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1981-1982

1981-1982 New York Rangers Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#35	Steve Baker (G)	67	1957	Boston, MA, USA	191	91	L
	#30	John Davidson (G)	71	1953	Ottawa, ON, CAN	191	93	L
	#41	Eddie Mio (G)	70	1954	Windsor, ON, CAN	178	82	L
	#1	Rick Strack (G)	66	1958	Lake Placid, NY, USA	183	77	L
	#34	John Vanbiesbrouck (G)	61	1963	Detroit, MI, USA	173	80	L
	#31	Steve Weeks (G)	66	1958	Scarborough, ON, CAN	180	77	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#3	Barry Beck (D)"C"	67	1957	Vancouver, BC, CAN	191	98	L
	#6	Tim Bothwell (D)	69	1955	Vancouver, BC, CAN	191	86	L
	#33	André Doré (D)	66	1958	Montréal, QC, CAN	188	91	R
	#4	Ron Greschner (D)	70	1954	Goodsoil, SK, CAN	188	93	L
	#23	Ed Hospodar (D)	65	1959	Bowling Green, OH, USA	188	95	R
	#2	Tom Laidlaw (D)	66	1958	Brampton, ON, CAN	188	98	L
	#26	Dave Maloney (D)	68	1956	Kitchener, ON, CAN	185	88	L
	#29	Reijo Ruotsalainen (D)	64	1960	Oulu, FIN	173	75	R
	#5	Carol Vadnais (D)		1945	Montréal, QC, CAN	185	84	L
FORWARDS
	#14	Mike Allison (W/C)	63	1961	Fort Frances, ON, CAN	183	91	R
	#21	Mike Backman (RW)	70	1955	Halifax, NS, CAN	178	79	R
	#27	Gary Burns (F)	69	1955	Cambridge, MA, USA	185	86	L
		Cam Connor (RW)	70	1954	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	188	91	L
	#10	Ron Duguay (C)	67	1957	Val Caron, ON, CAN	188	95	R
	#22	Nick Fotiu (LW)	72	1952	Staten Island, NY, USA	188	95	L
	#38	Robbie Ftorek (C)	73	1952	Needham, MA, USA	178	70	L
	#6	Jere Gillis (LW)	66	1958	Bend, OR, USA	183	88	L
	#15	Anders Hedberg (RW)	73	1951	Örnsköldsvik, SWE	179	79	L
	#24	Pat Hickey (F)	71	1953	Brantford, ON, CAN	185	86	L
		Bobby Hull (LW)		1939	Point Anne, ON, CAN	178	94	L
	#17	Ed Johnstone (RW)	70	1954	Brandon, MB, CAN	175	79	R
		Claude Larose (LW)	69	1955	St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, CAN	178	79	L
	#28	Mikko Leinonen (C)	69	1955	Tampere, FIN	180	80	L
	#12	Don Maloney (LW)	66	1958	Lindsay, ON, CAN	185	86	L
	#9	Rob McClanahan (LW)	66	1958	St. Paul, MN, USA	178	82	L
	#21	Mark Morrison (C)	61	1963	Prince George, BC, CAN	173	67	R
	#21	Lance Nethery (F)	67	1957	Toronto, ON, CAN	185	84	L
	#40	Mark Pavelich (C)		1958	Eveleth, MN, USA	170	76	R
	#27	Mike Rogers (C)	70	1954	Calgary, AB, CAN	175	77	L
	#16	David Silk (RW)	67	1958	Scituate, MA, USA	180	86	R
	#19	Dean Talafous (RW/C)	71	1953	Duluth, MN, USA	193	82	R
	#8	Steve Vickers (LW)	73	1951	Toronto, ON, CAN	183	84	L
	#25	Peter Wallin (RW)	67	1957	Nyköping, SWE	177	77	R
	#39	Tom Younghans (RW)	71	1953	St. Paul, MN, USA	183	79	R

Position: G: 4, D: 9, F: 21Av Age: 25.24 yearsAv Ht: 182.85 cmAv Wt: 84.44 kgCompare with other teams »

1981-1982 New York Rangers Staff

Head CoachHerb Brooks
Goaltending CoachWayne Thomas
General ManagerCraig Patrick
BroadcasterPhil Esposito
European ScoutLars-Erik Sjöberg
ScoutChuck Grillo
ScoutKimmo Leinonen

Team Staff History

1981-1982 New York Rangers Captains

"C"

Barry Beck

Team Captaincy History

New York Rangers Facts

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

1981-1982 New York Rangers Roster Facts

Nationalities

24 players
12 players
2 players
2 players

Experience

New York Rangers: 5 996 GP
NHL: 9 574 GP
WC: 169 GP
OG: 34 GP
SHL: 221 GP
Liiga: 271 GP
AHL: 2 198 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Bloomington Bison (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
05/01/2025 20:00 UTC	Chicago Blackhawks	New York Rangers	-	NHL
04/01/2025 17:00 UTC	Washington Capitals	New York Rangers	-	NHL
03/01/2025 24:00 UTC	New York Rangers	Boston Bruins	2 - 1	NHL
31/12/2024 24:00 UTC	Florida Panthers	New York Rangers	5 - 3	NHL
29/12/2024 24:00 UTC	Tampa Bay Lightning	New York Rangers	6 - 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
2024-2025	NHL	37	17	19	-	0	1	103	114	35	0.95	14	-
2023-2024	NHL	82	43	23	-	12	4	282	229	114	1.39	1	Conference Final loss
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

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Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2024
1	#30	EJ Emery (D)	30/03/2006	Surrey, BC, CAN	191 cm	84 kg
4	#119	Raoul Boilard (F)	07/01/2006	Sherbrooke, QC, CAN	188 cm	91 kg
5	#159	Nathan Aspinall (F)	30/03/2006	Markham, ON, CAN	201 cm	88 kg
6	#191	Rico Gredig (F)	01/02/2005	-	185 cm	81 kg
2023
1	#23	Gabe Perreault (F)	07/05/2005	Sherbrooke, QC, CAN	180 cm	75 kg
3	#90	Drew Fortescue (D)	28/04/2005	Pearl River, NY, USA	188 cm	80 kg
5	#152	Rasmus Larsson (D)	09/02/2004	Hässelby, SWE	190 cm	92 kg
6	#178	Dylan Roobroeck (F)	27/07/2004	London, ON, CAN	200 cm	93 kg
6	#183	Ty Henricks (F)	28/06/2005	Mission Viejo, CA, USA	192 cm	98 kg
2022
2	#63	Adam Sýkora (F)	07/09/2004	Piestany, SVK	180 cm	78 kg
3	#97	Bryce McConnell-Barker (F)	04/06/2004	London, ON, CAN	188 cm	88 kg
4	#111	Noah Laba (F)	04/08/2003	Northville, MI, USA	188 cm	87 kg
5	#159	Victor Mancini (D)	26/05/2002	Hancock, MI, USA	191 cm	104 kg
5	#161	Maxim Barbashyov (F)	18/12/2003	Moskva, RUS	188 cm	87 kg
6	#191	Zakary Karpa (F)	25/03/2002	Greenwich, CT, USA	188 cm	86 kg

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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

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