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Seller: memorabilia111 ✉️ (808) 100%, Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, US, Ships to: US & many other countries, Item: 176269159330 NEW YORK RANGERS HOCKEY NEGATIVES FRANK BOUCHER NEIL COLVILLE LYNN PATRICK 1948. THREE VINTAGE ORIGINAL NEW YORK RANGERS 4X5 INCH NEGATIVES IN ORIGINAL MAILA NEGATIVE SLEEVE FROM DEC. 21, 1948 NEW YORK RANGERS HOCKEY PRESS CONFERENCE WITH  FRANK BOUCHER NEIL COLVILLE LYNN PATRICK ALL FORMER HOCKEY PLAYERS François Xavier "Raffles" Boucher was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive. Boucher played the forward position for the Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League and the Vancouver Maroons in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association.  Neil McNeil Colville was a professional ice hockey player. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, he played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League with his brother Mac, winning the Stanley Cup in 1940. Joseph Lynn Patrick was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive. As a player, Patrick played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He was twice named to the NHL All-Star Team and was a member of the Rangers' 1940 Stanley Cup championship team.
François Xavier "Raffles" Boucher (October 7, 1901 – December 12, 1977) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive. Boucher played the forward position for the Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Vancouver Maroons in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA). Frank later became coach and the general manager of the New York Rangers. Contents 1 Personal information 1.1 Early life 2 Hockey career 3 Career statistics 4 Coaching record 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External links Personal information Born in Ottawa, Ontario, in 1901, Boucher was the youngest son in a family of six sons and two daughters born to Tom Boucher and Annie Carroll. His paternal grandfather, Antoine Boucher was French, while his other grandparents were of Irish descent. Frank Boucher was one of four brothers who played in the NHL. His brother, Georges "Buck" Boucher, played on the Ottawa Senators dynasty of the 1920s, winning four Stanley Cups. Brothers Bobby and Billy also played in the NHL. There were two other brothers, Carroll and Joseph, and two sisters, Irene and Lily. The family lived in the New Edinburgh neighbourhood of Ottawa.[1] Frank's nephew, Sgt. Frank Boucher, son of Georges, was the head coach of Canada's 1948 Olympic gold medal winning ice hockey team - the Ottawa RCAF Flyers.[2][3] Early life Boucher inherited some of his athletic ability from his father Tom, who played rugby football for the Ottawa Rough Riders, winning Canadian championships in 1894, 1896, 1897 and 1901, playing alongside Tom "King" Clancy, whose son was the famous hockey player King Clancy. Boucher recalls receiving his first pair of skates at age six for Christmas, double-runners which he promptly fell from and never used again. Frank and the rest of the brothers would play games on outdoor rinks, including rinks on the Rideau River and for local New Edinburgh teams. To pay for team equipment, the team members would canvass the neighbourhood, which included Rideau Hall, where Boucher would first meet Lady Byng. Boucher attended Crichton Public School but dropped out of school at age thirteen. He took a job as an office boy with the federal government munitions department for the duration of World War I. After World War I, Boucher joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and moved west.[4] Hockey career While in Lethbridge working with the Mounties, Boucher played for the Lethbridge Vets along with Mountie teams he organized. After a year working in Banff, Alberta, Frank returned home to play for the Ottawa Senators for the 1921–22 season, where he would play with his brother George. Because he had played senior hockey out west, his playing rights belonged to the PCHA, but he was allowed to play the season for Ottawa on condition he then play for the Vancouver Maroons in following seasons. In a twist of fate, he joined the Stanley Cup champions but the Senators lost the NHL title that year to the Toronto St. Pats, who would defeat Vancouver in the Stanley Cup Final.[5] Boucher played for the Maroons until 1926. The Maroons would play in the 1923 Stanley Cup Final against the Senators, losing 3-2. His brother George still played for the Senators. The Maroons played in the 1924 Stanley Cup playoffs against Montreal, who had the other Boucher brothers Billy and Bob, losing to the Canadiens in a best-of-three series 2–0. A highlight of the second game, a Maroons 2–1 loss, was that all goals were scored by the Bouchers, two by Billy and one by Frank.[6] In 1926, when the western league dissolved, his rights were sold to the Boston Bruins. He never played for the Bruins as Conn Smythe then paid the Bruins $1500 for Boucher, on the advice of Bill Cook, whom he'd played against out west, but would play with during his time with the Rangers.[7] Boucher became a member of the original New York Rangers team. Boucher played for the Rangers until he retired in 1937–38. Boucher centered the famous Bread Line with the brothers Bill and Bun Cook, and together they helped the Rangers win the Stanley Cup in 1928 and 1933, also reaching the Finals in 1932. Frank was not only a brilliant forward, but was also one of the game's classiest. Lady Byng, wife of Viscount Byng, the Governor-General of Canada, donated a trophy to be awarded to the NHL's "most gentlemanly player." While playing for the New York Rangers, Boucher won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy seven times in eight years. He was then given the trophy outright, and Lady Byng donated another trophy to the NHL. The Rangers hired him to coach the New York Rovers, a minor-league team that also played at Madison Square Garden, as his apprenticeship to coaching the Rangers. When general manager Lester Patrick made the decision to retire from coaching prior to the 1939–40 season, he hired Boucher, who led his Ranger club to the last Stanley Cup. The franchise would be in existence for 68 seasons before they won a Cup without Boucher being directly involved. After finishing first in the NHL's regular season in 1942, the Rangers lost in the playoffs to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Soon they became victims of the military draft of World War II and went into a steep decline. In 1943–44 NHL season the New York Rangers were so bad that Boucher came out of retirement for 15 games to play where he recorded 14 points; at age 42, he was the oldest position player ever to play in the NHL, a record he held until surpassed by Doug Harvey in 1968. The Rangers finished the 50 game season with only 6 wins. Between appearances in 1940 and 1972 they reached the Stanley Cup Finals only once. When Patrick retired, Frank took over as general manager. He got the Rangers into the playoffs in 1947–48 with his trade to get Buddy O'Connor and Frank Eddolls. He stepped down from coaching to concentrate on his manager's job and hired Lynn Patrick, Lester's son and an ex-teammate, to coach the Rangers, and Lynn came very close to winning the Stanley Cup in 1950, proving Boucher astute in hiring him as coach. But the Rangers were an aging team, and eroded. Lynn Patrick resigned to go to Boston, and neither Neil Colville nor Bill Cook, also former teammates of Boucher's, could get the Rangers into the playoffs. General John Kilpatrick, the Rangers' owner, thought about replacing Boucher, but he held off. During the 1945–46 season, Boucher became the first coach to use two goalies regularly. Alternating Charlie Rayner and Jim Henry every game, and later, every four to six minutes, he proved the usefulness of having two goalies. Frank went back behind the bench in 1953–54, but could not get the Rangers into the playoffs. He then hired Muzz Patrick, another son of Lester and ex-teammate, to coach the team, but the Rangers won only 17 games and missed the playoffs again. So General Kilpatrick had a talk with Frank and reluctantly expressed that Frank could not build the Rangers into a winner, and recommended Frank resign as general manager. Frank thought it over, realizing that it was better than being fired. He then typed his resignation and handed it in to the General, ending his 29-year association with the Rangers. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958. In 1998, he was ranked number 61 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. His uniform number 7 hangs in the rafters of Madison Square Garden, although it was retired for a later Ranger, Rod Gilbert. In 1974, Boucher wrote When the Rangers Were Young, a book about his experiences with the old-time Broadway Blueshirts, giving him one last moment of fame during his lifetime. He died of cancer on December 12, 1977, in the town of Kemptville, Ontario, near Ottawa, at the age of 76. In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked Bouche at No. 9 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons.[8] Career statistics     Regular season   Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1916–17 Ottawa New Edinburghs OCJHL 9 11 0 11 — 2 6 0 6 — 1917–18 Ottawa New Edinburghs OCJHL 4 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1917–18 Ottawa Munitions OCHL 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1918–19 Ottawa New Edinburghs OCHL 7 1 2 3 5 — — — — — 1919–20 Lethbridge Vets ASHL — — — — — — — — — — 1919–20 Lethbridge Vets Al-Cup — — — — — 1 1 0 1 0 1920–21 Banff RMSHL — — — — — — — — — — 1921–22 Ottawa Senators NHL 24 8 2 10 4 1 0 0 0 0 1922–23 Vancouver Maroons PCHA 28 11 9 20 2 2 0 1 1 2 1922–23 Vancouver Maroons St-Cup — — — — — 4 2 0 2 0 1923–24 Vancouver Maroons PCHA 28 15 5 20 10 2 1 0 1 0 1923–24 Vancouver Maroons West-P — — — — — 3 1 0 1 0 1923–24 Vancouver Maroons St-Cup — — — — — 2 2 1 3 2 1924–25 Vancouver Maroons WCHL 27 16 12 28 6 — — — — — 1925–26 Vancouver Maroons WHL 29 15 7 22 14 — — — — — 1926–27 New York Rangers NHL 44 13 15 28 17 2 0 0 0 4 1927–28 New York Rangers NHL 44 23 12 35 15 9 7 3 10 2 1928–29 New York Rangers NHL 44 10 16 26 8 6 1 0 1 0 1929–30 New York Rangers NHL 42 26 36 62 16 3 1 1 2 0 1930–31 New York Rangers NHL 44 12 27 39 20 4 0 2 2 0 1931–32 New York Rangers NHL 48 12 23 35 18 7 3 6 9 0 1932–33 New York Rangers NHL 46 7 28 35 4 8 2 2 4 6 1933–34 New York Rangers NHL 48 14 30 44 4 2 0 0 0 0 1934–35 New York Rangers NHL 48 13 32 45 2 4 0 3 3 0 1935–36 New York Rangers NHL 48 11 18 29 2 — — — — — 1936–37 New York Rangers NHL 44 7 13 20 5 9 2 3 5 0 1937–38 New York Rangers NHL 18 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1943–44 New York Rangers NHL 15 4 10 14 2 — — — — — NHL totals 557 160 263 423 119 55 16 20 36 12 PCHA totals 57 26 14 40 12 4 1 1 2 2 WCHL/WHL totals 56 31 19 50 20 — — — — — Coaching record Team Year Regular season Post season G W L T Pts Division rank Result NYR 1939–40 48 27 11 10 64 2nd in NHL Won Stanley Cup NYR 1940–41 48 21 19 8 50 4th in NHL Lost in quarter-finals NYR 1941–42 48 29 17 2 60 1st in NHL Lost in semi-finals NYR 1942–43 50 11 31 8 30 6th in NHL DNQ NYR 1943–44 50 6 39 5 17 6th in NHL DNQ NYR 1944–45 50 11 29 10 32 6th in NHL DNQ NYR 1945–46 50 13 28 9 35 6th in NHL DNQ NYR 1946–47 60 22 32 6 50 5th in NHL DNQ NYR 1947–48 60 21 26 13 55 4th in NHL Lost in semi-finals NYR 1948–49 23 6 11 6 18 6th in NHL Resigned NYR 1953–54 40 14 20 6 34 5th in NHL Resigned Total 527 181 263 83 445 See also Hockey Hall of Fame Neil McNeil Colville (August 4, 1914 – December 26, 1987) was a professional ice hockey player. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, he played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League with his brother Mac, winning the Stanley Cup in 1940.