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New York Rangers
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Conference Eastern
Division Metropolitan
Founded 1926
History New York Rangers
1926-present
Arena Madison Square Garden
City New York City, New York
Team Colors Blue, Red, White
              
Media MSG
MSG Plus
ESPN (98.7 FM)
ESPN Deportes (1050 AM)
NBCSN
Owner(s) Madison Square Garden L.P.
(James Dolan, chairman)
General Manager Flag of the United States Chris Drury
Head Coach Flag of Canada Gerard Gallant
Captain Vacant
Minor League affiliates Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)
Maine Mariners (ECHL)
Championships
Stanley Cups 4 (1927-28, 1932-33, 1939-40, 1993-94)
Presidents' Trophies 3 (1991-92, 1993-94, 2014-15)
Conferences 2 (1993-94, 2013-14)
Divisions 7 (1926-27, 1931-32, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1993-94, 2011-12, 2014-15)
Other
Official Website rangers.nhl.com
Uniforms
New York Rangers Home Uniform New York Rangers Road Uniform
Home ice
New York Rangers ice rink logo

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York, U.S.A. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise and are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six. The Rangers have won the Stanley Cup four times, most recently in 1994.

Franchise History[]

See also: History of the New York Rangers

Early Years[]

In 1925, the New York Americans joined the National Hockey League, 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 despite promising the Amerks that they would be the only hockey team to play there.

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 on the eve of the first season — he was paid a then-hefty $2500 to leave the Big Apple. 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, these Rangers were one of the most successful teams in the history of the NHL. The team's early success led to players becoming minor celebrities and fixtures in New York City's Roaring 20's nightlife.

1927-28 Stanley Cup[]

In only their second season, the Rangers won the Stanley Cup, defeating the Montreal Maroons three games to two. 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 head coach Eddie Gerard vetoed his original choice for a replacement (who was Alex Connell, another NHL goalie of the old Ottawa Senators, who was in attendance for the game). An angry Patrick lined up between the pipes for two periods in game two of the Stanley Cup Finals, allowing one goal to Maroons' center 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 Cup[]

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The 1932-33 New York Rangers team picture autographed by Lester Patrick

After a loss to the Bruins in the 1928-29 finals and a few mediocre seasons in the early 1930s, the Rangers, led by brothers Bill and Bun Cook on the right and left wings, respectively, and Frank Boucher at center, would defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1932-33 best-of-five finals, three games to one, to win their second Stanley Cup, exacting revenge on the Leafs' "Kid line" of Busher Jackson, Joe Primeau, and Charlie Conacher. The Rangers would spend the rest of the 1930s playing close to .500 hockey until their next Cup win. Lester Patrick stepped down as Head Coach and handed the reins to Frank Boucher.

1939-40 Stanley Cup[]

In 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 (even as the Americans had analytical and notorious ex-Bruins star Eddie Shore) 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 with the Maple Leafs winning the next two games on home ice, thereby 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.

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 of the finals, despite a stellar first-round performance as underdogs to the Montreal Canadiens.

During this time, Red Wings owner James E. Norris became the largest stockholder in the Garden. However, he did not buy controlling interest in the arena, which would have violated the NHL's rule against one person owning more than one team. Nonetheless, he had enough support on the board to exercise de facto control.

The post-Original Six era[]

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New York Rangers logo (used 1934-47)

The Rangers remained a mark of futility in the NHL for several years, missing the playoffs in 12 of the next 16 years. However, the team was rejuvenated in the late 1960s, symbolized by moving into a newly-rebuilt Madison Square Garden in 1968. A year earlier, they made the playoffs for the first time in five years on the strength of rookie goaltender Eddie Giacomin, and acquired 1950s Montreal Canadiens star right wing Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion.

The Blueshirts made the Finals twice in the 1970s, but lost both times to two '70s powerhouses; the Boston Bruins in 1972, in six games, who were led by such stars as Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge, Johnny Bucyk, and Wayne Cashman; and in 1979, in five games to the Habs, who had Bob Gainey, Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson, Ken Dryden, Guy Lapointe, and Serge Savard. This time the Blueshirts had “Espo”, but it didn't matter; the Habs looked clearly dominant.

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 first 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 Canadiens in the first round and the Chicago Blackhawks in the second, but lost to Boston in the finals.

The Rangers played a legendary semifinal series with the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1973-74 playoffs. This series was noted for a game seven fight between Dave Schultz of the Flyers and Dale Rolfe of the Rangers. Schultz pummeled Rolfe without anyone on the Rangers lifting a finger to protect him (the GAG line was on the ice at the time). This lead to the belief that the Rangers of that period were soft - especially when taking into account the bullying endured by the Rangers during the 1972 finals. One example is Rod Gilbert's beating at the hands of Derek Sanderson of the Bruins.

