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The '''New York Rangers''' ('''NYR''') are a shitty hockey team and will die in kansas [[ice hockey]] team based in [[New York City]]. They play in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL).
The '''New York Rangers''' ('''NYR''') are a professional [[ice hockey]] team based in [[New York City]]. They play in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL).


==Facts==
==Facts==

Revision as of 13:54, 23 May 2006

Template:NHL Team Infobox

The New York Rangers (NYR) are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Facts

Founded: 1926-1927 (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.
Stanley Cup championships: 4 1928, 1933, 1940, 1994
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 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.
Note: The NHL no longer refers to jerseys as "home" or "away" with the advent of third jerseys.
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 Rival(s): New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins

Franchise history

Early years

Tex Rickard was awarded an NHL franchise in 1926 to compete with the now-long-forgotten New York Americans. The team was immediately dubbed "Tex's Rangers", and the nickname stuck. (Rickard had originally incorporated the team as the New York Giants Hockey Club). Rickard managed to get future legendary Toronto Maple Leafs owner Conn Smythe to assemble the team, but Smythe had a falling-out with Rickard's hockey man, Col. John S. Hammond, and was let go in favor of Lester Patrick before the first season. The new team turned out to be a winner--in their first season, the Rangers won the American Division, but lost to the Boston Bruins in the playoffs.

The Rangers won the Stanley Cup over the now long-defunct Montreal Maroons in only their second year in business, but it was not without some desperation: Coach Patrick had to be their goaltender for two periods of game two of the finals after regular goalie Lorne Chabot was injured.

After a finals loss in 1929 and a few mediocre seasons in the early 1930s, the Rangers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs to win their second Stanley Cup in 1933, led by brothers Bill and Bun Cook on the wings, and Frank Boucher in centre. The Rangers would spend the rest of the 1930s playing mainly .500 hockey until they won the Cup again in 1940 (over the Maple Leafs), when Patrick stepped down and handed the reins to Frank Boucher.

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New York Rangers logo (used 1935-1948)

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 of the seventh game.

The post-Original Six era

The 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, Vic Hadfield, and Rod Gilbert 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, seven 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 Anders Hedberg would defect to the Rangers from the maverick World Hockey Association and 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 had their revenge however, eliminating the Rangers in 4 consecutive playoff series starting in 1981 en route to the 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 of their own named Patrick Roy.

Still, the many playoff failures convinced Rangers fans that this was a manifestation of the Curse of 1940, which is said to 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 to have been cast by Red Dutton following the folding of the New York Americans. Frustration was at its peak when the 1991-92 squad captured the President's Trophy, 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 winners. The following year a 1-11 finish landed the Rangers in the Patrick Division cellar. Coach Roger Neilson did not finish out the season. The offseason hiring of controversial head coach Mike Keenan was criticized by many who pointed out Keenan's 0-3 record in the Finals.

The 1993-94 season

1994 was a magical year for Rangers fans. Two years previous, they picked up center Mark Messier, an integral part of the Edmonton Oilers' Cup-winning teams in the 1980s. Adam Graves also defected from the Oilers to the Rangers. Brian Leetch and rookie Sergei Zubov were solid on defense. In fact, Zubov led the team in scoring with 89 points. Graves would set a new team record with 52 goals, breaking the old record held by Vic Hadfield. This record was later broken by Jaromir Jagr on April 8, 2006 against the Boston Bruins.

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Main logo for third alternate jersey, 1997 - current

After clinching the President's Trophy for the best regular season record in the league (52-24-8; 112 points), the Rangers were pitted against their archrivals, 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, including a pair of shutouts in Madison Square Garden for goalie Mike Richter. In the second round, the Washington Capitals were dismissed in five games, and 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, of which the Rangers won two. Stephane Matteau scored both of those overtime goals, one of which ended Game 3 at 6:13 of the second overtime. Still, after the fifth game the Rangers trailed in the series 3-2 and faced elimination, prompting captain Mark Messier to boldly guarantee a victory in Game 6 at New Jersey. Halfway through the game, the Rangers trailed 2-0 before Messier setup Alexei Kovalev late in the second period. 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 send the series to a decisive seventh game. In that seventh game, a Brian Leetchgoal 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 of the second overtime 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 won 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 did not disappoint, using goals from Leetch, Graves, and Messier to seal a 3-2 victory and the Rangers first Cup in 54 years. Brian Leetch became the first American to win the Conn Smythe Trophy and Mark Messier became the first Rangers captain to hoist the Cup on Garden ice.