[2] Colville joined the Rangers' farm team in 1934 and quickly made his way to the pros by 1936, centreing the "Bread Line" with his brother and Alex Shibicky, where he played until World War II. During the war, he and his brother were stationed in Ottawa and played on the army's Ottawa Commandos team, winning the Allan Cup in 1942. After the war, they both returned the Rangers, this time as defencemen, the first pairs of brothers to ever do so in the NHL. Neil was adept at both defence and offense. Previously, he was erroneously reported here to be the first player to be named to All-Star Teams as both a forward and a defenseman; though he did indeed accomplish the dual feat, the first to do so was the venerable Dit Clapper in 1931/1938. He retired in 1949 and became the Rangers' youngest coach a year later, but he was forced to resign due to health problems halfway through his second season. In the 1950s, Colville was one of the primary founding investors in what would become Northern Television Systems, WHTV, in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. Colville eventually moved from Vancouver, B.C. to Whitehorse in order to run the small four-channel station alongside Bert Wybrew. He slept in a bunk in the studio and learned to do everything from fixing the equipment to hosting the news casts. Filling the air time without the benefit of extensive broadcasting infrastructure was at times difficult, and the station would run footage of downtown's Main Street or do live broadcasts of a goldfish bowl to fill the hours.[3] He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1967. He died in 1987 and there is a memorial bench in his honor at the Gary Point Park in Steveston, British Columbia. In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked Colville at No. 22 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons.[1] Contents 1 Career statistics 2 Coaching record 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Career statistics     Regular season   Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1929–30 Edmonton Enarcos EJrHL 12 1 0 1 — — — — — — 1930–31 Edmonton Canadians EJrHL 13 2 0 2 8 — — — — — 1931–32 Edmonton Poolers EJrHL 11 7 3 10 — 4 2 1 3 0 1931–32 Edmonton Poolers M-Cup — — — — — 5 2 0 2 2 1932–33 Edmonton Athletic Club EJrHL 11 — — — 10 3 0 0 0 2 1933–34 Edmonton Athletic Club EJrHL 9 14 4 18 13 2 4 2 6 5 1933–34 Edmonton Athletic Club M-Cup — — — — — 12 15 6 21 4 1934–35 New York Crescents EAHL 21 24 11 35 16 8 8 4 12 2 1935–36 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1935–36 Philadelphia Ramblers Can-Am 35 15 16 31 8 4 0 2 2 0 1936–37 New York Rangers NHL 45 10 18 28 33 9 3 3 6 0 1937–38 New York Rangers NHL 45 17 19 36 11 3 0 1 1 0 1938–39 New York Rangers NHL 47 18 19 37 12 7 0 2 2 2 1939–40 New York Rangers NHL 48 19 19 38 22 12 2 7 9 18 1940–41 New York Rangers NHL 48 14 28 42 28 3 1 1 2 0 1941–42 New York Rangers NHL 48 8 25 33 37 6 0 5 5 6 1942–43 Ottawa Commandos QSHL 22 12 30 42 32 — — — — — 1942–43 Ottawa Army OCHL 12 11 12 23 6 — — — — — 1942–43 Ottawa Commandos Al-Cup — — — — — 12 14 14 28 17 1944–45 New York Rangers NHL 4 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1944–45 Winnipeg RCAF WNDHL 6 5 4 9 4 — — — — — 1944–45 Ottawa Commandos OCHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1944–45 Quebec Aces QSHL 5 1 2 3 0 7 2 5 7 4 1944–45 Quebec Aces Al-Cup — — — — — 3 0 3 3 0 1945–46 New York Rangers NHL 49 5 4 9 25 — — — — — 1946–47 New York Rangers NHL 60 4 16 20 16 — — — — — 1947–48 New York Rangers NHL 55 4 12 16 25 6 1 0 1 6 1948–49 New York Rangers NHL 14 0 5 5 2 — — — — — 1948–49 New Haven Ramblers AHL 11 0 3 3 8 — — — — — 1949–50 New Haven Ramblers AHL 17 3 4 7 13 — — — — — NHL totals 464 99 166 265 213 46 7 19 26 32 Coaching record Team Year Regular season Post season G W L T Pts Division rank Result NYR 1950–51 70 20 29 21 61 5th in NHL DNQ NYR 1951–52 23 6 12 5 17 5th in NHL Fired Total 93 26 41 26 78 See also List of NHL players who spent their entire career with one franchise References Joseph Lynn Patrick (February 3, 1912 – January 26, 1980) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive. As a player, Patrick played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He was twice named to the NHL All-Star Team and was a member of the Rangers' 1940 Stanley Cup championship team. Patrick turned to coaching following his playing career, serving first with the Rangers, then the Boston Bruins – where he was also general manager – and finally as the first head coach of the St. Louis Blues. Patrick was part of one of hockey's most famous families. His brother Muzz and son Glenn were also NHL players, while his father Lester, uncle Frank Patrick and son Craig are all members of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Lynn was himself posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1980 and was a recipient of the Lester Patrick Trophy in 1989 for his contributions to the sport in the United States. Contents 1 Early life 2 Playing career 3 Coaching career 4 Personal life 5 Career statistics 5.1 Regular season and playoffs 5.2 Coaching record 6 Awards and honours 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Early life Patrick was born February 3, 1912, in Victoria, British Columbia.[1] His father Lester and uncle Frank were founders and operators of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA). Lynn also played hockey growing up, until Victoria's Patrick Arena burned down in 1929.[2] Lynn played several sports in addition to hockey; he was a member of the Vancouver Blue Ribbons basketball team that won the Canadian national championship in 1933.[1] After his father sent he and his brother Muzz to Montreal to study at McGill University,[2] Patrick resumed his hockey career with the Royal Montreal Hockey Club in 1933. He also played basketball and football at the same time.[1] Playing career Lester Patrick was managing the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1934 when his assistants convinced him to sign Lynn to a contract. Lester was hesitant, fearing that such a move would be labeled as nepotism.[2] Nonetheless, the Rangers signed Lynn to a contract on November 4, 1934.[1] He made his NHL debut on November 10, 1934, against the St. Louis Eagles.[3] Lynn struggled in his rookie season of 1934–35, resulting in the criticism Lester feared.[2] Lynn was often maligned by fans and the press,[4] but was a steady presence for the Rangers over the next several seasons as he scored between 25 and 34 points in 48-game seasons between 1935–36 and 1939–40.[5] His brother Muzz joined the team in 1938, and the pair were members of New York's 1940 Stanley Cup championship team.[3] Playing on a line by Bryan Hextall and Phil Watson, Patrick developed into a leading offensive player for the Rangers.[2] He recorded 44 points in 1940–41, then led the NHL with 32 goals in 1941–42.[1] He was named to the NHL's first All-Star Team, and to the second team in 1942–43.[5] That season, Patrick set a career high with 61 points.[3] Patrick then left the NHL for two years to serve with the United States military in the Second World War.[2] He returned to the league for one final NHL season in 1945–46, but found that he lost his skating speed during his time off and switched from left wing to defence.[6] It was his final season in the NHL. In 455 games over ten seasons, Patrick scored 145 goals and 335 points.[3] Coaching career The Rangers named Patrick the head coach of their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the New Haven Ramblers for the 1946–47 season. He was also listed as a utility player for the team, but hoped he would play only if necessary.[6] Nonetheless, he appeared in 16 games for the Ramblers; he recorded two goals and six assists.[5] He remained with New Haven for the following two seasons, and was promoted to head coach of the Rangers midway through the 1948–49 NHL season.[7] He served as Rangers coach until 1950 before moving on to coach the Boston Bruins between 1950 and 1955. He was also named the team's general manager in 1954, a position he held until 1964. Patrick had three short stints as head coach of the St. Louis Blues and two as general manager.[1] He was as the first general manager and head coach of the Blues in 1967–68,[4] but quickly surrendered the coaching role to Scotty Bowman, who led the team to an appearance in the 1968 Stanley Cup Finals.[8] He ultimately became the Blues' senior vice president, a position he held until his retirement in 1977.[9] Personal life Patrick married Dorothea Davis, a model and actress, in 1939.[10] He and Dorothea had one son, Lester Lee Patrick. Lynn Patrick died on January 26, 1980. He left a Blues game that night due to illness but crashed his car near the arena after suffering a heart attack.[9] Lynn was a member of one of hockey's most famous families.[11] His father Lester and uncle Frank were both inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. His brother Muzz was an NHL player, as were his sons Craig and Glenn.[12] Lynn was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1980, months after his death.[2] Craig became the fourth member of the Patrick family so honoured in 2001.[13] USA Hockey recognized Lynn's contributions to hockey in the United States by naming him a recipient of the Lester Patrick Trophy in 1989.[1] Career statistics Regular season and playoffs     Regular season   Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1933–34 Montreal Royals MCHL 15 5 3 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 1934–35 New York Rangers NHL 48 9 13 22 17 4 2 2 4 0 1935–36 New York Rangers NHL 48 11 14 25 29 — — — — — 1936–37 New York Rangers NHL 45 8 16 24 23 9 3 0 3 2 1937–38 New York Rangers NHL 48 15 19 34 24 3 0 1 1 2 1938–39 New York Rangers NHL 35 8 21 29 25 7 1 1 2 0 1939–40 New York Rangers NHL 48 12 16 28 34 12 2 2 4 4 1940–41 New York Rangers NHL 48 20 24 44 12 3 1 0 1 14 1941–42 New York Rangers NHL 47 32 22 54 18 6 1 0 1 0 1942–43 New York Rangers NHL 50 22 39 61 28 — — — — — 1945–46 New York Rangers NHL 38 8 6 14 30 — — — — — 1946–47 New Haven Ramblers AHL 16 2 6 8 16 3 1 0 1 2 NHL totals 455 145 190 335 240 44 10 6 16 22 Coaching record Season Team League Regular season Post season G W L T Pts Pct Division rank Result 1948–49 New York Rangers NHL 37 12 20 5 29 .392 6th overall Did not qualify 1949–50 New York Rangers NHL 70 28 31 11 67 .479 4th overall Lost Stanley Cup Final 1950–51 Boston Bruins NHL 70 22 38 18 62 .443 4th overall Lost in semi-finals 1951–52 Boston Bruins NHL 70 25 29 16 66 .471 4th overall Lost in semi-finals 1952–53 Boston Bruins NHL 70 28 29 13 69 .493 3rd overall Lost Stanley Cup Finals 1953–54 Boston Bruins NHL 70 32 28 10 74 .529 4th overall Lost in semi-finals 1954–55 Boston Bruins NHL 30 10 14 6 26 .433 (4th overall0 Fired mid-season 1967–68 St. Louis Blues NHL 16 4 10 2 10 .313 (3rd in West) Resigned 1974–75 St. Louis Blues NHL 2 1 0 1 3 .667 (2nd in Smythe) Interim coach 1975–76 St. Louis Blues NHL 8 3 5 0 6 .375 (3rd in Smythe) Interim coach Total 443 165 196 82 412 .465 Awards and honours NHL Award Year Ref. First team All-Star 1941–42 [5] Second team All-Star 1942–43 [5] Lester Patrick Trophy Contributions to the sport in the United States 1989 [5] Frank Boucher, a member of the origimal New York Rangers, of 1926, who won selection to the Hockey Hall of Fame after 29 years with the team as a player, a coach and a general manager, died yeste_rday in Ottawa after a long battle against cancer. He was 76 years old. Mr. Boucher (pronounced boo‐SHAY) was one of hockey's greatest centers when he played on a famed line that included Bill and Bun Cook in the 1920's and 1930's. From the 1926‐27 season he played 557 regular season games for the Rangers, in which he scored 161 goals and added 262 assists. In his 56 games of Stanley Om competition‐the