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1993–94 New York Rangers
Stanley Cup champions
Presidents' Trophy winners
Eastern Conference champions
Atlantic Division champions
Division	1st Atlantic
Conference	1st Eastern
1993–94 record	52–24–8
Home record	28–8–6
Road record	24–16–2
Goals for	299
Goals against	231
Team information
General manager	Neil Smith
Coach	Mike Keenan
Captain	Mark Messier
Alternate captains	Adam Graves Kevin Lowe Brian Leetch Steve Larmer
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Average attendance	18,001 (98.9%)
Team leaders
Goals	Adam Graves (52)
Assists	Sergei Zubov (77)
Points	Sergei Zubov (89)
Penalty minutes	Jeff Beukeboom (170)
Wins	Mike Richter (42)
Goals against average	Mike Richter (2.57)
← 1992–93 1994–95 →

The 1993–94 New York Rangers season was the 68th season for the franchise. The highlight of the season was winning the Stanley Cup and hosting the NHL All-Star Game. 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.

This marked the last season in which the Rangers (and all other MSG properties) were owned by Paramount Communications (formerly Gulf+Western), which was sold near the end of the season to Viacom, which in turn sold them to ITT Corporation and Cablevision. A couple of years later, ITT would sell their share to Cablevision, who owned the Rangers until 2010, when the MSG properties became their own company.

Off season

In the summer of 1993, the New York Rangers named Mike Keenan as Head Coach.

Pre-season

The 1993 Pre-season, the New York Rangers had a record of 7-2-0.

1993 Pre-season Game Log: 7–2–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 3–2–0)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Location
1	September 11	Toronto Maple Leafs (1993-94)	5-3	1-0-0	Wembley Arena
2	September 12	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993-94)	3-1	2-0-0	Wembley Arena
3	September 22	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993-94)	4-6	2-1-0	Civic Arena
4	September 23	@ New York Islanders (1993-94)	2-4	2-2-0	Nassau Coliseum
5	September 25	@ Hartford Whalers (1993-94)	5-3	3-2-0	Hartford Civic Center
6	September 27	New York Islanders (1993-94)	6-3	4-2-0	Madison Square Garden
7	September 29	Pittsburgh Penguins (1993-94)	5-4	5-2-0	Madison Square Garden
8	September 30	@ New Jersey Devils (1993-94)	3-2	6-2-0	Brendan Byrne Arena
9	October 1	New Jersey Devils (1993-94)	4-1	7-2-0	Madison Square Garden

Regular season

The 1993–94 season was a magical one for Rangers fans, as Coach Mike Keenan led the Rangers to their first Stanley Cup championship in 54 years. Two years prior, they picked up center Mark Messier, who was an integral part of the Edmonton Oilers' Cup-winning teams. Adam Graves, who also defected from the Oilers, joined the Rangers as well. Other ex-Oilers on the Blueshirts included trade deadline acquisitions Craig MacTavish and Glenn Anderson. Brian Leetch and Sergei Zubov were a solid 1–2 punch on defence. In fact, Zubov led the team in scoring that season with 89 points, and continued to be an all-star defenceman throughout his career. Graves would set a team record with 52 goals, breaking the old record of 50 held by Vic Hadfield. This record would later be broken by Jaromir Jagr on April 8, 2006, against the Boston Bruins. New York was not shut out in any of their 84 regular-season games. The Rangers led the league in wins (52), points (112) and power-play goals (96, tied with the Buffalo Sabres) and power play percentage (23.02%). They also allowed the fewest shorthanded goals (5) of all 26 teams.

On February 21, 1994, Tony Amonte scored just 8 seconds into the overtime period to win the game to give the Rangers a 4–3 home win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 1993–94 NHL regular season.

