1993–94 New York Rangers season

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1993–94 New York Rangers
Stanley Cup champions
Eastern Conference champions
Atlantic Division champions
Division1st Atlantic
Conference1st Eastern
1993–94 record52–24–8
Home record28–8–6
Road record24–16–2
Goals for299
Goals against231
Team information
General managerNeil Smith
CoachMike Keenan
CaptainMark Messier
Alternate captainsAdam Graves
Kevin Lowe
Brian Leetch
Steve Larmer
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Average attendance18,001 (98.9%)
Minor league affiliateBinghamton Rangers (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAdam Graves (52)
AssistsSergei Zubov (77)
PointsSergei Zubov (89)
Penalty minutesJeff Beukeboom (170)
Plus/minusBrian Leetch (+28)
WinsMike Richter (42)
Goals against averageMike Richter (2.57)

The 1993–94 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 68th season. The highlight of the season was winning the Stanley Cup and hosting the NHL All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers clinched their second Presidents' Trophy 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 Viacom. Shortly thereafter, Viacom divested itself of all of Paramount's interests in Madison Square Garden, including the Rangers, and 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. As of 2025, this remains the most recent season the Rangers won the Stanley Cup.

Offseason

On April 17, 1993, the New York Rangers named Mike Keenan as their head coach.[1] 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 Roger Neilson. Keenan had taken the 1992–93 season off after spending four years as the head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks, 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 Mike Keenan led the Rangers to their first Stanley Cup championship in 54 years. Two years prior, they acquired 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 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. 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.[2] The Rangers led the NHL 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.[3]

On February 21, 1994, Tony Amonte scored just eight seconds into the overtime period to win the game to give the Rangers a 4–3 home win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.[4] It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 1993–94 regular season.[5]

All-Star Game

The 1994 National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on January 22, 1994, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The final score was East 9, West 8.

Season standings

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
11New York Rangers8452248299231112
23New Jersey Devils84472512306220106
37Washington Capitals8439351027726388
48New York Islanders8436361228226484
59Florida Panthers8433341723323383
610Philadelphia Flyers8435391029431480
712Tampa Bay Lightning8430431122425171

[6] 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.

Eastern Conference[7]
R GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p-New York Rangers *8452248299231112
2 x-Pittsburgh Penguins *84442713299285101
3 New Jersey Devils84472512306220106
4 Boston Bruins8442291328925297
5 Montreal Canadiens8441291428324896
6 Buffalo Sabres844332928221895
7 Washington Capitals8439351027726388
8 New York Islanders8436361228226484
9 Florida Panthers8433341723323383
10 Philadelphia Flyers8435391029431480
11 Quebec Nordiques843442827729276
12 Tampa Bay Lightning8430431122425171
13 Hartford Whalers842748922728863
14 Ottawa Senators841461920139737
Final standings

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division); * – Division leader

Record vs. opponents

Playoffs

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 22–3 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 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 hat-trick in the Rangers' 4–2 win, sending the game back to New York for Game 7.[8] In Game 7, the Rangers held a 1–0 lead after a second 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 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.[9]

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 Hockey Night in Canada, 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.[10][11] CBC commentator Bob Cole, who called both games, said Game 7 was one of his most memorable TV games.[12][10]

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.[13] 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.[13]

Schedule and results

Preseason

1993 preseason
Preseason: 7–2–0 (home: 4–0–0; road: 3–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsLocationResult
1September 11Toronto5–31–0–02Wembley ArenaW
2September 12@ Toronto3–12–0–04Wembley ArenaW
3September 22@ Pittsburgh4–62–1–04Civic ArenaL
4September 23@ N.Y. Islanders2–42–2–04Nassau ColiseumL
5September 25@ Hartford5–33–2–06Hartford Civic CenterW
6September 27N.Y. Islanders6–34–2–08Madison Square GardenW
7September 29Pittsburgh5–45–2–010Madison Square GardenW
8September 30@ New Jersey3–26–2–012Brendan Byrne ArenaW
9October 1New Jersey4–17–2–014Madison Square GardenW

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point)