Their new rivals, the New York Islanders, who entered the league in 1972 after paying a huge territorial fee — some $4 million — 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 Esposito and Carol Vadnais from the Bruins for Park, Ratelle and Joe Zanussi in 1975. Swedish stars Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson jumped to the Rangers from the maverick World Hockey Association. And in 1979 they defeated the surging 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 four 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 1985-86, 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. Montreal disposed of the Rangers in the Wales Conference Finals behind a rookie goaltender of their own, Patrick Roy. The Blueshirts acquired superstar center Marcel Dionne after almost 12 years as a Los Angeles King the next year. In 1988, Dionne moved into third place in career goals scored (since bettered by Brett Hull). But Dionne's always-churning legs started to slow the next year, thereby ensuring that his goals came further and further apart. “Because you love the game so much, you think it will never end,” said Dionne, who spent nine games in the minors before retiring in 1989. He would only played 49 playoff games in 17 seasons with the Rangers, Kings and Detroit Red Wings.

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 Red Dutton following the collapse of the New York Americans franchise. In the early 1980s, Islander fans began chanting "1940! 1940!" to taunt the Rangers. Fans in other cities soon picked up the chant.

Frustration was at its peak when the 1991-92 squad captured the Presidents' Trophy. They took a 2-1 series lead on the defending champ 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). 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.

1993-94 Stanley Cup: The Ending of The Curse[]

The 1993-94 season was a magical one for Rangers fans, as Keenan led the Rangers to their first Stanley Cup championship in 54 years. Two years prior, they picked up center Mark Messier, who was an integral part of the Edmonton Oilers' Cup-winning teams. Adam Graves, who also defected from the Oilers, joined the Rangers as well. Other ex-Oilers on the Blueshirts included trade deadline acquisitions Craig MacTavish (now Oilers head coach) and Glenn Anderson. Brian Leetch and Sergei Zubov were a solid 1-2 punch on defence. In fact, Zubov led the team in scoring that season with 89 points, and continued to be an all-star defenceman throughout his career. Graves would set a team record with 52 goals, breaking the old record of 50 held by Vic Hadfield. This record would later be broken by Jaromir Jagr on April 8, 2006 against the Boston Bruins.

After clinching the Presidents' Trophy by finishing with the best record in the NHL at 52-24-8, setting a franchise record with 112 points, the Rangers were pitted against their division rival, the eighth-seeded Islanders, in the first round of the playoffs. The Islanders proved to be little competition, as they were swept in four games by an aggregate score of 22-3. Rangers goaltender Mike Richter earned a pair of shutouts in the series, while supposed Islander upgrade Ron Hextall had a 5.50 GAA to Richter's 0.75. In the second round, the Washington Capitals were dismissed in five games, which set the stage for a matchup with a third division rival, the New Jersey Devils, in the Conference Finals. Despite a 0-6 regular season record against the Rangers, the Devils took them 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, the first coming during game three at 6:13 of the second overtime period. However, after the fifth game, the Rangers trailed in the series 3-2, and, facing elimination, captain Mark Messier boldly guaranteed a victory in game six back at the Meadowlands in New Jersey—[1]

We know we are going to win Game Six and bring it back to the Garden.

Halfway through the game the Rangers trailed 2-0 before Messier set up 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 natural hat trick in the third period to give the Rangers a 4-2 win to send the series to a decisive seventh game to be played at Madison Square Garden. In that seventh game, a Leetch goal midway through the second period stood until Valeri Zelepukin tied the game for the Devils by stuffing the puck under 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 of the series, coming at 4:24 of the second overtime period, would clinch the series for the Blueshirts. Rangers radio announcer Howie Rose called the play in dramatic fashion shouting simply, "Matteau! Matteau! Matteau!"[2]

The Stanley Cup Finals pitted the Rangers against the upstart Vancouver Canucks who were the seventh seed in the Western Conference. After dropping game one 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 five in New York and then Game 6 in Vancouver, forcing another seventh game at Madison Square Garden. There, the Rangers would finally prevail. Goals from Leetch, Graves, and Messier beat Vancouver captain Trevor Linden's pair of markers and sealed the seventh game with a 3-2 victory, clinching the Rangers' first Stanley Cup win in 54 years. Leetch became the first American-born player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy, the first non-Canadian to win it, and Messier became the first Ranger captain to hoist the Cup on Garden ice, as well as the first player in NHL history to captain two different teams to a Stanley Cup.

1994-2004: expensive acquisitions[]

Despite having coached the Rangers to a regular season first place finish and the Stanley Cup, head coach Mike Keenan left after a dispute with General Manager Neil Smith. During the 1994-95 lockout shortened season, the Rangers struggled to find their form and lost in the second round of the playoffs. They snuck in with the 8th seed and defeated Quebec in the first round, but they were swept by Philadelphia in the 2nd round. Succeeding Rangers coach Colin Campbell orchestrated a deal that sent Sergei Zubov and center Petr Nedved to Pittsburgh in exchange for defenceman Ulf Samuelsson and left winger Luc Robitaille in the summer of 1995.

