The 1993–94 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 68th season. The highlight of the season was winning the

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and hosting the

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. The Rangers clinched their second

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and sixth division title by finishing with the best record in the NHL at 52–24–8, setting a then-franchise record with 112 points. This marked the last season in which the Rangers were under the control of Paramount Communications. Toward the end of the season, Paramount was taken over by

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. Shortly thereafter, Viacom divested itself of all of Paramount's interests in Madison Square Garden, including the Rangers, and sold them to

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and

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. 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. As of 2025, this remains the most recent season the Rangers won the Stanley Cup.

Offseason

On April 17, 1993, the

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City. The Rangers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team plays ...

named

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as their head coach. Keenan was hired to replace Ron Smith, who the team decided not to retain after he coached the second half of the season in place of the fired

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. Keenan had taken the 1992–93 season off after spending four years as the head coach of the

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, where he led the team to the Stanley Cup Finals in his last year.

Pre-season

During the 1993 pre-season, the Rangers had a record of 7–2–0.

Regular season

The 1993–94 season was a magical one for Rangers fans, as head coach

led the Rangers to their first Stanley Cup championship in 54 years. Two years prior, they acquired center

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, who was an integral part of the

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' Cup-winning teams.

Adam Graves Adam Scott Graves (born April 12, 1968) is a Canadian former professional hockey player. He played 10 seasons with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He also played for the Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers and San Jose Sh ...

, who also defected from the Oilers, joined the Rangers as well. Other ex-Oilers on the Blueshirts included trade deadline acquisitions

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and

Glenn Anderson Glenn Chris Anderson (born October 2, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. Anders ...

Brian Leetch Brian Joseph Leetch (born March 3, 1968) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 18 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Boston Bruins. He has been called one of the ...

and

Sergei Zubov Sergei Alexandrovich Zubov (Russian: Сергей Александрович Зубов; born 22 July 1970) is a Russian professional ice hockey coach and former defenceman. He is currently the head coach for the HC Sochi of the Kontinental Hock ...

were a solid "1–2 punch" on defense. In fact, Zubov led the team in scoring that season with 89 points, and continued to be an All-Star defenseman throughout his career. Graves would set a team record with 52 goals, breaking the old record of 50 held by

Vic Hadfield Victor Edward Hadfield (born October 4, 1940) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played sixteen years in the National Hockey League (NHL), spending thirteen with the New York Rangers and three with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Ea ...

. This record would later be broken by Jaromir Jagr on April 8, 2006, against the

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. New York was not shut-out in any of their 84 regular-season games. The Rangers led the NHL in wins (52), points (112) and power-play goals (96, tied with the

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) and power play percentage (23.02%). They also allowed the fewest shorthanded goals (5) of all 26 teams. On February 21, 1994,

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scored just eight seconds into the overtime period to win the game to give the Rangers a 4–3 home win over the

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. It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 1993–94 regular season.

All-Star Game

The

1994 National Hockey League All-Star Game The 1994 National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in Madison Square Garden in New York City, home of the New York Rangers, on January 22, 1994. It was the 45th All-Star Game held in NHL history and the first to be rebranded under the year t ...

took place on January 22, 1994, at

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. The final score was East 9, West 8.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

In the opening round, the Rangers faced their crosstown rivals the

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, this series would turn out to be an extremely one sided affair as the Rangers outscored their rivals 22–3 in a four-game sweep.

Eastern Conference Semifinals

Next, the Rangers faced the

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who were coming off a shocking six game win over the second seeded

. 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 games.

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, saying 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, Messier scored a

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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 second period goal by

. The lead would hold up until 7.7 seconds remaining, when

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was able to beat

Mike Richter Michael Thomas Richter (born September 22, 1966) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played his entire National Hockey League career, from 1989 to 2002, with the New York Rangers organization, and led the team to the Stan ...

to send the game to overtime. In double overtime, Stephane Matteau scored his 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

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Stanley Cup Finals

The Rangers won their first

in 54 years, dating back to , beating the

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in seven games. The Rangers winning this Stanley Cup drew 4.957 million viewers to ''

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'', making it the highest-rated single

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program in history until the 10.6 million viewers for the men's ice hockey gold medal game between

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and the

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at the

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, when Canada won its first Olympic ice hockey gold medal since the

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. CBC commentator

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, who called both games, said Game 7 was one of his most memorable TV games. MSG Network broadcaster

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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 –

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Alexei Kovalev Alexei Vyacheslavovich Kovalev ( rus, Алексей Вячеславович Ковалёв, , ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej vʲɪtɕɪˈslavəvʲɪtɕ kəvɐˈlʲɵf; born February 24, 1973) is a Russian professional ice hockey coach, executive and former pr ...

