What league does New York Rangers play in?

New York Rangers play in the NHL.

When was New York Rangers founded?

New York Rangers was founded in 1926 in New York, NY, USA, USA.

Where is New York Rangers based?

New York Rangers is based in New York, NY, USA.

Who is the head coach of New York Rangers?

The head coach of New York Rangers is Colin Campbell.

Who is the captain of New York Rangers?

The captain of New York Rangers is Mark Messier.

What arena does New York Rangers play in?

New York Rangers play their home games at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, USA.

Who is the general manager of New York Rangers?

The general manager of New York Rangers is Neil Smith.

What are the team colors of New York Rangers?

The team colors of New York Rangers are Blue + Red + White.

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1996-1997 Season

New York Rangers were 38-34-10 in the 1996-97 NHL season with 86 points, 8th overall.

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1996-1997 New York Rangers Player Stats

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New York Rangers — 1996-1997 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
NHL
1.		Wayne Gretzky (C)	82	25	72	97	28	12	15	10	10	20	2	5
2.		Mark Messier (C)	71	36	48	84	88	12	15	3	9	12	6	2
3.		Brian Leetch (D)	82	20	58	78	40	31	15	2	8	10	6	5
4.		Adam Graves (LW)	82	33	28	61	66	10	15	2	1	3	12	1
5.		Niklas Sundström (C)	82	24	28	52	20	23	9	0	5	5	2	3
6.		Luc Robitaille (LW)	69	24	24	48	48	16	15	4	7	11	4	7
7.		Alexander Karpovtsev (D)	77	9	29	38	59	1	13	1	3	4	20	2
8.		Alexei Kovalev (RW)	45	13	22	35	42	11
9.		Bruce Driver (D)	79	5	25	30	48	8	15	0	1	1	2	-3
10.		Pat Flatley (RW)	68	10	12	22	26	6	11	0	0	0	14	2
11.		Sergei Nemchinov (C)	63	6	13	19	12	5
12.		Ulf Samuelsson (D)	73	6	11	17	138	3	15	0	2	2	30	1
13.		Brian Noonan (RW)	44	6	9	15	28	-7
14.		Bill Berg (LW/D)	67	8	6	14	37	2	3	0	0	0	2	-1
15.		Daniel Goneau (LW)	41	10	3	13	10	-5
16.		Jeff Beukeboom (D)	80	3	9	12	167	22	15	0	1	1	34	5
17.		Vladimir Vorobyov (LW)	16	5	5	10	6	4
18.		Darren Langdon (LW)	60	3	6	9	195	-1	10	0	0	0	2	-1
19.		Mike Eastwood (C)	27	1	7	8	10	2	15	1	2	3	22	0
20.		Doug Lidster (D)	48	3	4	7	24	10	15	1	5	6	8	-2
21.		Russ Courtnall (RW)	14	2	5	7	2	-3	15	3	4	7	0	1
22.		David Oliver (RW)	14	2	1	3	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
23.		Esa Tikkanen (LW)	14	1	2	3	6	0	15	9	3	12	26	2
24.		Chris Ferraro (C)	12	1	1	2	6	1
25.		Christian Dubé (C)	27	1	1	2	4	-4	3	0	0	0	0	-2
26.		Ryan VandenBussche (RW)	11	1	0	1	30	-2
27.		Jayson More (D)	14	0	1	1	25	0
28.		Eric Cairns (D)	40	0	1	1	147	-7	3	0	0	0	0	0
29.		Shane Churla (RW)	45	0	1	1	106	-10	15	0	0	0	20	-3
30.		Ken Gernander (RW)	0	0	0	0	0	-	9	0	0	0	0	0
31.		Peter Ferraro (RW)	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
32.		Jeff Nielsen (RW)	2	0	0	0	2	-1
33.		Dallas Eakins (D)	3	0	0	0	6	-1	4	0	0	0	4	-1
34.		Sylvain Blouin (LW)	6	0	0	0	18	-1
35.		Sergio Momesso (LW)	9	0	0	0	11	-2

New York Rangers — 1996-1997 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
NHL
1.		Mike Richter (G)	61	2.69	.917	33	22	6	4	3598:00	1784	15	2.11	.932
2.		Glenn Healy (G)	23	2.61	.907	5	12	4	1	1357:00	573