National Hockey League's playoffs‐he scored 16 goals aid made 18 assists. A Gentlemanly Player Aside from his brilliant skating ability on the ice and his fine stick work with the Cook brothers, Mr. Boucher was known for his extraordinarily clean play. He won the Lady Byng Trophy, symbol of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct in the N.H.L., seven times from 1927 through 1935. After the seventh award, the original trophy was given him for his permanent possession. This trophy and Mr. Boucher ‘s other awards were destroyed in a fire at his summer. home In Kemptville, Ontario, in 1965. “I'm particularly sorry about losing the Lady Byng, because I had promised Weald leave it in my will to the Hockey iihIl of Fame,” he said. According to hockey historians, Mr. go‐tither had only one fight in his N.H.L. cafrer. It occurred early in his first seaFon with the Rangers, in a game against the Montreal Maroons at Madison Square Garen. Thanks for reading The Times. Subscribe to The Times Late in the game, which the Rangers won, 1‐0, the hard‐checking Maroons began mauling the Rangers. Mr. Boucher, Who had spent two years as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, squared off against Bill Phillips and knocked him down twice with punches to the jaw. The Montreal player respondpi by cracking his stick over his foe's teacl. Mr. Boucher required stitches, was assessed a five‐minute penalty and was fined $50. No More Fighting After that he did no fighting, saying, When I get mad I take it out on the puek.” His was an important role in the Rangers rise to success. They won the Stanley Cup in his second season, 1927‐28, defeating the Maroons, three games to two, In the final round. He was the top playoff scaler that season, with seven goals and three assists, and his final goal gave New YOrk a 2‐1 victory in the fifth and last game. He was also the playoff scoring leader in 1931‐32, when the Rangers lost in the final to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The following season the New Yorkers gained revenge by defeating Toronto, three games to one. Mr. Boucher retired as a player after he 1937‐38 season and began coaching a Ranger farm club, but he was also congested with the Rangers’ third Stanley pup success. During the 1939.40 season, ‘xis,finst of eight as coach, his team defeated Toronto, four games to two, in the final. The Rangers have not won the cup since. Native of Ottawa Frank Boucher was born in Ottawa on pct. 7, 1901. He and his five brothers farere active in all sports. He forged his father's signature to gain permission to enter the Royal Canadian Mounted Police when he was 17 years old. CWhile a mounted constable, he organized a hockey team in his troop, and his play caught the attention of the Ottawa Senators. In 1921 he took his discharge from the police and became professional hockey player. After one season with Ottawa, he spent from 1922 to 4926 with Vancouver in the Western Canada League. Lester Patrick, the first Ranger general manager and coach, brought Mr. Boucher to New York when the franchise entered the N.H.L. in 1976. Resigned in 1955 Mr. Boucher remained with the team until 1955. He coached from 1939 through 1948 (quitting retirement to play again for 15 games in the 1943‐44 season) and again for half the 1953‐54 season. He served as general manager from 1946 to 1955, when he resigned depressed at having been unable to make the Rangers a contender after World War II. Mr. Boucher was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame, in Toronto, in April 1958, and in 1961 was honored in New York as the recipient of the Sportsmanship Brotherhood Award. Since leaving the Rangers, he had been active in junior hockey programs in Canada. His wife, Agnes Sylvester, died in 1972. Surviving is a son, Earl, of Kemptville, Ontario, two sisters and several grandchildren. Frank Boucher in 1931 New York and the hockey world lost a great New York Ranger when Neil Colville - star center, captain and coach of the club -was laid to rest Dec. 30 in Richmond, British Columbia, after a long struggle with bone cancer. Neil is a member of the National Hockey League Hall of Fame whose career spanned the 1935-36 through the 1948-49 seasons. Neil, his brother Mac and Alex Shibicky formed one of the greatest lines in the N.H.L.'s six-team era and anchored the Rangers when they won the Stanley Cup in 1940. Known as the Bread Line, the three were groomed by Lester Patrick, orchestrator of the Ranger clubs that won Stanley Cups in the late 20's and early 30's, to follow in the footsteps of the Cook brothers and Frank Boucher. The Garden management assigned Murray Murdoch, an original Ranger, to travel to Edmonton, Alberta, to sign Neil in the early 30's. Murdoch was then a player and, as an elder statesman, was entrusted with inviting Neil and Mac to the Rangers' training camp. Murdoch said that Patrick wanted to sign Neil but was not too certain about Mac. But he gave Murdoch approval to sign both if the family pressed the issue. That turned out to be the case, and both became Rangers after minor league seasoning. Indeed, Mac became one of the league's most highly regarded wings. The Colvilles and Shibicky came to New York together and were farmed out to the Brooklyn Crescents of the Eastern Hockey League. That club later became the New York Rovers, who played Sunday home games at the Garden before Ranger evening games. The Crescents boarded their teen-agers at the old Crescent Athletic Club on Pierrepont Street in Brooklyn, and the team practiced at a converted stable called the Brooklyn Ice Palace, on Atlantic Avenue. The Public Schools Athletic League sponsored high school hockey at the Ice Palace, and I was one of the students who played in those games. After our own games and practices at eerie hours, we would hang around to watch the Crescents work out. They were great to us, offering help and encouragement. We were all in the same age bracket, but our hockey experience, as native Brooklyn kids, was limited to street hockey. The Colvilles and Shibicky moved as a unit to the Rangers' top farm team, the Philadelphia Ramblers, and in 1936 broke in with the big club. Thanks for reading The Times. Subscribe to The Times Neil and Mac got along well as brothers and teammates, but had different personalities and interests off the ice. Neil and Alex Shibicky shared business investments and had a sort of Damon and Pythias relationship up to the time of Neil's death. Neil was completely retired, Mac had been in the oil business, Shibicky did some coaching in western Canada and they all attended occasional reunions of the old Rangers in the Vancouver area. Alex and Mac were at the funeral service. LARRY YAFFA Alpine, N.J. Lynn Patrick Bio The son of the legendary Lester Patrick, Lynn carved his own niche in the NHL. Playing 10 seasons in the League, all with the New York Rangers, Patrick scored 336 points (145 goals, 191 assists) in 455 games and won the Stanley Cup in 1940. He was also coached in his first five seasons by his father, who resigned following the 1938-39 season. Patrick developed into a leading scorer for the Rangers late in his career. He led the League in goals (32) in 1941-42, when he was named to the First All-Star Team. The following season, he had an NHL career-high 61 points (22 goals, 39 assists) in 50 games and was named to the Second All-Star Team. He would go on to serve in the United States Army during World War II before returning to the NHL during the 1945-46 season. However, Patrick found the time away had slowed him down, and as a result, he switched from forward to defenseman and had 14 points (eight goals, six assists) in 38 games. Following the season, Rangers manager Frank Boucher announced that Patrick would manage the teamís American Hockey League affiliate, the New Haven Ramblers during the 1946-47 season. Although he had taken part in New Yorkís training camp that fall, he said he would only play if necessary (because of injuries) and was listed as a utility player. In a quote from the Ottawa Citizen on Oct. 8 1946, Patrick said he was ìgood for another couple of years in the NHL, but this appointment (in the AHL) is a great opportunity and too good a job to pass up. Still, he played in 16 games with New Haven in 1946-47, getting two goals and six assists. He spent one more season with New Haven before replacing Boucher as Rangers coach midway through the 1948-49 season. In 1949-50, he led New York to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, where it defeated the Montreal Canadiens in five games in the semifinals before losing in seven games to the Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup Final. After the season, he was hired as coach of the Boston Bruins, where he spent five seasons before being fired during the 1954-55 season. He led the Bruins to the playoffs in each of his four full seasons as coach, including the Cup Final in 1953, where they lost to the Canadiens in five games. He stayed on in Boston as general manager until 1965. When the NHL expanded from six to 12 teams in 1967, Patrick became the first GM and coach for the St. Louis Blues. He coached St. Louisí first 16 games (4-10-2) that season before being replaced by Scotty Bowman, who would lead the Blues to the Stanley Cup Finals in each of their first three seasons. Patrick then assumed the role of vice president with St. Louis and occasionally helped out behind the bench, coaching two games during the 1974-75 season and eight games in 1975-76, before retiring from hockey in 1977. Patrick died on Jan. 26, 1980, at the age of 67. Months later, he was posthumously inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and in 1989, he was awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy, given annually by the NHL and USA hockey for outstanding service to hockey in the United States. Patrick's sons, Craig and Greg, also played in the NHL. Craig Patrick, who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996, was assistant GM and assistant coach for the United States menís hockey team at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics, where they defeated the USSR in the game dubbed the ìMiracle on Iceî before winning the gold medal. He was also GM of the Pittsburgh Penguins when they won the Stanley Cup in 1991 and 1992. 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 of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Madison Square Garden in the borough of Manhattan, an arena they share with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). They are one of three NHL teams located in the New York metropolitan area; the others being the New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders. Founded in 1926 by Tex Rickard, the Rangers are one of the Original Six teams that competed in the NHL before its 1967 expansion, along with the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs. The team attained success early on under the guidance of Lester Patrick, who coached a team containing Frank Boucher, Murray Murdoch, and Bun and Bill Cook to Stanley Cup glory in 1928,[3] making them the first NHL franchise in the United States to win the trophy. The team would then go onto win two additional Stanley Cups in 1933 and 1940. Following this initial grace period, the franchise struggled between the 1940s and 1960s, whereby playoff appearances and success was infrequent. The team enjoyed a mini renaissance in the 1970s, where they made the Stanley Cup finals twice, albeit, losing to the Bruins in 1972 and the Canadiens in 1979. The Rangers subsequently embraced a rebuild for much of the 1980s and early 1990s, which eventually paid dividends, where the team, led by Mark Messier, Brian Leetch, Adam Graves, and Mike Richter, captured their fourth Stanley Cup in 1994. The team was unable to duplicate that success in the years that followed, and entered into another period of mediocrity. They endured a franchise-record seven-year postseason drought from 1998 to 2005, and languished for the majority of the 2000s before enjoying another period of prosperity after the 2004–05 NHL Lockout. Upon the arrival of goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, the Rangers missed the playoffs just once between 2006 and 2017. They reached the Stanley Cup Finals in 2014, falling to the Los Angeles Kings in five games. They have since entered into another period of rebuilding.