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| Who scored the first goal in game 7 against the Canucks in 1994? | New York Rangers
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| Who scored the overtime goal in game 7 against the Devils the same year? | New York Rangers
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Stephane Matteau. Matteau! Matteau! Matteau!
| What ex-mayor of New York City often appears on Gardenvision at Madison Square Garden to announce a penalty? | New York Rangers
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Bill Cook. He was captain from 1926-1937.
Glenn Healy. Healy played in 29 games that year. He had a record of 10-12-2 with a 3.03 goals against average.
| Who scored the game winning wrap around goal against the Devils in the 1994 Eastern Conference Championship game? | The New York Rangers
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Stephane Matteau. He beat Martin Brodeur to advance the Rangers to the finals.
Sergei Zubov. Zubov had 12 goals and 77 assists for 89 points to lead the Rangers that year. Messier was second with 84 points.
Mike Keenan. Even though he won the Stanley Cup with them that year, he left the team to coach in St Louis.
| Mark Messier was the captain and spiritual leader of the 1993-94 New York Rangers. Which uniform number did he wear? | The 1993-94 New York Rangers
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11. Mark Messier is known as "The Messiah" by many grateful Rangers fans. Number 11 came to the Rangers from Edmonton in 1991, and he delivered a Stanley Cup within three seasons. During the 1993-94 regular season, Messier had 84 points, and he tallied 30 points during the playoffs. He provided outstanding leadership throughout the season. He "guaranteed" a playoff victory in game six of the semi-final series against the New Jersey Devils, and scored a hat-trick to back up his words. Messier was elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007. Ranger great Rod Gilbert wore number 7 from 1960 to 1978. During 1993-94, Ed Olczyk wore uniform number 12, and Nick Kypreos wore number 19 for the Broadway Blues.
| Which defenseman wearing uniform number two, led all New York Ranger players with 34 points during the 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs? | The 1993-94 New York Rangers
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Brian Leetch. Brian Leetch, a Connecticut scholastic star, was a major reason for the Rangers' Stanley Cup triumph in 1994. He scored 11 goals and 23 assists to lead his team to victory. Leetch was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP, becoming the first American-born player ever to receive this honor. Defenseman Sergei Zubov who wore number 21, led the Rangers in scoring during the regular season with 89 points. Kevin Lowe (number 4) and Jeff Beukeboom (number 23) also played defense for the 1993-94 Rangers.
| Adam Graves, a winger for the 1993-94 New York Rangers, set a team single-season record by scoring 52 goals. Whose 1972 record of 50 goals did he break? | The 1993-94 New York Rangers
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Vic Hadfield. Adam Graves was an outstanding left winger for the Rangers, providing muscle and scoring power. His 52 regular season goals in 1993-94 eclipsed the mark which had been held by left winger Vic Hadfield since the 1971-72 NHL season. Hadfield played with the Rangers from 1961 until 1974, scoring 262 regular season goals. During the 1971-72 campaign, Rod Gilbert had 43 goals, while linemate Jean Ratelle scored 46 times that season. Andy Bathgate, another great player for the Rangers, scored 40 goals during the 1958-59 season. Adam Graves would hold his goal-scoring record until the 2005-06 season, when Jaromir Jagr notched 54 goals.
| In 1994, this New York Rangers' forward who wore number 27, became one of the first Russian players ever to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup. Can you identify him? | The 1993-94 New York Rangers
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Alexei Kovalev. Alexei Kovalev, a forward, had a brilliant playoff record in 1993-94, as he scored 9 goals and 21 points in the drive to a Stanley Cup title. Kovalev joyfully jumped up and down while hoisting the Cup on Madison Square Garden ice. Later in the postgame celebration, Kovalev's Russian teammates Sergei Zubov, Sergei Nemchinov, and Alexander Karpovtsev also lifted the Cup. They were the first Russians ever to get their names etched on the Stanley Cup. During the 1993-94 season, Pavel Bure played for Vancouver, Alexander Mogilny was a member of Buffalo, and Sergei Fedorov played for Detroit.
Goalie. Glenn Healy, from Ontario, was the Rangers' backup goalie to Mike Richter during the 1993-94 season. Healy appeared in 29 regular season games for the Blueshirts, compiling a record of 10-12-2. He only played in two playoff games in 1994, as Mike Richter did most of the work in net. Healy remained with the Rangers until the 1996-97 season.
| Which New York Rangers' center, a former Edmonton Oiler, took the final faceoff in game seven to clinch the 1994 Stanley Cup title? | The 1993-94 New York Rangers
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Craig MacTavish. Craig MacTavish was acquired from the Oilers in exchange for Todd Marchant in March 1994. MacTavish provided defensive help and penalty-killing ability for the Rangers. After the puck was dropped and game seven had ended, MacTavish and the other Blueshirts mobbed goalie Mike Richter, as the Madison Square Garden fans cheered and wept. Greg Gilbert and Joey Kocur played wing for New York, and Jay Wells was a defenseman for the 1993-94 Rangers.
Neil Smith. Neil Smith, born in Toronto, was the Rangers' general manager from 1989 to 2000. He made several deals in the 1990s in order to acquire veteran players. His efforts paid off when the Rangers won the Stanley Cup in 1994 with "old-timers" such as Mark Messier. Mike Keenan was the Rangers' head coach in 1993-94. Mike Hudson was a Ranger forward who didn't see any playoff action in 1994. Craig Patrick served as Pittsburgh Penguins' general manager during the 1993-94 season.
| Which New York Rangers' broadcaster became famous for his call of, "Matteau! Matteau! Matteau!", after the Blueshirts had won game seven of the Stanley Cup semi-finals? | The 1993-94 New York Rangers
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Howie Rose. Howie Rose, a native New Yorker, was the Rangers' radio announcer during the 1993-94 season. After forward Stephane Matteau had scored his dramatic game-winning goal in double-overtime to defeat the New Jersey Devils, Howie Rose couldn't contain his excitement. He screamed into the microphone, "Matteau! Matteau! Matteau! The Rangers have one more hill to climb, baby! But it's Mount Vancouver!" Sal Messina was Rose's partner on the broadcast. Marv Albert broadcast Rangers' games from 1965 to 1994, and John Davidson was a television announcer for the Blueshirts from 1986 to 2006.
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