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Wayne Gretzky in a New York Rangers uniform in 1997

The Rangers landed an aging Wayne Gretzky in 1996, but even with The Great One, they would fizzle out. Their 1994 stars were aging and many retired or dropped off in performance. Gretzky's greatest accomplishment was leading them to the 1997 Eastern Conference finals, where they lost 4-1 to the Eric Lindros-led Philadelphia Flyers. After General Manager Neil Smith ran Messier, a former Oiler teammate of Gretzky's, out of town in the summer of 1997 and failed in a bid to replace him with Colorado Avalanche superstar Joe Sakic,[3] the Rangers began a streak of seven seasons without making the playoffs, despite routinely having the highest payroll in the league.

In March 2000, Smith was fired along with head coach John Muckler, and that summer James Dolan hired Glen Sather to replace him.[4] By the end of the 2000-01 season, the Rangers had landed a lot of star power. Theoren Fleury joined the Rangers after spending most of his career with the Calgary Flames,[5] and Eric Lindros was traded to the Rangers from the Philadelphia Flyers for Kim Johnsson, Jan Hlavac, and Pavel Brendl.[6] The Rangers also acquired Pavel Bure late in the 2001-02 season from the Florida Panthers.[7] It was the rookie season of goalie Dan Blackburn, who made the NHL All-Rookie Team even as the Rangers fell back to last place in the conference.[8] 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, as well as a growing Jamie Lundmark added, but in 2002-03 and 2003-04, the team again missed the playoffs. Blackburn started strongly in 2002-03, but burned out after 17 games. He missed 2003-04 due to mononucleosis and a damaged nerve in his left shoulder. Blackburn could not rehabilitate the damaged nerve, and was forced to retire prematurely.[9]

2005-present: post lockout success[]

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. With the retirements of Bure and Messier and Lindros signing with the Maple Leafs, the post-lockout Rangers, under new head coach Tom Renney, moved away from high-priced veterans towards a group of talented young players, such as Petr Prucha, Dominic Moore, and Blair Betts. However, the focus of the team remained on veteran superstar Jaromir Jagr. The Rangers were expected to struggle during the 2005-06 season for their eighth consecutive season out of the postseason. For example, Sports Illustrated declared them the worst team in the league in their season preview,[10] 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.[11] The assist gave him 110 points on the season, breaking Jean Ratelle's record.[12] Less than two weeks later, on April 8, Jagr scored his 53rd goal of the season against the Boston Bruins, breaking the club record previously held by Adam Graves.[13] Two games prior, on April 4, the Rangers defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2, in a shootout, to clinch a playoff spot for the first time since the 1996-97 season.[14] On April 18, 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 and sixth in the Eastern Conference to end the season.[15] In the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals the Rangers drew a matchup with the Devils and were defeated in a four-game sweep. In the process they were outscored 17-4, as New Jersey netminder Martin Brodeur took two shutouts and a 1.00 goals-against average to Lundqvist's 4.25. In the first game of the series 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 Game 4, Jagr re-injured his shoulder and was unable to return.

Jagr fell two points short of winning his sixth Art Ross Trophy as scoring champion in 2005-06 (the San Jose Sharks' Joe Thornton claimed the award, his first, with 125 points), but Jagr did win his third Pearson Award as the players' choice for the most outstanding player. He has thus tied Guy Lafleur in third, and needs one more to tie his ex-centerman, Mario Lemieux, in second and two more to tie Wayne Gretzky in first for times receiving the Pearson Award. On opening night of the 2006-07 season, Jagr was named the first team captain since Messier's retirement.[16]

With the Rangers doing so well in 2005-06, expectations were raised for the 2006-07 season, evidenced by Sports Illustrated then predicting the Rangers would finish first in their division.[17] Realizing that the team had trouble scoring goals in the 2005-06 campaign, the Rangers went out and signed long-time Red Wing Brendan Shanahan to a one-year contract. However, the organization remains committed to its rebuilding program despite the signing of the 37-year-old winger.[18]

Though the Rangers started a bit slow in the first half of the 2006-07 season, the second half was dominated by the stellar goaltending of Henrik Lundqvist. The acquisition of Sean Avery brought new life to the team, and the Rangers finished ahead of Tampa Bay and the Islanders to face Atlanta in the first round of the playoffs. The Rangers swept the series thanks to play from all around the ice. However, the Rangers lost the next round to Buffalo four games to two in a hard-fought series.

