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The '''New York Rangers''' are a professional [[ice hockey]] team based in [[New York City]], [[New York]], [[United States|U.S.A.]]. Playing their home games at [[Madison Square Garden]], the Rangers are one of the oldest teams in the [[National Hockey League]], and are part of the group of teams referred to as the [[Original Six]].
The '''New York Rangers''' are a professional [[ice hockey]] team based in [[New York City]], [[New York]], [[United States|U.S.A.]]. Playing their home games at [[Madison Square Garden]], the Rangers are one of the oldest teams in the [[National Hockey League]], and are part of the group of teams referred to as the [[Original Six]].



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==Franchise history==
==Franchise history==


{{Main|History of the New York Rangers}}
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In [[1925-26 NHL season|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's franchise, the '''New York Rangers''', hired [[Conn Smythe]] to assemble the team. However, Smythe had a falling-out with ownership, and was fired as manager-coach on the eve of the first season. Smythe was replaced by [[Lester Patrick]]. The Rangers won the American Division title their first year, and the [[Stanley Cup]] in their second, defeating the [[Montreal Maroons]] three games to two. One of the most memorable stories in hockey history involved Patrick suiting up in [[goaltender|goal]] in the finals at the age of 44, when the Rangers' regular [[goaltender]], suffered an eye injury.
Rickard's franchise, the '''New York Rangers''', hired [[Conn Smythe]] to assemble the team. However, Smythe had a falling-out with ownership, and was fired as manager-coach on the eve of the first season. Smythe was replaced by [[Lester Patrick]]. The Rangers won the American Division title their first year, and the [[Stanley Cup]] in their second, defeating the [[Montreal Maroons]] three games to two. One of the most memorable stories in hockey history involved Patrick suiting up in [[goaltender|goal]] in the finals at the age of 44, when the Rangers' regular [[goaltender]], suffered an eye injury.


Revision as of 03:11, 23 March 2007

New York Rangers
File:NY Rangers.gif
ConferenceEastern
DivisionAtlantic
Founded1926
HistoryNew York Rangers
1926-present
Home arenaMadison Square Garden
CityNew York, New York
Team colorsBlue (royal and navy), Red, and White
MediaMSG
FSN New York
WEPN (1050 AM)
Owner(s)Madison Square Garden L.P.
General managerCanada Glen Sather
Head coachCanada Tom Renney
CaptainCzech Republic Jaromir Jagr
Minor league affiliatesHartford Wolf Pack (AHL)
Charlotte Checkers (ECHL)
Memphis RiverKings (CHL)
Stanley Cups1927-28, 1932-33, 1939-40, 1993-94
Conference championships1993-94
Division championships1926-27, 1931-32, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1993-94

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City, New York, U.S.A.. Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the oldest teams in the National Hockey League, and are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six.


Franchise history

Main article: History of the New York Rangers

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's franchise, the New York Rangers, hired Conn Smythe to assemble the team. However, Smythe had a falling-out with ownership, and was fired as manager-coach on the eve of the first season. Smythe was replaced by Lester Patrick. The Rangers won the American Division title their first year, and the Stanley Cup in their second, defeating the Montreal Maroons three games to two. One of the most memorable stories in hockey history involved Patrick suiting up in goal in the finals at the age of 44, when the Rangers' regular goaltender, suffered an eye injury.

File:NYR1932 33.jpg
The 1932-33 New York Rangers team picture autographed by Lester Patrick

Led by Frank Boucher at center with brothers Bill and Bun Cook on the right and left wings respectively, the Rangers' second Cup came as they defeated Toronto in the 1932-33 finals, three games to one. The Rangers would spend the rest of the 1930s playing close to .500 hockey until their next Cup win in 1940; it would be the Blueshirts' last Cup win for over fifty years. Patrick stepped down as coach in favor of Boucher.

The Rangers collapsed by the mid-1940s, missing the playoffs for five consecutive seasons before squeaking into the fourth and final playoff spot in 1948. In the 1950 finals the Rangers were forced to play all of their games on the road while the circus was at the Garden, a perennial problem for the club.

