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NY Rangers, Who Haven’t Won a Stanley Cup Since 1994, Celebrate Their Centennial Year

A Madison Square Garden fixture since 1968, the Rangers are to the NHL what the Green Bay Packers are to the NFL.
NY Rangers, Who Haven’t Won a Stanley Cup Since 1994, Celebrate Their Centennial Year
Juuso Parssinen (No. 71) of the Rangers reacts after a goal by Taylor Raddysh (not pictured) against the San Jose Sharks at Madison Square Garden in New York on Oct. 23, 2025. Sarah Stier/Getty Images
Donald Laible
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It’s important to remember the contributions made to the National Hockey League by the New York Rangers.

Although the current NHL season is the 99th that a Rangers’ team has taken to the ice (the 2004–2005 NHL season was canceled due to a lockout), their success in New York City remains crucial to the overall popularity of the NHL. With Madison Square Garden in Manhattan as their home since 1968, the Rangers are as much a regional staple as baseball’s Yankees and basketball’s Knicks. Drawing nearly 18,000 fans a game at the Garden last season, the Rangers showed that NHL hockey remains healthy in the largest media market in North America.
Donald Laible
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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.