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and

—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.

Schedule and results

Preseason

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, , 2–5 , , , , Healy , , 27–12–3 , , 57 , ,

, , 17,993 , , , - , 43 , , January 14 , ,

, , 5–2 , , , , Richter , , 28–12–3 , , 59 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 44 , , January 16 , , @

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, , 5–1 , , , , Richter , , 29–12–3 , , 61 , ,

Chicago Stadium Chicago Stadium was an indoor arena in Chicago from 1929 to 1995. When it was built, it was the largest indoor arena in the world with a maximum seating capacity of 26,000. It was the home of the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks and ...

, , 18,472 , , , - , 45 , , January 18 , ,

, , 4–1 , , , , Richter , , 30–12–3 , , 63 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 46 , , January 25 , , @ San Jose , , 8–3 , , , , Richter , , 31–12–3 , , 65 , ,

San Jose Arena SAP Center at San Jose (originally known as San Jose Arena and HP Pavilion at San Jose) is an indoor arena located in San Jose, California. Its primary tenant is the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League, for which the arena has earned ...

, , 17,190 , , , - , 47 , , January 27 , , @

, , 5–4 , , OT 4:58 , , Richter , , 32–12–3 , , 67 , ,

Great Western Forum The Kia Forum, also known as Los Angeles Forum and formerly Great Western Forum, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Inglewood, California, United States, adjacent to Los Angeles. Located on West Manchester Boulevard, with Laffit Pincay Jr., P ...

, , 16,005 , , , - , 48 , , January 28 , , @

, , 2–3 , , , , Healy , , 32–13–3 , , 67 , ,

Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Honda Center (formerly known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim) is an indoor arena located in Anaheim, California. The arena is home to the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. Originally named the Anaheim Arena during construction, it w ...

, , 17,174 , , , - , 49 , , January 31 , ,

, , 5–3 , , , , Richter , , 33–13–3 , , 69 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , - , 50 , , February 2 , , N.Y. Islanders , , 4–4 , , OT , , Richter , , 33–13–4 , , 70 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 51 , , February 3 , , @

, , 3–0 , , , , Healy , , 34–13–4 , , 72 , ,

Boston Garden The Boston Garden was an arena in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third iteration of New York's Madison Square Garden, it opened on November 17, 1928, as "Boston Madison Square Garden" (later ...

, , 14,448 , , , - , 52 , , February 7 , ,

, , 1–4 , , , , Richter , , 34–14–4 , , 72 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 53 , , February 9 , , @

, , 3–4 , , OT 1:27 , , Healy , , 34–15–4 , , 72 , ,

, , 16,725 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" , , , February 11 , ,

, , colspan=5, ''Postponed (snow); rescheduled for March 2'' , ,

, , , , , - , 54 , , February 12 , , @

, , 4–3 , , OT 2:37 , , Richter , , 35–15–4 , , 74 , ,

, , 10,575 , , , - , 55 , , February 14 , , @

, , 4–2 , , , , Richter , , 36–15–4 , , 76 , ,

, , 15,029 , , , - , 56 , , February 18 , ,

, , 3–0 , , , , Richter , , 37–15–4 , , 78 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 57 , , February 19 , , @

, , 2–4 , , , , Richter , , 37–16–4 , , 78 , ,

, , 15,635 , , , - , 58 , , February 21 , ,

, , 4–3 , , OT :08 , , Richter , , 38–16–4 , , 80 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 59 , , February 23 , ,

, , 3–6 , , , , Healy , , 38–17–4 , , 80 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 60 , , February 24 , , @

, , 3–1 , , , , Richter , , 39–17–4 , , 82 , ,

, , 19,040 , , , - , 61 , , February 26 , , @

Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

, , 1–3 , , , , Richter , , 39–18–4 , , 82 , ,

Reunion Arena Reunion Arena was an indoor arena located in the Reunion, Dallas, Reunion district of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States. The arena served as the primary home of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Dallas Stars and the National Basketball Ass ...

