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1996-1997

1996-1997 New York Rangers Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#30	Glenn Healy (G)	62	1962	Pickering, ON, CAN	5'9"	190	L
	#35	Mike Richter (G)	58	1966	Abington, PA, USA	5'11"	185	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#23	Jeff Beukeboom (D)	59	1965	Ajax, ON, CAN	6'5"	231	R
	#29	Eric Cairns (D)	50	1974	Oakville, ON, CAN	6'6"	243	L
	#33	Bruce Driver (D)	62	1962	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'0"	185	L
	#28	Dallas Eakins (D)	57	1967	Dade City, FL, USA	6'2"	194	L
	#25	Alexander Karpovtsev (D)		1970	Moskva, RUS	6'2"	231	R
	#2	Brian Leetch (D)"A"	56	1968	Corpus Christi, TX, USA	6'1"	187	L
	#6	Doug Lidster (D)	64	1960	Kamloops, BC, CAN	6'1"	201	R
	#21	Jayson More (D)	55	1969	Souris, MB, CAN	6'2"	209	L
	#5	Ulf Samuelsson (D)	60	1964	Fagersta, SWE	6'1"	203	L
FORWARDS
	#18	Bill Berg (LW/D)	57	1967	St. Catharines, ON, CAN	6'1"	205	L
	#38	Sylvain Blouin (LW)	50	1974	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'2"	216	L
	#22	Shane Churla (RW)	59	1965	Fernie, BC, CAN	6'1"	201	R
	#21	Russ Courtnall (RW)	59	1965	Duncan, BC, CAN	5'11"	174	R
	#19	Christian Dubé (C)	47	1977	Québec, QC, CAN	6'0"	176	R
	#32	Mike Eastwood (C)	57	1967	Ottawa, ON, CAN	6'3"	216	R
	#14	Chris Ferraro (C)	51	1973	Port Jefferson, NY, USA	5'11"	176	R
	#17	Peter Ferraro (RW)	51	1973	Port Jefferson, NY, USA	5'11"	181	R
	#8	Pat Flatley (RW)	61	1963	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'2"	198	R
		Ken Gernander (RW)	55	1969	Coleraine, MN, USA	5'11"	181	L
	#16	Daniel Goneau (LW)	48	1976	Montréal, QC, CAN	5'11"	192	L
	#9	Adam Graves (LW)"A"	56	1968	Tecumseh, ON, CAN	6'0"	203	L
	#99	Wayne Gretzky (C)	63	1961	Brantford, ON, CAN	6'0"	185	L
	#27	Alexei Kovalev (RW)	51	1973	Togliatti, RUS	6'2"	223	L
	#15	Darren Langdon (LW)	53	1971	Deer Lake, NL, CAN	6'1"	205	L
	#11	Mark Messier (C)"C"	63	1961	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'1"	205	L
	#32	Sergio Momesso (LW)	59	1965	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'3"	201	L
	#13	Sergei Nemchinov (C)	60	1964	Moskva, RUS	5'11"	198	L
	#36	Jeff Nielsen (RW)	53	1971	Grand Rapids, MN, USA	6'0"	201	R
	#28	Brian Noonan (RW)	59	1965	Boston, MA, USA	6'1"	181	R
	#26	David Oliver (RW)	53	1971	Sechelt, BC, CAN	6'0"	194	R
	#20	Luc Robitaille (LW)	58	1966	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'1"	205	L
	#24	Niklas Sundström (C)	49	1975	Örnsköldsvik, SWE	5'11"	194	L
	#10	Esa Tikkanen (LW)	59	1965	Helsinki, FIN	6'1"	209	L
	#37	Ryan VandenBussche (RW)	51	1973	Simcoe, ON, CAN	6'0"	201	R
	#39	Vladimir Vorobyov (LW)	52	1972	Cherepovets, RUS	6'3"	205	R

Position: G: 2, D: 8, F: 24Av Age: 29.18 yearsAv Ht: 6'1"Av Wt: 198 lbsCompare with other teams »

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
BroadcasterSam Rosen
BroadcasterAl Trautwig

1996-1997 New York Rangers Captains

"C"

Mark Messier

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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)

Bloomington Bison (ECHL)
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

date	home	visiting	score	league
12/23/2024 06:00 PM UTC	New Jersey Devils	New York Rangers	-	NHL
12/22/2024 05:30 PM UTC	New York Rangers	Carolina Hurricanes	-	NHL
12/21/2024 01:00 AM UTC	Dallas Stars	New York Rangers	1 - 3	NHL
12/18/2024 01:00 AM UTC	Nashville Predators	New York Rangers	2 - 0	NHL
12/15/2024 11:00 PM UTC	St. Louis Blues	New York Rangers	3 - 2	NHL

