1999–2000 New York Rangers season
1999–2000 New York Rangers | |
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Division | 4th Atlantic |
Conference | 11th Eastern |
1999–2000 record | 29–38–12–3 |
Home record | 15–20–5–1 |
Road record | 14–18–7–2 |
Goals for | 218 |
Goals against | 246 |
Team information | |
General manager | Neil Smith |
Coach | John Muckler John Tortorella (interim) |
Captain | Brian Leetch |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Average attendance | 18,200 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Hartford Wolf Pack Charlotte Checkers |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Mike York (26) |
Assists | Theoren Fleury (49) |
Points | Petr Nedved (68) |
Penalty minutes | Mathieu Schneider (78) |
Plus/minus | Jan Hlavac (+3) |
Wins | Mike Richter (22) |
Goals against average | Mike Richter (2.87) |
The 1999–2000 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 74th season. In the regular season, the Rangers finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a 29–38–12–3 record.[1] New York failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the third straight season.[2]
For the second time in three seasons, the Rangers fired their head coach during the regular season. John Muckler, who took the position after Colin Campbell's firing in 1997–98, was himself fired with four games left in the season.[3][4] General manager Neil Smith was also fired, bringing an end to his tenure which had seen the Rangers win the Stanley Cup but also fall on hard times.[4]
Regular season
Final standings
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 45 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 237 | 179 | 105 |
2 | 4 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 45 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 251 | 203 | 103 |
3 | 7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 37 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 241 | 236 | 88 |
4 | 11 | New York Rangers | 82 | 29 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 218 | 246 | 73 |
5 | 13 | New York Islanders | 82 | 24 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 194 | 275 | 58 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL=Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM=Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | z – Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 45 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 237 | 179 | 105 |
2 | y – Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 44 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 227 | 194 | 102 |
3 | y – Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 45 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 246 | 222 | 100 |
4 | New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 45 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 251 | 203 | 103 |
5 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 43 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 244 | 209 | 98 |
6 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 244 | 210 | 95 |
7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 37 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 241 | 236 | 88 |
8 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 213 | 204 | 85 |
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9 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 217 | 216 | 84 |
10 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 35 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 196 | 194 | 83 |
11 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 29 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 218 | 246 | 73 |
12 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 24 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 210 | 248 | 73 |
13 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 24 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 194 | 275 | 58 |
14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 19 | 47 | 9 | 7 | 204 | 310 | 54 |
15 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 14 | 57 | 7 | 4 | 170 | 313 | 39 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
bold – Qualified for playoffs; z – Won conference; y – Won division
Schedule and results
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October: 4–7–2–0 (home: 3–5–0–0; road: 1–2–2–0)
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November: 3–5–1–1 (home: 0–2–1–0; road: 3–3–0–1)
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December: 5–3–3–2 (home: 5–1–1–1; road: 0–2–2–1)
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January: 10–4–1–0 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 6–2–1–0)
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February: 4–7–2–0 (home: 2–4–1–0; road: 2–3–1–0)
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March: 3–9–2–0 (home: 1–4–2–0; road: 2–5–0–0)
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April: 0–3–1–0 (home: 0–2–0–0; road: 0–1–1–0)
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only.
Regular season | ||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
93 | Petr Nedved | C | 76 | 24 | 44 | 68 | 2 | 40 |
14 | Theoren Fleury | RW | 80 | 15 | 49 | 64 | −4 | 68 |
18 | Mike York | C | 82 | 26 | 24 | 50 | −17 | 18 |
27 | Jan Hlavac | LW | 67 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 3 | 16 |
15 | John MacLean | RW | 77 | 18 | 24 | 42 | −2 | 52 |
9 | Adam Graves | LW | 77 | 23 | 17 | 40 | −15 | 14 |
20 | Radek Dvorak† | RW | 46 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 0 | 10 |
13 | Valeri Kamensky | LW | 65 | 14 | 20 | 34 | −18 | 36 |
21 | Mathieu Schneider | D | 80 | 10 | 20 | 30 | −6 | 78 |
12 | Alexandre Daigle† | RW | 58 | 8 | 18 | 26 | −5 | 23 |
2 | Brian Leetch | D | 50 | 7 | 19 | 26 | −16 | 20 |
4 | Kevin Hatcher | D | 74 | 4 | 19 | 23 | −10 | 38 |
3 | Kim Johnsson | D | 76 | 6 | 15 | 21 | −13 | 46 |
26 | Tim Taylor | C | 76 | 9 | 11 | 20 | −4 | 72 |
5 | Stephane Quintal | D | 75 | 2 | 14 | 16 | −10 | 77 |
22 | Mike Knuble‡ | RW | 59 | 9 | 5 | 14 | −5 | 18 |
28 | Eric Lacroix | LW | 70 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −12 | 24 |