1996-1997 New York Rangers Staff

Head CoachColin Campbell
Asst. CoachBilly Moores
Asst. CoachDick Todd
Goaltending CoachSamuel Saint-Laurent
General ManagerNeil Smith
Asst. General ManagerDon Maloney
Asst. General ManagerLarry Pleau
Team ManagerMatt Loughran
Amateur ScoutAndré Beaulieu
Amateur ScoutBob Crocker
Amateur ScoutHerbert Hammond
Asst. Equipment ManagerAcacio Marques
Asst. Equipment ManagerMatt Mitchell
BroadcasterKenny Albert
BroadcasterJohn Davidson
BroadcasterSal Messina

1996-1997 New York Rangers Captains

"C"

Mark Messier

"A"

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1996-1997 New York Rangers Demographics

New York Rangers Facts

Plays in: National Hockey League
Team Colors: Blue + Red + White
Town: New York, NY, USA Map
Founded: 1926

1996-1997 New York Rangers Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players
8 players
4 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

New York Rangers: 5 033 GP
NHL: 15 682 GP
WC: 201 GP
OG: 54 GP
SHL: 221 GP
Liiga: 92 GP
AHL: 2 851 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Madison Square Garden
Location: New York, NY, USA
Capacity: 18 006
Construction Year: 1968

New York Rangers Games

New York Rangers — 1996-1997 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/22/2026 12:30 PM GMT-5	New York Rangers	Carolina Hurricanes	-	NHL
11/16/2026 07:30 PM GMT-5	New York Rangers	Montréal Canadiens	-	NHL
11/13/2026 09:00 PM GMT-5	Vancouver Canucks	New York Rangers	1 - 5	NHL
11/11/2026 07:30 PM GMT-5	Calgary Flames	New York Rangers	1 - 3	NHL
11/09/2026 08:00 PM GMT-5	Edmonton Oilers	New York Rangers	3 - 1	NHL

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New York Rangers — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
11/11/2026	Up/Down	joining	Glenn Gawdin (F)	Hartford Wolf Pack	Details
11/07/2026	Confirmed	leaving	James Reimer (G)	Unknown	Details
11/04/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Joonas Korpisalo (G)	Hartford Wolf Pack	Details
11/03/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Taylor Raddysh (F)	Hartford Wolf Pack	Details
11/03/2026	Up/Down	joining	Jaroslav Chmelař (F)	Hartford Wolf Pack	Details
10/31/2026	Up/Down	joining	Matthew Robertson (D)	Hartford Wolf Pack	Details
10/25/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Matthew Robertson (D)	Hartford Wolf Pack	Details
10/25/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Spencer Martin (G)	Hartford Wolf Pack	Details

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New York Rangers History and Standings

New York Rangers — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	NHL	21	12	0	-	1	8	25	64	57	1.19	8	-
2025-2026	NHL	82	25	9	-	9	39	77	238	250	0.94	16	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	NHL	82	35	4	-	7	36	85	256	255	1.04	11	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	NHL	82	43	12	-	4	23	114	282	229	1.39	1	Conference Final loss
2022-2023	NHL	82	37	10	-	13	22	107	277	219	1.3	5	Conference QF loss
2021-2022	NHL	82	44	8	-	6	24	110	254	207	1.34	4	Conference Final loss
2020-2021	NHL	56	27	-	-	6	23	60	177	157	1.07	16	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	NHL	70	37	-	-	5	28	79	234	222	1.13	18	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2018-2019	NHL	82	32	-	-	14	36	78	227	272	0.95	26	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	NHL	82	34	-	-	9	39	77	231	268	0.94	24	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	NHL	82	48	-	-	6	28	102	256	220	1.24	9	Conference SF loss
2015-2016	NHL	82	46	-	-	9	27	101	236	217	1.23	9	Conference QF loss
2014-2015	NHL	82	53	-	-	7	22	113	252	192	1.38	1	Conference Final loss
2013-2014	NHL	82	45	-	-	6	31	96	218	193	1.17	12	Final loss
2012-2013	NHL	48	26	-	-	4	18	56	130	112	1.17	12	Conference SF loss
2011-2012	NHL	82	51	-	-	7	24	109	226	187	1.33	2	Conference Final loss
2010-2011	NHL	82	44	-	-	5	33	93	233	198	1.13	18	Conference QF loss
2009-2010	NHL	82	38	-	-	11	33	87	222	218	1.06	21	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	NHL	82	43	-	-	9	30	95	210	218	1.16	12	Conference QF loss
2007-2008	NHL	82	42	-	-	13	27	97	213	199	1.18	9	Conference SF loss
2006-2007	NHL	82	42	-	-	10	30	94	242	216	1.15	15	Conference SF loss
2005-2006	NHL	82	44	-	-	12	26	100	257	215	1.22	10	Conference QF loss
2003-2004	NHL	82	27	-	7	8	40	69	206	250	0.84	25	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	NHL	82	32	-	10	4	36	78	210	231	0.95	21	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	NHL	82	36	-	4	4	38	80	227	258	0.98	21	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	NHL	82	33	-	5	1	43	72	250	290	0.88	21	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	NHL	82	29	-	12	3	38	73	218	246	0.89	23	Did not make playoffs
1998-1999	NHL	82	33	-	11	-	38	77	217	227	0.94	18	Did not make playoffs
1997-1998	NHL	82	25	-	18	-	39	68	197	231	0.83	21	Did not make playoffs
1996-1997	NHL	82	38	-	10	-	34	86	258	231	1.05	8	Conference Final loss