[4] Several former members of the Rangers have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, four of whom—Buddy O'Connor, Chuck Rayner, Andy Bathgate, and Messier—have won the Hart Memorial Trophy while playing for the team. Contents 1 History 1.1 Early years (1926–1967) 1.2 Post-Original Six era (1967–1993) 1.3 Ending the curse (1993–94) 1.4 Expensive acquisitions and post-season drought (1995–2004) 1.5 Post-lockout revival (2004–2015) 1.5.1 Return to the final and third Presidents' Trophy 1.6 Jeff Gorton era (2015–present) 2 Uniforms 3 Season-by-season record 4 Players and personnel 4.1 Current roster 4.2 Team captains 4.3 General managers 4.4 Head coaches 5 Team and league honors 5.1 Awards and trophies 5.2 First-round draft picks 5.3 Hall of Famers 5.4 Retired numbers 5.5 Single-season records 5.6 Franchise scoring leaders 6 See also 7 References 8 References 9 External links History Main article: History of the New York Rangers Early years (1926–1967) George Lewis "Tex" Rickard, president of Madison Square Garden, was awarded an NHL franchise for the 1926–27 season to compete with the now-defunct New York Americans, who had begun play at the Garden the previous season. The Americans (also known as the "Amerks") proved to be an even greater success than expected during their inaugural season, leading Rickard to pursue a second team for the Garden despite promising the Amerks that they were going to be the only hockey team to play there.[5] The new team was quickly nicknamed "Tex's Rangers". Tex Rickard, president of Madison Square Garden, was awarded the Rangers in 1926. Rickard's franchise began play in the 1926–27 season. The first team crest was a horse sketched in blue carrying a cowboy waving a hockey stick aloft, before being changed to the familiar R-A-N-G-E-R-S in diagonal.[6] Rickard managed to get future legendary Toronto Maple Leafs owner Conn Smythe to assemble the team. However, Smythe had a falling-out with Rickard's hockey man, Col. John S. Hammond, and was fired as manager-coach on the eve of the first season—he was paid a then-hefty $2,500 to leave. Smythe was replaced by Pacific Coast Hockey Association co-founder Lester Patrick.[7] The new team Smythe assembled turned out to be a winner. The Rangers won the American Division title their first year but lost to the Boston Bruins in the playoffs.[8][9] The team's early success led to players becoming minor celebrities and fixtures in New York City's Roaring Twenties nightlife. It was also during this time, playing at the Garden on 48th Street, blocks away from Times Square, that the Rangers obtained their now-famous nickname "The Broadway Blueshirts". On December 13, 1929, the New York Rangers became the first team in the NHL to travel by plane when they hired the Curtiss-Wright Corporation to fly them to Toronto for a game against the Maple Leafs, which they lost 7–6.[10] In only their second season, the Rangers won the Stanley Cup, defeating the Montreal Maroons three games to two.[11] One of the most memorable stories that emerged from the finals involved Patrick playing in goal at the age of 44. At the time, teams were not required to dress a backup goaltender, so when the Rangers' starting goaltender, Lorne Chabot, left a game with an eye injury, Maroons head coach Eddie Gerard vetoed his original choice for a replacement (who was Alex Connell, another NHL goalie of the old Ottawa Senators who was in attendance for the game). An angry Patrick lined up between the pipes for two periods in Game 2 of the finals, allowing one goal to Maroons center Nels Stewart. Frank Boucher scored the game-winning goal in overtime for New York.[12] After a loss to the Bruins in the 1928–29 finals[3] and an early struggle in the early 1930s, the Rangers, led by brothers Bill and Bun Cook on the right and left wings, respectively, and Frank Boucher at center, defeated the Maple Leafs in the 1932–33 best-of-five finals three games to one to win their second Stanley Cup, exacting revenge on the Leafs' "Kid line" of Busher Jackson, Joe Primeau and Charlie Conacher. The Rangers spent the rest of the 1930s playing close to 0.500 hockey until their next Cup win. Lester Patrick stepped down as head coach and was replaced by Frank Boucher.[13] The Bread Line was the Rangers' first notable line. Consisting of Bill Cook, Bun Cook and Frank Boucher, they played together from 1926 to 1937. In 1939–40 season, the Rangers finished the regular season in second place behind Boston. The two teams then met in the first round of the playoffs. The Bruins gained a two-games-to-one series lead from New York, but the Rangers recovered to win three-straight games, defeating the first-place Bruins four games to two. The Rangers' first round victory gave them a bye until the finals. The Detroit Red Wings defeated the New York Americans in their first round best-of-three series two games to one (even as the Americans had analytical and notorious ex-Bruins star Eddie Shore), and the Toronto Maple Leafs ousted the Chicago Black Hawks two games to none. The Maple Leafs and Red Wings then played a best-of-three series to determine who played the Rangers in the finals, where Toronto swept Detroit, thus determining the match-up. The 1940 Stanley Cup finals commenced in Madison Square Garden in New York. The first two games went to the Rangers. In Game 1, the Rangers needed overtime to gain a 1–0 series lead, but they won game two more easily with a 6–2 victory. The series then shifted to Toronto, where the Maple Leafs won the next two games, tying the series at two games apiece. In Games 5 and 6, the Rangers won in overtime, taking the series four games to two to earn their third Stanley Cup. However, the Rangers collapsed by the mid-1940s, losing games by as much as 15–0 and having one goaltender post a 6.20 goals against average (GAA). They missed the playoffs for five consecutive seasons before earning the fourth and final playoff spot in 1948. They lost in the first round and missed the playoffs again in 1948–49 season. In the 1950 Stanley Cup finals, the Rangers were forced to play all of their games on the road (home games in Toronto) while the circus was held at the Garden. They lost to the Detroit Red Wings in overtime in the seventh game of the finals. During this time, Red Wings owner James E. Norris became the largest stockholder in the Garden. However, he did not buy controlling interest in the arena, which would have violated the NHL's rule against one person owning more than one team. Nonetheless, he had enough support on the board to exercise de facto control. The Rangers remained a mark of futility in the NHL for most of the remainder of the Original Six era, missing the playoffs in 12 of the next 16 years. However, the team was rejuvenated in the late 1960s, symbolized by moving into the fourth version of Madison Square Garden in 1968. A year earlier, they made the playoffs for the first time in five years on the strength of rookie goaltender Eddie Giacomin and acquired 1950s Montreal Canadiens star right wing Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion. Post-Original Six era (1967–1993) Jean Ratelle played with the Rangers from 1960 to 1975. The Rangers made the finals twice in the 1970s, but lost both times to two '70s powerhouses; in six games to the Boston Bruins in 1972, who were led by such stars as Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge, Johnny Bucyk and Wayne Cashman; and in five games to the Canadiens in 1979, who had Bob Gainey, Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson, Ken Dryden, Guy Lapointe and Serge Savard. By 1971–72, the Rangers reached the Stanley Cup finals despite losing high-scoring center Jean Ratelle (who had been on pace over Bruin Phil Esposito to become the first 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 players such as Brad Park, Jean Ratelle, Vic Hadfield and Rod Gilbert (the last three constructing the famed "GAG line", standing for "goal-a-game") carried them through the playoffs. They defeated the defending-champion Canadiens in the first round and the Chicago Black Hawks in the second, but lost to the Bruins in the finals. In the 1972 playoffs, with Ratelle sidelined with a broken ankle and Gilbert hampered by injuries, Walt Tkaczuk played a key role as the Rangers defeated the defending champion Canadiens and the previous year's finalists, the Black Hawks, to reach the Stanley Cup Finals. While the Rangers lost to the Boston Bruins in six games, Tkaczuk earned much respect for holding the Bruins' Phil Esposito without a goal in the series. The Rangers played a legendary conference semi-final series against the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1973–74 playoffs, losing in seven games and becoming the first Original Six club to lose a playoff series to a 1967 expansion team. This series was noted for a Game 7 fight between Dale Rolfe of the Rangers and Dave Schultz of the Flyers.[14] The Rangers' new rivals, the New York Islanders, who entered the League in 1972 after paying a hefty territorial fee – some $4 million – to the Rangers, were their first round opponents in 1975. After splitting the first two games, the Islanders defeated the more-established Rangers 11 seconds into overtime of the deciding Game 3, establishing a rivalry that continued to grow for years. In a blockbuster trade with Boston, New York acquired Esposito and Carol Vadnais from the Bruins for Park, Ratelle and Joe Zanussi in 1975, while Swedish stars Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson jumped to the Rangers from the League's rival, the World Hockey Association (WHA) in 1978. In the 1979 NHL playoffs, New York then defeated the surging Islanders in the conference semi-finals and returned to the finals again before bowing out to the Canadiens. However, the Islanders got their revenge after eliminating the Rangers in four consecutive playoff series beginning in 1981 en route to their second of four consecutive Stanley Cup titles. Marcel Dionne with the Rangers, 1987. He signed with the Rangers in the 1986 off-season. The Rangers stayed competitive through the 1980s and early 1990s, making the playoffs each year. In the 1985–86 playoffs, the Rangers, behind the play of rookie goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck, upended the Patrick Division-winning Flyers in five games followed by a six-game win over the Washington Capitals in the Patrick Division finals. Montreal, however, disposed of the Rangers in the Wales Conference finals behind a rookie goaltender of their own, Patrick Roy. The next year, the Rangers acquired superstar center Marcel Dionne after almost 12 years as a Los Angeles King.[15] In 1988, Dionne moved into third place in career goals scored (since bettered by Brett Hull). "Because you love the game so much, you think it will never end", said Dionne, who spent nine games in the minors before retiring in 1989. He played only 49 playoff games in 17 seasons with the Rangers, Kings and Detroit Red Wings. Frustration was at its peak when the 1991–92 squad captured the Presidents' Trophy. They took a 2–1 series lead on the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins and then faltered in three-straight (some observers note a Ron Francis slapshot from outside the blue line that eluded goaltender Mike Richter as the series' turning point).