Recent years

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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, trading away Leetch, Kovalev, and eight others for numerous prospects and draft picks. Bure & Messier are now retired, while Lindros signed with the Maple Leafs prior to 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 superstar Jaromir Jagr. The Rangers were largely expected to struggle during the 2005-06 season, but behind stellar performances by Swedish rookie goalie Henrik Lundqvist, Martin Straka, Prucha and Jagr, the Rangers finished the season with their best record since 1993-94.

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 8, 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 the wins of the New Jersey Devils and the Philadelphia Flyers, the Rangers fell back to third place in the Atlantic Division to end the season. They drew the New Jersey Devils in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals and were defeated in the minimum four games, while in the process being outscored 17-4. In the first game of those four, 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 played in game 3, but was only able to record 1 shot. On the first shift of the game in game 4, Jagr re-injured his shoulder and was not able to return.

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

Season League GP W L T4 OTL5 Pts GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs
1926-27 NHL 44 25 13 6 — 56 95 72 385 1st, America SF, 1-3 TG (Bruins)
1927-28 NHL 44 19 16 9 — 47 94 79 462 2nd, America Stanley Cup Champions, 3-2
1928-29 NHL 44 21 13 10 — 52 72 65 384 2nd, America Final, 0-2 (Bruins)
1929-30 NHL 44 17 17 10 — 44 136 143 445 3rd, America SF, 0-2 (Canadiens)
1930-31 NHL 44 19 16 9 — 47 106 87 514 3rd, America SF, 0-2 (Blackhawks)
1931-32 NHL 48 23 17 8 — 54 134 112 511 1st, America Final, 0-3 (Maple Leafs)
1932-33 NHL 48 23 17 8 — 54 135 107 599 3rd, America Stanley Cup Champions, 3-1
1933-34 NHL 48 21 19 8 — 50 120 113 401 3rd, America QF, 1-2 TG (Maroons)
1934-35 NHL 48 22 20 6 — 50 137 139 334 3rd, America SF, 4-5 TG (Maroons)
1935-36 NHL 48 19 17 12 — 50 91 96 381 4th, America Out of Playoffs
1936-37 NHL 48 19 20 9 — 47 117 106 312 3rd, America Final, 2-3 (Red Wings)
1937-38 NHL 48 27 15 6 — 60 149 96 435 2nd, America QF, 1-2 (Americans)
1938-39 NHL 48 26 16 6 — 58 149 105 393 2nd, NHL SF, 3-4 (Bruins)
1939-40 NHL 48 27 11 10 — 64 136 77 520 2nd, NHL Stanley Cup Champions, 4-2
1940-41 NHL 48 21 19 8 — 50 143 125 356 4th, NHL SF, 1-2 (Red Wings)
1941-42 NHL 48 29 17 2 — 60 177 143 400 1st, NHL SF, 2-4 (Maple Leafs)
1942-43 NHL 50 11 31 8 — 30 161 253 352 6th, NHL Out of Playoffs
1943-44 NHL 50 6 39 5 — 17 162 310 253 6th, NHL Out of Playoffs
1944-45 NHL 50 11 29 10 — 32 154 247 305 6th, NHL Out of Playoffs
1945-46 NHL 50 13 28 9 — 35 144 191 285 6th, NHL Out of Playoffs
1946-47 NHL 60 22 32 6 — 50 167 186 426 5th, NHL Out of Playoffs
1947-48 NHL 60 21 26 13 — 55 176 201 480 4th, NHL Round 1, 2-4 (Red Wings)
1948-49 NHL 60 18 31 11 — 47 133 172 413 6th, NHL Out of Playoffs
1949-50 NHL 70 28 31 11 — 67 170 189 639 4th, NHL Final, 3-4 (Red Wings)
1950-51 NHL 70 20 29 21 — 61 169 201 774 5th, NHL Out of Playoffs
1951-52 NHL 70 23 34 13 — 59 192 219 532 5th, NHL Out of Playoffs
1952-53 NHL 70 17 37 16 — 50 152 211 548 6th, NHL Out of Playoffs
1953-54 NHL 70 29 31 10 — 68 161 182 717 5th, NHL Out of Playoffs
1954-55 NHL 70 17 35 18 — 52 150 210 690 6th, NHL Out of Playoffs
1955-56 NHL 70 32 28 10 — 74 204 203 911 3rd, NHL SF, 1-4 (Canadiens)
1956-57 NHL 70 26 30 14 — 66 184 227 870 4th, NHL SF, 1-4 (Canadiens)