New York Rangers Retired Numbers

New York Rangers Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

New York Rangers — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Oscar Lindberg (F)	2026-2027	Skellefteå AIK	SHL	16	8	13	21	16
2.	Adam Cracknell (F)	2026-2027	HK Poprad	Extraliga	18	8	13	21	2
3.	Jack Roslovic (F)	2026-2027	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	21	9	11	20	10
4.	Artemi Panarin (F)	2026-2027	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	17	8	11	19	14
5.	Brendan Brisson (F)	2026-2027	Toronto Marlies	AHL	14	8	9	17	2
6.	Nicklas Jensen (F)	2026-2027	SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	NL	19	6	10	16	30
7.	Jimmy Vesey (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	NL	20	3	13	16	6
8.	Lias Andersson (F)	2026-2027	EHC Biel-Bienne	NL	17	6	8	14	33
9.	Dryden Hunt (F)	2026-2027	Calgary Wranglers	AHL	17	2	12	14	21
10.	Neal Pionk (D)	2026-2027	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	21	4	9	13	8

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

New York Rangers — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'2"	198 lbs	26.96
2025-2026	View Roster	6'2"	203 lbs	27.70
2024-2025	View Roster	6'2"	203 lbs	27.84
2023-2024	View Roster	6'2"	203 lbs	28.46
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	203 lbs	27.83

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Franchise All-Time Points

New York Rangers — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Rod Gilbert (F)	1065	406	615	1021
2.	Brian Leetch (D)	1129	240	741	981
3.	Jean Ratelle (F)	862	336	481	817
4.	Andy Bathgate (F)	719	272	457	729
5.	Mark Messier (F)	698	250	441	691

Franchise All-Time Goals

New York Rangers — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Rod Gilbert (F)	1065	406	615	1021
2.	Jean Ratelle (F)	862	336	481	817
3.	Chris Kreider (F)	883	326	256	582
4.	Mika Zibanejad (F)	751	289	397	686
5.	Adam Graves (F)	772	280	227	507

Franchise All-Time Assists

New York Rangers — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Brian Leetch (D)	1129	240	741	981
2.	Rod Gilbert (F)	1065	406	615	1021
3.	Jean Ratelle (F)	862	336	481	817
4.	Andy Bathgate (F)	719	272	457	729
5.	Walt Tkaczuk (F)	945	227	451	678

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

New York Rangers — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Ron Greschner (D)	982	179	610	1226
2.	Jeff Beukeboom (D)	520	18	90	1157
3.	Harry Howell (D)	1160	82	345	1147
4.	Dave Maloney (D)	605	70	295	1113
5.	Vic Hadfield (F)	839	262	572	1036

Franchise All-Time Games Played

New York Rangers — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Harry Howell (D)	1160	82	263	345
2.	Brian Leetch (D)	1129	240	741	981
3.	Rod Gilbert (F)	1065	406	615	1021
4.	Ron Greschner (D)	982	179	431	610
5.	Walt Tkaczuk (F)	945	227	451	678

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

New York Rangers — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
1.	Artemi Panarin (F)	482	205	607	1.26
2.	Jaromír Jágr (F)	277	124	319	1.15
3.	Walt Poddubny (F)	152	78	175	1.15
4.	Andrew Copp (F)	16	8	18	1.13
5.	Pat Verbeek (F)	88	51	97	1.10

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

New York Rangers — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Jaromír Jágr (F)	2005-2006	NHL	82	54	69	123	1.50	72
2.	Artemi Panarin (F)	2023-2024	NHL	82	49	71	120	1.46	24
3.	Jean Ratelle (F)	1971-1972	NHL	63	46	63	109	1.73	4
4.	Mark Messier (F)	1991-1992	NHL	79	35	72	107	1.35	76
5.	Vic Hadfield (F)	1971-1972	NHL	78	50	56	106	1.36	142