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New York Rangers History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	NHL	32	16	15	-	0	1	95	94	33	1.03	10	-
2023-2024	NHL	82	43	23	-	12	4	282	229	114	1.39	1	Conference Final loss
2022-2023	NHL	82	37	22	-	10	13	277	219	107	1.3	5	Conference QF loss
2021-2022	NHL	82	44	24	-	8	6	254	207	110	1.34	4	Conference Final loss
2020-2021	NHL	56	27	23	-	-	6	177	157	60	1.07	16	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	NHL	70	37	28	-	-	5	234	222	79	1.13	18	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2018-2019	NHL	82	32	36	-	-	14	227	272	78	0.95	26	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	NHL	82	34	39	-	-	9	231	268	77	0.94	24	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	NHL	82	48	28	-	-	6	256	220	102	1.24	9	Conference SF loss
2015-2016	NHL	82	46	27	-	-	9	236	217	101	1.23	9	Conference QF loss
2014-2015	NHL	82	53	22	-	-	7	252	192	113	1.38	1	Conference Final loss
2013-2014	NHL	82	45	31	-	-	6	218	193	96	1.17	12	Final loss
2012-2013	NHL	48	26	18	-	-	4	130	112	56	1.17	12	Conference SF loss
2011-2012	NHL	82	51	24	-	-	7	226	187	109	1.33	2	Conference Final loss
2010-2011	NHL	82	44	33	-	-	5	233	198	93	1.13	18	Conference QF loss
2009-2010	NHL	82	38	33	-	-	11	222	218	87	1.06	21	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	NHL	82	43	30	-	-	9	210	218	95	1.16	12	Conference QF loss
2007-2008	NHL	82	42	27	-	-	13	213	199	97	1.18	9	Conference SF loss
2006-2007	NHL	82	42	30	-	-	10	242	216	94	1.15	15	Conference SF loss
2005-2006	NHL	82	44	26	-	-	12	257	215	100	1.22	10	Conference QF loss
2003-2004	NHL	82	27	40	7	-	8	206	250	69	0.84	25	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	NHL	82	32	36	10	-	4	210	231	78	0.95	21	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	NHL	82	36	38	4	-	4	227	258	80	0.98	21	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	NHL	82	33	43	5	-	1	250	290	72	0.88	21	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	NHL	82	29	38	12	-	3	218	246	73	0.89	23	Did not make playoffs
1998-1999	NHL	82	33	38	11	-	-	217	227	77	0.94	18	Did not make playoffs
1997-1998	NHL	82	25	39	18	-	-	197	231	68	0.83	21	Did not make playoffs
1996-1997	NHL	82	38	34	10	-	-	258	231	86	1.05	8	Conference Final loss
1995-1996	NHL	82	41	27	14	-	-	272	237	96	1.17	5	Conference SF loss
1994-1995	NHL	48	22	23	3	-	-	139	134	47	0.98	14	Conference SF loss

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Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2024
1	#30	EJ Emery (D)	03/30/2006	Surrey, BC, CAN	6'3"	185 lbs
4	#119	Raoul Boilard (F)	01/07/2006	Sherbrooke, QC, CAN	6'2"	201 lbs
5	#159	Nathan Aspinall (F)	03/30/2006	Markham, ON, CAN	6'7"	194 lbs
6	#191	Rico Gredig (F)	02/01/2005	-	6'1"	179 lbs
2023
1	#23	Gabe Perreault (F)	05/07/2005	Sherbrooke, QC, CAN	5'11"	165 lbs
3	#90	Drew Fortescue (D)	04/28/2005	Pearl River, NY, USA	6'2"	176 lbs
5	#152	Rasmus Larsson (D)	02/09/2004	Hässelby, SWE	6'3"	203 lbs
6	#178	Dylan Roobroeck (F)	07/27/2004	London, ON, CAN	6'7"	205 lbs
6	#183	Ty Henricks (F)	06/28/2005	Mission Viejo, CA, USA	6'4"	216 lbs
2022
2	#63	Adam Sýkora (F)	09/07/2004	Piestany, SVK	5'11"	172 lbs
3	#97	Bryce McConnell-Barker (F)	06/04/2004	London, ON, CAN	6'2"	194 lbs
4	#111	Noah Laba (F)	08/04/2003	Northville, MI, USA	6'2"	192 lbs
5	#159	Victor Mancini (D)	05/26/2002	Hancock, MI, USA	6'3"	229 lbs
5	#161	Maxim Barbashyov (F)	12/18/2003	Moskva, RUS	6'2"	192 lbs
6	#191	Zakary Karpa (F)	03/25/2002	Greenwich, CT, USA	6'2"	190 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

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