2009–10 New York Rangers season

2009–10 New York Rangers
Division	4th Atlantic
Conference	9th Eastern
2009–10 record	38–33–11
Home record	18–17–6
Road record	20–16–5
Goals for	222
Goals against	218
Team information
General Manager	Glen Sather
Coach	John Tortorella
Captain	Chris Drury
Alternate captains	Ryan Callahan Vaclav Prospal (Nov-Apr)
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Average attendance	18,200
Team leaders
Goals	Marian Gaborik (42)
Assists	Gaborik (44)
Points	Gaborik (86)
Penalties in minutes	Sean Avery (160)
Plus/minus	Gaborik (+15)
Wins	Henrik Lundqvist (35)
Goals against average	Lundqvist (2.41)
<2008–09 2010–11>

The 2009–10 New York Rangers season was the National Hockey League franchise's 83rd season of play and their 84th season overall. For the first time in five years, the Rangers failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Off-season

On May 4, 2009, Markus Naslund announced that he would be retiring after one season with the Rangers.^[1]

At the NHL Entry Draft, the Rangers chose Chris Kreider with their first-round pick, 19th overall. The Rangers followed this with a couple of trades at the draft to pick up Brian Boyle and Chad Johnson. A bigger splash was made a few days later when the Rangers traded Scott Gomez to the Montreal Canadiens. With Gomez's $7 million contract gone, the Rangers then signed free agent Marian Gaborik on July 1, the first day of free agency. On July 16, the Rangers announced that Mike Sullivan had been hired as an assistant coach.^[2]

On August 16, 2009, Mark Messier rejoined the New York Rangers organization as a special assistant to General Manager Glen Sather.^[3]

Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Decision	Record
1	September 15	Boston Bruins	2 - 1	Zaba	0-1-0
2	September 16	@ New Jersey Devils	3 - 2 SO	Johnson	0-1-1
3	September 18	@ Detroit Red Wings	4 - 3	Zaba	0-2-1
4	September 19	@ Boston Bruins	5 - 2	Valiquette	1-2-1
5	September 21	Detroit Red Wings	4 - 2	Lundqvist	2-2-1
6	September 24	Washington Capitals	3 - 2	Lundqvist	3-2-1
7	September 27	@ Washington Capitals	4 - 3	Lundqvist	3-3-1

Regular season

The NHL took a two-week break from February 15-March 1 for the Olympics. The Rangers had five players represent their countries; Chris Drury and Ryan Callahan for the United States, Marian Gaborik for Slovakia, Olli Jokinen for Finland and Henrik Lundqvist for Sweden.

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division^[4]

		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – New Jersey Devils	82	48	27	7	222	191	103
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	47	28	7	257	237	101
3	Philadelphia Flyers	82	41	35	6	236	225	88
4	New York Rangers	82	38	33	11	222	218	87
5	New York Islanders	82	34	37	11	222	264	79

Conference standings

Eastern Conference^[5]

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Washington Capitals	SE	82	54	15	13	318	233	121
2	y – New Jersey Devils	AT	82	48	27	7	222	191	103
3	y – Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	45	27	10	235	207	100
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	47	28	7	257	237	101
5	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	44	32	6	225	238	94
6	Boston Bruins	NE	82	39	30	13	206	200	91
7	Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	41	35	6	236	225	88
8	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	39	33	10	217	223	88
8.5
9	New York Rangers	AT	82	38	33	11	222	218	87
10	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	35	34	13	234	256	83
11	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	35	37	10	230	256	80
12	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	34	36	12	217	260	80
13	New York Islanders	AT	82	34	37	11	222	264	79
14	Florida Panthers	SE	82	32	37	13	208	244	77
15	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	30	38	14	214	267	74

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)

