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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 60. Chapters: History of the New York Rangers, 1994 Stanley Cup Finals, Flyers-Rangers rivalry, Phil Esposito, Cablevision, Frank Boucher, List of New York Rangers head coaches, Lou Jankowski, 2008 Victoria Cup, Devils-Rangers rivalry, NHL on USA, Glen Sather, Theme from New York, New York, Curse of 1940, Islanders-Rangers rivalry, Original Six, Neil Smith, List of New York Rangers draft picks, Connecticut Whale, Charlotte Checkers, Tim Ryan, 1979 Stanley Cup Finals, 1972 Stanley Cup Finals, George Kalinsky, List of New York Rangers records, 1950 Stanley Cup Finals, Larry Pleau, 1940 Stanley Cup Finals, Tex Rickard, 1929 Stanley Cup Finals, 1932 Stanley Cup Finals, 1937 Stanley Cup Finals, Madison Square Garden, Inc., Steven McDonald, 1933 Stanley Cup Finals, Emile Francis, John Kilpatrick, Don Maloney, John Halligan, Ken Gernander, GAG line, Stan Fischler, Johnny Gagnon, Tommy Lockhart, Ray Castoldi, List of New York Rangers general managers, Hockey Sock Rock, William M. Jennings, David McNab, John S. Hammond, Emile Francis Award. Excerpt: The New York Rangers are an ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are 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 Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, and Chicago Blackhawks. 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). George Lewis "Tex" Rickard, president of Madison Square Garden, was awarded an NHL franchise for 1926-27 season to compete with th...