Despite the play of star Andy Bathgate, the team's leading scorer for many seasons, the Rangers remained a mark of futility in the NHL for several years, missing the playoffs twelve of the next sixteen years. However, the team was rejuvenated in the late 1960s behind strong defense from goaltenders Eddie Giacomin and Gilles Villemure, the "GAG Line" of center Jean Ratelle, Vic Hadfield and Rod Gilbert, and star defenseman Brad Park. The Blueshirts made the Finals twice in the 1970s, but lost both times: to the Boston Bruins in 1972 and in 1979 to the Montreal Canadiens.

After some off years in the mid-to-late 1970s, they picked up Phil Esposito and Carol Vadnais from the Bruins for Park and Ratelle 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 Rangers stayed competitive through the 1980s and early 1990s, making the playoffs each year except for one but seldom going very far. 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. In the early 1980s, Islander fans began chanting "1940! 1940!" to taunt the Rangers. Fans in other cities soon picked up the chant.

All that turned around in 1994, when behind ex-Edmonton superstar Mark Messier and stars such as Adam Graves, Brian Leetch and Mike Richter, the Rangers finished with the best record in the NHL (52-24-8 and a franchise-record 112 points) and went on to win the Finals against the Vancouver Canucks, the first time the Rangers had ever hoisted the Cup on Garden ice.

The Rangers continued to be Cup favorites in the mid-to-late 1990s, even landing an aging Wayne Gretzky, but even with The Great One, they would fizzle out, beginning a streak of seven seasons without making the playoffs, despite routinely having one of the highest payrolls in the league. The 2005-06 saw the Rangers, behind ex-Penguin superstar Jaromir Jagr finish with their best record since 1993-94 (44-26-12).

Season-by-season record

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 [1]

Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs
1926-27 44 25 13 6 — 56 95 72 385 1st in American Lost in Semifinals, 1-3 (TG) (Bruins)
1927-28 44 19 16 9 — 47 94 79 462 2nd in American Won in Quarterfinals, 6-4 (TG) (Pirates)
Won in Semifinals, 5-2 (TG) (Bruins)
Stanley Cup Champions, 3-2 (Maroons)
1928-29 44 21 13 10 — 52 72 65 384 2nd in American Won in Quarterfinals, 1-0 (TG) (Americans)
Won in Semifinals, 2-0 (Maple Leafs)
Lost in Finals, 0-2 (Bruins)
1929-30 44 17 17 10 — 44 136 143 445 3rd in American Won in Quarterfinals, 6-3 (TG) (Senators)
Lost in Semifinals, 0-2 (Canadiens)
1930-31 44 19 16 9 — 47 106 87 514 3rd in American Won in Quarterfinals, 8-1 (TG) (Maroons)
Lost in Semifinals, 0-2 (Black Hawks)
1931-32 48 23 17 8 — 54 134 112 511 1st in American Won in Semifinals, 3-1 (Canadiens)
Lost in Finals, 0-3 (Maple Leafs)
1932-33 48 23 17 8 — 54 135 107 599 3rd in American Won in Quarterfinals, 8-5 (TG) (Canadiens)
Won in Semifinals, 6-3 (TG) (Red Wings)
Stanley Cup Champions, 3-1 (Maple Leafs)
1933-34 48 21 19 8 — 50 120 113 401 3rd in American Lost in Quarterfinals, 1-2 (TG) (Maroons)
1934-35 48 22 20 6 — 50 137 139 334 3rd in American Won in Quarterfinals, 6-5 (TG) (Canadiens)
Lost in Semifinals, 4-5 (TG) (Maroons)
1935-36 48 19 17 12 — 50 91 96 381 4th in American Did not qualify
1936-37 48 19 20 9 — 47 117 106 312 3rd in American Won in Quarterfinals, 2-0 (Maple Leafs)
Won in Semifinals, 2-0 (Maroons)
Lost in Finals, 2-3 (Red Wings)
1937-38 48 27 15 6 — 60 149 96 435 2nd in American Lost in Quarterfinals, 1-2 (Americans)
1938-39 48 26 16 6 — 58 149 105 393 2nd in NHL Lost in Semifinals, 3-4 (Bruins)
1939-40 48 27 11 10 — 64 136 77 520 2nd in NHL Won in Semifinals, 4-2 (Bruins)
Stanley Cup Champions, 4-2 (Maple Leafs)
1940-41 48 21 19 8 — 50 143 125 356 4th in NHL Lost in Quarterfinals, 1-2 (Red Wings)
1941-42 48 29 17 2 — 60 177 143 400 1st in NHL Lost in Semifinals, 2-4 (Maple Leafs)
1942-43 50 11 31 8 — 30 161 253 352 6th in NHL Did not qualify
1943-44 50 6 39 5 — 17 162 310 253 6th in NHL Did not qualify
1944-45 50 11 29 10 — 32 154 247 305 6th in NHL Did not qualify
1945-46 50 13 28 9 — 35 144 191 285 6th in NHL Did not qualify
1946-47 60 22 32 6 — 50 167 186 426 5th in NHL Did not qualify
1947-48 60 21 26 13 — 55 176 201 480 4th in NHL Lost in Semifinals, 2-4 (Red Wings)
1948-49 60 18 31 11 — 47 133 172 413 6th in NHL Did not qualify
1949-50 70 28 31 11 — 67 170 189 639 4th in NHL Won in Semifinals, 4-1 (Canadiens)
Lost in Finals, 3-4 (Red Wings)
1950-51 70 20 29 21 — 61 169 201 774 5th in NHL Did not qualify
1951-52 70 23 34 13 — 59 192 219 532 5th in NHL Did not qualify
1952-53 70 17 37 16 — 50 152 211 548 6th in NHL Did not qualify
1953-54 70 29 31 10 — 68 161 182 717 5th in NHL Did not qualify
1954-55 70 17 35 18 — 52 150 210 690 6th in NHL Did not qualify
1955-56 70 32 28 10 — 74 204 203 911 3rd in NHL Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (Canadiens)
1956-57 70 26 30 14 — 66 184 227 870 4th in NHL Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (Canadiens)
1957-58 70 32 25 13 — 77 195 188 781 2nd in NHL Lost in Semifinals, 2-4 (Bruins)
1958-59 70 26 32 12 — 64 201 217 860 5th in NHL Did not qualify
1959-60 70 17 38 15 — 49 187 247 850 6th in NHL Did not qualify
1960-61 70 22 38 10 — 54 204 248 591 5th in NHL Did not qualify
1961-62 70 26 32 12 — 64 195 207 668 4th in NHL Lost in Semifinals, 2-4 (Maple Leafs)
1962-63 70 22 36 12 — 56 211 233 657 5th in NHL Did not qualify
1963-64 70 22 38 10 — 54 186 242 715 5th in NHL Did not qualify
1964-65 70 20 38 12 — 52 179 246 760 5th in NHL Did not qualify
1965-66 70 18 41 11 — 47 195 261 894 6th in NHL Did not qualify
1966-67 70 30 28 12 — 72 188 189 664 4th in NHL Lost in Semifinals, 0-4 (Canadiens)
1967-68 74 39 23 12 — 90 226 183 673 2nd in East Lost in Quarterfinals, 2-4 (Black Hawks)
1968-69 76 41 26 9 — 91 231 196 806 3rd in East Lost in Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Canadiens)
1969-70 76 38 22 16 — 92 246 189 853 4th in East Lost in Quarterfinals, 2-4 (Bruins)
1970-71 78 49 18 11 — 109 259 177 952 2nd in East Won in Quarterfinals, 4-2 (Maple Leafs)
Lost in Semifinals, 3-4 (Black Hawks)
