The
New York Rangers are a professional
ice hockey team based in the borough of
Manhattan in New York City. They are members of the
Atlantic Division of the
Eastern Conference of the
National Hockey League (NHL). Playing their home games at
Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise. They are part of the group of teams referred to as the
Original Six, along with the
Boston Bruins,
Chicago Blackhawks,
Detroit Red Wings,
Montreal Canadiens, and
Toronto Maple Leafs. The Rangers were the first NHL franchise in the United States to win the
Stanley Cup, which they have done four times, most recently in
1993–94.