Season standings

Atlantic Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	1	New York Rangers	84	52	24	8	299	231	112
2	3	New Jersey Devils	84	47	25	12	306	220	106
3	7	Washington Capitals	84	39	35	10	277	263	88
4	8	New York Islanders	84	36	36	12	282	264	84
5	9	Florida Panthers	84	33	34	17	233	233	83
6	10	Philadelphia Flyers	84	35	39	10	294	314	80
7	12	Tampa Bay Lightning	84	30	43	11	224	251	71

Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

1993–94 game log: 52-24-8 (Home: 28-8-6; Road: 24-16-2)

October: 7–5–1 (Home: 5–2–1; Road: 2–3–0)

#	October	Opponent	Score	Decision	Record	Location
1	5	Boston Bruins (1993-94)	3–4		0–1–0	Madison Square Garden
2	7	Tampa Bay Lightning (1993-94)	5–4		1–1–0	Madison Square Garden
3	9	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993-94)	2–3		1–2–0	Civic Arena
4	11	Washington Capitals (1993-94)	5–2		2–2–0	Madison Square Garden
5	13	Quebec Nordiques (1993-94)	6–4		3–2–0	Madison Square Garden
6	15	@ Buffalo Sabres (1993-94)	5–2		4–2–0	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
7	16	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1993-94)	3–4		4–3–0	The Spectrum
8	19	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993-94)	2–4	Richter (L)	4–4–0	Madison Square Garden
9	22	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993-94)	1–4		4–5–0	Thunderdome
10	24	Los Angeles Kings (1993-94)	3–2		5–5–0	Madison Square Garden
11	28	Montreal Canadiens (1993-94)	3–3 OT		5–5–1	Madison Square Garden
12	30	@ Hartford Whalers (1993-94)	4–1		6–5–1	Hartford Civic Center
13	31	New Jersey Devils (1993-94)	4–1		7–5–1	Halifax Metro Centre

November: 11–1–1 (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 6–1–0)

#	November	Opponent	Score	Record	Location
14	3	Vancouver Canucks (1993-94)	6–3	8–5–1	Madison Square Garden
15	6	@ Quebec Nordiques (1993-94)	4–2	9–5–1	Colisée de Québec
16	8	Tampa Bay Lightning (1993-94)	6–3	10–5–1	Madison Square Garden
17	10	Winnipeg Jets (1993-94)	2–1	11–5–1	Madison Square Garden
18	13	@ Washington Capitals (1993-94)	2–0	12–5–1	USAir Arena
19	14	San Jose Sharks (1993-94)	3–3 OT	12–5–2	Madison Square Garden
20	16	@ Florida Panthers (1993-94)	4–2	13–5–2	Miami Arena
21	19	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993-94)	5–3	14–5–2	Thunderdome
22	23	Montreal Canadiens (1993-94)	5–4	15–5–2	Madison Square Garden
23	24	@ Ottawa Senators (1993-94)	7–1	16–5–2	Ottawa Civic Centre
24	27	@ New York Islanders (1993-94)	4–6	16–6–2	Nassau Coliseum
25	28	Washington Capitals (1993-94)	3–1	17–6–2	Madison Square Garden
26	30	@ New Jersey Devils (1993-94)	3–1	18–6–2	Brendan Byrne Arena

December: 8–3–1 (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 3–3–0)

#	December	Opponent	Score	Record	Location
27	4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993-94)	4–3	19–6–2	Maple Leaf Gardens
28	5	New Jersey Devils (1993-94)	2–1	20–6–2	Madison Square Garden
29	8	Edmonton Oilers (1993-94)	1–1 OT	20–6–3	Madison Square Garden
30	13	Buffalo Sabres (1993-94)	2–0	21–6–3	Madison Square Garden
31	15	Hartford Whalers (1993-94)	5–2	22–6–3	Madison Square Garden
32	17	@ Detroit Red Wings (1993-94)	4–6	22–7–3	Joe Louis Arena
33	19	Ottawa Senators (1993-94)	6–3	23–7–3	Madison Square Garden
34	22	@ Florida Panthers (1993-94)	2–3	23–8–3	Miami Arena
35	23	@ Washington Capitals (1993-94)	1–0	24–8–3	USAir Arena
36	26	New Jersey Devils (1993-94)	8–3	25–8–3	Madison Square Garden
37	29	@ St. Louis Blues (1993-94)	4–3	26–8–3	St. Louis Arena
38	31	@ Buffalo Sabres (1993-94)	1–4	26–9–3	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium

January: 7–4–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 3–2–0)