1957-58 NHL 70 32 25 13 — 77 195 188 781 2nd, NHL SF, 2-4 (Bruins)
1958-59 NHL 70 26 32 12 — 64 201 217 860 5th, NHL Out of Playoffs
1959-60 NHL 70 17 38 15 — 49 187 247 850 6th, NHL Out of Playoffs
1960-61 NHL 70 22 38 10 — 54 204 248 591 5th, NHL Out of Playoffs
1961-62 NHL 70 26 32 12 — 64 195 207 668 4th, NHL SF, 2-4 (Maple Leafs)
1962-63 NHL 70 22 36 12 — 56 211 233 657 5th, NHL Out of Playoffs
1963-64 NHL 70 22 38 10 — 54 186 242 715 5th, NHL Out of Playoffs
1964-65 NHL 70 20 38 12 — 52 179 246 760 5th, NHL Out of Playoffs
1965-66 NHL 70 18 41 11 — 47 195 261 894 6th, NHL Out of Playoffs
1966-67 NHL 70 30 28 12 — 72 188 189 664 4th, NHL SF, 0-4 (Canadiens)
1967-68 NHL 74 39 23 12 — 90 226 183 673 2nd, Eastern QF, 2-4 (Blackhawks)
1968-69 NHL 76 41 26 9 — 91 231 196 806 3rd, Eastern QF, 0-4 (Canadiens)
1969-70 NHL 76 38 22 16 — 92 246 189 853 4th, Eastern QF, 2-4 (Bruins)
1970-71 NHL 78 49 18 11 — 109 259 177 952 2nd, Eastern SF, 3-4 (Blackhawks)
1971-72 NHL 78 48 17 13 — 109 317 192 1010 2nd, Eastern Final, 2-4 (Bruins)
1972-73 NHL 78 47 23 8 — 102 297 208 765 3rd, Eastern SF, 1-4 (Blackhawks)
1973-74 NHL 78 40 24 14 — 94 300 251 782 3rd, Eastern SF, 3-4 (Flyers)
1974-75 NHL 80 37 29 14 — 88 319 276 1053 2nd, Patrick R1, 1-2 (Islanders)
1975-76 NHL 80 29 42 9 — 67 262 333 911 4th, Patrick Out of Playoffs
1976-77 NHL 80 29 37 14 — 72 272 310 1164 4th, Patrick Out of Playoffs
1977-78 NHL 80 30 37 13 — 73 279 280 1057 4th, Patrick R1, 1-2 (Sabres)
1978-79 NHL 80 40 29 11 — 91 316 292 1214 3rd, Patrick Final, 1-4 (Canadiens)
1979-80 NHL 80 38 32 10 — 86 308 284 1342 3rd, Patrick QF, 1-4 (Flyers)
1980-81 NHL 80 30 36 14 — 74 312 317 1981 4th, Patrick SF, 0-4 (Islanders)
1981-82 NHL 80 39 27 14 — 92 316 306 1402 2nd, Patrick Div Final, 2-4 (Islanders)
1982-83 NHL 80 35 35 10 — 80 306 287 1100 4th, Patrick Div Final, 2-4 (Islanders)
1983-84 NHL 80 42 29 9 — 93 314 304 1471 4th, Patrick Div SF, 2-3 (Islanders)
1984-85 NHL 80 26 44 10 — 62 295 345 1301 4th, Patrick Div SF, 0-3 (Flyers)
1985-86 NHL 80 36 38 6 — 78 280 276 1496 4th, Patrick Conf Final, 1-4 (Canadiens)
1986-87 NHL 80 34 38 8 — 76 307 323 1718 4th, Patrick Div SF, 2-4 (Flyers)
1987-88 NHL 80 36 34 10 — 82 300 283 1775 5th, Patrick Out of Playoffs
1988-89 NHL 80 37 35 8 — 82 310 307 1891 3rd, Patrick Div SF, 0-4 (Penguins)
1989-90 NHL 80 36 31 13 — 85 279 267 2021 1st, Patrick Div Final, 1-4 (Capitals)
1990-91 NHL 80 36 31 13 — 81 258 258 1893 2nd, Patrick Div SF, 2-4 (Capitals)
1991-92 NHL 80 50 25 5 — 105 321 246 1805 1st, Patrick Div Final, 2-4 (Penguins)
1992-93 NHL 84 34 39 11 — 79 304 308 1657 6th, Patrick Out of Playoffs
1993-94 NHL 84 52 24 8 — 112 299 231 1688 1st, Atlantic Stanley Cup Champions, 4-3
1994-951 NHL 48 22 23 3 — 47 139 134 781 4th, Atlantic Conf SF, 0-4 (Flyers)
1995-96 NHL 82 41 27 14 — 96 272 237 1849 2nd, Atlantic Conf SF, 1-4 (Penguins)
1996-97 NHL 82 38 34 10 — 86 258 231 1481 4th, Atlantic Conf Final, 1-4 (Flyers)
1997-98 NHL 82 25 39 18 — 68 197 231 1548 5th, Atlantic Out of Playoffs
1998-99 NHL 82 33 38 11 — 77 217 227 1087 4th, Atlantic Out of Playoffs
1999-00 NHL 82 29 38 12 3 73 218 246 916 4th, Atlantic Out of Playoffs
2000-01 NHL 82 33 43 5 1 72 250 290 1522 4th, Atlantic Out of Playoffs
2001-02 NHL 82 36 38 4 4 80 227 258 1753 4th, Atlantic Out of Playoffs
2002-03 NHL 82 32 36 10 4 78 210 231 1308 4th, Atlantic Out of Playoffs
2003-04 NHL 82 27 40 7 8 69 206 250 1459 4th, Atlantic Out of Playoffs
2004-052 NHL — — — — — — — — — — —
2005-063 NHL 82 44 26 — 12 100 257 215 1194 3rd, Atlantic Conf QF, 0-4 (Devils)
Total NHL 5402 2308 2290 772 32 5420 — — — — —
  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).