, , 16,914 , , , - , 62 , , February 28 , ,

, , 4–1 , , , , Richter , , 40–18–4 , , 84 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , - , 63 , , March 2 , ,

, , 5–2 , , , , Richter , , 41–18–4 , , 86 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 64 , , March 4 , , N.Y. Islanders , , 3–3 , , OT , , Richter , , 41–18–5 , , 87 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 65 , , March 5 , , @ N.Y. Islanders , , 5–4 , , , , Richter , , 42–18–5 , , 89 , ,

, , 16,297 , , , - , 66 , , March 7 , ,

, , 3–6 , , , , Richter , , 42–19–5 , , 89 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 67 , , March 9 , , @

, , 7–5 , , , , Healy , , 43–19–5 , , 91 , ,

, , 9,200 , , , - , 68 , , March 10 , , @

, , 2–2 , , OT , , Healy , , 43–19–6 , , 92 , ,

, , 14,448 , , , - , 69 , , March 12 , , @

, , 2–6 , , , , Healy , , 43–20–6 , , 92 , , Civic Arena , , 17,537 , , , - , 70 , , March 14 , , @

, , 1–2 , , , , Richter , , 43–21–6 , , 92 , ,

, , 14,704 , , , - , 71 , , March 16 , ,

, , 4–0 , , , , Richter , , 44–21–6 , , 94 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 72 , , March 18 , ,

, , 3–7 , , , , Richter , , 44–22–6 , , 94 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 73 , , March 22 , , @

, , 4–4 , , OT , , Healy , , 44–22–7 , , 95 , ,

Olympic Saddledome Scotiabank Saddledome is a multi-use indoor arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located in Stampede Park in the southeast end of downtown Calgary, the Saddledome was built in 1983 to replace the Stampede Corral as the home of the Calgary Flames ...

, , 20,230 , , , - , 74 , , March 23 , , @

, , 5–3 , , , , Richter , , 45–22–7 , , 97 , ,

Northlands Coliseum Northlands Coliseum is a defunct indoor arena in Edmonton, Alberta. It was used for sports events and concerts, and was home to the Edmonton Oilers of the World Hockey Association (WHA) and National Hockey League (NHL), and the Edmonton Oil Kin ...

, , 14,186 , , , - , 75 , , March 25 , , @

, , 5–2 , , , , Richter , , 46–22–7 , , 99 , ,

Pacific Coliseum Pacific Coliseum, locally known as The Coliseum or the Rink on Renfrew, is an indoor arena located at Hastings Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. Its main use has been for ice hockey and the arena has been the home for several ice hockey tea ...

, , 16,150 , , , - , 76 , , March 27 , , @

, , 1–3 , , , , Healy , , 46–23–7 , , 99 , ,

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, , 12,793 , , , - , 77 , , March 29 , , @

, , 4–3 , , , , Richter , , 47–23–7 , , 101 , , The Spectrum , , 17,380 , , , - , - , 78 , , April 1 , ,

, , 3–0 , , , , Richter , , 48–23–7 , , 103 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 79 , , April 2 , , @

, , 4–2 , , , , Richter , , 49–23–7 , , 105 , ,

, , 19,040 , , , - , 80 , , April 4 , ,

, , 3–2 , , , , Richter , , 50–23–7 , , 107 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 81 , , April 8 , ,

, , 5–3 , , , , Richter , , 51–23–7 , , 109 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 82 , , April 10 , , @ N.Y. Islanders , , 4–5 , , , , Healy , , 51–24–7 , , 109 , ,

, , 16,297 , , , - , 83 , , April 12 , ,

, , 3–2 , , , , Richter , , 52–24–7 , , 111 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 84 , , April 14 , ,

