New York Rangers 1987-1988 - Roster, Stats & more

1987-1988

1987-1988 New York Rangers Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#33	Bob Froese (G)	65	1958	St. Catharines, ON, CAN	5'11"	176	L
	#31	Ron Scott (G)	63	1960	Guelph, ON, CAN	5'8"	154	L
	#34	John Vanbiesbrouck (G)	60	1963	Detroit, MI, USA	5'8"	176	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#29	Bruce Bell (D)	59	1965	Toronto, ON, CAN	5'11"	190	L
	#27	Paul Boutilier (D)	60	1963	Sydney, NS, CAN	6'0"	201	L
	#6	Curt Giles (D)	65	1958	The Pas, MB, CAN	5'9"	181	L
	#4	Ron Greschner (D)"C"	69	1954	Goodsoil, SK, CAN	6'2"	205	L
	#5	Jari Grönstrand (D)	61	1962	Tampere, FIN	6'3"	203	L
	#14	Mark Hardy (D)	65	1959	Samedan, SUI	5'10"	194	L
	#27	William Huber (D)		1958	Straßkirchen, GER	6'5"	225	R
	#2	Brian Leetch (D)	56	1968	Corpus Christi, TX, USA	6'1"	187	L
	#37	Norm Maciver (D)	59	1964	Thunder Bay, ON, CAN	5'11"	181	L
	#30	Larry Melnyk (D)	64	1960	Saskatoon, SK, CAN	6'0"	194	L
	#3	James Patrick (D)	60	1963	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	6'2"	201	R
	#18	Jim Pavese (D)	61	1962	New York, NY, USA	6'2"	205	L
	#24	Michel Petit (D)	60	1964	St-Malo, QC, CAN	6'0"	205	L
	#32	Dave Pichette (D)	64	1960	Grand Falls, NL, CAN	6'3"	192	L
	#41	Rudy Poeschek (D/RW)	57	1966	Kamloops, BC, CAN	6'2"	218	R
	#21	David Shaw (D)"A"	59	1964	St. Thomas, ON, CAN	6'2"	205	R
	#6	Mark Tinordi (D)	57	1966	Red Deer, AB, CAN	6'4"	214	L
FORWARDS
	#17	Jeff Brubaker (LW)	66	1958	Hagerstown, MD, USA	6'2"	209	L
	#22	Paul Cyr (LW)		1963	Port Alberni, BC, CAN	5'10"	181	L
	#9	Ulf Dahlén (RW)	57	1967	Östersund, SWE	6'2"	198	L
	#23	Lucien Deblois (RW)	66	1957	Joliette, QC, CAN	5'11"	201	R
	#16	Marcel Dionne (C)	72	1951	Drummondville, QC, CAN	5'8"	185	R
	#22	Mike Donnelly (LW)	60	1963	Detroit, MI, USA	6'0"	185	L
	#44	Ron Duguay (C)	66	1957	Val Caron, ON, CAN	6'2"	209	R
	#20	Jan Erixon (LW)	61	1962	Skellefteå, SWE	6'0"	196	L
	#27	Mark Janssens (C)	55	1968	Surrey, BC, CAN	6'3"	216	L
	#15	Chris Jensen (RW)	60	1963	Fort St. John, BC, CAN	5'11"	181	R
	#11	Kelly Kisio (C)"C"	64	1959	Wetaskiwin, AB, CAN	5'10"	185	R
	#10	Pierre Larouche (C)	68	1955	Taschereau, QC, CAN	5'11"	174	R
	#12	Don Maloney (LW)"A"	65	1958	Lindsay, ON, CAN	6'1"	190	L
	#19	Brian Mullen (LW)	62	1962	New York, NY, USA	5'10"	181	L
	#47	Steve Nemeth (RW)	57	1967	Calgary, AB, CAN	5'9"	185	L
	#30	Chris Nilan (RW)	66	1958	Boston, MA, USA	6'0"	205	R
	#25	John Ogrodnick (LW)	64	1959	Ottawa, ON, CAN	6'0"	205	L
	#27	Joe Paterson (LW)	63	1960	Scarborough, ON, CAN	6'2"	205	L
	#8	Walt Poddubny (RW)		1960	Thunder Bay, ON, CAN	6'1"	205	L
	#28	Tomas Sandström (RW)	59	1964	Pietarsaari, FIN	6'2"	209	L
	#41	Mike Siltala (RW/C)	60	1963	Toronto, ON, CAN	5'11"	174	R
	#26	Ron Talakoski (RW)		1962	Thunder Bay, ON, CAN	6'3"	220	R
	#14	Gord Walker (RW)	58	1965	Castlegar, BC, CAN	6'0"	174	L
	#41	Simon Wheeldon (LW)	57	1966	Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'0"	185	L