Regular season

1993–94 regular season[14]
October: 7–5–1 (home: 5–2–1; road: 2–3–0), 15 points
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionRecordPointsLocationAttendanceRecap
1October 5Boston3–4Richter0–1–00Madison Square Garden18,200L
2October 7Tampa Bay5–4Healy1–1–02Madison Square Garden16,596W
3October 9@ Pittsburgh2–3Richter1–2–02Civic Arena16,994L
4October 11Washington5–2Healy2–2–04Madison Square Garden16,834W
5October 13Quebec6–4Healy3–2–06Madison Square Garden16,451W
6October 15@ Buffalo5–2Healy4–2–08Buffalo Memorial Auditorium15,200W
7October 16@ Philadelphia3–4Healy4–3–08The Spectrum17,308L
8October 19Anaheim2–4Richter4–4–08Madison Square Garden17,643L
9October 22@ Tampa Bay1–4Richter4–5–08Thunderdome18,667L
10October 24Los Angeles3–2Richter5–5–010Madison Square Garden18,200W
11October 28Montreal3–3OTRichter5–5–111Madison Square Garden17,811T
12October 30@ Hartford4–1Richter6–5–113Hartford Civic Center13,183W
13October 31New Jersey4–1Richter7–5–115Halifax Metro Centre8,200W
November: 11–1–1 (home: 5–0–1; road: 6–1–0), 23 points
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionRecordPointsLocationAttendanceRecap
14November 3Vancouver6–3Richter8–5–117Madison Square Garden18,001W
15November 6@ Quebec4–2Richter9–5–119Colisée de Québec14,603W
16November 8Tampa Bay6–3Richter10–5–121Madison Square Garden16,618W
17November 10Winnipeg2–1Richter11–5–123Madison Square Garden18,200W
18November 13@ Washington2–0Richter12–5–125USAir Arena17,519W
19November 14San Jose3–3OTRichter12–5–226Madison Square Garden18,200T
20November 16@ Florida4–2Healy13–5–228Miami Arena14,021W
21November 19@ Tampa Bay5–3Richter14–5–230Thunderdome19,993W
22November 23Montreal5–4Richter15–5–232Madison Square Garden18,200W
23November 24@ Ottawa7–1Healy16–5–234Ottawa Civic Centre10,411W
24November 27@ N.Y. Islanders4–6Healy16–6–234Nassau Coliseum16,297L
25November 28Washington3–1Richter17–6–236Madison Square Garden17,941W
26November 30@ New Jersey3–1Richter18–6–238Brendan Byrne Arena19,040W
December: 8–3–1 (home: 5–0–1; road: 3–3–0), 17 points
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionRecordPointsLocationAttendanceRecap
27December 4@ Toronto4–3Richter19–6–240Maple Leaf Gardens15,728W
28December 5New Jersey2–1Richter20–6–242Madison Square Garden18,200W
29December 8Edmonton1–1OTRichter20–6–343Madison Square Garden18,200T
30December 13Buffalo2–0Richter21–6–345Madison Square Garden18,200W
31December 15Hartford5–2Richter22–6–347Madison Square Garden17,967W
32December 17@ Detroit4–6Healy22–7–347Joe Louis Arena19,875L
33December 19Ottawa6–3Richter (W)23–7–349Madison Square Garden17,935W
34December 22@ Florida2–3Richter23–8–349Miami Arena14,706L
35December 23@ Washington1–0Healy24–8–351USAir Arena15,772W
36December 26New Jersey8–3Healy25–8–353Madison Square Garden18,200W
37December 29@ St. Louis4–3Richter26–8–355St. Louis Arena18,163W
38December 31@ Buffalo1–4Healy26–9–355Buffalo Memorial Auditorium16,284L
January: 7–4–0 (home: 4–2–0; road: 3–2–0), 14 points
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionRecordPointsLocationAttendanceRecap
39January 3Florida3–2Richter27-9–357Madison Square Garden18,200W
40January 5Calgary1–4Richter27–10–357Madison Square Garden18,200L
41January 8@ Montreal2–3Healy27–11–357Montreal Forum17,425L
42January 10Tampa Bay2–5Healy27–12–357Madison Square Garden17,993L
43January 14Philadelphia5–2Richter28–12–359Madison Square Garden18,200W
44January 16@ Chicago5–1Richter29–12–361Chicago Stadium18,472W
45January 18St. Louis4–1Richter30–12–363Madison Square Garden18,200W
46January 25@ San Jose8–3Richter31–12–365San Jose Arena17,190W
47January 27@ Los Angeles5–4OT 4:58Richter32–12–367Great Western Forum16,005W
48January 28@ Anaheim2–3Healy32–13–367Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim17,174L
49January 31Pittsburgh5–3Richter33–13–369Madison Square Garden18,200W
February: 7–5–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 4–3–0), 15 points
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionRecordPointsLocationAttendanceRecap
50February 2N.Y. Islanders4–4OTRichter33–13–470Madison Square Garden18,200T
51February 3@ Boston3–0Healy34–13–472Boston Garden14,448W
52February 7Washington1–4Richter34–14–472Madison Square Garden18,200L
53February 9@ Montreal3–4OT 1:27Healy34–15–472Montreal Forum16,725L
February 11QuebecPostponed (snow); rescheduled for March 2Madison Square Garden
54February 12@ Ottawa4–3OT 2:37Richter35–15–474Ottawa Civic Centre10,575W
55February 14@ Quebec4–2Richter36–15–476Colisée de Québec15,029W
56February 18Ottawa3–0Richter37–15–478Madison Square Garden18,200W
57February 19@ Hartford2–4Richter37–16–478Hartford Civic Center15,635L
58February 21Pittsburgh4–3OT :08Richter38–16–480Madison Square Garden18,200W
59February 23Boston3–6Healy38–17–480Madison Square Garden18,200L
60February 24@ New Jersey3–1Richter39–17–482Brendan Byrne Arena19,040W
61February 26@ Dallas1–3Richter39–18–482Reunion Arena16,914L
62February 28Philadelphia4–1Richter40–18–484Madison Square Garden18,200W
March: 7–5–3 (home: 2–2–1; road: 5–3–2), 17 points
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionRecordPointsLocationAttendanceRecap
63March 2Quebec5–2Richter41–18–486Madison Square Garden18,200W
64March 4N.Y. Islanders3–3OTRichter41–18–587Madison Square Garden18,200T
65March 5@ N.Y. Islanders5–4Richter42–18–589Nassau Coliseum16,297W
66March 7Detroit3–6Richter42–19–589Madison Square Garden18,200L
67March 9@ Washington7–5Healy43–19–591Halifax Metro Centre9,200W
68March 10@ Boston2–2OTHealy43–19–692Boston Garden14,448T
69March 12@ Pittsburgh2–6Healy43–20–692Civic Arena17,537L
70March 14@ Florida1–2Richter43–21–692Miami Arena14,704L
71March 16Hartford4–0Richter44–21–694Madison Square Garden18,200W
72March 18Chicago3–7Richter44–22–694Madison Square Garden18,200L
73March 22@ Calgary4–4OTHealy44–22–795Olympic Saddledome20,230T
74March 23@ Edmonton5–3Richter45–22–797Northlands Coliseum14,186W
75March 25@ Vancouver5–2Richter46–22–799Pacific Coliseum16,150W
76March 27@ Winnipeg1–3Healy46–23–799Winnipeg Arena12,793L
77March 29@ Philadelphia4–3Richter47–23–7101The Spectrum17,380W
April: 5–1–1 (home: 4–0–1; road: 1–1–0), 11 points
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionRecordPointsLocationAttendanceRecap
78April 1Dallas3–0Richter48–23–7103Madison Square Garden18,200W
79April 2@ New Jersey4–2Richter49–23–7105Brendan Byrne Arena19,040W
80April 4Florida3–2Richter50–23–7107Madison Square Garden18,200W
81April 8Toronto5–3Richter51–23–7109Madison Square Garden18,200W
82April 10@ N.Y. Islanders4–5Healy51–24–7109Nassau Coliseum16,297L
83April 12Buffalo3–2Richter52–24–7111Madison Square Garden18,200W
84April 14Philadelphia2–2OTRichter52–24–8112Madison Square Garden18,200T