, , 2–2 , , OT , , Richter , , 52–24–8 , , 112 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Playoffs

, - , 1 , , April 17 , , N.Y. Islanders , , 6–0 , , , , Richter , , Rangers lead 1–0 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 2 , , April 18 , , N.Y. Islanders , , 6–0 , , , , Richter , , Rangers lead 2–0 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 3 , , April 21 , , @ N.Y. Islanders , , 5–1 , , , , Richter , , Rangers lead 3–0 , ,

, , 16,297 , , , - , 4 , , April 24 , , @ N.Y. Islanders , , 5–2 , , , , Richter , , Rangers win 4–0 , ,

, , 16,287 , , , - , - , 1 , , May 1 , ,

, , 6–3 , , , , Richter , , Rangers lead 1–0 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 2 , , May 3 , ,

, , 5–2 , , , , Richter , , Rangers lead 2–0 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 3 , , May 5 , , @

, , 3–0 , , , , Richter , , Rangers lead 3–0 , ,

, , 18,130 , , , - , 4 , , May 7 , , @

, , 2–4 , , , , Richter , , Rangers lead 3–1 , ,

, , 18,130 , , , - , 5 , , May 9 , ,

, , 4–3 , , , , Richter , , Rangers win 4–1 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , - , 1 , , May 15 , ,

, , 3–4 , , 2OT 36:23 , , Richter , , Devils lead 1–0 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 2 , , May 17 , ,

, , 4–0 , , , , Richter , , Series tied 1–1 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 3 , , May 19 , , @

, , 3–2 , , 2OT 26:13 , , Richter , , Rangers lead 2–1 , ,

, , 19,040 , , , - , 4 , , May 21 , , @

, , 1–3 , , , , Richter , , Series tied 2–2 , ,

, , 19,040 , , , - , 5 , , May 23 , ,

, , 1–4 , , , , Richter , , Devils lead 3–2 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 6 , , May 25 , , @

, , 4–2 , , , , Richter , , Series tied 3–3 , ,

, , 19,040 , , , - , 7 , , May 27 , ,

, , 2–1 , , 2OT 24:24 , , Richter , , Rangers win 4–3 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , - , 1 , , May 31 , ,

, , 2–3 , , OT 19:28 , , Richter , , Canucks lead 1–0 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 2 , , June 2 , ,

, , 3–1 , , , , Richter , , Series tied 1–1 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 3 , , June 4 , , @

, , 5–1 , , , , Richter , , Rangers lead 2–1 , ,

, , 16,150 , , , - , 4 , , June 7 , , @

, , 4–2 , , , , Richter , , Rangers lead 3–1 , ,

, , 16,150 , , , - , 5 , , June 9 , ,

, , 3–6 , , , , Richter , , Rangers lead 3–2 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , 6 , , June 11 , , @

, , 1–4 , , , , Richter , , Series tied 3–3 , ,

, , 16,150 , , , - , 7 , , June 14 , ,

, , 3–2 , , , , Richter , , Rangers win 4–3 , ,

, , 18,200 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Player statistics

;Skaters ;Goaltenders ^†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.

Awards and records

* Brian Leetch,

Conn Smythe Trophy The Conn Smythe Trophy () is awarded annually to the most valuable player (MVP) of his team during the National Hockey League's (NHL) Stanley Cup playoffs. It is named after Conn Smythe, the longtime owner, general manager, and head coach of the ...

* Most wins by goaltender, season – Mike Richter (1993–94) – 42 * Mike Richter, MVP of 45th NHL All-Star Game

45th NHL All-Star Game

NHL All-Star representatives at the 45th NHL All-Star Game in New York City, New York at

. Players Goaltenders Trainers

Transactions

* June 25, 1993: Doug Lidster was traded by the

to the

in exchange for

John Vanbiesbrouck John Vanbiesbrouck (born September 4, 1963), nicknamed "the Beezer" and "JVB", is an American professional ice hockey executive and former player. As a goaltender, he was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007. Vanbiesbrouc ...