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

New York Rangers — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Jaromír Jágr (F)	2005-2006	NHL	82	54	69	123	1.50	72
2.	Adam Graves (F)	1993-1994	NHL	84	52	27	79	0.94	127
3.	Chris Kreider (F)	2021-2022	NHL	81	52	25	77	0.95	24
4.	Vic Hadfield (F)	1971-1972	NHL	78	50	56	106	1.36	142
5.	Artemi Panarin (F)	2023-2024	NHL	82	49	71	120	1.46	24

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

New York Rangers — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Brian Leetch (D)	1991-1992	NHL	80	22	80	102	1.28	26
2.	Sergei Zubov (D)	1993-1994	NHL	78	12	77	89	1.14	39
3.	Artemi Panarin (F)	2021-2022	NHL	75	22	74	96	1.28	18
4.	Mark Messier (F)	1991-1992	NHL	79	35	72	107	1.35	76
5.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1996-1997	NHL	82	25	72	97	1.18	28

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

New York Rangers — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Troy Mallette (F)	1989-1990	NHL	79	13	16	29	0.37	305
2.	Kris King (F)	1989-1990	NHL	68	6	7	13	0.19	286
3.	Troy Mallette (F)	1990-1991	NHL	71	12	10	22	0.31	252
4.	Tie Domi (F)	1991-1992	NHL	42	2	4	6	0.14	246
5.	Barry Beck (D)	1980-1981	NHL	75	11	23	34	0.45	231

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

New York Rangers — Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections
rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2026
1	#5	Alberts Šmits (D)	12/02/2007	Valmiera, LAT	6'3"	209 lbs
2	#64	Ben Macbeath (D)	03/04/2008	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'2"	187 lbs
3	#67	Danai Shaiikov (G)	04/13/2007	Almaty, KAZ	6'2"	185 lbs
3	#77	Charlie Morrison (D)	10/12/2007	Miramichi, NB, CAN	6'3"	198 lbs
3	#81	Tomas Chrenko (F)	11/02/2007	Nitra, SVK	5'10"	179 lbs
4	#102	Spencer Bowes (F)	09/19/2007	Carleton Place, ON, CAN	6'0"	176 lbs
6	#162	Andre Mondoux (D)	03/16/2007	North Bay, ON, CAN	6'4"	201 lbs
6	#163	Darian Anderson (F)	12/22/2006	Brighton, MI, USA	6'3"	205 lbs
7	#193	Ivan Patrikhayev (D)	02/03/2006	Yekaterinburg, RUS	6'0"	185 lbs
2025
2	#43	Malcolm Spence (F)	09/22/2006	Mississauga, ON, CAN	6'2"	201 lbs
3	#70	Sean Barnhill (D)	01/08/2007	Scottsdale, AZ, USA	6'6"	214 lbs
3	#89	Artyom Gonchar (D)	10/25/2006	Chelyabinsk, RUS	6'0"	157 lbs
4	#111	Mikkel Eriksen (F)	09/13/2007	Oslo, NOR	5'11"	187 lbs
5	#139	Zeb Lindgren (D)	04/14/2007	Umeå, SWE	6'1"	205 lbs
6	#166	Samuel Jung (F)	05/18/2006	Wodzislaw Slaski, POL	6'3"	172 lbs
6	#171	Evan Passmore (D)	12/05/2006	Elmira, ON, CAN	6'5"	212 lbs
7	#203	Felix Färhammar (D)	04/11/2007	Stockholm, SWE	6'1"	192 lbs
2024
1	#30	EJ Emery (D)	03/30/2006	Surrey, BC, CAN	6'3"	194 lbs
4	#119	Raoul Boilard (F)	01/07/2006	Sherbrooke, QC, CAN	6'2"	192 lbs
5	#159	Nathan Aspinall (F)	03/30/2006	Markham, ON, CAN	6'7"	207 lbs
6	#191	Rico Gredig (F)	02/01/2005	-	6'1"	179 lbs

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Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

1994 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Adam Graves - Mark Messier - Alexei Kovalev
Stépahen Matteau - Esa Tikkanen - Steve Larmer
Greg Gilbert - Craig MacTavish - Brian Noonan
Glen Anderson - Sergei Nemchinov - Joey Kocur

Brian Leetch - Jeff Beukeboom
Kevin Lowe - Sergei Zubov
Jay Wells - Alexander Karpovtsev

Mike Richter
(Glenn Healy)