Notable players

Current squad

As of May 1, 2006 [1]

Goaltenders
Number Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
29 United States Al Montoya L 2004 Glenview, Illinois
30 Sweden Henrik Lundqvist L 2000 Are, Sweden
40 Canada Chris Holt L 2003 Vancouver, British Columbia
80 Canada Kevin Weekes L 2004 Toronto, Ontario
Defensemen
Number Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
3 Czech Republic Michal Rozsival R 2005 Vlasim, Czech Republic
6 Lithuania Darius Kasparaitis - A L 2002 Elektrenai, Lithuania
8 Czech Republic Marek Malik L 2005 Ostrava, Czech Republic
16 United States Tom Poti L 2002 Worcester, Massachusetts
24 Latvia Sandis Ozolinsh L 2006 Riga, Latvia
34 Canada Jason Strudwick L 2004 Edmonton, Alberta
51 Russia Fedor Tyutin L 2001 Izhevsk, U.S.S.R.
Forwards
Number Player Shoots Position Acquired Place of Birth
14 Canada Jason Ward R C/RW 2005 Chapleau, Ontario
17 Czech Republic Petr Sykora L RW 2006 Plzeň, Czech Republic
18 Canada Dominic Moore L C 2000 Thornhill, Ontario
19 Canada Blair Betts L C 2004 Edmonton, Alberta
20 Canada Steve Rucchin - A L C 2005 Thunder Bay, Ontario
25 Czech Republic Petr Prucha R C/W 2005 Chrudim, Czech Republic
26 Czech Republic Martin Rucinsky L LW 2003 Most, Czech Republic
28 Canada Colton Orr R RW 2005 Winnipeg, Manitoba
41 United States Jed Ortmeyer R RW 2003 Omaha, Nebraska
44 United States Ryan Hollweg L LW 2005 Downey, California
68 Czech Republic Jaromir Jagr - A L RW 2004 Kladno, Czech Republic
81 Slovakia Marcel Hossa L LW/RW 2005 Ilava, Slovakia
82 Czech Republic Martin Straka L C/LW 2005 Plzeň, Czech Republic
92 Sweden Michael Nylander L C 2004 Stockholm, Sweden

Hall of Famers


  • More than 20 others also played part of careers with Rangers

Team 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, 1999

Team records

  • Most goals, season - Jaromir Jagr (2005-2006) - 54
  • Most points, season - Jaromir Jagr (2005-2006) - 123
  • Most assists by right wing, season - Jaromir Jagr (2005-2006) - 66
  • 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)
  • Most shots on goal, season - Jaromir Jagr (2005-2006) - 368
  • Most power play goals by a rookie, season - Petr Prucha (2005-2006) - 16
  • Most wins by a rookie goaltender, season - Henrik Lundqvist (2005-2006) - 30

Franchise scoring leaders

These 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

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 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

Broadcasters

See also

References

  • 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)
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