The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City.
They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the
National Hockey League (NHL). The team plays its home games at Madison Square
Garden, located in the borough of Manhattan. The Rangers are one of three NHL
franchises in the New York metropolitan area, along with the New Jersey Devils and
New York Islanders. The club is also 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.