At the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, the Rangers chose Alexei Cherepanov 17th overall. Cherepanov had been ranked by Central Scouting as the number one European skater and was considered to be a top five pick leading up to the draft, but fell due to teams being unsure whether he would ever come to the NHL from Russia.[19] The 2007 free agency season started with a bang for the Rangers signing two high profile centerman, Scott Gomez from the New Jersey Devils for a seven year, $51.5 million dollar contract as well as Chris Drury from the Buffalo Sabres for a five year deal worth $32.25 million.[20] The moves, along with retaining most other key players, have been met favorably as the Rangers appear to be strong Stanley Cup contenders.[21]

Season-by-season record[]

Stanley Cup champions

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Conference champions* Division champions^ Led league in points#
Year-by-year listing of New York Rangers seasons
NHL season Rangers season Conference Division Regular season Postseason
Finish GP W L T OT Pts GF GA GP W L T GF GA Result
1926–27 1926–27 American[a]

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1st 44 25 13 6 56 95 72 2 0 1 1 1 3 Lost Semifinals vs. Boston Bruins, 1–3 (TG)[22]
1927–28

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1927–28 American 2nd 44 19 16 9 47 94 79 9 5 3 1 16 12 Won Quarterfinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, 6–4 (TG)
Won Semifinals vs. Boston Bruins, 5–2 (TG)
Won Stanley Cup Finals vs. Montreal Maroons, 3–2[23]dagger
1928–29 1928–29 American 2nd 44 21 13 10 52 72 65 6 3 2 1 5 5 Won Quarterfinals vs. New York Americans, 1–0 (TG)
Won Semifinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 2–0
Lost Stanley Cup Finals vs. Boston Bruins, 0–2[24]
1929–30 1929–30 American 3rd 44 17 17 10 44 136 143 4 1 2 1 7 7 Won Quarterfinals vs. Ottawa Senators, 6–3 (TG)
Lost Semifinals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 0–2[25]
1930–31 1930–31 American 3rd 44 19 16 9 47 106 87 4 2 2 0 8 4 Won Quarterfinals vs. Montreal Maroons, 8–1 (TG)
Lost Semifinals vs. Chicago Black Hawks, 0–2[26]
1931–32 1931–32 American^ 1st 48 23 17 8 54 134 112 7 3 4 23 27 Won Semifinals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 3–1
Lost Stanley Cup Finals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 0–3[27]
1932–33

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1932–33 American 3rd 48 23 17 8 54 135 107 8 6 1 1 25 13 Won Quarterfinals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 8–5 (TG)
Won Semifinals vs. Detroit Red Wings, 6–3 (TG)
Won Stanley Cup Finals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 3–1[28]dagger
1933–34 1933–34 American 3rd 48 21 19 8 50 120 113 2 0 1 1 1 2 Lost Quarterfinals vs. Montreal Maroons, 1–2 (TG)[29]
1934–35 1934–35 American 3rd 48 22 20 6 50 137 139 4 1 1 2 10 10 Won Quarterfinals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 6–5 (TG)
Lost Semifinals vs. Montreal Maroons, 4–5 (TG)[30]
1935–36 1935–36 American 4th 48 19 17 12 50 91 96 Did not qualify
1936–37 1936–37 American 3rd 48 19 20 9 47 117 106 9 6 3 18 10 Won Quarterfinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 2–0
Won Semifinals vs. Montreal Maroons, 2–0
Lost Stanley Cup Finals vs. Detroit Red Wings, 2–3[31]
1937–38 1937–38 American 2nd 48 27 15 6 60 149 96 3 1 2 7 8 Lost Quarterfinals vs. New York Americans, 1–2[32]
1938–39 1938–39 [b] 2nd 48 26 16 6 58 149 105 7 3 4 12 14 Lost Semifinals vs. Boston Bruins, 3–4[33]
1939–40