#	January	Opponent	Score	Decision	Record	Location
39	3	Florida Panthers (1993-94)	3–2		27-9–3	Madison Square Garden
40	5	Calgary Flames (1993-94)	1–4		27–10–3	Madison Square Garden
41	8	@ Montreal Canadiens (1993-94)	2–3		27–11–3	Montreal Forum
42	10	Tampa Bay Lightning (1993-94)	2–5		27–12–3	Madison Square Garden
43	14	Philadelphia Flyers (1993-94)	5–2		28–12–3	Madison Square Garden
44	16	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993-94)	5–1		29–12–3	Chicago Stadium
45	18	St. Louis Blues (1993-94)	4–1		30–12–3	Madison Square Garden
46	25	@ San Jose Sharks (1993-94)	8–3		31–12–3	San Jose Arena
47	27	@ Los Angeles Kings (1993-94)	5–4 OT		32–12–3	Great Western Forum
48	28	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993-94)	2–3	Healy (L)	32–13–3	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
49	31	Pittsburgh Penguins (1993-94)	5–3		33–13–3	Madison Square Garden

February: 7–5–1 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 4–3–0)

#	February	Opponent	Score	Record	Location
50	2	New York Islanders (1993-94)	4–4 OT	33–13–4	Madison Square Garden
51	3	@ Boston Bruins (1993-94)	3–0	34–13–4	Boston Garden
52	7	Washington Capitals (1993-94)	1–4	34–14–4	Madison Square Garden
53	9	@ Montreal Canadiens (1993-94)	3–4 OT	34–15–4	Montreal Forum
54	12	@ Ottawa Senators (1993-94)	4–3 OT	35–15–4	Ottawa Civic Centre
55	14	@ Quebec Nordiques (1993-94)	4–2	36–15–4	Colisée de Québec
56	18	Ottawa Senators (1993-94)	3–0	37–15–4	Madison Square Garden
57	19	@ Hartford Whalers (1993-94)	2–4	37–16–4	Hartford Civic Center
58	21	Pittsburgh Penguins (1993-94)	4–3 OT	38–16–4	Madison Square Garden
59	23	Boston Bruins (1993-94)	3–6	38–17–4	Madison Square Garden
60	24	@ New Jersey Devils (1993-94)	3–1	39–17–4	Brendan Byrne Arena
61	26	@ Dallas Stars (1993-94)	1–3	39–18–4	Reunion Arena
62	28	Philadelphia Flyers (1993-94)	4–1	40–18–4	Madison Square Garden

March: 7–5–3 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 5–3–2)

#	March	Opponent	Score	Record	Location
63	2	Quebec Nordiques (1993-94)	5–2	41–18–4	Madison Square Garden
64	4	New York Islanders (1993-94)	3–3 OT	41–18–5	Madison Square Garden
65	5	@ New York Islanders (1993-94)	5–4	42–18–5	Nassau Coliseum
66	7	Detroit Red Wings (1993-94)	3–6	42–19–5	Madison Square Garden
67	9	@ Washington Capitals (1993-94)	7–5	43–19–5	Halifax Metro Centre
68	10	@ Boston Bruins (1993-94)	2–2 OT	43–19–6	Boston Garden
69	12	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993-94)	2–6	43–20–6	Civic Arena
70	14	@ Florida Panthers (1993-94)	1–2	43–21–6	Miami Arena
71	16	Hartford Whalers (1993-94)	4–0	44–21–6	Madison Square Garden
72	18	Chicago Blackhawks (1993-94)	3–7	44–22–6	Madison Square Garden
73	22	@ Calgary Flames (1993-94)	4–4 OT	44–22–7	Olympic Saddledome
74	23	@ Edmonton Oilers (1993-94)	5–3	45–22–7	Northlands Coliseum
75	25	@ Vancouver Canucks (1993-94)	5–2	46–22–7	Pacific Coliseum
76	27	@ Winnipeg Jets (1993-94)	1–3	46–23–7	Winnipeg Arena
77	29	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1993-94)	4–3	47–23–7	The Spectrum

April: 5–1–1 (Home: 4–0–1; Road: 1–1–0)

#	April	Opponent	Score	Record	Location
78	1	Dallas Stars (1993-94)	3–0	48–23–7	Madison Square Garden
79	2	@ New Jersey Devils (1993-94)	4–2	49–23–7	Brendan Byrne Arena
80	4	Florida Panthers (1993-94)	3–2	50–23–7	Madison Square Garden
81	8	Toronto Maple Leafs (1993-94)	5–3	51–23–7	Madison Square Garden
82	10	@ New York Islanders (1993-94)	4–5	51–24–7	Nassau Coliseum
83	12	Buffalo Sabres (1993-94)	3–2	52–24–7	Madison Square Garden
84	14	Philadelphia Flyers (1993-94)	2–2 OT	52–24–8	Madison Square Garden