. * November 2, 1993:

Nick Kypreos Nikos "Nick" Kypreos (born June 4, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hartford Whalers, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs ...

traded from

Hartford Whalers The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its 25-year existence in Hartford, Connecticut. The club played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 until 1979, and in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1 ...

with

Barry Richter Barron Patrick Richter (born September 11, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. Richter most recently played in the Nationalliga A league in Switzerland for EV Zug. He also played in the NHL with the New York Rangers, ...

Steve Larmer Steven Donald Larmer (born June 16, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He is the brother of Jeff Larmer. Career As a youth, Larmer played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hock ...

and round 6 pick in the 1994 NHL entry draft (Yuri Litvinov) to New York Rangers for

Darren Turcotte Darren Turcotte (born March 2, 1968) is an American former professional Ice hockey player. Early life Turcotte's family moved to North Bay, Ontario where he spent most of his childhood. After his family returned to northern Ontario, he began pl ...

and James Patrick. * March 21, 1994: **

Phil Bourque Phillipe Richard Bourque (born June 8, 1962) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He was never selected in the NHL Entry Draft; instead, he was signed as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins on October 4, 1982. He is a dist ...

traded from NY Rangers to Ottawa for future considerations. **

and the rights to

Matt Oates Matt may refer to: *Matt (name), people with the given name ''Matt'' or Matthew, meaning "gift from God", or the surname Matt *In British English, of a surface: having a non-glossy finish, see gloss (material appearance) *Matt, Switzerland, a mu ...

traded from NY Rangers to Chicago for Stephane Matteau and

Brian Noonan Brian Noonan (born May 29, 1965) is an American former ice hockey right-winger. He played for the Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues and Phoenix Coyotes. Originally selected in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft by t ...

. ** Peter Andersson traded from NY Rangers to Florida for future considerations. **

Mike Gartner Michael Alfred Gartner (born October 29, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), right winger who played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Washington Capitals, Minnesota North Stars, New Yor ...

traded from NY Rangers to Toronto for

, the rights to Scott Malone and Toronto's 4th round pick in 1994 Entry Draft. **

traded from Edmonton to NY Rangers for

Todd Marchant Todd Michael Marchant (born August 12, 1973) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played nine seasons with the Edmonton Oilers and almost six seasons with the Anaheim ...

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1993 NHL entry draft in

Quebec City Quebec City is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Census Metropolitan Area (including surrounding communities) had a populati ...

, Quebec, Canada, at the

Expansion Draft

New York's losses at the 1993 NHL expansion draft in

Supplemental Draft

New York's picks at the 1993 NHL supplemental draft.

Media

Ranger games were carried on the

MSG Network The MSG Network (MSG) is an American regional cable and satellite television network, and radio service owned by Sphere Entertainment -- a spin-off of the main Madison Square Garden Company operation (itself a spin-off of local cable provid ...

, with some games broadcast on MSG II due to conflicts with

New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the Na ...

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

and

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Am ...

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...

games. The broadcast crew included Sam Rosen,

Bruce Beck Bruce David Beck (born September 18, 1956) is the lead sports anchor at WNBC. He is in his 25th year with News 4 New York. He is also the host of Sports Final, WNBC's Sunday night sports show. Beck is the host and sideline reporter for New Yor ...

, John Davidson, and

. The games were also broadcast on radio station

WFAN-AM WFAN (660 AM broadcasting, AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to New York, New York, with a sports radio format, branded "Sports Radio 66 AM and 101.9 FM" or "The Fan". Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station serves the New York metropolitan ...

; the broadcast team included

Marv Albert Marv Albert (born Marvin Philip Aufrichtig; June 12, 1941) is an American former sportscaster. Honored for his work by the Basketball Hall of Fame, he was commonly referred to as "the voice of basketball". From 1967 to 2004, he was also know ...

, Sal Messina, and Steve Somers. Some games were broadcast on WEVD-AM due to conflicts with

games and

New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team p ...

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a Professional gridiron football, professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National ...

games.

References

;Bibliography *

External links

Rangers on Hockey Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:1993-94 New York Rangers season New York Rangers seasons

1990s in Manhattan

Eastern Conference (NHL) championship seasons 1993 in New York City Presidents' Trophy seasons Stanley Cup championship seasons 1994 in New York City