How many Canadian Players on New York Rangers? There are 5 Canadian players on the New York Rangers roster for the 2023-24 season.
The Rangers would be looking forward to a sumptuous season this time around having lost in the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
NY was founded by Tex Rickard in 1926 as an Eastern Conference member in the Metropolitan Division. It is one of the original six NHL teams.
The Rangers have appeared in the Championship Finals 11 times in 96 seasons. They won the Stanley Cup four times in 1928, 1933, 1940, and 1994.
Despite the rich history of the franchise, their recent performances have not been up to the mark. In fact, they are among the oldest NHL teams to have never won a Stanley Cup since the 90's.
The list of the Canadian players on the NY Rangers 2023-24 roster is presented in the table below along with their jersey number and position.
Jacob was first drafted by the Winnipeg Jets as the 9th pick in the 2012 NHL Draft. He made his debut in the 2013-14 season against the Oilers.
After representing the Jets for six seasons, he was traded to the Rangers on June 17, 2019. He has been a vital cog of the franchise since then.
The Rochester native represented the United States twice. He was named the best defenseman in the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship. He also earned a spot on the All-Star Team during that season.
New York Rangers Assistant Captains
Barclay Goodrow, Chris Kreider, Artemi Panarin, and Mika Zibanejad are the assistant captains of the NY Rangers for the 2023-24 season.
Mika and Kreider were given the role in the 2019-20 season. Panarin and Goodrow were made alternate captains in 2020 and 2021 respectively.
Mike Zibanejad plays center for the New York Rangers. He was the sixth overall pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators.
After representing the Senators for five years, Mike was traded to the Rangers on 18 July 2016. He led the team to win the Eastern Conference quarterfinals in the 2017 NHL season by scoring a goal in the overtime against the Montreal Canadiens.
Chris Kreider is the Rangers' 19th overall draft pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He is a power forward who often starts as a left-winger for NY.
Kreider contributed to the United States' triumph during the 2010 World Junior Championship with seven points and six goals in seven games.
He made his NHL debut against the Senators during the third game of the first round in the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Kreider set an NHL record for the highest playoff goals by a player who had not yet played in a regular season game.
Barclay Goodrow plays right wing for the Rangers. He was initially signed by the San Jose Sharks as an undrafted forward on March 6, 2014.
Goodrow also played for the Tampa Bay Lightning from 2020 to 2021. He played a crucial role in leading the Lightning to the 2020 Stanley Cup Championship with six points in the playoffs and 20 points in the regular-season games.
Artemi Panarin is a backup left-winger for the Rangers for the 2023-24 season. He signed a seven-year contract with NY on 1st July 2019.
The Korkino native led Russia in the 2011 IIHF World Junior Championship and the 2015 IIHF World Championship to victory and second place, respectively.
Panarin made his NHL debut with the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2015-16 season against his current team, the Rangers. He was awarded the 2015-16 Kharlamov Trophy by the Russian Hockey Hall of Fame.
New York Rangers Coaching Staff
New York Rangers coaches are Peter Laviolette, Dan Muse, and Michael Peca. Phil Housley is the associate head coach for the Rangers.
The Rangers coaching staff for the 2023-24 season is illustrated in the table below:
Name
Position
Peter Laviolette
Head Coach
Phil Housley
Associate Head Coach
Dan Muse
Assistant Coach
Michael Peca
Assistant Coach
Benoit Allaire
Head Goaltending Coach
Kyle Smith
Head Video Coordinator
Sam Kelley
Video Assistant
Peter Laviolette
Peter Laviolette is the 37th Head Coach in the illustrated history of the NY Rangers. He was appointed to the position recently on 13 June 2023.
He also played for the Rangers during the 1988-99 season in 12 games as a defenseman. He spent most of his playing days in the IHL and AHL.
Before the Rangers, Peter was the head coach of the NY Islanders, Carolina Hurricanes, Philadelphia Flyers, Nashville Predators, and Washington Capitals in the NHL.
During that time, Laviolette marked a record of 752-503-25-150, earning the title of the eighth all-time winning coach in NHL history, 11th all-time in games coached, and first all-time US-born head coach.
He holds the record of being the 4th coach ever in the National Hockey League to lead three different teams to the finals of the Stanley Cup.
Peter led the Hurricanes to win the championship in 2006 and helped the Flyers and Predators reach the finals in 2010 and 2017 respectively.
Phil Housley
Phil Housley is in his first season with the Rangers as the Associate Head Coach. He joined the franchise in June 2023.
The 2015 Hockey Hall of Fame inductee served as the head coach for the Buffalo Sabres for two seasons, 2017-18 and 2018-19. After that, he served as an assistant coach (defensive coordinator and power play coach) for the Arizona Coyotes from 2019 to 2022.
In addition, Phil served Team USA as their head coach during the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship and brought home the gold. In 2004, he was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.
Michael Peca
Peca was hired by the Rangers on June 20, 2023. He served as an assistant for the Rochester Americans, the Buffalo Sabres AHL affiliate in 2021.
Before his brief stint with the Americans, he was hired as a player development coach for the Washington Capitals during the 2020-21 season.
Peca debuted as the head coach for the OJHL's Buffalo Jr. Sabres in the 2012-13 season, earning him the OJHL Coach of the Year award.
Dan Muse
Dan Muse joined the Rangers coaching staff on 31 June 2023. He will serve as an assistant coach under the tutelage of head coach Laviolette.
In addition to this, Muse is in his third season at USA Hockey's National Team Development Program as a head coach. He coached the U.S. U18 Men's National Hockey Team at the 2023 IIHF U18 Men's World Championship for the second time and won the gold.
Before the Rangers, he spent three years with the Nashville Predators as an assistant coach and led them to the 2017-18 Presidents' Trophy.
New York Rangers General Manager
Chris Drury is the President and General Manager for the New York Rangers. Drury also serves as an Alternate Governor for the franchise.
He assumed the post in May 2021 as the 12th GM of the franchise, succeeding Jeff Gorton, the team's GM for seven seasons. Following the season, Chris was nominated for the 2021-22 Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year.
Before the Rangers, Chris served as the GM for the Hartford Wolf Pack, the Rangers AHL affiliate. He joined the Rangers as a director of player development in 2015.
He debuted as an NHL player in the 1998-99 season as a center for the Colorado Avalanche, winning the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's top rookie. In addition, he led the team to the Stanley Cup Trophy in 2001 with 16 points support throughout the playoffs.
Drury played for the Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, and NY Rangers after the Avalanche and retired in August 2011 with an NHL career total of 892 games. After his retirement, he was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015.