1971-72 78 48 17 13 — 109 317 192 1010 2nd in East Won in Quarterfinals, 4-2 (Canadiens)
Won in Semifinals, 4-0 (Black Hawks)
Lost in Finals, 2-4 (Bruins)
1972-73 78 47 23 8 — 102 297 208 765 3rd in East Won in Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Bruins)
Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (Black Hawks)
1973-74 78 40 24 14 — 94 300 251 782 3rd in East Won in Quarterfinals, 4-2 (Canadiens)
Lost in Semifinals, 3-4 (Flyers)
1974-75 80 37 29 14 — 88 319 276 1053 2nd in Patrick Lost in Preliminary Round, 1-2 (Islanders)
1975-76 80 29 42 9 — 67 262 333 911 4th in Patrick Did not qualify
1976-77 80 29 37 14 — 72 272 310 1164 4th in Patrick Did not qualify
1977-78 80 30 37 13 — 73 279 280 1057 4th in Patrick Lost in Preliminary Round, 1-2 (Sabres)
1978-79 80 40 29 11 — 91 316 292 1214 3rd in Patrick Won in Preliminary Round, 2-0 (Kings)
Won in Quarterfinals, 4-1 (Flyers)
Won in Semifinals, 4-2 (Islanders)
Lost in Finals, 1-4 (Canadiens)
1979-80 80 38 32 10 — 86 308 284 1342 3rd in Patrick Won in Preliminary Round, 3-1 (Flames)
Lost in Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Flyers)
1980-81 80 30 36 14 — 74 312 317 1981 4th in Patrick Won in Preliminary Round, 2-1 (Kings)
Won in Quarterfinals, 4-2 (Blues)
Lost in Semifinals, 0-4 (Islanders)
1981-82 80 39 27 14 — 92 316 306 1402 2nd in Patrick Won in Division Semifinals, 3-1 (Flyers)
Lost in Division Finals, 2-4 (Islanders)
1982-83 80 35 35 10 — 80 306 287 1100 4th in Patrick Won in Division Semifinals, 3-0 (Flyers)
Lost in Division Finals, 2-4 (Islanders)
1983-84 80 42 29 9 — 93 314 304 1471 4th in Patrick Lost in Division Semifinals, 2-3 (Islanders)
1984-85 80 26 44 10 — 62 295 345 1301 4th in Patrick Lost in Division Semifinals, 0-3 (Flyers)
1985-86 80 36 38 6 — 78 280 276 1496 4th in Patrick Won in Division Semifinals, 3-2 (Flyers)
Won in Division Finals, 4-2 (Capitals)
Lost in Conference Finals, 1-4 (Canadiens)
1986-87 80 34 38 8 — 76 307 323 1718 4th in Patrick Lost in Division Semifinals, 2-4 (Flyers)
1987-88 80 36 34 10 — 82 300 283 1775 5th in Patrick Did not qualify
1988-89 80 37 35 8 — 82 310 307 1891 3rd in Patrick Lost in Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Penguins)
1989-90 80 36 31 13 — 85 279 267 2021 1st in Patrick Won in Division Semifinals, 4-1 (Islanders)
Lost in Division Finals, 1-4 (Capitals)
1990-91 80 36 31 13 — 81 258 258 1893 2nd in Patrick Lost in Division Semifinals, 2-4 (Capitals)
1991-92 80 50 25 5 — 105 321 246 1805 1st in Patrick Won in Division Semifinals, 4-3 (Devils)
Lost in Division Finals, 2-4 (Penguins)
1992-93 84 34 39 11 — 79 304 308 1657 6th in Patrick Did not qualify
1993-94 84 52 24 8 — 112 299 231 1688 1st in Atlantic Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4-0 (Islanders)
Won in Conference Semifinals, 4-1 (Capitals)
Won in Conference Finals, 4-3 (Devils)
Stanley Cup Champions, 4-3 (Canucks)
1994-951 48 22 23 3 — 47 139 134 781 4th in Atlantic Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4-2 (Nordiques)
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 0-4 (Flyers)
1995-96 82 41 27 14 — 96 272 237 1849 2nd in Atlantic Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4-2 (Canadiens)
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1-4 (Penguins)
1996-97 82 38 34 10 — 86 258 231 1481 4th in Atlantic Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4-1 (Panthers)
Won in Conference Semifinals, 4-1 (Devils)
Lost in Conference Finals, 1-4 (Flyers)
1997-98 82 25 39 18 — 68 197 231 1548 5th in Atlantic Did not qualify
1998-99 82 33 38 11 — 77 217 227 1087 4th in Atlantic Did not qualify
1999-00 82 29 38 12 3 73 218 246 916 4th in Atlantic Did not qualify
2000-01 82 33 43 5 1 72 250 290 1522 4th in Atlantic Did not qualify
2001-02 82 36 38 4 4 80 227 258 1753 4th in Atlantic Did not qualify
2002-03 82 32 36 10 4 78 210 231 1308 4th in Atlantic Did not qualify
2003-04 82 27 40 7 8 69 206 250 1459 4th in Atlantic Did not qualify
2004-052
2005-063 82 44 26 — 12 100 257 215 1194 3rd in Atlantic Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Devils)
2006-07 In progress
Total 5402 2308 2290 808 32 5420 16695 16924 73152 — —
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; the OTL column includes SOL (Shootout losses).

