1996-97 New York Rangers Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 38-34-10 - 86 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Atlantic Division
Postseason: 9-6
Lost NHL conference finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Defeated Florida Panthers 4-1
Conference Semi-Finals - Defeated New Jersey Devils 4-1
Conference Finals - Lost to Philadelphia Flyers 4-1
Coach: Colin Campbell (38-34-10)
Location: New York, New York
1996-97 New York Rangers Statistics
1996-97 New York Rangers Results

The New York Rangers of the National Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 38 wins and 34 losses and 10 ties for 86 points, finishing fourth in the NHL's Atlantic Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 9-6.

The Rangers netted 258 goals and allowed 231. Mark Messier scored 36 goals for New York, and Adam Graves tallied 30 or more, too. Wayne Gretzky contributed 72 assists. Mike Richter earned 33 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.68 goals against average, topping qualifying goaltenders.

Colin Campbell coached the team. The 1996-97 New York Rangers lost in the NHL conference finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Bill BergLOctober 21, 19676'1"205LSt. Catharines, ON Canada
Jeff BeukeboomDMarch 28, 19656'5"230RAjax, ON Canada
Sylvain BlouinLMay 21, 19746'2"215LMontreal, QC Canada
Eric CairnsDJune 27, 19746'6"230LOakville, ON Canada
Shane ChurlaRJune 24, 19656'1"200RFernie, BC Canada
Russ CourtnallRJune 2, 19655'11"185RDuncan, BC Canada
Bruce DriverDApril 29, 19626'0"185LToronto, ON Canada
Christian DubeCApril 25, 19775'11"170RSherbrooke, QC Canada
Dallas EakinsDFebruary 27, 19676'2"195LDade City, FL USA
Mike EastwoodCJuly 1, 19676'3"216ROttawa, ON Canada
Chris FerraroCJanuary 24, 19735'9"175RPort Jefferson, NY USA
Peter FerraroRJanuary 24, 19735'10"180RPort Jefferson, NY USA
Pat FlatleyROctober 3, 19636'2"197RToronto, ON Canada
Ken GernanderRJune 30, 19695'10"175LColeraine, MN USA
Daniel GoneauLJanuary 16, 19766'0"195LMontreal, QC Canada
Adam GravesLApril 12, 19686'0"205LTecumseh, ON Canada
Wayne GretzkyCJanuary 26, 19616'0"185LBrantford, ON Canada
Glenn HealyGAugust 23, 19625'9"190LPickering, ON Canada
Alexander KarpovtsevDApril 7, 19706'3"221RMoscow, Russia
Alex KovalevRFebruary 24, 19736'1"222LTogliatti, Russia
Darren LangdonLJanuary 8, 19716'1"205LDeer Lake, NL Canada
Brian LeetchDMarch 3, 19686'0"185LCorpus Christi, TX USA
Doug LidsterDOctober 18, 19606'1"190RKamloops, BC Canada
Mark MessierCJanuary 18, 19616'1"210LEdmonton, AB Canada
Sergio MomessoLSeptember 4, 19656'3"215LMontreal, QC Canada
Jay MoreDJanuary 12, 19696'1"210RSouris, MB Canada
Sergei NemchinovCJanuary 14, 19646'1"205LMoscow, Russia
Jeff NielsenRSeptember 20, 19716'0"200RGrand Rapids, MN USA
Brian NoonanRMay 29, 19656'1"200RBoston, MA USA
David OliverRApril 17, 19716'0"190RSechelt, BC Canada
Mike RichterGSeptember 22, 19665'11"185LAbington, PA USA
Luc RobitailleLFebruary 17, 19666'1"215LMontreal, QC Canada
Ulf SamuelssonDMarch 26, 19646'1"205LFagersta, Sweden
Niklas SundstromRJune 6, 19756'0"191LOrnskoldsvik, Sweden
Esa TikkanenLJanuary 25, 19656'1"190LHelsinki, Finland
Ryan VandenBusscheRFebruary 28, 19736'0"200RSimcoe, ON Canada
Vladimir VorobievROctober 2, 19726'0"184RCherepovets, Russia



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