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1939–40 2nd 48 27 11 10 64 136 77 12 8 4 29 20 Won Semifinals vs. Boston Bruins, 4–2
Won Stanley Cup Finals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 4–2[34]dagger
1940–41 1940–41 4th 48 21 19 8 50 143 125 3 1 2 6 6 Lost Quarterfinals vs. Detroit Red Wings, 1–2[35]
1941–42 1941–42 1st 48 29 17 2 60# 177 143 6 2 4 12 13 Lost Semifinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 2–4[36]
1942–43 1942–43 6th 50 11 31 8 30 161 253 Did not qualify
1943–44 1943–44 6th 50 6 39 5 17 162 310 Did not qualify
1944–45 1944–45 6th 50 11 29 10 32 154 247 Did not qualify
1945–46 1945–46 6th 50 13 28 9 35 144 191 Did not qualify
1946–47 1946–47 5th 60 22 32 6 50 167 186 Did not qualify
1947–48 1947–48 4th 60 21 26 13 55 176 201 6 2 4 12 17 Lost Semifinals vs. Detroit Red Wings, 2–4[37]
1948–49 1948–49 6th 60 18 31 11 47 133 172 Did not qualify
1949–50 1949–50 4th 70 28 31 11 67 170 189 12 7 5 32 29 Won Semifinals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 4–1
Lost Stanley Cup Finals vs. Detroit Red Wings, 3–4[38]
1950–51 1950–51 5th 70 20 29 21 61 169 201 Did not qualify
1951–52 1951–52 5th 70 23 34 13 59 192 219 Did not qualify
1952–53 1952–53 6th 70 17 37 16 50 152 211 Did not qualify
1953–54 1953–54 5th 70 29 31 10 68 161 182 Did not qualify
1954–55 1954–55 5th 70 17 35 18 52 150 210 Did not qualify
1955–56 1955–56 3rd 70 32 28 10 74 204 203 5 1 4 9 24 Lost Semifinals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 1–4[39]
1956–57 1956–57 4th 70 26 30 14 66 184 227 5 1 4 12 22 Lost Semifinals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 1–4[40]
1957–58 1957–58 2nd 70 32 25 13 77 195 188 6 2 4 16 28 Lost Semifinals vs. Boston Bruins, 2–4[41]
1958–59 1958–59 5th 70 26 32 12 64 201 217 Did not qualify
1959–60 1959–60 6th 70 17 38 15 49 187 247 Did not qualify
1960–61 1960–61 5th 70 22 38 10 54 204 248 Did not qualify
1961–62 1961–62 4th 70 26 32 12 64 195 207 6 2 4 15 22 Lost Semifinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 2–4[42]
1962–63 1962–63 5th 70 22 36 12 56 211 233 Did not qualify
1963–64 1963–64 5th 70 22 38 10 54 186 242 Did not qualify
1964–65 1964–65 5th 70 20 38 12 52 179 246 Did not qualify
1965–66 1965–66 6th 70 18 41 11 47 195 261 Did not qualify
1966–67 1966–67 4th 70 30 28 12 72 188 189 4 0 4 8 14 Lost Semifinals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 0–4[43]
1967–68 1967–68 East

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2nd 74 39 23 12 90 226 183 6 2 4 12 18 Lost Quarterfinals vs. Chicago Black Hawks, 2–4[44]
1968–69 1968–69 East 3rd 76 41 26 9 91 231 196 4 0 4 7 16 Lost Quarterfinals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 0–4[45]
1969–70 1969–70 East 4th 76 38 22 16 92 246 189 6 2 4 16 25 Lost Quarterfinals vs. Boston Bruins, 2–4[46]
1970–71 1970–71 East 2nd 78 49 18 11 109 259 177 13 7 6 30 36 Won Quarterfinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 4–2
Lost Semifinals vs. Chicago Black Hawks, 3–4[47]
1971–72 1971–72 East 2nd 78 48 17 13 109 317 192 16 10 6 52 41 Won Quarterfinals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 4–2
Won Semifinals vs. Chicago Black Hawks, 4–0
Lost Stanley Cup Finals vs. Boston Bruins, 2–4[48]
1972–73 1972–73 East 3rd 78 47 23 8 102 297 208 10 5 5 33 26 Won Quarterfinals vs. Boston Bruins, 4–1
Lost Semifinals vs. Chicago Black Hawks, 1–4[49]
1973–74 1973–74 East 3rd 78 40 24 14 94 300 251 13 7 6 38 39 Won Quarterfinals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 4–2
Lost Semifinals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 3–4[50]
1974–75 1974–75 Campbell

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Patrick 2nd 80 37 29 14 88 319 276 3 1 2 13 10 Lost Preliminary Round vs. New York Islanders, 1–2[51]
1975–76 1975–76 Campbell Patrick 4th 80 29 42 9 67 262 333 Did not qualify
1976–77 1976–77 Campbell Patrick 4th 80 29 37 14 72 272 310 Did not qualify
1977–78 1977–78 Campbell Patrick 4th 80 30 37 13 73 279 280 3 1 2 6 11 Lost Preliminary Round vs. Buffalo Sabres, 1–2[52]
1978–79 1978–79 Campbell Patrick 3rd 80 40 29 11 91 316 292 18 11 7 66 42 Won Preliminary Round vs. Los Angeles Kings, 2–0
Won Quarterfinals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 4–1
Won Semifinals vs. New York Islanders, 4–2
Lost Stanley Cup Finals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 1–4[53]
1979–80 1979–80 Campbell Patrick 3rd 80 38 32 10 86 308 284 9 4 5 21 23 Won Preliminary Round vs. Atlanta Flames, 3–1
Lost Quarterfinals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 1–4[54]
1980–81 1980–81 Campbell Patrick 4th 80 30 36 14 74 312 317 14 7 7 60 56 Won Preliminary Round vs. Los Angeles Kings, 3–1
Won Quarterfinals vs. St. Louis Blues, 4–2
Lost Semifinals vs. New York Islanders, 0–4[55]
1981–82 1981–82 Wales

[e]