Playoffs

Main articles: 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs and 1994 Stanley Cup Finals

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

In the opening round, the Rangers faced their crosstown rivals the New York Islanders, this series would turn out to be an extremely one sided affair as the Rangers outscored their rivals 22 to 3 in a four game sweep.

Eastern Conference Semifinals

Next, the Rangers faced the Washington Capitals who were coming off a shocking six game win over the second seeded Pittsburgh Penguins, the Rangers appeared to have the series in hand after they won the first three games, although the Capitals avoided the sweep with a game 4 win, the Rangers got back in control and won the series in five.

Eastern Conference Finals

After going down in the Eastern Conference Finals 3–2 to the New Jersey Devils, Rangers' captain Mark Messier made one of the most famous guarantees in sports history, stating that the Rangers would win Game 6 in New Jersey to tie the series 3–3. Not only did the Rangers back up Messier's guarantee, but Messier scored a hat trick in the Rangers 4–2 win, sending the game back to New York for game 7. In Game 7, the Rangers held a 1–0 lead after a 2nd period goal by Brian Leetch. The lead would hold up until 7.7 seconds remaining, when Valeri Zelepukin was able to beat Mike Richter to send the game to overtime. In double overtime, Stephane Matteau scored his second second-overtime goal of the series to send the Rangers to the Finals. The series-winning goal prompted the famous call of "Matteau, Matteau, Matteau!" by Rangers radio announcer Howie Rose.

Stanley Cup Finals

The Rangers won their first Stanley Cup in 54 years, dating back to 1940, beating the Vancouver Canucks in seven games.

The Rangers winning this Stanley Cup drew 4.957 million viewers to the CBC, making it the highest-rated single CBC Sports program in history until the 10.6 million viewers for the men's ice hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States at the 2002 Winter Olympics, when Canada won its first Olympic ice hockey gold medal since the 1952 Winter Olympics. CBC commentator Bob Cole said that Game 7 was one of his most memorable TV games.

MSG Network broadcaster Al Trautwig said that this Stanley Cup win by the Rangers was seen as the coming of age of the NHL's influence in Europe. It marked the first time that the Russians got their names on the Stanley Cup and there were four who got that honor—Alexander Karpovtsev, Alexei Kovalev, Sergei Nemchinov and Sergei Zubov—giving a huge European television audience, including those watching on the brand-new television screens across the former Soviet Union, a Stanley Cup story to remember.

Key: Win Loss

1994 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (E8) New York Islanders – New York Rangers win series 4–0
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Series	Location
1	April 17	New York Islanders (1993-94)	6-0			New York Rangers lead series 1–0	Madison Square Garden
2	April 18	New York Islanders (1993-94)	6-0			New York Rangers lead series 2–0	Madison Square Garden
3	April 21	@ New York Islanders (1993-94)	5-1			New York Rangers lead series 3–0	Nassau Coliseum
4	April 24	@ New York Islanders (1993-94)	5-2			New York Rangers win series 4–0	Nassau Coliseum

Conference Semi-finals: vs. (E7) Washington Capitals – New York Rangers win series 4–1
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Series	Location
1	May 1	Washington Capitals (1993-94)	6–3			New York Rangers lead series 1–0	Madison Square Garden
2	May 3	Washington Capitals (1993-94)	5-2			New York Rangers lead series 2–0	Madison Square Garden
3	May 5	@ Washington Capitals (1993-94)	3-0			New York Rangers lead series 3–0	USAir Arena
4	May 7	@ Washington Capitals (1993-94)	2-4			New York Rangers lead series 3–1	USAir Arena
5	May 9	Washington Capitals (1993-94)	4-3			New York Rangers win series 4–1	Madison Square Garden