Notable players

Current roster

As of March 21, 2007. [1]

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
30 Sweden Henrik Lundqvist L 2000 Åre, Sweden
40 Canada Stephen Valiquette L 2003 Etobicoke, Ontario
80 Canada Kevin Weekes (IR) L 2004 Toronto, Ontario
Defensemen
# Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
3 Czech Republic Michal Rozsival R 2005 Vlašim, Czechoslovakia
8 Czech Republic Marek Malik L 2005 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
22 Austria Thomas Pock L 2004 Klagenfurt, Austria
23 Czech Republic Karel Rachunek (Injured) R 2004 Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
27 United States Paul Mara L 2007 Ridgewood, New Jersey
34 Canada Jason Strudwick L 2005 Edmonton, Alberta
46 Canada Daniel Girardi R 2006 Welland, Ontario
51 Russia Fedor Tyutin (Injured) L 2001 Izhevsk, U.S.S.R.
Forwards
# Player Position Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
5 United States Matt Cullen C L 2006 Virginia, Minnesota
14 Canada Brendan Shanahan - A RW R 2006 Mimico, Ontario
15 Canada Brad Isbister LW/RW R 2006 Edmonton, Alberta
16 Canada Sean Avery LW/C L 2007 Pickering, Ontario
19 Canada Blair Betts C L 2004 Edmonton, Alberta
25 Czech Republic Petr Prucha LW/RW R 2002 Chrudim, Czechoslovakia
28 Canada Colton Orr RW/LW R 2005 Winnipeg, Manitoba
41 United States Jed Ortmeyer RW R 2003 Omaha, Nebraska
43 United States Ryan Callahan RW/LW R 2004 Rochester, New York
44 United States Ryan Hollweg LW/C L 2001 Downey, California
68 Czech Republic Jaromir Jagr - C RW L 2004 Kladno, Czechoslovakia
81 Slovakia Marcel Hossa (Injured) LW L 2005 Ilava, Czechoslovakia
82 Czech Republic Martin Straka - A LW/C L 2005 Pilsen, Czechoslovakia
92 Sweden Michael Nylander C L 2004 Stockholm, Sweden

Hall-of-Famers

Players



Builders


Team captains


Retired numbers

Team records

Franchise scoring leaders

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

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 1065 406 615 1021 .96
Brian Leetch D 1129 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 982 179 431 630 .64
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

James Norris Memorial Trophy

King Clancy Memorial Trophy

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

Lester Patrick Trophy

Lester B. Pearson Award

NHL Plus/Minus Award

Vezina Trophy


Broadcasters

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Hockeydb.com, New York Rangers season statistics and records.

References

  • Losing the Edge: The Rise and Fall of the Stanley Cup Champion New York Rangers by Barry Meisel (1995) (ISBN 0-684-81519-2)
  • New York Rangers: Millennium Memories by the NY Daily News (2000) (ISBN 1-58261-147-5)
  • New York Rangers: Seventy-Five Years by John Halligan (2000) (ISBN 0-7607-2298-6)
  • The New York Rangers: Broadway's Longest Running Hit by John Kreiser and Lou Friedman (1997) (ISBN 1-57167-041-6)
  • The New York Rangers (Images of Sports) by John Halligan (2003) (ISBN 0-7385-1228-1)
  • The Rangers by Brian McFarlane (1997) (ISBN 0-7737-6007-5)
  • Thin Ice: A Season in Hell With the New York Rangers by Larry Sloman (1981) (ISBN 0-440-18571-8)
  • Rangers' Biggest Trades Since 1990 (October 6, 2006)

External links

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