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New York Rangers
The
New York Rangers
are an American professional
ice hockey
team based in
New York City
that competes in the
National Hockey League
(NHL). They are a member club of the league's
Metropolitan Division
in the
Eastern Conference
. The team plays its home games at
Madison Square Garden
, located in the
borough
of
Manhattan
. The Rangers are one of three NHL franchises in the
New York metropolitan area
, along with the
New Jersey Devils
and
New York Islanders
. The club is also one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an
expansion franchise
. They are part of the group of teams referred to as the
Original Six
, along with the
Boston Bruins
,
Chicago Blackhawks
,
Detroit Red Wings
,
Montreal Canadiens
and
Toronto Maple Leafs
. The Rangers were the first NHL franchise in the United States to win the
Stanley Cup
, which they have done four times, most recently in
1993–94
.
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