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1994 Stanley Cup playoffs[14]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (E8) New York Islanders – Rangers win 4–0
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionSeriesLocationAttendanceRecap
1April 17N.Y. Islanders6–0RichterRangers lead 1–0Madison Square Garden18,200W
2April 18N.Y. Islanders6–0RichterRangers lead 2–0Madison Square Garden18,200W
3April 21@ N.Y. Islanders5–1RichterRangers lead 3–0Nassau Coliseum16,297W
4April 24@ N.Y. Islanders5–2RichterRangers win 4–0Nassau Coliseum16,287W
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (E7) Washington Capitals – Rangers win 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionSeriesLocationAttendanceRecap
1May 1Washington6–3RichterRangers lead 1–0Madison Square Garden18,200W
2May 3Washington5–2RichterRangers lead 2–0Madison Square Garden18,200W
3May 5@ Washington3–0RichterRangers lead 3–0USAir Arena18,130W
4May 7@ Washington2–4RichterRangers lead 3–1USAir Arena18,130L
5May 9Washington4–3RichterRangers win 4–1Madison Square Garden18,200W
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (E3) New Jersey Devils – Rangers win 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionSeriesLocationAttendanceRecap
1May 15New Jersey3–42OT 36:23RichterDevils lead 1–0Madison Square Garden18,200L
2May 17New Jersey4–0RichterSeries tied 1–1Madison Square Garden18,200W
3May 19@ New Jersey3–22OT 26:13RichterRangers lead 2–1Brendan Byrne Arena19,040W
4May 21@ New Jersey1–3RichterSeries tied 2–2Brendan Byrne Arena19,040L
5May 23New Jersey1–4RichterDevils lead 3–2Madison Square Garden18,200L
6May 25@ New Jersey4–2RichterSeries tied 3–3Brendan Byrne Arena19,040W
7May 27New Jersey2–12OT 24:24RichterRangers win 4–3Madison Square Garden18,200W
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (W7) Vancouver Canucks – Rangers win 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionSeriesLocationAttendanceRecap
1May 31Vancouver2–3OT 19:28RichterCanucks lead 1–0Madison Square Garden18,200L
2June 2Vancouver3–1RichterSeries tied 1–1Madison Square Garden18,200W
3June 4@ Vancouver5–1RichterRangers lead 2–1Pacific Coliseum16,150W
4June 7@ Vancouver4–2RichterRangers lead 3–1Pacific Coliseum16,150W
5June 9Vancouver3–6RichterRangers lead 3–2Madison Square Garden18,200L
6June 11@ Vancouver1–4RichterSeries tied 3–3Pacific Coliseum16,150L
7June 14Vancouver3–2RichterRangers win 4–3Madison Square Garden18,200W