Conference Finals: vs. (E3) New Jersey Devils – New York Rangers win series 4–3
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Series	Location
1	May 15	New Jersey Devils (1993-94)	3–4	2OT		New Jersey leads series 1–0	Madison Square Garden
2	May 17	New Jersey Devils (1993-94)	4–0			Series tied 1–1	Madison Square Garden
3	May 19	@ New Jersey Devils (1993-94)	3-2	2OT		New York Rangers lead series 2–1	Brendan Byrne Arena
4	May 21	@ New Jersey Devils (1993-94)	1-3			Series tied 2–2	Brendan Byrne Arena
5	May 23	New Jersey Devils (1993-94)	1–4			New Jersey leads series 3–2	Madison Square Garden
6	May 25	@ New Jersey Devils (1993-94)	4-2			Series tied 3–3	Brendan Byrne Arena
7	May 27	New Jersey Devils (1993-94)	2–1	2OT		New York Rangers win series 4–3	Madison Square Garden

Stanley Cup Finals: vs. (W7) Vancouver Canucks – New York Rangers win series 4–3
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Series	Location
1	May 31	Vancouver Canucks (1993-94)	2–3	OT		Vancouver leads series 1–0	Madison Square Garden
2	June 2	Vancouver Canucks (1993-94)	3–1			Series tied 1–1	Madison Square Garden
3	June 4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1993-94)	5-1			New York Rangers lead series 2–1	Pacific Coliseum
4	June 7	@ Vancouver Canucks (1993-94)	4-2			New York Rangers lead series 3–1	Pacific Coliseum
5	June 9	Vancouver Canucks (1993-94)	3–6			New York Rangers lead series 3–2	Madison Square Garden
6	June 11	@ Vancouver Canucks (1993-94)	1-4			Series tied 3–3	Pacific Coliseum
7	June 14	Vancouver Canucks (1993-94)	3–2			New York Rangers win series 4–3	Madison Square Garden

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Sergei Zubov	78	12	77	89	20	39
Mark Messier	76	26	58	84	25	76
Adam Graves	84	52	27	79	27	127
Brian Leetch	84	23	56	79	28	67
Steve Larmer	68	21	39	60	14	41
Alexei Kovalev	76	23	33	56	18	154
Esa Tikkanen	83	22	32	54	5	114
Mike Gartner	71	28	24	52	11	58
Sergei Nemchinov	76	22	27	49	13	36
Tony Amonte	72	16	22	38	5	31
Kevin Lowe	71	5	14	19	4	70
Alexander Karpovtsev	67	3	15	18	12	58
Jeff Beukeboom	68	8	8	16	18	170
Greg Gilbert	76	4	11	15	−3	29
Mike Hudson	48	4	7	11	−5	47
Jay Wells	79	2	7	9	4	110
Ed Olczyk	37	3	5	8	−1	28
Nick Kypreos	46	3	5	8	−8	102
Stephane Matteau	12	4	3	7	5	2
Brian Noonan	12	4	2	6	5	12
Glenn Anderson	12	4	2	6	1	12
Craig MacTavish	12	4	2	6	6	11
Darren Turcotte	13	2	4	6	−2	13
Joey Kocur	71	2	1	3	−9	129
James Patrick	6	0	3	3	1	2
Peter Andersson	8	1	1	2	−3	2
Mike Hartman	35	1	1	2	−5	70
Joby Messier	4	0	2	2	−1	0
Mattias Norstrom	9	0	2	2	0	6
Doug Lidster	34	0	2	2	−12	33
Phil Bourque	16	0	1	1	−2	8
Todd Marchant	1	0	0	0	−1	0
Jim Hiller	2	0	0	0	1	7
Daniel Lacroix	4	0	0	0	0	0

Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Brian Leetch	23	11	23	34	6
Mark Messier	23	12	18	30	33
Alexei Kovalev	23	9	12	21	18
Sergei Zubov	22	5	14	19	0
Adam Graves	23	10	7	17	24
Steve Larmer	23	9	7	16	14
Brian Noonan	22	4	7	11	17
Stephane Matteau	23	6	3	9	20
Esa Tikkanen	23	4	4	8	34
Sergei Nemchinov	23	2	5	7	6
Glenn Anderson	23	3	3	6	42
Jeff Beukeboom	22	0	6	6	50
Craig MacTavish	23	1	4	5	22
Greg Gilbert	23	1	3	4	8
Alexander Karpovtsev	17	0	4	4	12
Doug Lidster	9	2	0	2	10
Joey Kocur	20	1	1	2	17
Kevin Lowe	22	1	0	1	20
Nick Kypreos	3	0	0	0	2
Ed Olczyk	1	0	0	0	0
Jay Wells	23	0	0	0	20