AT - Atlantic Division, NE - Northeast Division, SE - Southeast Division

Schedule and results

      Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

2009-10 Game Log
October: 8-5-1 (Home: 5-2-0; Road: 3-3-1) Game October Opponent Score Decision Record 1 2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3 - 2 Lundqvist 0-1-0 2 3 Ottawa Senators 5 - 2 Lundqvist 1-1-0 3 5 @ New Jersey Devils 3 - 2 Lundqvist 2-1-0 4 8 @ Washington Capitals 4 - 3 Lundqvist 3-1-0 5 11 Anaheim Ducks 3 - 0 Valiquette 4-1-0 6 12 Toronto Maple Leafs 7 - 2 Lundqvist 5-1-0 7 14 Los Angeles Kings 4 - 2 Lundqvist 6-1-0 8 17 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4 - 1 Lundqvist 7-1-0 9 19 San Jose Sharks 7 - 3 Valiquette 7-2-0 10 22 New Jersey Devils 4 - 2 Lundqvist 7-3-0 11 24 @ Montreal Canadiens 5 - 4 OT Lundqvist 7-3-1 12 26 Phoenix Coyotes 5 - 2 Lundqvist 8-3-1 13 28 @ New York Islanders 3 - 1 Lundqvist 8-4-1 14 30 @ Minnesota Wild 3 - 2 Lundqvist 8-5-1
November: 5-8-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Road: 3-4-0) Game November Opponent Score Decision Record 15 1 Boston Bruins 1 - 0 Lundqvist 9-5-1 16 3 @ Vancouver Canucks 4 - 1 Lundqvist 9-6-1 17 5 @ Edmonton Oilers 4 - 2 Valiquette 10-6-1 18 7 @ Calgary Flames 3 - 1 Valiquette 10-7-1 19 12 Atlanta Thrashers 5 - 3 Lundqvist 10-8-1 20 14 @ Ottawa Senators 2 - 1 SO Lundqvist 11-8-1 21 17 Washington Capitals 4 - 2 Lundqvist 11-9-1 22 21 Florida Panthers 3 - 2 Lundqvist 11-10-1 23 23 Columbus Blue Jackets 7 - 4 Lundqvist 12-10-1 24 25 @ Florida Panthers 2 - 1 SO Lundqvist 13-10-1 25 27 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 5 - 1 Lundqvist 13-11-1 26 28 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 8 - 3 Valiquette 13-12-1 27 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 5 - 2 Lundqvist 13-13-1
December: 6-4-3 (Home: 1-4-2; Road: 5-0-1) Game December Opponent Score Decision Record 28 5 @ Buffalo Sabres 2 - 1 Lundqvist 14-13-1 29 6 Detroit Red Wings 3 - 1 Lundqvist 14-14-1 30 9 @ Chicago Blackhawks 2 - 1 OT Lundqvist 14-14-2 31 12 Buffalo Sabres 3 - 2 Lundqvist 14-15-2 32 14 Atlanta Thrashers 3 - 2 SO Lundqvist 14-15-3 33 16 New York Islanders 2 - 1 Lundqvist 14-16-3 34 17 @ New York Islanders 5 - 2 Lundqvist 15-16-3 35 19 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2 - 1 Lundqvist 16-16-3 36 21 @ Carolina Hurricanes 3 - 1 Lundqvist 17-16-3 37 23 Florida Panthers 4 - 1 Lundqvist 18-16-3 38 26 New York Islanders 3 - 2 OT Lundqvist 18-16-4 39 30 Philadelphia Flyers 6 - 0 Lundqvist 18-17-4 40 31 @ Carolina Hurricanes 2 - 1 Lundqvist 19-17-4
January: 6-7-3 (Home: 4-3-2; Road: 2-4-1) Game January Opponent Score Decision Record 41 2 Carolina Hurricanes 2 - 1 OT Lundqvist 19-17-5 42 4 Boston Bruins 3 - 2 Lundqvist 20-17-5 43 6 Dallas Stars 5 - 2 Lundqvist 21-17-5 44 7 @ Atlanta Thrashers 2 - 1 SO Johnson 21-17-6 45 9 @ Boston Bruins 3 - 1 Lundqvist 22-17-6 46 12 New Jersey Devils 1 - 0 SO Lundqvist 22-17-7 47 14 Ottawa Senators 2 - 0 Lundqvist 22-18-7 48 16 @ St. Louis Blues 4 - 1 Johnson 22-19-7 49 17 Montreal Canadiens 6 - 2 Lundqvist 23-19-7 50 19 Tampa Bay Lightning 8 - 2 Lundqvist 24-19-7 51 21 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2 - 0 Lundqvist 24-20-7 52 23 @ Montreal Canadiens 6 - 0 Lundqvist 24-21-7 53 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 - 2 Lundqvist 24-22-7 54 27 Carolina Hurricanes 5 - 1 Lundqvist 24-23-7 55 30 @ Phoenix Coyotes 3 - 2 Johnson 24-24-7 56 31 @ Colorado Avalanche 3 - 1 Johnson 25-24-7
February: 3-3-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Road: 1-1-0) Game February Opponent Score Decision Record 57 2 @ Los Angeles Kings 2 - 1 Lundqvist 25-25-7 58 4 Washington Capitals 6 - 5 Lundqvist 25-26-7 59 6 New Jersey Devils 3 - 1 Lundqvist 26-26-7 60 10 Nashville Predators 2 - 1 Lundqvist 26-27-7 61 12 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3 - 2 OT Lundqvist 27-27-7 62 14 Tampa Bay Lightning 5 - 2 Lundqvist 28-27-7
March: 6-5-3 (Home: 2-2-2; Road: 4-3-1) Game March Opponent Score Decision Record 63 2 @ Ottawa Senators 4 - 1 Lundqvist 29-27-7 64 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 5 - 4 OT Lundqvist 29-27-8 65 6 @ Washington Capitals 2 - 0 Auld 29-28-8 66 7 Buffalo Sabres 2 - 1 OT Lundqvist 29-28-9 67 10 @ New Jersey Devils 6 - 3 Lundqvist 29-29-9 68 12 @ Atlanta Thrashers 5 - 2 Lundqvist 30-29-9 69 14 Philadelphia Flyers 3 - 1 Lundqvist 31-29-9 70 16 Montreal Canadiens 3 - 1 Lundqvist 31-30-9 71 18 St. Louis Blues 4 - 3 Lundqvist 31-31-9 72 21 @ Boston Bruins 2 - 1 Lundqvist 31-32-9 73 24 New York Islanders 5 - 0 Lundqvist 32-32-9 74 25 @ New Jersey Devils 4 - 3 SO Lundqvist 33-32-9 75 27 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3 - 2 OT Lundqvist 33-32-10 76 30 @ New York Islanders 4 - 3 Lundqvist 34-32-10
April: 4-1-1 (Home: 2-0-0; Road: 2-1-1) Game April Opponent Score Decision Record 77 2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 5 - 0 Lundqvist 35-32-10 78 3 @ Florida Panthers 4 - 1 Lundqvist 36-32-10 79 6 @ Buffalo Sabres 5 - 2 Lundqvist 36-33-10 80 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 5 - 1 Lundqvist 37-33-10 81 9 Philadelphia Flyers 4 - 3 Lundqvist 38-33-10 82 11 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2 - 1 SO Lundqvist 38-33-11