Patrick 2nd 80 39 27 14 92 316 306 10 5 5 39 42 Won Division Semifinals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 3–1
Lost Division Finals vs. New York Islanders, 2–4[56]
1982–83 1982–83 Wales Patrick 4th 80 35 35 10 80 306 287 9 5 4 33 37 Won Division Semifinals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 3–0
Lost Division Finals vs. New York Islanders, 2–4[57]
1983–84 1983–84 Wales Patrick 4th 80 42 29 9 93 314 304 5 2 3 14 13 Lost Division Semifinals vs. New York Islanders, 2–3[58]
1984–85 1984–85 Wales Patrick 4th 80 26 44 10 62 295 345 3 0 3 10 14 Lost Division Semifinals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 0–3[59]
1985–86 1985–86 Wales Patrick 4th 80 36 38 6 78 280 276 16 8 8 47 55 Won Division Semifinals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 3–2
Won Division Finals vs. Washington Capitals, 4–2
Lost Conference Finals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 1–4[60]
1986–87 1986–87 Wales Patrick 4th 80 34 38 8 76 307 323 6 2 4 13 22 Lost Division Semifinals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 2–4[61]
1987–88 1987–88 Wales Patrick 5th 80 36 34 10 82 300 283 Did not qualify
1988–89 1988–89 Wales Patrick 3rd 80 37 35 8 82 310 307 4 0 4 11 19 Lost Division Semifinals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 0–4[62]
1989–90 1989–90 Wales Patrick^ 1st 80 36 31 13 85 279 267 10 5 5 37 35 Won Division Semifinals vs. New York Islanders, 4–1
Lost Division Finals vs. Washington Capitals, 1–4[63]
1990–91 1990–91 Wales Patrick 2nd 80 36 31 13 85 297 265 6 2 4 16 16 Lost Division Semifinals vs. Washington Capitals, 2–4[64]
1991–92 1991–92 Wales Patrick^ 1st 80 50 25 5 105# 321 246 13 6 7 47 49 Won Division Semifinals vs. New Jersey Devils, 4–3
Lost Division Finals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 2–4[65]
1992–93 1992–93 Wales Patrick 6th 84 34 39 11 79 304 308 Did not qualify
1993–94

dagger

1993–94 Eastern

[f] *

Atlantic^ 1st 84 52 24 8 112# 299 231 23 16 7 83 52 Won Conference Quarterfinals vs. New York Islanders, 4–0
Won Conference Semifinals vs. Washington Capitals, 4–1
Won Conference Finals vs. New Jersey Devils, 4–3
Won Stanley Cup Finals vs. Vancouver Canucks, 4–3[66]dagger
1994–95

[g]

1994–95 Eastern Atlantic 4th 48 22 23 3 47 139 134 10 4 6 35 37 Won Conference Quarterfinals vs. Quebec Nordiques, 4–2
Lost Conference Semifinals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 0–4[67]
1995–96 1995–96 Eastern Atlantic 2nd 82 41 27 14 96 272 237 11 5 6 34 38 Won Conference Quarterfinals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 4–2
Lost Conference Semifinals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 1–4[68]
1996–97 1996–97 Eastern Atlantic 4th 82 38 34 10 86 258 231 15 9 6 36 35 Won Conference Quarterfinals vs. Florida Panthers, 4–1
Won Conference Semifinals vs. New Jersey Devils, 4–1
Lost Conference Finals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 1–4[69]
1997–98 1997–98 Eastern Atlantic 5th 82 25 39 18 68 197 231 Did not qualify
1998–99 1998–99 Eastern Atlantic 4th 82 33 38 11 77 217 227 Did not qualify
1999–2000 1999–2000 Eastern Atlantic 4th 82 29 38 12 3[h] 73 218 246 Did not qualify
2000–01 2000–01 Eastern Atlantic 4th 82 33 43 5 1 72 250 290 Did not qualify
2001–02 2001–02 Eastern Atlantic 4th 82 36 38 4 4 80 227 258 Did not qualify
2002–03 2002–03 Eastern Atlantic 4th 82 32 36 10 4 78 210 231 Did not qualify
2003–04 2003–04 Eastern Atlantic 4th 82 27 40 7 8 69 206 250 Did not qualify
2004–05

[i]

2004–05 Eastern Atlantic Season not played due to lockout
2005–06 2005–06 Eastern Atlantic 3rd 82 44 26 [j] 12 100 257 215 4 0 4 4 17 Lost Conference Quarterfinals vs. New Jersey Devils, 0–4[70]
2006–07 2006–07 Eastern Atlantic 3rd 82 42 30 10 94 242 216 10 6 4 30 23 Won Conference Quarterfinals vs. Atlanta Thrashers, 4–0
Lost Conference Semifinals vs. Buffalo Sabres, 2–4[71]
2007–08 2007–08 Eastern Atlantic 3rd 82 42 27 13 97 213 199 10 5 5 31 27 Won Conference Quarterfinals vs. New Jersey Devils, 4–1
Lost Conference Semifinals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 1–4[72]
2008–09 2008–09 Eastern Atlantic 4th 82 43 30 9 95 210 218 7 3 4 11 19 Lost Conference Quarterfinals vs. Washington Capitals, 3–4[73]
2009–10 2009–10 Eastern Atlantic 4th 82 38 33 11 87 222 218 Did not qualify
2010–11 2010–11 Eastern Atlantic 3rd 82 44 33 5 93 233 198 5 1 4 8 13 Lost Conference Quarterfinals vs. Washington Capitals, 1–4[74]
2011–12 2011–12 Eastern Atlantic^ 1st 82 51 24 7 109 226 187 20 10 10 43 41 Won Conference Quarterfinals vs. Ottawa Senators, 4–3
Won Conference Semifinals vs. Washington Capitals, 4–3
Lost Conference Finals vs. New Jersey Devils, 2–4[75]
2012–13