Legend: W Win L Loss

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
Mike Richter683710421261592.571758.9105
Glenn Healy29136810122693.03567.8782
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO
Mike Richter231417167492.07623.9214
Glenn Healy2680010.8917.9410

†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.

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

Awards and records

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.

Players

# Player Position Conference Goals Assists Points
9Adam GravesLW(Eastern Conference All-Stars)22
2Brian LeetchD, Starter(Eastern Conference All-Stars)
11Mark MessierC, Starter(Eastern Conference All-Stars) Captain123

Goaltenders

# Player Position Conference Saves Shots against
35Mike RichterG(Eastern Conference All-Stars)
MVP of 45th NHL All-Star Game		1618

Trainers

Name Position Conference
Joe MurphyTrainer(Eastern Conference All-Stars)
Dave SmithTrainer(Eastern Conference All-Stars)

Transactions

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1993 NHL entry draft in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, at the Colisée de Québec.[17]

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 Olympiev LW Belarus Dinamo 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 Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia)
11 261 Pavel Komarov D  Russia Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)
11 268 Maxim Smelnitsky LW  Russia Traktor Chelyabinsk (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)

Media

Ranger games were carried on the MSG Network, with some games broadcast on MSG II due to conflicts with New York Knicks National Basketball Association and New York Yankees Major League Baseball games. The broadcast crew included Sam Rosen, Bruce Beck, John Davidson, and Al Trautwig.

The games were also broadcast on radio station WFAN-AM; the broadcast team included Marv Albert, Howie Rose, Sal Messina, and Steve Somers. Some games were broadcast on WEVD-AM due to conflicts with New York Knicks National Basketball Association games and New York Jets National Football League games.

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  10. 1 2 McKay, John (February 22, 2002). "Despite Some Critics, CBC Enjoys Praise and More Than Six million Olympics Viewers". Canadian Press. The women's gold medal game was a huge ratings hit, drawing...4.54 million...The CBC says its highest rated sports program was Game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup between the New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks. That averaged 4.97 million.
  11. ↑ 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...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.
  12. ↑ 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.'
  13. 1 2 Kalinsky, George (2004). Garden of Dreams. New York: Stewart, Tabori, & Chang. p. 171. ISBN 1-58479-343-0.
  14. 1 2 "1993-94 New York Rangers Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
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