1992–93 New York Rangers season

1992–93 New York Rangers
1992–93 New York Rangers
Division	6th Patrick
Conference	10th Wales
1992–93 record	34–39–11
Goals for	304
Goals against	308
Team information
General manager	Neil Smith
Coach	Roger Neilson; Ron Smith
Captain	Mark Messier
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals	Mike Gartner (45)
Assists	Mark Messier (66)
Points	Mark Messier (91)
Penalty minutes	Jeff Beukeboom (153)
Wins	John Vanbiesbrouck (20)
Goals against average	John Vanbiesbrouck (3.31)
	← 1991–92 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 New York Rangers season was the 67th season for the team in the National Hockey League. The Rangers finished with a 34–39–11 record in the regular season, and missed the playoffs.^[1]

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Patrick Division
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Pittsburgh Penguins	84	56	21	7	119	367	268
Washington Capitals	84	43	34	7	93	325	286
New York Islanders	84	40	37	7	87	335	297
New Jersey Devils	84	40	37	7	87	308	299
Philadelphia Flyers	84	36	37	11	83	319	319
New York Rangers	84	34	39	11	79	304	308

^[2]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and Results

1992-93 Game Log

October: 7-4-1 (Home: 5-1-1; Road: 2-3-0)

November: 4-6-2 (Home: 2-4-0; Road: 2-2-2)

December: 8-6-1 (Home: 5-2-0; Road: 3-4-1)

January: 4-5-3 (Home: 3-0-2; Road: 1-5-1)

February: 5-4-3 (Home: 2-1-1; Road: 3-3-2)

March: 5-6-1 (Home: 3-5-1; Road: 2-1-0)

April: 1-8-0 (Home: 0-4-0; Road: 1-4-0)

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs.^[3]

Player stats

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Mark Messier	75	25	66	91	-6	72
Tony Amonte	83	33	43	76	0	49
Mike Gartner	84	45	23	68	-4	59
Adam Graves	84	36	29	65	-4	148
Sergei Nemchinov	81	23	31	54	15	34
Darren Turcotte	71	25	28	53	-3	40
Doug Weight^‡	65	15	25	40	4	55
Alexei Kovalev	65	20	18	38	-10	79
Brian Leetch	36	6	30	36	2	26
Sergei Zubov	49	8	23	31	-1	4
Ed Olczyk^†	46	13	16	29	9	26
James Patrick	60	5	21	26	1	61
Phil Bourque	55	6	14	20	-9	39
Jeff Beukeboom	82	2	17	19	9	153
Jan Erixon	45	5	11	16	11	10
Peter Andersson	31	4	11	15	4	18
Kevin Lowe	49	3	12	15	-2	58
Paul Broten	60	5	9	14	-6	48
Steven King	24	7	5	12	4	16
Mark Hardy^‡	44	1	10	11	2	85
Jay Wells	53	1	9	10	-2	107
Joe Cirella	55	3	6	9	1	85
Joey Kocur	65	3	6	9	-9	131
Mike Hurlbut	23	1	8	9	4	16
Esa Tikkanen^†	15	2	5	7	-13	18
Randy Gilhen^‡	33	3	2	5	-8	8
Kris King^‡	30	0	3	3	-1	67
Tie Domi^‡	12	2	0	2	-1	95
Par Djoos	6	1	1	2	0	2
John McIntyre^†	11	1	0	1	-1	4
Craig Duncanson	3	0	1	1	0	0
Dave Marcinyshyn	2	0	0	0	-1	2
Mike Hartman^†	3	0	0	0	0	6
Joby Messier	11	0	0	0	0	6

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
John Vanbiesbrouck	48	2757	20	18	7	152	3.31	1525	.900	4
Mike Richter	38	2105	13	19	3	134	3.82	1180	.886	1
Corey Hirsch	4	224	1	2	1	14	3.75	116	.879	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

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Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1992 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Montreal Forum.^[5]^[6]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	24	Peter Ferraro	C	United States	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
2	48	Mattias Norstrom	D	Sweden	AIK (SEL)
3	72	Eric Cairns	LW	Canada	Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (OHL)
4	85	Chris Ferraro	C	United States	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
5	120	Dmitri Starostenko	RW	Belarus	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
6	144	David Dal Grande	D	Canada	Ottawa (MOJHL)
7	168	Matt Oates	LW	Canada	Miami University (Ohio) (NCAA)
8	192	Mickey Elick	D	Canada	Calgary (AJHL)
9	216	Daniel Brierley	D	United States	Choate Academy (Connecticut)
10	240	Vladimir Vorobiev	RW	Russia	Mettalurg (CIS)

References

^ "1992–93 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
^ "1992–93 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
^ "1992-93 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
^ "1992 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
^ "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2012-06-30.

[1] "1992–93 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2010-08-14.

[2] Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.

[3] "1992–93 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2012-03-10.

[4] "1992-93 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-08-01.

[5] "1992 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2012-06-30.

[6] "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2012-06-30.

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