[k]

2012–13 Eastern Atlantic 2nd 48 26 18 4 56 130 112 12 5 7 26 28 Won Conference Quarterfinals vs. Washington Capitals, 4–3
Lost Conference Semifinals vs. Boston Bruins, 1–4[76]
2013–14 2013–14 Eastern* Metropolitan

[l]

2nd 82 45 31 6 96 218 193 25 13 12 64 60 Won First Round vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 4–3
Won Second Round vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 4–3
Won Conference Finals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 4–2
Lost Stanley Cup Finals vs. Los Angeles Kings, 1–4[77]*
2014–15 2014–15 Eastern Metropolitan^ 1st 82 53 22 7 113# 252 192 19 11 8 45 41 Won First Round vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 4–1
Won Second Round vs. Washington Capitals, 4–3
Lost Conference Finals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, 3–4[78]
2015–16 2015–16 Eastern Metropolitan 3rd 82 46 27 9 101 236 217 5 1 4 10 21 Lost First Round vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 1–4[79]
2016–17 2016–17 Eastern Metropolitan 4th 82 48 28 6 102 253 216 12 6 6 34 30 Won First Round vs. Montreal Canadiens, 4–2
Lost Second Round vs. Ottawa Senators, 2–4[80]
2017–18 2017–18 Eastern Metropolitan 8th 82 34 39 9 77 231 268 Did not qualify
2018–19 2018–19 Eastern Metropolitan 6th 82 32 36 14 78 227 272 Did not qualify
Totals 6,434 2,819 2,665 808 142 6,588 19,630 19,641 515 244 263 8 1,397 1,434

Notable players[]

Current Roster[]

Updated January 3, 2024[81][82]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
12 Flag of the United States Bonino, NickNick Bonino

C L 35 2023 Hartford, Connecticut
22 Flag of the United States Brodzinski, JonnyJonny Brodzinski

C R 30 2020 Ham Lake, Minnesota
72 Flag of the Czech Republic Chytil, FilipFilip Chytil

 Injured Reserve

C L 24 2017 Kroměříž, Czech Republic
50 Flag of Canada Cuylle, WillWill Cuylle

LW L 22 2020 Toronto, Ontario
23 Flag of the United States Fox, AdamAdam Fox

 (A)

D R 26 2019 Jericho, New York
21 Flag of Canada Goodrow, BarclayBarclay Goodrow

 (A)

C/RW L 31 2021 Toronto, Ontario
56 Flag of Sweden Gustafsson, ErikErik Gustafsson

D L 32 2023 Nynäshamn, Sweden
6 Flag of the United States Jones, ZacZac Jones

D L 23 2019 Glen Allen, Virginia
24 Flag of Finland Kakko, KaapoKaapo Kakko

 Injured Reserve

RW L 23 2019 Turku, Finland
20 Flag of the United States Kreider, ChrisChris Kreider

 (A)

LW L 32 2009 Boxford, Massachusetts
13 Flag of Canada Lafreniere, AlexisAlexis Lafreniere

LW L 22 2020 Saint-Eustache, Quebec
55 Flag of the United States Lindgren, RyanRyan Lindgren

D L 26 2018 Minneapolis, Minnesota
79 Flag of the United States Miller, K'AndreK'Andre Miller

D L 24 2018 Saint Paul, Minnesota
78 Flag of Canada Othmann, BrennanBrennan Othmann

LW L 21 2021 Pickering, Ontario
10 Flag of Russia Panarin, ArtemiArtemi Panarin

 (A)

LW R 32 2019 Korkino, Soviet Union
71 Flag of the United States Pitlick, TylerTyler Pitlick

C R 32 2023 Minneapolis, Minnesota
32 Flag of the United States Quick, JonathanJonathan Quick

G L 38 2023 Milford, Connecticut
4 Flag of Canada Schneider, BradenBraden Schneider

D R 22 2020 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
31 Flag of Russia Shesterkin, IgorIgor Shesterkin

G L 28 2014 Moscow, Russia
16 Flag of the United States Trocheck, VincentVincent Trocheck

C R 30 2022 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
8 Flag of the United States Trouba, JacobJacob Trouba