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Mike Richter	68	3710	42	12	6	159	2.57	1758	.910	5
Glenn Healy	29	1368	10	12	2	69	3.03	567	.878	2

Playoffs
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Mike Richter	23	1417	16	7	49	2.07	623	.921	4
Glenn Healy	2	68	0	0	1	0.89	17	.941	0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Media

Television

Channel	Play-by-play	Alternate Play-by-play	Color commentator	Studio host	Alternate Studio host
MSG Network	Sam Rosen	Bruce Beck	John Davidson	Al Trautwig	Bruce Beck

Some New York Rangers TV games carried on MSG 2 because of broadcast conflict with the New York Knicks (NBA).

Radio

Channel	Play-by-play	Alternate Play-by-play	Color commentator
WFAN	Marv Albert	Howie Rose	Sal Messina

Some New York Rangers radio games carried on WEVD because of broadcast conflict with the New York Knicks (NBA) and the New York Jets (NFL).

Transactions

June 25, 1993: Doug Lidster was traded by the Vancouver Canucks to the New York Rangers in exchange for John Vanbiesbrouck.
November 2, 1993: Nick Kypreos traded from Hartford Whalers with Barry Richter, Steve Larmer and round 6 pick in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft (Yuri Litvinov) to New York Rangers for Darren Turcotte and James Patrick.
March 21, 1994:
- Phil Bourque traded from NY Rangers to Ottawa for future considerations.
- Tony Amonte and the rights to Matt Oates traded from NY Rangers to Chicago for Stephane Matteau and Brian Noonan.
- Peter Andersson traded from NY Rangers to Florida for future considerations.
- Mike Gartner traded from NY Rangers to Toronto for Glenn Anderson, the rights to Scott Malone and Toronto's 4th round pick in 1994 Entry Draft.
- Craig MacTavish traded from Edmonton to NY Rangers for Todd Marchant.

Roster

Updated April 15, 1994.

New York Rangers 1994 Stanley Cup champions

Players

Centres

Wingers

Defencemen

Goaltenders

35 Mike Richter
30 Glenn Healy

Coaching and administrative staff

Neil Smith (president/general manager/governor)
Robert Gutkowski, Stanley Jaffe, Kenneth Munoz (alternate governors)
Larry Pleau (ass’t general manager)
Mike Keenan (head coach)
Colin Campbell (associate coach)
Dick Todd (ass’t coach)
Matthew Louhgren (manager-team operations)
Barry Watkins (director of communications)
Christer Rockstrom, Tony Feltrin, Martin Madden, Herb Hammond, Darrwin Bennett (scouts)
Dave Smith (medical trainer)
Joe Murphy (equipment trainer)
Mike Folga (equipment manager)
Bruce Lifrieri (massage therapist)

Stanley Cup engraving

1991, 1992 Pittsburgh, and 1993 Montreal included at least one player on the Stanley Cup who did not officially qualify. When the New York Rangers submitted their list of names for engraving, Ed Olczyk and Mike Hartman were included. Ed Olczyk played 37 regular-season games, and played 1 game in the conference finals. Mike Hartman played 35 regular-season games, but did not play in the playoffs. Both players spent the entire season with New York Rangers, and missed over 10 games due to injuries. When the Stanley Cup was engraved, Olczyk and Hartman's names were not included. The Rangers protested so the NHL added Olczyk and Hartman to the bottom of the cup. The NHL does not add missing names after the cup has been engraved, but made an exception in this case.

NHL now agrees to allow players who do not officially qualify on the Stanley Cup (40 regular season games, or played in the finals) on the Cup. However, some players who played in playoffs are still left off the Cup, while other players who played less than 10 regular season games and are not dressed in playoff are included.

