1988–89 New York Rangers season

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1988–89 New York Rangers
Division	3rd Patrick
Conference	6th Prince of Wales
1988–89 record	37–35–8
Home record	21–17–2
Road record	16–18–6
Goals for	310
Goals against	307
General Manager	Phil Esposito
Coach	Michel Bergeron and Phil Esposito
Captain	Kelly Kisio
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals	Tony Granato (36)
Assists	Tomas Sandstrom (56)
Points	Tomas Sandstrom (88)
Penalties in minutes	Rudy Poeschek (199)
Wins	John Vanbiesbrouck (28)
Goals against average	John Vanbiesbrouck (3.69)

The aspect of the New York Rangers season was that it was Guy Lafleur’s comeback.

Contents:	Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NHL Draft

See also: 1988 NHL Entry Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
2	22.	Troy Mallette (LW)	Canada	Sault-Ste.-Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
2	26.	Murray Duval (D)	Canada	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
3	68.	Tony Amonte (LW)	United States

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Guy Lafleur

After being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Guy Lafleur returned to the NHL during the 1988–89 with the New York Rangers. Lafleur remained one of the few players that did not wear protective helmets due to the Grandfather clause. A highlight of Lafleur's season was the opportunity to be on the same team with Marcel Dionne. During his first game back in the Montreal Forum, he scored twice against Patrick Roy during the Rangers' 7–5 loss to the Canadiens. Although his high-scoring days were well behind him, his stint with the Rangers was moderately successful and he helped the team to first place in the Patrick Division until being knocked out by a knee injury. The Rangers would finish the season in third place.

[edit] Season standings

Patrick Division	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Washington Capitals	80	41	29	10	305	259	92
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	40	33	7	347	349	87
New York Rangers	80	37	35	8	310	307	82
Philadelphia Flyers	80	36	36	8	307	285	80
New Jersey Devils	80	27	41	12	281	325	66
New York Islanders	80	28	47	5	265	325	61

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

		Regular season					Playoffs
Player	#	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Tomas Sandstrom	28	79	32	56	88	148	4	3	2	5	12
Brian Leetch	2	68	23	48	71	50	3	0	1	1	4
Brian Mullen	19	78	29	35	64	60	3	0	1	1	4
Tony Granato	18	78	36	27	63	140	4	1	1	2	21
Kelly Kisio	11	70	26	36	62	91	4	0	0	0	9
Carey Wilson	17	41	21	34	55	45	4	1	2	3	2
James Patrick	3	68	11	36	47	41	4	0	1	1	2
Guy Lafleur	10	67	18	27	45	12	4	1	0	1	0
Ulf Dahlen	9	56	24	19	43	50	4	0	0	0	0
John Ogrodnick	25	60	13	29	42	14	3	2	0	2	0
Lucien DeBlois	23	73	9	24	33	107	4	0	0	0	4
Michel Petit	24	69	8	25	33	154	4	0	2	2	27
Jason Lafreniere	15	38	8	16	24	6	3	0	0	0	17
Marcel Dionne	16	37	7	16	23	20	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Lafreniere	15	38	8	16	24	6	3	0	0	0	17
Marcel Dionne	16	37	7	16	23	20	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Lawton	-	30	7	10	17	39	0	0	0	0	0
David Shaw	21	63	6	11	17	88	4	0	2	2	30
Jan Erixon	20	44	4	11	15	27	4	0	1	1	2
Chris Nilan	31	38	7	7	14	177	4	0	1	1	28
Mark Hardy	14	56	2	12	14	45	4	0	1	1	31
Don Maloney	-	31	4	9	13	16	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Greschner	4	58	1	10	11	94	4	0	1	1	6
Darren Turcotte	8	20	7	3	10	4	1	0	0	0	0
Norm Maciver	-	26	0	10	10	14	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Miller	26	24	3	5	8	2	0	0	0	0	0
Igor Liba	-	10	2	5	7	15	0	0	0	0	0
Normand Rochefort	5	11	1	5	6	18	0	0	0	0	0
Lindy Ruff	44	13	0	5	5	31	2	0	0	0	17
Rudy Poeschek	29	52	0	2	2	199	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Wickenheiser		1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Simon Wheeldon	41	6	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Miloslav Horava	6	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dean Kennedy		16	0	1	1	40	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Paterson	27	20	0	1	1	84	0	0	0	0	0
Stephane Brochu	32	21	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Cyr	22	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
James Latos	44	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jayson More	40	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Hammond		3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Janssens	47	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Bloemberg	38	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peter Laviolette	39	12	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0