 (C)

D R 30 2019 Rochester, Michigan
26 Flag of the United States Vesey, JimmyJimmy Vesey

LW L 30 2022 Boston, Massachusetts
17 Flag of the United States Wheeler, BlakeBlake Wheeler

RW R 37 2023 Plymouth, Minnesota
93 Flag of Sweden Zibanejad, MikaMika Zibanejad

 (A)

C R 30 2016 Huddinge, Sweden


Hall-of-Famers[]

Players


Builders


Team captains[]


First-round draft picks[]


Retired numbers[]

  • 1 Eddie Giacomin, G, 1965-75: Number retired on March 15, 1989
  • 2 Brian Leetch, D, 1987-2004: Number to be retired on January 24, 2008
  • 3 Harry Howell
  • 7 Rod Gilbert, RW, 1961-78: Number retired on October 14, 1979
  • 9 Adam Graves
  • 9 Andy Bathgate
  • 11 Mark Messier, LW/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 February 6, 2000 (No official banner at Madison Square Garden)

Team records[]

  • Most goals, season - Jaromir Jagr (2005-06) - 54
  • Most assists, season - Brian Leetch (1991-92) - 80
  • Most points, season - Jaromir Jagr (2005-06) - 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 (2005-06) - 24
  • Most game-winning goals, season - Jaromir Jagr (2005-06), Mark Messier (1996-1997) and Don Murdoch (1980-1981) - 9
  • Most shots on goal, season - Jaromir Jagr (2005-06) - 368
  • Most Penalty Minutes, season - Troy Mallette (1989-90) - 305
  • Most wins by goaltender, season - Mike Richter (1993-94) - 42
  • Most wins by rookie goaltender, season - Henrik Lundqvist (2005-06) - 30

Franchise scoring leaders[]

For more details on this topic, see New York Rangers Records.

These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.[83]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current Rangers player

Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G
Rod Gilbert RW 1,065 406 615 1,021 .96
Brian Leetch D 1,129 240 741 981 .87
Jean Ratelle C 862 336 481 817 .95
Andy Bathgate RW 719 272 457 729 1.01
Mark Messier LW/C 698 250 441 691 .99
Walt Tkaczuk C 945 227 451 678 .72
Ron Greschner D 982 179 431 610 .62
Steve Vickers LW 698 246 340 586 .84
Vic Hadfield LW 839 262 310 572 .68
Adam Graves RW 772 280 227 507 .66

NHL awards and trophies[]

The following lists the league awards which have been won by the Rangers team and its players:[84]

King Clancy Memorial Trophy

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

Lester Patrick Trophy

Lester B. Pearson Award

NHL Plus/Minus Award

Vezina Trophy


Broadcast History[]

Television

  • Bob Wolff (1969-70–1973-74): color analyst
  • Jim Gordon (1969-70; 1973-74–1983-84): play-by-play[91]
  • Tim Ryan (1970-71–1971-72): play-by-play
  • Bill Mazer (1970-71): color analyst
  • Norm Maclean (1971-72): color analyst
  • Sal Marchiano (1972-73): play-by-play
  • Bill Chadwick (1972-73–1980-81): color analyst
  • Mike Eruzione (1981-82–1982-83): color analyst
  • Phil Esposito (1981-82–1985-86): color analyst
  • John Davidson (1983-84; 1986-87–2005-06): color analyst[92][93]
  • Sam Rosen (1984-85–present): play-by-play[94]
  • Bruce Beck (1982-83–1993-94): host; alternate play-by-play
  • Al Trautwig (1992-93–present): host
  • John Giannone (2005-06–present): alternate host
  • Mike Crispino (2005-06–present): alternate play-by-play
  • Dave Maloney (2005-06–present): alternate color analyst[95]
  • Joe Micheletti (2006-07–present): color analyst[96]
  • Bob Wischusen (2007-08–present): alternate play-by-play

Radio

  • Marv Albert (1967-68–2003-04): play-by-play
  • Bill Chadwick (1967-68–1971-72): color analyst
  • Dave Marash (1970-71): color analyst
  • Gene Stuart (1972-73): color analyst
  • Spencer Ross (1973-74–1976-77): play-by-play (currently alternate)
  • Sal Messina (1974-75–2002-03): color analyst
  • Sam Rosen (1977-78–1983-84): play-by-play; host
  • Mike "Doc" Emrick (1983-84–1987-88): color analyst; host
  • Howie Rose (1989-90–1994-95): alternate play-by-play
  • Kenny Albert (1995-96–present): play-by-play[97]
  • Brian Mullen (2003-04): color analyst
  • Dave Maloney (2005-06–present): color analyst[95]
  • Don LaGreca (2005-06–present): host
  • Mike Crispino (2005-06–present): alternate play-by-play
  • Bob Wischusen (2005-06–present): alternate play-by-play
  • Pete Stemkowski (2005-06–present): alternate color analyst


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