[16][17] The following year, injuries and a 1–11 regular season finish landed the Rangers at the bottom of the Patrick Division after being in a playoff position for much of the season. Head coach Roger Neilson did not finish the season. During this period, the Rangers were owned by Gulf+Western, which was renamed to Paramount Communications in 1989, and sold to Viacom in 1994. Viacom then sold the team to ITT Corporation and Cablevision, and a couple of years later, ITT sold their ownership stake to Cablevision, who owned the team until 2010, when they spun off the MSG properties as their own company. Ending the curse (1993–94) The 1993–94 season was a successful one for Rangers fans, as Mike Keenan led the Rangers to their first Stanley Cup championship in 54 years.[18] Two years prior, they picked up center Mark Messier, a part of the Edmonton Oilers' Cup-winning teams. Other ex-Oilers on the Rangers included Adam Graves, Kevin Lowe, Jeff Beukeboom, Esa Tikkanen, Craig MacTavish and Glenn Anderson. Graves set a team record with 52 goals, breaking the prior record of 50 held by Vic Hadfield. The Rangers clinched the Presidents' Trophy by finishing with the best record in the NHL at 52–24–8, setting a franchise record with 112 points earned.[19] The Rangers successfully made it past the first two rounds of the playoffs, sweeping the New York Islanders, and then defeating the Washington Capitals in five games. However, in the conference finals against the third-seeded New Jersey Devils, the Rangers lost the series opener at home in double overtime, but won the next two games before the Devils defeated them 3–1 and 4–1. The series headed back to the Meadowlands for the sixth game, in which Messier scored three times in the final period to lead the Rangers to a 4–2 win and set up a seventh game back at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers won Game 7, 2–1, when Stephane Matteau scored a goal in double overtime, leading the team to the finals for the first time since 1979. The Rangers acquired Wayne Gretzky as a free agent in the 1996 off-season. Up against the Vancouver Canucks, the Rangers again lost the series opener at home in overtime. The Rangers bounced back and they won the next three games, allowing the Canucks just four goals. However, the Canucks won the next two 6–3 and 4–1 to set up a seventh game, for the second consecutive series, at home.[20] In the seventh game, the Rangers took a 2–0 first period lead, with Messier scoring later to put the Rangers up 3–1, the eventual Cup winning goal as the home team won 3–2, becoming the first (and to this date, the only) player to captain two teams to the Stanley Cup.[21] Brian Leetch became the first American-born player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP,[22] while Alexander Karpovtsev, Alexei Kovalev, Sergei Nemchinov and Sergei Zubov became the first Russians to have their names engraved on the Cup.[23] Expensive acquisitions and post-season drought (1995–2004) Despite having coached the Rangers to a regular season first-place finish and the Stanley Cup, head coach Mike Keenan left after a dispute with general manager Neil Smith. During the 1994–95 lockout-shortened season, the Rangers won their first-round series with the Quebec Nordiques, but lost in the second round of the playoffs to the Philadelphia Flyers in four games with succeeding head coach Colin Campbell. General manager Neil Smith orchestrated a deal that sent Sergei Zubov and center Petr Nedved to Pittsburgh in exchange for defenseman Ulf Samuelsson and left winger Luc Robitaille in the summer of 1995. The next season, the Rangers defeated the Canadiens in six games but lost their second round series to the Penguins in five games. The Rangers then acquired Wayne Gretzky in 1996. Gretzky's greatest accomplishment with the Rangers was leading them to the 1997 Eastern Conference finals, where they lost 4–1 to the Flyers, who were then led by Eric Lindros. Mark Messier, a former Oiler teammate of Gretzky's, left in the summer of 1997 and the team failed in a bid to replace him with Colorado Avalanche superstar Joe Sakic.[24] The Rangers missed the playoffs for seven consecutive seasons, finishing no higher than fourth in their division. Gretzky retired after the 1998–99 season. In March 2000, Smith was fired along with head coach John Muckler, and that summer, James Dolan hired Glen Sather to replace him.[25] By the end of the 2000–01 season, the Rangers had landed a significant amount of star power. Messier had returned to New York, Theoren Fleury joined the Rangers after spending most of his career with the Calgary Flames[26] and Eric Lindros was traded to the Rangers by the Flyers.[27] The Rangers also acquired Pavel Bure late in the 2001–02 season from the Florida Panthers.[28] It was also the rookie season of goalie Dan Blackburn, who made the NHL All-Rookie Team even as the Rangers fell back to last place in the Conference,[29] and finished out of the playoffs. Later years saw other stars such as Alexei Kovalev, Jaromir Jagr, Martin Rucinsky and Bobby Holik added, but in 2002–03 and 2003–04, the team again missed the playoffs. Blackburn started strongly in 2002–03, but burned out after 17 games. He missed 2003–04 due to mononucleosis and a damaged nerve in his left shoulder. Blackburn could not rehabilitate the damaged nerve, and was forced to retire at the age of 22.[30] Post-lockout revival (2004–2015) This article may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may interest only a particular audience. Please help by spinning off or relocating any relevant information, and removing excessive detail that may be against Wikipedia's inclusion policy. (May 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Stellar performances by rookie goaltender Henrik Lundqvist during the 2005–06 season led to the Rangers' best record since the 1993–94 season. Towards the end of the 2003–04 season, general manager Glen Sather finally gave in to a rebuilding process by trading away Brian Leetch, Alexei Kovalev, and eight others for numerous prospects and draft picks. With the retirements of Pavel Bure and Mark Messier, as well as Eric Lindros signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the post-lockout Rangers, under new head coach Tom Renney, moved away from high-priced veterans towards a group of talented young players, such as Petr Prucha, Dominic Moore and Blair Betts. However, the focus of the team remained on veteran superstar Jaromir Jagr. The Rangers were expected to struggle during the 2005–06 season for their eighth consecutive season out of the post-season. For example, Sports Illustrated declared them the worst team in the League in their season preview,[31] but behind stellar performances by Swedish rookie goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, Martin Straka, Michael Nylander, Prucha, and Jagr, the Rangers finished the season with a record of 44–26–12, their best record since 1993–94. 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.[32] The assist gave him 110 points on the season, breaking Jean Ratelle's record.[33] Less than two weeks later, on April 8, Jagr scored his 53rd goal of the season against the Boston Bruins, breaking the club record previously held by Adam Graves.[34] Two games prior, on April 4, the Rangers defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 3–2, in a shootout, to clinch a playoff spot for the first time since the 1996–97 season.[35] On April 18, the Rangers lost to the Ottawa Senators 5–1, and, due to wins by Division rivals New Jersey and Philadelphia, the Rangers fell back to third place in the Atlantic division and sixth place in the Eastern Conference to end the season.[36] In the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, the Rangers drew a matchup with the Devils and were defeated in a four-game sweep. In the process, they were outscored 17–4, as New Jersey goaltender Martin Brodeur took two shutouts and a 1.00 GAA to Lundqvist's 4.25. In Game 1 of the series, Jagr suffered an undisclosed injury to his left shoulder, diminishing his usefulness as the series progressed. He missed Game 2 and was back in the lineup for Game 3, though he was held to just one shot on goal. However, on his first shift of Game 4, Jagr re-injured his shoulder and was unable to return for the remainder of the game. Jagr fell two points short of winning his sixth Art Ross Trophy as scoring champion in 2005–06 (the San Jose Sharks' Joe Thornton claimed the award, his first, with 125 points), but Jagr did win his third Pearson Award as the players' choice for the most outstanding player. With the Rangers doing so well in 2005–06, expectations were raised for the 2006–07 season, evidenced by Sports Illustrated then predicting a first-place finish in their division.[37] Realizing that the team had trouble scoring goals in the 2005–06 campaign, the Rangers went out and signed Triple Gold Club winner, 12-time 30-goal scorer, and long-time Detroit Red Wing Brendan Shanahan to a one-year contract. However, the organization remained committed to its rebuilding program despite the signing of the 37-year-old left winger.[38] At the start of the 2006–07 season, Jaromir Jagr was named the Rangers' team captain. On October 5, 2006, opening night of the 2006–07 season, Jagr was named the first team captain since Mark Messier's retirement.[39] Though the Rangers started a bit slow in the first half of the 2006–07 season, the second half was dominated by the stellar goaltending of Henrik Lundqvist. On February 5, 2007 the Rangers acquired agitating forward Sean Avery in a trade with the Los Angeles Kings. The acquisition of Sean Avery brought new life and intensity to the team. Despite losing several players to injury in March, the Rangers went 10-2-3 in the month of March to move into playoff position, and on April 5 clinched a playoff berth for the second consecutive season with a 3–1 win over the Montreal Canadiens. The Rangers finished the season ahead of the Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Islanders, finishing in third place in the Atlantic Division and sixth place in the Eastern Conference for the second straight year. Facing the Atlanta Thrashers in the first round of the playoffs, the Rangers swept the series thanks to play from all around the ice. However, the Rangers lost the next round to the Buffalo Sabres by four games to two. At the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, the Rangers chose Alexei Cherepanov 17th overall. Cherepanov had been ranked by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau as the number one European skater and was considered to be a top five pick leading up to the draft, but fell due to teams being unsure whether he would ever come to the NHL from Russia.[40] Despite the departure of Michael Nylander in free agency, the 2007 free agency season started with a bang for the Rangers, with the signing of two high-profile centerman, Scott Gomez from New Jersey on a seven-year contract, as well as Chris Drury from Buffalo on a five-year deal.