Position: G: 2, D: 15, F: 21Av Age: 26.34 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 194 lbsCompare with other teams »

1987-1988 New York Rangers Staff

Head CoachMichel Bergeron
Asst. CoachWayne Cashman
Asst. CoachReg Higgs
General ManagerPhil Esposito
General ManagerCraig Patrick
Asst. General ManagerJoe Bucchino
Amateur ScoutTony Feltrin
Amateur ScoutDon Murdoch
Amateur ScoutRichard Rose
BroadcasterSam Rosen
Conditioning CoachDavid Smith
Dir. of Player DevelopmentJack Ferreira
Massage TherapistBruce Lifrieri
PresidentJack Diller
ScoutChuck Grillo
ScoutWalt McKechnie

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1987-1988 New York Rangers Captains

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1987-1988 New York Rangers Demographics

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New York Rangers Facts

Plays in: National Hockey League
Team Colors: Blue + Red + White
Town: New York, NY, USA Map
Founded: 1926

1987-1988 New York Rangers Roster Facts

Nationalities

33 players
7 players
3 players
1 player

Experience

New York Rangers: 5 282 GP
NHL: 13 852 GP
WC: 190 GP
OG: 20 GP
SHL: 221 GP
Liiga: 139 GP
AHL: 2 224 GP
NL: 38 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)
Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Madison Square Garden
Location: New York, NY, USA
Capacity: 18 006
Construction Year: 1968

New York Rangers Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
04/15/2024 11:30 PM UTC	New York Rangers	Ottawa Senators	4 - 0	NHL
04/13/2024 04:30 PM UTC	New York Rangers	New York Islanders	3 - 2 (SO)	NHL
04/11/2024 11:00 PM UTC	New York Rangers	Philadelphia Flyers	1 - 4	NHL
04/09/2024 11:00 PM UTC	New York Islanders	New York Rangers	4 - 2	NHL
04/07/2024 11:00 PM UTC	New York Rangers	Montréal Canadiens	5 - 2	NHL

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New York Rangers History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2023-2024	NHL	82	43	23	-	12	4	282	229	114	1.39	1	-
2022-2023	NHL	82	37	22	-	10	13	277	219	107	1.3	5	Conference QF loss
2021-2022	NHL	82	44	24	-	8	6	254	207	110	1.34	4	Conference Final loss
2020-2021	NHL	56	27	23	-	-	6	177	157	60	1.07	16	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	NHL	70	37	28	-	-	5	234	222	79	1.13	18	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2018-2019	NHL	82	32	36	-	-	14	227	272	78	0.95	26	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	NHL	82	34	39	-	-	9	231	268	77	0.94	24	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	NHL	82	48	28	-	-	6	256	220	102	1.24	9	Conference SF loss
2015-2016	NHL	82	46	27	-	-	9	236	217	101	1.23	9	Conference QF loss
2014-2015	NHL	82	53	22	-	-	7	252	192	113	1.38	1	Conference Final loss
2013-2014	NHL	82	45	31	-	-	6	218	193	96	1.17	12	Final loss
2012-2013	NHL	48	26	18	-	-	4	130	112	56	1.17	12	Conference SF loss
2011-2012	NHL	82	51	24	-	-	7	226	187	109	1.33	2	Conference Final loss
2010-2011	NHL	82	44	33	-	-	5	233	198	93	1.13	18	Conference QF loss
2009-2010	NHL	82	38	33	-	-	11	222	218	87	1.06	21	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	NHL	82	43	30	-	-	9	210	218	95	1.16	12	Conference QF loss
2007-2008	NHL	82	42	27	-	-	13	213	199	97	1.18	9	Conference SF loss
2006-2007	NHL	82	42	30	-	-	10	242	216	94	1.15	15	Conference SF loss
2005-2006	NHL	82	44	26	-	-	12	257	215	100	1.22	10	Conference QF loss
2003-2004	NHL	82	27	40	7	-	8	206	250	69	0.84	25	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	NHL	82	32	36	10	-	4	210	231	78	0.95	21	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	NHL	82	36	38	4	-	4	227	258	80	0.98	21	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	NHL	82	33	43	5	-	1	250	290	72	0.88	21	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	NHL	82	29	38	12	-	3	218	246	73	0.89	23	Did not make playoffs
1998-1999	NHL	82	33	38	11	-	-	217	227	77	0.94	18	Did not make playoffs
1997-1998	NHL	82	25	39	18	-	-	197	231	68	0.83	21	Did not make playoffs
1996-1997	NHL	82	38	34	10	-	-	258	231	86	1.05	8	Conference Final loss
1995-1996	NHL	82	41	27	14	-	-	272	237	96	1.17	5	Conference SF loss
1994-1995	NHL	48	22	23	3	-	-	139	134	47	0.98	14	Conference SF loss
1993-1994	NHL	84	52	24	8	-	-	299	231	112	1.33	1	Champion

