Founded: | April 1926 | GM: | Chris Drury |
Owned By: | James Dolan | Coach: | Peter Laviolette |
Home Rink: | Madison Square Garden | Captain: | Jacob Trouba |
AHL Affiliate: | Hartford Wolf Pack | ECHL Affiliate: | Jacksonville Icemen |
The New York Rangers were founded in 1926, and are known as one of The Original Six Clubs. They have won four Stanley Cups, with the most recent coming in 1994, when they defeated the Vancouver Canucks in seven games in the Stanley Cup Final. They are one of three teams located in the New York metro area, along with the New York Islanders and New Jersey Devils.
Deeper Dive
- The Latest Rangers News at The Hockey Writers
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- Rangers’ Top-20 All-Time Goal Scorers
- Rangers’ 5 Best Defensemen All-Time
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- Rangers’ 2010s All-Decade Team
2023-24 Season Roster
Revisiting the 1994 Stanley Cup Victory
“The wait is over. The New York Rangers are Stanley Cup champions and this one will last a lifetime.”
Never has a phrase spoken by a broadcaster been more poetic. Those words were uttered by Rangers announcer Sam Rosen on June 14 after the team won Game 7 to capture the 1994 Stanley Cup. It best describes the emotions inside Madison Square Garden and by long-suffering Ranger fans who had witnessed a lifetime of disappointment with each playoff exit. Read More…
The Players
- Adam Graves: Rangers Legend
- Rangers That Got Away: Marc Savard
- Rangers’ Father/Son Combinations: Hextalls and Patricks
- Kovalev and the Rangers: Eventful, Successful and Disappointing
- Jaromir Jagr’s Time as a Ranger
- Harry Howell: Remembering the Rangers’ Legend
- Walt Poddubny: Rangers’ Brief and Tragic Star
- Rangers’ Martin Straka
- Sergei Zubov’s Incredible 1993-94 Season
- Mr. Ranger – Rod Gilbert
- The Day the Messier Era Ended in New York
- Mike Richter: Rangers’ Legendary Cup-Winning Goalie
- Rangers’ Goalie Showdown – Lundqvist vs. Richter
More Rangers History
- The Best Rangers Team Ever – 1940
- 1991-92 Rangers: Prelude to a Stanley Cup
- Rangers’ 1978-79 Stanley Cup Final: What Could’ve Been
- Revisiting the 2014 Stanley Cup Final – Kings vs Rangers
- 5 Most Memorable Rangers Playoffs Series this Decade
- Rangers’ 5 Best Moments of the Decade
- Rangers 1994 Stanley Cup Win Has Lasted a Lifetime
- 1995-96 Rangers: Sad End to Stanley Cup Hopes
Oh, So Close: The 1971-72 Rangers
The New York Rangers endured one of sports’ longest championship droughts, as they went fifty-four years without winning the Stanley Cup. And while the Stanley Cup finally made it to New York in 1994, the years between 1940 and 1994 didn’t pass by without great moments and seasons. One of those memorable seasons was 1971-72. Read more…
Team Captains
- Bill Cook, 1926-1937
- Art Coulter, 1937-1942
- Ott Heller, 1942-1945
- Neil Colville, 1945-1948
- Buddy O’Connor, 1949-1950
- Frank Eddolls, 1950-1951
- Allan Stanley, 1951-1953
- Don Raleigh, 1953-1955
- Harry Howell, 1955-1957
- George Sullivan, 1957-1961
- Andy Bathgate, 1961-1964
- Camille Henry, 1964-65
- Bob Nevin, 1965-1971
- Vic Hadfield, 1971-1974
- Brad Park, 1974-1975
- Phil Esposito, 1975-1978
- Dave Maloney, 1978-1980
- Walt Tkazuk, 1980-1981
- Barry Beck, 1981-1986
- Ron Greschner, 1986-1987
- Kelly Kisio, 1987-1991
- Mark Messier, 1991-1997
- Brian Leetch, 1997-2000
- Mark Messier, 2000-2004
- Jaromir Jagr, 2006-2008
- Chris Drury, 2008-2011
- Ryan Callahan, 2011-2014
- Ryan McDonagh, 2014-2018
- Jacob Trouba, 2022-present
Head Coaching History
- Lester Patrick, 1927-1939
- Frank Boucher, 1940-1954
- Lynn Patrick, 1949-1950
- Neil Colville, 1951-1952
- Bill Cook, 1952-1953
- Muzz Patrick, 1954-1963
- Phil Watson, 1956-1960
- Alf Pike, 1960-1961
- Doug Harvey, 1962
- Red Sullivan, 1963-1966
- Emile Francis, 1966-1975
- Bernie Geoffrion, 1969
- Larry Popein, 1974
- Ron Stewart, 1976
- John Ferguson, 1976-1977
- Jean-Guy Talbot, 1978
- Fred Shero, 1979-1981
- Craig Patrick, 1981-1985
- Herb Brooks, 1982-1985
- Ted Sator, 1986-1987
- Tom Webster, 1987
- Phil Esposito, 1987-1989
- Michel Bergeron, 1988-1989
- Roger Neilson, 1990-1993
- Ron Smith, 1993
- Mike Keenan, 1994
- Colin Campbell, 1995-1998
- John Muckler, 1998-2000
- John Tortorella, 2000-2013
- Ron Low, 2001-2002
- Bryan Trottier, 2003
- Glen Sather, 2003-2004
- Tom Renney, 2004-2009
- Alain Vigneault, 2014-2018
- David Quinn, 2019-2021
- Gerard Gallant, 2022-2023
- Peter Laviolette, 2024-Present