[41] The moves, along with retaining most other key players, had been met favorably, as the Rangers appeared to be strong Stanley Cup contenders,[42] making the playoffs for the third consecutive season and the second round for the second season in a row. Despite these streaks, however, the Rangers failed to meet expectations, losing their second round series four games to one to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The following off-season saw the departures of captain Jaromir Jagr to the KHL, and alternate captains Martin Straka and Brendan Shanahan, who returned to play in the Czech Republic and with the New Jersey Devils, respectively. Following these departures, Chris Drury was named captain on October 3, 2008. John Tortorella was named the team's head coach in 2009, maintaining the position until 2013. The Rangers were one of four NHL teams to open their 2008–09 season in Europe, being featured in the Victoria Cup final, defeating the European Champions Cup winner Metallurg Magnitogorsk in Bern, Switzerland. The Rangers followed by playing two NHL regular-season games against Tampa Bay in Prague on October 4 and 5, winning both games by 2–1 scorelines. The Rangers tied the 1983–84 Rangers for the best start in franchise history with a 5–0 record, and set the franchise record for best start in a season through the first 13 games by going 10–2–1 for 21 points, with the 10 wins and 21 points each becoming franchise records. A successful start to the season, however, was tempered with by the news of the sudden death of 2007 first-round pick Alexei Cherepanov, which occurred during a KHL game in Russia on October 13, 2008.[43] A disappointing second half of the season followed. After the Rangers went 2-7-3 in their previous 12 games, on February 23, 2009 coach Tom Renney was fired, with 2004 Stanley Cup and Jack Adams Award winner John Tortorella named as his replacement.[44] The Rangers made the 2009 playoffs, but lost their opening round series to the Washington Capitals four games to three after winning the first two games in Washington and having a 3–1 series lead after Game 4. On June 30, 2009 the Rangers traded Scott Gomez, Tom Pyatt, and Michael Busto to the Montreal Canadiens for Chris Higgins, Ryan McDonagh, Pavel Valentenko, and Doug Janik. With Gomez's contract and salary cap hit gone, the Rangers then signed superstar Marian Gaborik on July 1, the first day of free agency. In the 2009–10 season, the Rangers failed to make the playoffs for the first time in five years. There was some criticism that the off-season acquisition of Gaborik, among other top-tier players, had not paid off. However, Gaborik scored 42 goals and 86 points in the season, an impressive return for the team. Despite a strong 8–2 start to the season, the Rangers appeared to play inconsistently with numerous losing streaks. By March 2010, the Rangers were in danger of falling out of the 2010 playoff race entirely, but they registered a respectable 7–1–2 record to finish the season. The final two games of the season were a home-and-home against the Philadelphia Flyers. The first was April 9, 2010, in New York, and the Rangers skated away with the victory, keeping their post-season hopes alive. The final game of the season became the deciding game to determine who would make the playoffs. The Flyers peppered the Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist with 47 shots, but scored only once. The game went to a shootout, and the Flyers prevailed to move on to the playoffs despite the strong overall finish to the season by the Rangers. On September 12, 2011, Ryan Callahan was named the 26th captain in Rangers history. For the 2010–11 season, the Rangers waived defenseman Wade Redden and brought in several players to achieve more balanced scoring. They wore a third jersey for the first time in several years. On November 12, the Rangers unveiled the new Heritage Jersey for the first time at the rink at Rockefeller Center in a special ceremony featuring Rangers alumni and current players discussing the history of the storied franchise. The club wore the jersey for the first time on November 17 when they played the Boston Bruins at Madison Square Garden. The jersey was to be worn every time the Rangers play an Original Six team, or on a Sunday afternoon game at home. The Rangers' fate of making or missing the playoffs came down to the final day of the regular season for the second-straight year. The team defeated the New Jersey Devils on the final day of the season to finish with 93 points on the year. In order to qualify for the 2011 playoffs, however, they needed the Carolina Hurricanes to lose their final game of the season, as Carolina owned the tiebreaker as both teams finished with the same number of points. Carolina lost its final game to Tampa Bay, 6–2, putting the Rangers in the playoffs after missing-out the previous season. The Rangers then faced Washington in the first round. After blowing a 3–0 third period lead in Game 4, with Washington ahead in the best-of-seven series two games to one, the Rangers lost the series in five games. It was the second time in three years that the Capitals eliminated the Rangers from the playoffs. On May 13, 2011, Derek Boogaard, a player whom the Rangers signed the previous off-season for four years, was found dead in his Minnesota apartment.[45] On June 29, 2011 the Rangers bought out captain Chris Drury's contract. On July 2, 2011, Brad Richards, an unrestricted free agent who had played with the Dallas Stars during the prior season, signed a nine-year contract to play for the Rangers.[46] On September 12, 2011, Ryan Callahan was named the 26th captain in the Rangers' history.[47] He became the fifth-youngest captain in team history.[48] Brad Richards and Marc Staal were named alternate captains on the same day. In the 2011–12 season, the Rangers finished as the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Recording 51 wins, 24 regulation losses and seven overtime losses, the team finished with 109 points for the regular season. Their leading scorer for the regular season was Marian Gaborik, who finished the season with 41 goals and 76 points while playing all 82 games. However, the Rangers missed-out on the Presidents' Trophy on the final day of the season to the Vancouver Canucks after a 4–1 loss to Washington. In the first round of the playoffs, the Rangers faced the eighth-seeded Ottawa Senators. After falling behind 3–2 in the series, the Rangers bounced back to win Game 6 in Ottawa as well as the deciding Game 7 at home, propelling them to the conference semi-finals. In the semi-finals, the Rangers faced the Capitals. In Game 3, Gaborik received a pass from Brad Richards to seal a victory 14:41 into the third overtime, giving the Rangers a 2–1 lead in the series. Washington then came back to tie the series 2–2 in Game 4. The Rangers avoided going down 3–2 in the series when Richards tied Game 5 at 2–2 with just 6.6 seconds left in the third period. The goal was scored on a power-play as a result of a high-sticking double-minor committed by Washington's Joel Ward on Rangers' forward Carl Hagelin. Then, in overtime, Rangers defenseman Marc Staal scored on the second penalty of the double-minor just 1:35 into overtime, giving the Rangers a 3–2 series lead. The Rangers went on to win the series 4–3, sending them to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 1997. In the conference finals, they faced the New Jersey Devils, a major divisional rival. After leading the series 2–1, the Rangers lost 3 games in a row, losing Game 6 in New Jersey with a goal by Devils forward Adam Henrique at 1:03 in overtime, giving the Devils a 4–2 series win and ending the Rangers' season. Return to the final and third Presidents' Trophy On July 23, 2012 the Rangers traded Brandon Dubinsky, Artem Anisimov, Tim Erixon and a 2013 first-round draft pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for All-Star Rick Nash, Steven Delisle, and a 2013 conditional third-round pick.[49] At the 2013 NHL trade deadline on April 3, the Rangers then traded Marian Gaborik, Steven Delisle, and Blake Parlett to Columbus for Derick Brassard, Derek Dorsett, John Moore, and a 2014 sixth-round draft pick.[50] After the Rangers were eliminated from the second round of the playoffs by Boston, management fired head coach John Tortorella, and on June 21, 2013, general manager Glen Sather formally introduced ex-Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault as Tortorella's replacement, becoming the 35th head coach in franchise history.[51] The Rangers acquired Rick Nash in a multi-player trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2012. On March 5, 2014, the Rangers traded their captain Ryan Callahan, a first-round draft pick in 2015, a conditional second-round pick in 2014 (which later became a first-round pick), and a conditional seventh-round pick in 2015, for Tampa Bay captain Martin St. Louis and a conditional second-round pick in 2015. The trade occurred in large part after the Rangers and Callahan were unable to reach a contract extension in the days leading up to the deadline. During the regular season, the Rangers won 25 road games, setting a then-franchise record. In the first round of the 2014 playoffs, New York defeated Philadelphia in seven games, and in the next round, the Rangers rallied from a 3–1 series deficit for the first time in their history to defeat Pittsburgh in seven games. They then defeated the Montreal Canadiens in six games to become the Eastern Conference champions, moving on to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in 20 years. In the finals, they faced the Los Angeles Kings, the Western Conference champions and champions in 2012. The Rangers led the first two games by two goals and eventually fell in overtime, and were then shut-out at home 3–0 in Game 3. The Kings outshot the Rangers in Game 4, but the Rangers staved off elimination by winning the game 2–1 to force a Game 5 in Los Angeles. They had another lead in Game 5, but after the game was tied and subsequently sent to overtime, Kings defenseman Alec Martinez scored with 5:17 left in the second overtime period to win the game for Los Angeles, 3–2, as well as the Stanley Cup.[52] On June 20, 2014, a week after their season ended, the Rangers bought-out the remaining six years of Brad Richards' contract in order to free up salary cap space.[53] This move left Marc Staal and Dan Girardi as the team's remaining alternate captains. On October 6, 2014, defenseman Ryan McDonagh was named the Rangers' 27th captain in team history, with Derek Stepan, Dan Girardi, Marc Staal and Martin St. Louis serving as alternates. In the 2014–15 season the Rangers won the Presidents' Trophy for the third time in franchise history and their seventh division title by finishing with the best record in the NHL at 53–22–7. The 53 wins and 113 points both set franchise records. The division title was the Rangers' first in the Metropolitan Division, which was created during the NHL's realignment in the 2013 off-season. The team won 28 road games in the regular season, breaking the franchise record set the previous season. Over the course of the season the Rangers agreed to terms on a contract extension with Cam Talbot, Marc Staal, and Mats Zuccarello. In the playoffs the Rangers dispatched the Pittsburgh Penguins in five games in the first round. The Rangers then came back from a 3–1 series deficit to win their second-round series against the Capitals in seven games, becoming the first team in NHL history to battle back from a 3–1 deficit in back-to-back seasons and sending the Rangers to the Eastern Conference Final for the third time in four years. However, after winning the first game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Rangers lost Game 2 by four goals. The two teams split the first four games of the series, but the Rangers lost Game 5 by a 2–0 scoreline at home, which gave the Lightning an opportunity to clinch the conference finals in Tampa Bay. However, this did not happen in Game 6, as Derick Brassard scored a hat-trick and assisted on two other goals in an emphatic 7–3 Rangers victory to force Game 7 in New York.[54] There, the Lightning shutout the Rangers 2–0, ending the Rangers' season and marking the first occasion the Rangers had ever lost a Game 7 at home in franchise history and the first time they lost an elimination game at home since they lost to Buffalo in 2007.[55] Jeff Gorton era (2015–present) On June 27, 2015 the Rangers traded Carl Hagelin and a pair of draft picks to the Anaheim Ducks for Emerson Etem and a draft pick, Cam Talbot and a draft pick to the Edmonton Oilers for three draft picks, and prospect Ryan Haggerty to the Chicago Blackhawks for Antti Raanta, who was to become the backup goaltender to Lundqvist.