Alexander Karpovtsev, Alexei Kovalev, Sergei Nemchinov and Sergei Zubov became the first four Russian-trained players to have their names engraved on the Stanley Cup. Sergei Priakin played in the playoffs for the 1989 Stanley Cup champion Flames. Anatoli Semenov played in the playoffs for 1990 Stanley Cup champion Oilers. Oleg Petrov played in the playoffs for the 1993 Stanley Cup champion Canadiens. Neither of these 3 Russian-trained player played enough games to qualify for engraved on the Stanley Cup, but were given Stanley Cup Rings.

Awards and records

Brian Leetch, Conn Smythe Trophy
Most wins by goaltender, season – Mike Richter (1993–94) – 42
Mike Richter, MVP of 45th NHL All-Star Game

45th NHL All-Star Game

New York Rangers NHL All-Star representatives at the 45th NHL All-Star Game in New York City, New York at Madison Square Garden.

Adam Graves, LW, (Eastern Conference All-Stars), 2 assists, 2 points
Brian Leetch, D, (Eastern Conference All-Stars), Starter
Mark Messier, C, (Eastern Conference All-Stars), Captain, Starter, 1 goal, 2 assists, 3 points
Mike Richter, G, (Eastern Conference All-Stars), MVP of 45th NHL All-Star Game, 18 shots against, 16 shots saved
Joe Murphy, (Eastern Conference All-Stars), Trainer
Dave Smith, (Eastern Conference All-Stars), Trainer

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, at the Colisee de Quebec.


No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	8	Niklas Sundstrom	LW	Sweden	MODO (SEL)
2	34	Lee Sorochan	D	Canada	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
3	61	Maxim Galanov	D	Russia	HC Lada Togliatti (Russia)
4	86	Sergei Olympijev	LW	Belarus	HC Dynamo Minsk (Russia)
5	112	Gary Roach	D	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
6	138	Dave Trofimenkoff	G	Canada	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
7	162	Sergei Kondrashkin	LW	Russia	Cherepovets Metallurg (Russia)
7	164	Todd Marchant	LW	United States	Clarkson University (NCAA)
8	190	Ed Campbell	D	United States	Omaha Lancers (USHL)
9	216	Ken Shepard	G	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
10	242	Andrei Kudinov	C	Russia	Chelyabinsk Traktor (Russia)
11	261	Pavel Komarov	D	Russia	Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo (Russia)
11	268	Maxim Smelnitsky	LW	Russia	Chelyabinsk Traktor (Russia)

Expansion Draft

New York's losses at the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft in Quebec City, Quebec.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	Drafted by	Drafted from
1	12	Joe Cirella	Canada	Florida Panthers	New York Rangers
1	23	Steven King	United States	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	New York Rangers

Supplemental Draft

New York's picks at the 1993 NHL Supplemental Draft.

Player	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
Wayne Strachan	RW	Canada	Lake Superior State University (CCHA)

References

Rangers on Hockey Database

http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1994.html
http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1994.html
http://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/22/sports/hockey-rangers-leave-penguins-one-short.html
http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1994_games.html
Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
Greatest NHL Playoff Moments: Messier Guarantees Win
"Howie Rose". MSG.com. Madison Square Garden, LP. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
Ohler, Shawn (February 26, 2002). "Lucky Loonie Stunt Pays Off". The Calgary Herald. p. A1. A record-busting average of 8.7 million Canadians watched on television as the men's hockey team snatched gold from the United States in Salt Lake City...The audience actually peaked at 10.6 million, the CBC said Monday...CBC says that prior to Sunday, its highest-rated sports show was Game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup between the New York Rangers and the Vancouver Canucks, which attracted an average of 4.97 million viewers.
Houston, William (November 6, 1997). "Cole's Close Call". The Globe and Mail. p. S4. Cole's three most memorable TV games: 1. Game 7 of the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals (Edmonton 3, Philadelphia 1). The Oilers at their peak. 2. Game 3 of 1996 World Cup of Hockey Final (United States 5, Canada 2). 'I was devastated.' 3. Game 7, 1994 Stanley Cup Finals (New York Rangers 3, Vancouver 2). 'A great series.'
^ Kalinsky, George (2004). Garden of Dreams. New York: Stewart, Tabori, & Chang. p. 171. ISBN 1-58479-343-0.
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NHL trade deadline: Deals since 1980 | Habs Inside/Out
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Bibliography

Kalinsky, George (2004). Garden of Dreams. New York: Stewart, Tabori, & Chang. ISBN 1-58479-343-0.

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