â€" | | 2005-063 | 82 | 44 | 26 | â€" | 12 | 100 | 257 | 215 | 1194 | 3rd in Atlantic | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Devils) | | Total| 5402 | 2308 | 2290 | 808 | 32 | 5420 | 16695 | 16924 | 73152 | â€" | â€" |
1 Season was shortened due to the 1994-95 NHL lockout.
2 Season was cancelled due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout.
3 As of the 2005-06 NHL Season, all games will have a winner and OTL includes SOL (Shootout losses).Current squadAs of August 4th, 2006 [1]Defensemen| Number | | !width=9%|Player | Shoots | Acquired | Date of Birth | Place of Birth |
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|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"| 3 | | Michal Rozsival | R | 2005 | September 3, 1978 | Vlasim, Czechoslovakia>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 4 | | Aaron Ward | R | 2006 | January 17, 1973 | Windsor, Ontario>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 6 | | Darius Kasparaitis - A | L | 2002 | October 16, 1972 | Elektrenai, U.S.S.R.>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 8 | | Marek Malik | L | 2005 | June 24, 1975 | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 23 | | Karel Rachunek | R | 2004 | August 27, 1979 | Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 24 | | Sandis Ozolinsh | L | 2006 | August 3, 1972 | Riga, U.S.S.R.>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 51 | | Fedor Tyutin | L | 2001 | July 19, 1983 | Izhevsk, U.S.S.R.>}Forwards| Number | | !width=9%|Player | Shoots | Position | Acquired | Date of Birth | Place of Birth |
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|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"| 5 | | Matt Cullen | L | C/LW | 2006 | November 2, 1976 | Virginia, Minnesota>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 14 | | Brendan Shanahan | R | LW | 2006 | January 23, 1969 | Mimico, Ontario>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 16 | | Jason Ward | R | RW/C | 2005 | January 16, 1979 | Chapleau, Ontario>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 18 | | Adam Hall | R | RW/LW | 2006 | August 14, 1980 | Kalamazoo, Michigan>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 19 | | Blair Betts | L | C | 2004 | February 16, 1980 | Edmonton, Alberta>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 25 | | Petr Prucha | R | C/W | 2005 | September 14, 1982 | Chrudim, Czechoslovakia>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 28 | | Colton Orr | R | RW | 2005 | March 3, 1982 | Winnipeg, Manitoba>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 41 | | Jed Ortmeyer | R | RW | 2003 | September 3, 1978 | Omaha, Nebraska>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 44 | | Ryan Hollweg | L | LW | 2005 | April 23, 1983 | Downey, California>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 68 | | Jaromir Jagr - A | L | RW | 2004 | February 15, 1972 | Kladno, Czechoslovakia>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 81 | | Marcel Hossa | L | LW | 2005 | October 12, 1981 | Ilava, Czechoslovakia>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 82 | | Martin Straka | L | LW/C | 2005 | September 3, 1972 | Pilsen, Czechoslovakia>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 92 | | Michael Nylander | L | C | 2004 | October 3, 1972 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
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More than 20 others also played part of careers with RangersTeam captains
Retired numbers*1 Eddie Giacomin, G, 1965-75: Number retired on March 15, 1989
*7 Rod Gilbert, RW, 1961-78: Number retired on October 14, 1979
*11 Mark Messier, C, 1991-97 & 2000-05: Number retired on January 12, 2006
*35 Mike Richter, G, 1989-2003: Number retired on February 4, 2004
*99 Wayne Gretzky, C, 1996-99: Number retired league-wide by NHL on April 18, 1999Team records* Most goals, season - Jaromir Jagr (2005-2006) - 54
* Most assists, season - Brian Leetch (1991-1992) - 80
* Most points, season - Jaromir Jagr (2005-2006) - 123
* Most points (defenseman), season - Brian Leetch (1991-92) - 102
* Most points (rookie), season - Mark Pavelich (1981-82) - 76
* Most power play goals, season - Jaromir Jagr (2005-2006) - 24
* Most game-winning goals, season - Jaromir Jagr (2005-2006), Mark Messier (1996-1997) and Don Murdoch (1980-1981) - 9
* Most shots on goal, season - Jaromir Jagr (2005-2006) - 368
*Most Penalty Minutes, season - Troy Mallette (1989-90) - 305Franchise scoring leadersThese are the top-ten point-scorers in the history of the Rangers. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.
Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, P/G = Points per Game Stanley Cup
*1927-28, 1932-33, 1939-40, 1993-94
Prince of Wales Trophy
*1931-32, 1941-42, 1993-94
Presidents' Trophy
*1991-92, 1993-94
Hart Memorial Trophy
*Buddy O'Connor: 1947-48
*Chuck Rayner: 1949-50
*Andy Bathgate: 1958-59
*Mark Messier: 1991-92
Lester B. Pearson Award
*Jean Ratelle: 1971-72
*Mark Messier: 1991-92
*Jaromir Jagr: 2005-06
James Norris Memorial Trophy
*Doug Harvey: 1961-62
*Harry Howell: 1966-67
*Brian Leetch: 1991-92, 1996-97
Vezina Trophy
*Dave Kerr: 1939-40
*Eddie Giacomin & Gilles Villemure: 1970-71
*John Vanbiesbrouck: 1985-86
Conn Smythe Trophy
*Brian Leetch: 1993-94
Calder Memorial Trophy
*Kilby MacDonald: 1939-40 (trophy known as "Calder Trophy")
*Grant Warwick: 1941-42 (trophy known as "Calder Trophy")
*Edgar Laprade: 1945-46
*Pentti Lund: 1948-49
*Gump Worsley: 1952-53
*Camille Henry: 1953-54
*Steve Vickers: 1972-73
*Brian Leetch: 1988-89
NHL Plus/Minus Award
*Michal Rozsival: 2005-06 (shared with Wade Redden of the Ottawa Senators)
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
*Jean Ratelle: 1970-71
*Rod Gilbert: 1975-76
*Anders Hedberg: 1984-85
*Adam Graves: 2000-01
King Clancy Memorial Trophy
*Adam Graves: 1993-94
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
*Frank Boucher: 1927-28, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1930-31, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35
*Clint Smith: 1938-39
*Buddy O'Connor: 1947-48
*Edgar Laprade: 1949-50
*Andy Hebenton: 1956-57
*Camille Henry: 1957-58
*Jean Ratelle: 1971-72, 1975-76
*Wayne Gretzky: 1998-99
Lester Patrick Trophy
*William M. Jennings: 1970-71
*Terry Sawchuk: 1970-71
*Phil Esposito: 1977-78
*Fred Shero: 1979-80
*Emile Francis: 1981-82
*Lynn Patrick: 1988-89
*Rod Gilbert: 1990-91
*Frank Boucher: 1992-93
*Brian Mullen: 1994-95
*Herb Brooks: 2001-02
*John Davidson: 2003-04* Sam Rosen TV Play-by-Play
* Al Trautwig TV Host
* Stan Fischler TV Studio Analyst
* Kenny Albert Radio Play-by-Play
* Dave Maloney Radio Color Analyst, Alternate TV Color Analyst
* Mike Crispino Alternate TV Play-by-Play* List of Stanley Cup champions
* List of New York Rangers players
* Head Coaches of the New York Rangers
* Curse of 1940
* List of NHL players
* List of NHL seasons
* New York Americans
* Losing the Edge: The Rise and Fall of the Stanley Cup Champion New York Rangers by Barry Meisel (1995) (ISBN 0684815192)
* New York Rangers: Millennium Memories by the NY Daily News (2000) (ISBN 1582611475)
* New York Rangers: Seventy-Five Years by John Halligan (2000) (ISBN 0760722986)
* The New York Rangers: Broadway's Longest Running Hit by John Kreiser and Lou Friedman (1997) (ISBN 1571670416)
* The New York Rangers (Images of Sports) by John Halligan (2003) (ISBN 0738512281)
* The Rangers by Brian McFarlane (1997) (ISBN 0773760075)
* Thin Ice: A Season in Hell With the New York Rangers by Larry Sloman (1981) (ISBN 0440185718)* New York Rangers official web site
* Official NHLBC Booster Club: New York Rangers Fan Club Inc.
* Outsidethegarden.com unofficial fan site
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