1988-89 New York Rangers Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 37-35-8 - 82 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Patrick Division
Postseason: 0-4
Lost NHL division semi-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Lost to Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0
Coach: Michel Bergeron (37-33-8)
Coach: Phil Esposito (0-2)
Location: New York, New York
1988-89 New York Rangers Statistics
1988-89 New York Rangers Results

The New York Rangers of the National Hockey League ended the 1988-89 season with a record of 37 wins and 35 losses and 8 ties for 82 points, finishing third in the NHL's Patrick Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-4.

The Rangers scored 310 goals and conceded 307. Tony Granato netted 36 goals for New York, and Tomas Sandstrom tallied 30 or more also. Tomas Sandstrom accounted for 56 assists. John Vanbiesbrouck earned 28 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.69 goals against average, topping goalies with significant playing time.

Michel Bergeron and Phil Esposito coached the team. The 1988-89 New York Rangers lost in the NHL division semi-finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Jeff BloembergDJanuary 31, 19686'2"205RListowel, ON Canada
Stephane BrochuDAugust 15, 19676'0"185LSherbrooke, QC Canada
Paul CyrLOctober 31, 19635'10"180LPort Alberni, BC Canada
Ulf DahlenRJanuary 12, 19676'2"199LOstersund, Sweden
Lucien DeBloisFJune 21, 19575'11"200RJoliette, QC Canada
Marcel DionneCAugust 3, 19515'9"190RDrummondville, QC Canada
Jan ErixonRJuly 8, 19626'0"196LSkelleftea, Sweden
Bob FroeseGJune 30, 19585'11"176LSt. Catharines, ON Canada
Tony GranatoRJuly 25, 19645'10"185RDowners Grove, IL USA
Ron GreschnerDDecember 22, 19546'2"205LGoodsoil, SK Canada
Ken HammondDAugust 22, 19636'1"190LLondon, ON Canada
Mark HardyDFebruary 1, 19595'11"195LSemaden, Switzerland
Miloslav HoravaDAugust 14, 19616'0"193LKladno, Czech Republic
Mark JanssensCMay 19, 19686'3"212LSurrey, BC Canada
Dean KennedyDJanuary 18, 19636'2"208RRedvers, SK Canada
Kelly KisioCSeptember 18, 19595'10"185RWetaskiwin, AB Canada
Guy LafleurRSeptember 20, 19516'0"185RThurso, QC Canada
Jason LafreniereCDecember 6, 19665'11"185RSt. Catharines, ON Canada
James LatosRJanuary 4, 19666'1"200RWakaw, SK Canada
Peter LavioletteDDecember 7, 19646'2"200LFranklin, MA USA
Brian LawtonLJune 29, 19656'0"180LNew Brunswick, NJ USA
Brian LeetchDMarch 3, 19686'0"185LCorpus Christi, TX USA
Igor LibaLNovember 4, 19606'0"192LPresov, Slovakia
Norm MaciverDSeptember 8, 19645'11"180LThunder Bay, ON Canada
Don MaloneyLSeptember 5, 19586'1"190LLindsay, ON Canada
Kevin MillerRSeptember 2, 19655'11"190RLansing, MI USA
Jay MoreDJanuary 12, 19696'1"210RSouris, MB Canada
Brian MullenLMarch 16, 19625'10"180LNew York, NY USA
Chris NilanRFebruary 9, 19586'0"205RBoston, MA USA
John OgrodnickLJune 20, 19596'0"204LOttawa, ON Canada
Joe PatersonLJune 25, 19606'2"207LToronto, ON Canada
James PatrickDJune 14, 19636'2"202RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Michel PetitDFebruary 12, 19646'1"205RSt. Malo, QC Canada
Rudy PoeschekDSeptember 29, 19666'2"218RTerrace, BC Canada
Mike RichterGSeptember 22, 19665'11"185LAbington, PA USA
Normand RochefortDJanuary 28, 19616'1"214LQuebec City, QC Canada
Lindy RuffLFebruary 17, 19606'2"201LWarburg, AB Canada
Tomas SandstromRSeptember 4, 19646'2"205LJakobstad, Finland
David ShawDMay 25, 19646'2"205RSt. Thomas, ON Canada
Darren TurcotteCMay 2, 19686'0"182LBoston, MA USA
John VanbiesbrouckGSeptember 4, 19635'8"176LDetroit, MI USA
Simon WheeldonCAugust 30, 19665'11"170LVancouver, BC Canada
Doug WickenheiserCMarch 30, 19616'1"200LRegina, SK Canada
Carey WilsonCMay 19, 19626'2"195RWinnipeg, MB Canada



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