24 | Sylvain Lefebvre | D | 82 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −13 | 43 |
17 | Kevin Stevens | LW | 38 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −7 | 43 |
10 | Todd Harvey‡ | RW | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −9 | 62 |
16 | Rob DiMaio† | RW | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −8 | 8 |
47 | Rich Pilon† | D | 45 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 36 |
29 | Johan Witehall | LW | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
22 | Jason Dawe† | RW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
25 | Jason Doig | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 22 |
19 | Darren Langdon | LW | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 26 |
30 | Kirk McLean | G | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
32[a] | P. J. Stock | C | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
37 | Derek Armstrong | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
39 | Daniel Goneau | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
32 | Milan Hnilicka | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
29 | Chris Kenady | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
31 | Jean-Francois Labbe | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Manny Malhotra | C | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 4 |
45 | Dale Purinton | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 7 |
35 | Mike Richter | G | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
36 | Alexei Vasiliev | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
32 | Terry Virtue | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
Goaltending
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
35 | Mike Richter | 61 | 22 | 31 | 8 | 1988 | 173 | 2.87 | .905 | 0 | 3622 |
30 | Kirk McLean | 22 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 616 | 58 | 2.89 | .896 | 0 | 1206 |
32 | Milan Hnilicka | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 3.49 | .886 | 0 | 86 |
31 | Jean-Francois Labbe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 3.00 | .864 | 0 | 60 |
Sources:[1][8]
Awards and records
Awards
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) | NHL All-Rookie Team | Mike York (Forward) | [9] |
NHL Foundation Player Award | Adam Graves | [10] | |
League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Mike Richter | [11] |
NHL Player of the Week | Mike Richter (January 24) | [12] | |
Team | Ceil Saidel Memorial Award | Adam Graves | [13] |
Frank Boucher Trophy | Mike Richter | [13] | |
Good Guy Award | Tim Taylor | [14] | |
Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award | Kim Johnsson | [14] | |
Players' Player Award | Mike Richter | [13] | |
Rangers MVP | Mike Richter | [13] | |
Rookie of the Year | Mike York | [13] | |
Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award | Adam Graves | [13] |
Milestones
Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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500th game played | Mike Richter | October 30, 1999 | [15] |
400th goal | John MacLean | January 20, 2000 | [16] |
Draft picks
New York's picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft in Boston, Massachusetts, at the FleetCenter.[17][18]
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 4 | Pavel Brendl | RW | ![]() | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
1 | 9 | Jamie Lundmark | C | ![]() | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
2 | 59 | David Inman | LW | ![]() | University of Notre Dame (CCHA) |
3 | 79 | Johan Asplund | G | ![]() | Brynäs IF (Sweden) |
3 | 90 | Patrick Aufiero | D | ![]() | Boston University (Hockey East) |
5 | 137 | Garret Bembridge | RW | ![]() | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
6 | 177 | Jay Dardis | C | ![]() | Proctor Academy (USHS–NH) |
7 | 197 | Arto Laatikainen | D | ![]() | Blues (Finland) |
8 | 226 | Yevgeni Gusakov | LW | ![]() | Lada Togliatti-2 (Russia) |
9 | 251 | Petter Henning | RW | ![]() | Modo Hockey (Sweden) |
9 | 254 | Alexei Bulatov | LW | ![]() | Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg (Russia) |
See also
Notes
- ^ Stock wore number 20 in his first five games.
References
- ^ a b "1999–00 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ Diamos, Jason (April 9, 2000). "On The Rangers; No Reward for the $61 Million Risk". The New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ "Veteran Muckler Hired To Coach N.Y. Rangers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. February 20, 1998. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ a b Diamos, Jason (March 29, 2000). "Hockey – Woeful Rangers Fire Smith and Muckler". The New York Times. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ "1999-2000 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ "1999–2000 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
- ^ "1999–00 New York Rangers Schedule and Results". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ "New York Rangers 1999–00 roster and statistics". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ "NHL Foundation Player Award". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ "50th NHL All-Star Game". NHL.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ "Richter Named Player of Week". NHL.com. January 24, 2000. Archived from the original on June 5, 2000. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Rangers 1999–2000 End of Season Awards". NHL.com. April 10, 2000. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ a b 2014–15 New York Rangers Media Guide. New York Rangers. 2014. pp. 349–352.
- ^ "Mike Richter Reaches 500 Game Plateau". NHL.com. November 1, 1999. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ "NY Rangers 4, Carolina 1". United Press International. January 20, 2000. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
John MacLean scored twice, including the 400th goal of his career
- ^ "1999 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
- ^ "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on January 28, 2001. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
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