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2023-2024	View roster	6'2"	201 lbs	28.08
2022-2023	View roster	6'1"	201 lbs	27.37
2021-2022	View roster	6'2"	203 lbs	26.15
2020-2021	View roster	6'1"	198 lbs	25.39
2019-2020	View roster	6'1"	196 lbs	25.70

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Franchise All-Time Points

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Franchise All-Time Goals

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Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

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Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2023
1	#23	Gabe Perreault (F)	05/07/2005	Sherbrooke, QC, CAN	5'11"	165 lbs
3	#90	Drew Fortescue (D)	04/28/2005	Pearl River, NY, USA	6'2"	176 lbs
5	#152	Rasmus Larsson (D)	02/09/2004	Hässelby, SWE	6'3"	203 lbs
6	#178	Dylan Roobroeck (F)	07/27/2004	London, ON, CAN	6'7"	205 lbs
6	#183	Ty Henricks (F)	06/28/2005	Mission Viejo, CA, USA	6'4"	216 lbs
2022
2	#63	Adam Sýkora (F)	09/07/2004	Piestany, SVK	5'11"	172 lbs
3	#97	Bryce McConnell-Barker (F)	06/04/2004	London, ON, CAN	6'2"	194 lbs
4	#111	Noah Laba (F)	08/04/2003	Northville, MI, USA	6'2"	192 lbs
5	#159	Victor Mancini (D)	05/26/2002	Hancock, MI, USA	6'4"	220 lbs
5	#161	Maxim Barbashev (F)	12/18/2003	Moskva, RUS	6'1"	183 lbs
6	#191	Zakary Karpa (F)	03/25/2002	Greenwich, CT, USA	6'2"	190 lbs
2021
1	#16	Brennan Othmann (F)	01/05/2003	Scarborough, ON, CAN	6'0"	181 lbs
3	#65	Jayden Grubbe (F)	01/12/2003	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'3"	203 lbs
3	#75	Ryder Korczak (F)	09/23/2002	Yorkton, SK, CAN	5'11"	172 lbs
4	#104	Brody Lamb (F)	08/30/2003	Rochester, MN, USA	6'1"	165 lbs
4	#106	Kalle Väisänen (F)	01/28/2003	Kotka, FIN	6'5"	194 lbs
4	#112	Talyn Boyko (G)	10/16/2002	Drumheller, AB, CAN	6'8"	201 lbs
5	#144	Jaroslav Chmelar (F)	07/20/2003	Nove Mesto nad Metuji, CZE	6'5"	220 lbs
7	#208	Hank Kempf (D)	04/15/2002	Wilmette, IL, USA	6'2"	201 lbs

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Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

1994 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Adam Graves - Mark Messier - Alexei Kovalev
Stépahen Matteau - Esa Tikkanen - Steve Larmer
Greg Gilbert - Craig MacTavish - Brian Noonan
Glen Anderson - Sergei Nemchinov - Joey Kocur

Brian Leetch - Jeff Beukeboom
Kevin Lowe - Sergei Zubov
Jay Wells - Alexander Karpovtsev

Mike Richter
(Glenn Healy)