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[edit] Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA
Bob Froese	30	9	14	4	1	3.78
John Vanbiesbrouck	56	28	21	4	0	3.69

[edit] Roster

New York Rangers

Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

41 Simon Wheeldon
47 Mark Janssens

GM: Phil Esposito
Coach: Michel Bergeron and Phil Esposito

[edit] Forwards

Tomas Sandstrom, Ulf Dahlen, Lucien DeBlois, John Ogrodnick, Jan Erixon, Chris Nilan, Brian Mullen, Paul Cyr, Tony Granato, Kelly Kisio{Captain}, Carey Wilson, Marcel Dionne, Don Maloney.

[edit] Defencemen

Michel Petit, Mark Hardy, David Shaw, Norm MacIver, Norman Rochefort

[edit] Playoffs

New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 5	New York Rangers	1	Pittsburgh Penguins	3
April 6	New York Rangers	4	Pittsburgh Penguins	7
April 8	Pittsburgh Penguins	5	New York Rangers	4	(OT)
April 9	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	New York Rangers	3

Pittsburgh wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0

[edit] Awards and records

Brian Leetch, Calder Trophy
Most goals by rookie, season - Tony Granato (1988–89) - 36
Most goals by a rookie defenseman, season, NHL record - Brian Leetch

[edit] References

Rangers on Hockey Database

^ 1988-89 New York Rangers [NHL] player statistics at hockeydb.com

v • d • e 1988–89 NHL season by team

Patrick	New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Washington

Adams	Boston • Buffalo • Hartford • Montreal • Québec

Norris	Chicago • Detroit • Minnesota • St. Louis • Toronto

Smythe	Calgary • Edmonton • Los Angeles • Winnipeg • Vancouver

See also	1988 NHL Entry Draft • All-Star Game • 1989 Stanley Cup Finals • Transactions

v • d • e New York Rangers

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The Franchise	History • Seasons • Records • General Managers • Head Coaches • Players • Award Winners • First Round Draft Picks • Broadcasters

Arenas	Madison Square Garden

Culture and Lore	The Blue Seats • "Potvin Sucks!" • Curse of 1940 • The Chief • GAG line • Messier's Guarantee • Matteau! Matteau! Matteau! • 1994 Stanley Cup • Dancing Larry • John Amirante • Center Ice Crowd Salute

Rivalries	Rangers-Islanders • Rangers-Devils • Rangers-Flyers • Others

Important Figures	Tex Rickard • Lester Patrick • Lynn Patrick • Frank Boucher • Bill Cook • Bun Cook • Art Coulter • Bryan Hextall • Allan Stanley • Gump Worsley • Harry Howell • Andy Bathgate • Emile Francis • Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion • Rod Gilbert • Vic Hadfield • Jean Ratelle • Eddie Giacomin • Brad Park • Ulf Nilsson • Fred Shero • Ron Greschner • Don Maloney • Dave Maloney • Phil Esposito • John Davidson • Sam Rosen • Sal Messina • John Vanbiesbrouck • Marcel Dionne • Brian Leetch • Roger Neilson • Neil Smith • Mike Gartner • Mark Messier • Mike Richter • Adam Graves • Jeff Beukeboom • Mike Keenan • Stephane Matteau • Wayne Gretzky • Jaromir Jagr • Henrik Lundqvist • Brendan Shanahan • Sean Avery • Scott Gomez • Chris Drury

Retired Numbers	1 • 2 • 7 • 9 (to be retired in 2008–2009) • 11 • 35 • 99 (league-wide)

Key Personnel	Owner: Cablevision • Managing Partner: James Dolan • President and General Manager: Glen Sather • Head Coach: Tom Renney • Team Captain: Jaromir Jagr

Stanley Cup Finals (10)	Wins: 1928 • 1933 • 1940 • 1994 • Losses: 1929 • 1932 • 1937 • 1950 • 1972 • 1979

Minor League Affiliates	Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) • Charlotte Checkers (ECHL) • Mississippi RiverKings (CHL)

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