New York Rangers
The Broadway Blueshirts: Original Six champions from New York.
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Madison Square Garden, an arena they share with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). They are one of three NHL franchises located in the New York metropolitan area; the others being the New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders.
Quick Facts
- Key era
- Post-Expansion & Modern Era
Lore & Background
Founded in 1926 by Tex Rickard, the Rangers are one of the Original Six teams that competed in the NHL before its 1967 expansion. The team won the Stanley Cup in 1928, 1933, and 1940. After a period of struggle from the 1940s to the 1960s, they reached the Stanley Cup Final in 1972 and 1979, losing both times. They won their fourth Stanley Cup in 1994. The Rangers returned to the Stanley Cup Final in 2014, falling to the Los Angeles Kings in five games.
Reader's Guide
The Rangers' early success was guided by Lester Patrick, who coached the team to a Stanley Cup in their second season. Key players from the early years included Frank Boucher, Murray Murdoch, and Bun and Bill Cook. The team later featured Mark Messier, Brian Leetch, Adam Graves, and Mike Richter during their 1994 championship. Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist arrived in 2006, and the team missed the playoffs just once between 2006 and 2017.
Did You Know?
- The Rangers are one of the Original Six teams, along with the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, and Toronto Maple Leafs.
- In 1928, the Rangers became the first NHL franchise in the United States to win the Stanley Cup.
- The team's nickname 'Rangers' was attributed to sports editor George Haley, who referred to the new team as 'Tex's Rangers'.
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