[56][57] Subsequently, on July 1, 2015, Glen Sather resigned as the general manager, with Jeff Gorton taking his place to become the 11th general manager in team history.[58] On July 2, 2015, Martin St. Louis announced his retirement.[59] The team then signed Emerson Etem, and re-signed Oscar Lindberg, Jesper Fast, J. T. Miller, and Derek Stepan.[60][61][62] The Rangers started off the 2015–16 season well. After 18 games, they had a 14–2–2 record and a nine-game winning streak, which was eventually halted by Tampa Bay. However, the organization soon went downhill in the winter, losing three-straight games against the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers. They eventually posted a 4–7–2 record in December for only ten points. In January the Rangers started playing more efficiently, posting a fair 6–4–1 record, and improved in February by going on a 10–3–1 run without any back-to-back losses. On January 8, 2016 the Rangers traded Emerson Etem to the Vancouver Canucks for Nicklas Jensen and a sixth-round pick in the 2017 NHL draft. On February 28, the Rangers traded prospect Aleksi Saarela, a 2016 second-round draft pick, and a 2017 second-round draft pick for Carolina Hurricanes' captain Eric Staal,[63] who later left the team after the season.[64] The Rangers finished the season with 101 points for back-to-back 100+ point seasons. Despite high hopes, the Rangers were eliminated by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the 2016 playoffs in five games. On May 2, the Rangers agreed to terms with Antti Raanta on a contract extension,[65] and on May 13, signed Pavel Buchnevich to an entry-level contract.[66] Over the course of the summer, the Rangers re-signed J. T. Miller, Chris Kreider, and Kevin Hayes, while Dominic Moore, among others, departed via free agency.[67] On July 18, the Rangers traded their leading scorer Derick Brassard and a 2018 seventh-round draft pick in exchange for Mika Zibanejad and a 2018 second-round draft pick,[68] The team also signed Michael Grabner to a two-year deal[69] and the much-anticipated college sensation Jimmy Vesey to a two-year entry-level contract.[70] The Rangers finished the 2016–17 season in fourth place in the Metropolitan Division with 102 points. In the first round of the playoffs, they won their series with the Montreal Canadiens in six games. In the second game of their second round series with the Ottawa Senators, the Rangers held a two-goal lead on three different occasions, but lost in the second overtime, putting themselves in a 2–0 series deficit. The team responded with consecutive 4–1 home wins in Games 3 and 4 to tie the series at two games apiece. However, in the next two games of the series, the Rangers faltered and were eliminated by the Senators in six games. On June 14, 2017, the Rangers announced a buyout of the remaining three years on Dan Girardi's contract.[71] Just over a week later, the Rangers traded Derek Stepan and Antti Raanta to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for a first-round draft pick (seventh overall) and former first-round pick Tony DeAngelo.[72] The Rangers' management was also successful in signing top free agent defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk on July 1, 2017, to a four-year deal.[73] With injuries sidelining Shattenkirk, Kreider, and Zibanejad, the Rangers struggled to compete. By February 8, 2018 the team had a 25–24–5 record, leading the front office to issue a letter to fans announcing the Rangers would be going through a rebuild and may "lose some familiar faces" in the process. Over the next couple of weeks the team shipped power-forward Rick Nash was traded the day before the 2018 NHL trade deadline to the Bruins for a 2018 first-round pick, a 2019 seventh-round pick, Matt Beleskey, Ryan Spooner and prospect Ryan Lindgen. The following day, the Rangers traded captain Ryan McDonagh and J. T. Miller to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Vladislav Namestnikov, prospects Brett Howden and Libor Hajek and multiple draft picks. With the team missing the playoffs for the first time since 2010, finishing under .500 for the first time since 2004 and placing last in the Metropolitan Division, head coach Vigneault was fired after the conclusion of the season.[74] On May 23, David Quinn was hired as the team's new head coach.[75] During the off-season, the Rangers re-signed Namestnikov to a two-year deal at the deadline for the free agency on July 1, 2018,[76] and they also signed Fredrik Claesson to a one-year deal the same day.[77] Hayes, Vesey, Brady Skjei and Spooner all had filed for salary arbitration and all of them were re-signed. Hayes received a one-year extension, Vesey and Spooner both received two-year extensions, while Skjei signed a six-year extension.[78] Just one week before the 2018–19 pre-season began, the Rangers traded Steven Kampfer to Boston in exchange for veteran defenseman Adam McQuaid.[79] Despite a mediocre 2018–19 season, Gorton and his team remained committed to rebuilding the franchise. The much anticipated pair of 2017 first-round draft picks—Filip Chytil and Lias Andersson—both made their NHL debuts,[80] and early in the season Ryan Spooner was traded Edmonton for Ryan Strome.[81] With the trade deadline approaching and their playoff chances slim, the Rangers once again traded away veteran players, beginning with fan-favorite Mats Zuccarello being sent to the Dallas Stars in exchange for two conditional draft picks.[82] Defenseman Adam McQuaid was then traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets,[83] while Kevin Hayes was sent to Winnipeg in exchange for a first-round pick, a conditional pick, and forward Brendan Lemieux.[84] After ending the season on a high note with an overtime win against the Penguins, the Rangers received the second overall pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft,[85] and subsequently used it to select forward Kaapo Kakko. Gorton then addressed the team's defensive woes by trading for Adam Fox,[86] and Jacob Trouba.[87] The team also signed free agent Artemi Panarin to a seven-year deal on July 1, 2019.[88]The Rangers then had to buy out the last two years of Shattenkirk's contract to help with salary cap restrictions.[89] Uniforms The classic Rangers sweater has been in use since the franchise's foundation, with several alterations along the way. The current blue uniform has the serifed word "Rangers" in red and white drop shadow arranged diagonally, with red and white stripes on the sleeves and tail. Originally, the uniform was light blue, before it switched to a darker classic Rangers "Broadway Blue" in 1929. In addition, the original versions neither had a drop shadow nor were serifed. During the 1946–47 season, the word "Rangers" was arranged in an arch form above the sweater number. It adopted its current form the next season, along with dropshadowed numbers, except for a brief period where the city name was used, a tie-down collar was not used and the tail and sleeve stripes were separated by thin blue stripes. Red pants have been used with the uniform since the 1929–30 season.[90] The white jerseys were first unveiled in the 1951–52 season, as part of a mandate that regulated NHL teams to have a dark home jersey and a light away jersey. The serifed word "Rangers" is also arranged diagonally, but in blue with red drop shadow. A quinticolor of blue, white and red stripes accentuate the tail and sleeves, while a blue shoulder yoke with white and red stripes completes the look. The white sweaters, with minor changes such as a tie-down collar and arched player names, have remained virtually unchanged since.[90] During the tenure of general manager John Ferguson Sr., he sought to modernize the Rangers sweater by featuring rounded numbers, a darker shade of blue and the shield logo, which was unveiled in the 1976–77 season. A blue and red stripe (white and red stripe in the blue sweaters) extend from the yoke to the sleeves, while blue pants were used. However, it proved unpopular with the fans, and following the 1977–78 season it was replaced by an updated version of their classic uniforms. Ferguson used this similar design when he became GM of the original Winnipeg Jets.[91] From 1998 to 2007 the Rangers' alternate jersey featured the head of the Statue of Liberty with the team abbreviation below it. The modernized classic uniforms introduced in 1978 featured some subtle changes. Both jerseys featured a V-neck collar in a red-white-red pattern, and bolder stripes on the sleeves and waistline. On the blue jersey, the red and white stripes were separated by thin blue stripes, and the waistline stripes were raised above the hemline, so that the patterns on both jerseys matched. From 1978 to 1987, the blue jersey (then the road jersey) featured "NEW YORK" diagonally across the front instead of the traditional "RANGERS" wordmark, similar to their current heritage alternate jerseys.[92] In 1997, the Rangers reverted the blue jersey's design, restoring the old striping pattern, and becoming the first team to re-introduce lace-up collars.[93] The white jerseys followed suit in 1999,[94] and the design was carried over to the Reebok Edge template in 2007.[95] The Rangers previously had a navy alternate jersey featuring the head of the Statue of Liberty with the team abbreviation (NYR) below in a futuristic script. Silver was used as an accent color, but the player names and numbers retain the same color schemes as the regular jerseys, except for a darker shade of blue. With the exception of a white version used in the 1998–99 season, this jersey was used from 1996 to 2007, and proved to be highly popular with fans.[96] During the 2010–11 season, the Rangers debuted a heritage blue jersey as their new alternate uniform. The jersey features a darker shade a blue, as well as a cream trim. Unlike the regular jerseys, the font of the alternate is in sans-serif and does not feature a dropshadow, much like the original Rangers jersey. The Rangers wore the jerseys at home on Saturdays and when they played against Original Six teams.[90] For the 2017–18 season, the heritage jersey was retired because of the league-wide switch to the Adidas uniform format. In the 2012 NHL Winter Classic, the Rangers wore a cream jersey combining classic and current styles. A different version of the shield logo was used, while the player names were arranged in a straight line. The stripes were also lessened, giving it a minimalist, vintage look, as most Winter Classic jerseys are.[97] For the 2014 NHL Stadium Series, the Rangers used white jerseys with the city name in navy, silver and red. In addition, they feature diagonal stripes and sleeve numbers, and enlarged numbers on the back to make them more readable to spectators. The chrome version of the shield logo is placed in the left shoulder. Like the Winter Classic sweaters, player names are in a straight position.[98] The 2018 NHL Winter Classic saw the Rangers wear a navy jersey with a combination of elements from prior uniform designs. The striping design was inspired from their current uniforms, while the white "Rangers" wordmark was a nod from the team's late 1920s jerseys. A white silhouette of the Rangers' shield logo contained either the abbreviation "N.Y." or the alternate captain "A" and captain "C" designations. Player names are arranged in a straight position.[99] Season-by-season record Further information: List of New York Rangers seasons This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Rangers. For the full season-by-season history, see List of New York Rangers seasons. