New York Rangers
| New York Rangers | |
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| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | Metropolitan |
| Founded | 1926 |
| History | New York Rangers 1926–present |
| Home arena | Madison Square Garden |
| City | New York City, New York |
| Colors | Blue, red, white[1][2] |
| Media | MSG MSG Plus ESPN (98.7 FM) ESPN Deportes (1050 AM) NBCSN |
| Owner(s) | The Madison Square Garden Company (James Dolan,chairman) |
| General manager | Chris Drury |
| Head coach | Peter Laviolette |
| Captain | Jacob Trouba |
| Minor league affiliates | Hartford Wolf Pack(AHL) Jacksonville Icemen(ECHL) |
| Stanley Cups | 4(1927–28,1932–33,1939–40,1993–94) |
| Conference championships | 2(1993–94,2013–14) |
| Presidents' Trophies | 3(1991–92,1993–94,2014–15) |
| Division championships | 7(1926–27,1931–32,1989–90,1991–92,1993–94,2011–12,2014–15) |
| Official website | nhl |
TheNew York Rangersare anice hockeyteam in theNational Hockey League(NHL). They play inMadison Square GardeninNew York City.The team began in 1926, and has won fourStanley Cupchampionships.
History
[change|change source]Early years
[change|change source]The Rangers were started by a promoter named Tex Rickard. Newspapers began calling the new team "Tex's Rangers", a play on the famous police force known as theTexas Rangers.The team picked up on the nickname, and have been called "Rangers" ever since.
The Rangers were successful in their early years, winning the Stanley Cup in 1928, 1933, and 1940. Bill Cook won theArt Ross Trophyas scoring leader in 1927 and 1933, and Bryan Hextall won it in 1942. "Babe" Pratt was a star defenceman around this time.
Later years
[change|change source]The Rangers did very poorly in the mid-1940s,but improved by 1950, when they lost the Stanley Cup final inovertimeof the deciding game seven to theDetroit Red Wings.Buddy O'Connor won theHart Trophyasmost valuable playerin 1948,goaltenderChuck Rayner won it in 1950, and Andy Bathgate won it in 1959.
The team did not make the finals again until 1972, when they lost to theBoston Bruins.They were led by players such as Jean Ratelle, Brad Park, Ed Giacomin, and Rod Gilbert. The Rangers made the finals again in 1979, losing to theMontreal Canadians.
Rivalry
[change|change source]There was another team in New York, theAmericans.The Americans felt that the Rangers were favoured by Madison Square Garden, and that their team folded in 1942 because of the Rangers. The Americans' coach and general manager, Red Dutton, claimed the Rangers would never win another Stanley Cup as long as he lived. This became known as Dutton's curse.
Comeback
[change|change source]Red Dutton died in 1987, and his curse came true. Finally, the Rangers improved, winning thePresident's Cupas regular-season champions in 1992 and 1994. Mark Messier won the Hart Trophy in 1992, and Brian Leetch won twoNorris Trophiesas best defence. They led the Rangers to the Stanley Cup in 1994, after 54 years of not winning.
Problems and Today
[change|change source]Recently, the Rangers have been a poor team, missing the playoffs many years in a row. However, in 2005-06, the team has improved again, much due to the play of starJaromír Jágrandrookie(first year) goalieHenrik Lundqvist.They reached the Finals in 2014 and lost to theKingsin 5 games. Lundqvist would go on to play his entire 15-year career with the team as he retired prior to the 2020-21 season.
Related pages
[change|change source]References
[change|change source]- ↑"New York Rangers Directory".NewYorkRangers.NHL Enterprises, L.P.RetrievedMay 8,2018.
- ↑"Rangers Crest"(PDF).2017–18 New York Rangers Media Guide.NHL Enterprises, L.P. September 20, 2017. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on December 9, 2017.RetrievedMay 8,2018.
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