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime/Shootout Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs 2014–15 82 53 22 7 113 252 192 1st, Metropolitan Lost in Conference Finals, 3–4 (Lightning) 2015–16 82 46 27 9 101 236 217 3rd, Metropolitan Lost in First Round, 1–4 (Penguins) 2016–17 82 48 28 6 102 256 220 4th, Metropolitan Lost in Second Round, 2–4 (Senators) 2017–18 82 34 39 9 77 231 268 8th, Metropolitan Did not qualify 2018–19 82 32 36 14 78 227 272 7th, Metropolitan Did not qualify Players and personnel Current roster viewtalkedit Updated March 16, 2020[100][101] # Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace 89 Russia Pavel Buchnevich RW L 25 2013 Cherepovets, Russia 72 Czech Republic Filip Chytil C L 20 2017 Kromeriz, Czech Republic 77 United States Tony DeAngelo D R 24 2017 Sewell, New Jersey 33 Canada Phillip Di Giuseppe LW L 26 2019 Maple, Ontario 17 Sweden Jesper Fast (A) RW R 28 2010 Nässjö, Sweden 29 United States Steven Fogarty C R 27 2011 Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 23 United States Adam Fox D R 22 2019 Jericho, New York 12 Canada Julien Gauthier RW R 22 2020 Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec 40 Russia Alexandar Georgiev G L 24 2017 Ruse, Bulgaria 38 Canada Micheal Haley Injured Reserve C L 34 2019 Guelph, Ontario 21 Canada Brett Howden C L 22 2018 Oakbank, Manitoba 24 Finland Kaapo Kakko RW L 19 2019 Turku, Finland 20 United States Chris Kreider (A) Injured Reserve LW L 28 2009 Boxford, Massachusetts 48 United States Brendan Lemieux LW L 24 2019 Denver, Colorado 55 United States Ryan Lindgren D L 22 2018 Minneapolis, Minnesota 30 Sweden Henrik Lundqvist G L 38 2000 Åre, Sweden 14 Canada Greg McKegg C L 27 2019 St. Thomas, Ontario – United States K'Andre Miller D L 20 2018 Saint Paul, Minnesota 10 Russia Artemi Panarin LW R 28 2019 Korkino, Soviet Union 31 Russia Igor Shestyorkin G L 24 2014 Moscow, Russia 42 Canada Brendan Smith D L 31 2017 Etobicoke, Ontario 18 Canada Marc Staal (A) D L 33 2005 Thunder Bay, Ontario 16 Canada Ryan Strome C R 26 2018 Mississauga, Ontario 8 United States Jacob Trouba D R 26 2019 Rochester, Michigan 93 Sweden Mika Zibanejad (A) C R 27 2016 Huddinge, Sweden Team captains Brian Leetch was the 23rd captain in Rangers history, maintaining the position from 1997 to 2000. 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, 1964–1965 Bob Nevin, 1965–1971 Vic Hadfield, 1971–1974 Brad Park, 1974–1975 Phil Esposito, 1975–1978 Dave Maloney, 1978–1980 Walt Tkaczuk, 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[102] Jaromir Jagr, 2006–2008 Chris Drury, 2008–2011 Ryan Callahan, 2011–2014 Ryan McDonagh, 2014–2018 General managers Further information: List of New York Rangers general managers The current general manager is Jeff Gorton, who was named on July 1, 2015.[103] Head coaches Further information: List of New York Rangers head coaches The current head coach is David Quinn, who was named on May 23, 2018.[75] Team and league honors Awards and trophies Main article: List of New York Rangers award winners The following lists the league awards which have been won by the Rangers team and its players and alumni:[citation needed] Stanley Cup 1927–28, 1932–33, 1939–40, 1993–94 Victoria Cup 2008 Victoria Cup Presidents' Trophy 1991–92, 1993–94, 2014–15 Prince of Wales Trophy 1931–32, 1941–42, 1993–94, 2013–14 O'Brien Cup 1949–50 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Jean Ratelle: 1970–71 Rod Gilbert: 1975–76 Anders Hedberg: 1984–85 Adam Graves: 2000–01 Dominic Moore: 2013–14 Calder Memorial Trophy Kilby MacDonald: 1939–40 Grant Warwick: 1941–42 Edgar Laprade: 1945–46 Pentti Lund: 1948–49 Gump Worsley: 1952–53 Camille Henry: 1953–54 Steve Vickers: 1972–73 Brian Leetch: 1988–89 Conn Smythe Trophy Brian Leetch: 1993–94 Hart Memorial Trophy Buddy O'Connor: 1947–48 Chuck Rayner: 1949–50 Andy Bathgate: 1958–59 Mark Messier: 1991–92 James Norris Memorial Trophy Doug Harvey: 1961–62 Harry Howell: 1966–67 Brian Leetch: 1991–92, 1996–97 King Clancy Memorial Trophy Adam Graves: 1993–94 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Frank Boucher: 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35 Clint Smith: 1938–39 Buddy O'Connor: 1947–48 Edgar Laprade: 1949–50 Andy Hebenton: 1956–57[104] Camille Henry: 1957–58 Jean Ratelle: 1971–72, 1975–76 Wayne Gretzky: 1998–99 Lester Patrick Trophy John Kilpatrick: 1967–68[105] Tommy Lockhart: 1967–68[105] William M. Jennings: 1970–71 Terry Sawchuk: 1970–71[106] Phil Esposito: 1977–78 Fred Shero: 1979–80 Emile Francis: 1981–82[107] Lynn Patrick: 1988–89 Rod Gilbert: 1990–91 Frank Boucher: 1992–93[108] Brian Mullen: 1994–95[109] Herb Brooks: 2001–02[110] John Davidson: 2003–04 Brian Leetch & John Halligan: 2006–07[111] Lester B. Pearson Award Jean Ratelle: 1971–72 Mark Messier: 1991–92 Jaromir Jagr: 2005–06 NHL Plus-Minus Award[112] Michal Rozsival: 2005–06 (shared with Wade Redden of the Ottawa Senators) Vezina Trophy Dave Kerr: 1939–40 Eddie Giacomin & Gilles Villemure: 1970–71 John Vanbiesbrouck: 1985–86 Henrik Lundqvist: 2011–12 First-round draft picks Main article: List of New York Rangers draft picks 1963: Al Osborne (4th overall) 1964: Bob Graham (3rd overall) 1965: Andre Veilleux (1st overall) 1966: Brad Park (2nd overall) 1967: Bob Dickson (6th overall) 1968: none 1969: André Dupont (8th overall) & Pierre Jarry (12th) 1970: Norm Gratton (11th overall) 1971: Steve Vickers (10th overall) & Steve Durbano (13th) 1972: Al Blanchard (10th overall) & Bob MacMillan (15th) 1973: Rick Middleton (14th overall) 1974: Dave Maloney (14th overall) 1975: Wayne Dillon (12th overall) 1976: Don Murdoch (6th overall) 1977: Lucien DeBlois (8th overall) & Ron Duguay (13th) 1978: none 1979: Doug Sulliman (13th overall) 1980: Jim Malone (14th overall) 1981: James Patrick (9th overall) 1982: Chris Kontos (15th overall) 1983: Dave Gagner (12th overall) 1984: Terry Carkner (14th overall) 1985: Ulf Dahlen (7th overall) 1986: Brian Leetch (9th overall) 1987: Jayson More (10th overall) 1988: none 1989: Steven Rice (20th overall) 1990: Michael Stewart (13th overall) 1991: Alexei Kovalev (15th overall) 1992: Peter Ferraro (24th overall) 1993: Niklas Sundstrom (8th overall) 1994: Dan Cloutier (26th overall) 1995: none 1996: Jeff Brown (22nd overall) 1997: Stefan Cherneski (19th overall) 1998: Manny Malhotra (7th overall) 1999: Pavel Brendl (4th overall) & Jamie Lundmark (9th) 2000: none 2001: Dan Blackburn (10th overall) 2002: none 2003: Hugh Jessiman (12th overall) 2004: Al Montoya (6th overall) & Lauri Korpikoski (19th) 2005: Marc Staal (12th overall) 2006: Bob Sanguinetti (21st overall) 2007: Alexei Cherepanov (17th overall) 2008: Michael Del Zotto (20th overall) 2009: Chris Kreider (19th overall) 2010: Dylan McIlrath (10th overall) 2011: J. T. Miller (15th overall) 2012: Brady Skjei (28th overall) 2013: none 2014: none 2015: none 2016: none 2017: Lias Andersson (7th overall) & Filip Chytil (21st) 2018: Vitali Kravtsov (9th overall), K'Andre Miller (22nd) & Nils Lundkvist (28th) 2019: Kaapo Kakko (2nd overall) Hall of Famers The New York Rangers acknowledge an affiliation with a number of inductees to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Rangers inductees include 52 former players and nine builders of the sport.[113] The nine individuals recognized as builders by the Hall of Fame includes former Rangers executives, general managers, head coaches, and owners. In addition to players and builders, several broadcasters were also awarded the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award from the Hockey Hall of Fame. Sal Messina, a color commentator, was the first Rangers broadcaster to be awarded the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award. Other Rangers broadcasters awarded the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award include John Davidson (awarded in 2009), and Sam Rosen (awarded in 2016).[114] New York Rangers Hall of Famers Affiliation with inductees based on team acknowledgement Hall of Fame players[113] Glenn Anderson Andy Bathgate Doug Bentley Max Bentley Frank Boucher Johnny Bower Pavel Bure Neil Colville Bill Cook Bun Cook Art Coulter Marcel Dionne Dick Duff Phil Esposito Bill Gadsby Mike Gartner Bernie Geoffrion Eddie Giacomin Rod Gilbert Wayne Gretzky Doug Harvey Bryan Hextall Tim Horton Harry Howell Ching Johnson Jari Kurri Guy Lafleur Pat LaFontaine Edgar Laprade Brian Leetch Eric Lindros Harry Lumley Mark Messier Howie Morenz Vaclav Nedomansky Buddy O'Connor Brad Park Lynn Patrick Jacques Plante Babe Pratt Jean Ratelle Chuck Rayner Luc Robitaille Earl Seibert Brendan Shanahan Allan Stanley Babe Siebert Clint Smith Terry Sawchuk Martin St. Louis Gump Worsley Sergei Zubov Hall of Fame builders[113] Herb Brooks Emile Francis William M. Jennings Roger Neilson Craig Patrick Lester Patrick Lynn Patrick Glen Sather Fred Shero Retired numbers Retired numbers hang from the rafters of Madison Square Garden. The Rangers have retired eight numbers for ten players in their history, and the NHL retired Wayne Gretzky's No. 99 for all its member teams at the 2000 NHL All-Star Game.[115] New York Rangers retired numbers No. Player Position Career Date No. retired 1 Eddie Giacomin G 1965–1976 March 15, 1989 2 Brian Leetch D 1987–2004 January 24, 2008[116] 3 Harry Howell D 1952–1969 February 22, 2009[117] 7 Rod Gilbert RW 1960–1978 October 14, 1979 9 1 Andy Bathgate RW 1952–1964 February 22, 2009[117] Adam Graves LW 1991–2001 February 3, 2009[118] 111 Vic Hadfield LW 1959–1974 December 2, 2018[119] Mark Messier C 1991–1997 2000–2004 January 12, 2006[120] 19 Jean Ratelle C 1960–1976 February 25, 2018[121] 35 Mike Richter G 1990–2003 February 4, 2004[122] Notes: 1 The number was retired in honor of two different players. Single-season records Main article: List of New York Rangers records Points: Jaromir Jagr (2005–06) – 123[123] Goals: Jaromir Jagr (2005–06) – 54[123] Assists: Brian Leetch (1991–92) – 80[123] Power play goals: Jaromir Jagr (2005–06) – 24[123] Power play points: Brian Leetch (1993–94) – 53[123] Power play assists: Brian Leetch (1990–91) – 45[124] Short-handed goals: Theoren Fleury (2000–01) – 7[123] Short-handed points: Mark Messier (1996–97) – 11[123] Short-handed assists: Mark Messier (1993–94) – 7[124] Even strength goals: Jean Ratelle (1971–72) – 40[125] Even strength points: Jean Ratelle (1971–72) – 82[124] Even strength assists: Mark Messier (1991–92) & Wayne Gretzky (1996–97) – 46[124] Game-winning goals: 6 players [a] — 9 Overtime goals: Tomas Sandstrom (1986–87), Adam Graves (1998–99), & Marian Gaborik (2011–12) – 3[123] Empty net goals: Michael Grabner (2017–18) – 7[125] Plus/minus: Brad Park (1971–72) – +63 / Ron Greschner (1975–76) – -50[123] Shots on goal: Jaromir Jagr (2005–06) – 368[123] Penalty minutes: Troy Mallette (1989–90) – 305[123] Goaltending wins: Mike Richter (1993–94) – 42[126] Goaltending shutouts: John Ross Roach (1928–1929) – 13[126] Goaltending saves: Gump Worsley (1955–1956) – 2376[126] All single-season records verifiable from: Official Site of the National Hockey League | NHL.com Franchise scoring leaders These are the top-ten-point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.[127] Playing with the Rangers from 1968 to 1981, Walt Tkaczuk scored the sixth most points in the franchise (678 points).  *  – current Rangers player Points Player Seasons Pos GP G A Pts +/− PIM Rod Gilbert 1960–1978 RW 1,065 406 615 1,021 +38 510 Brian Leetch 1987–2004 D 1,129 240 741 981 +24 525 Jean Ratelle 1960–1976 C 861 336 481 817 +108 192 Andy Bathgate 1952–1964 RW 719 272 457 729 –28 444 Mark Messier 1991–1997 2000–2004 C 698 250 441 691 +74 667 Walt Tkaczuk 1967–1981 C 945 227 451 678 +184 556 Ron Greschner 1974–1990 D 981 179 431 610 −84 1,226 Steve Vickers 1972–1982 LW 698 246 340 586 +57 330 Vic Hadfield 1961–1974 LW 841 262 310 572 +16 1,041 Adam Graves 1991–2001 LW 772 280 227 507 +6 810 See also Emile Francis Award Ice Hockey in Harlem
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