Playoffs

The New York Rangers failed to qualify for the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, despite going 7–1–2 at the end of the season. Their run set up a home and home series with the eighth place Philadelphia Flyers, but the Rangers fell to the Flyers in a shootout in the final game of the season and finished one point out of the playoffs.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Gaborik, MarianMarian Gaborik 76 42 44 86 15 37 Prospal, VaclavVaclav Prospal 75 20 38 58 8 32 Dubinsky, BrandonBrandon Dubinsky 69 20 24 44 9 54 Del Zotto, MichaelMichael Del Zotto 80 9 28 37 -20 32 Callahan, RyanRyan Callahan 77 19 18 37 -12 48 Drury, ChrisChris Drury 77 14 18 32 -10 31 Avery, SeanSean Avery 69 11 20 31 0 160 Anisimov, ArtemArtem Anisimov 82 12 16 28 -2 32 Staal, MarcMarc Staal 82 8 19 27 11 44 Christensen, ErikErik Christensen^† 49 8 18 26 14 24 Girardi, DanielDaniel Girardi 82 6 18 24 -2 53 Rozsival, MichalMichal Rozsival 82 3 20 23 3 78 Kotalik, AlesAles Kotalik^‡ 45 8 14 22 -18 38 Gilroy, MattMatt Gilroy 69 4 11 15 0 23 Jokinen, OlliOlli Jokinen^† 26 4 11 15 1 22 Redden, WadeWade Redden 75 2 12 14 8 27 Lisin, EnverEnver Lisin 57 6 8 14 -1 18 Higgins, ChristopherChristopher Higgins^‡ 55 6 8 14 -9 32 Prust, BrandonBrandon Prust^† 26 4 5 9 3 65 Parenteau, P. A.P. A. Parenteau 22 3 5 8 -2 4 Voros, AaronAaron Voros 41 3 4 7 -2 89 Boyle, BrianBrian Boyle 71 4 2 6 -6 47 Shelley, JodyJody Shelley^† 21 2 4 6 4 37 Eriksson, AndersAnders Eriksson^† 8 0 2 2 2 0 Brashear, DonaldDonald Brashear 36 0 1 1 -9 73 Byers, DaneDane Byers 5 1 0 1 1 31 Locke, CoreyCorey Locke 3 0 0 0 1 0 Potter, CoreyCorey Potter 3 0 0 0 0 2 Sanguinetti, BobbyBobby Sanguinetti 5 0 0 0 0 4 Heikkinen, IlkkaIlkka Heikkinen 7 0 0 0 2 0

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik Lundqvist	73	4204	35	27	10	167	2.38	2109	.921	4	0	1	0
Valiquette, SteveSteve Valiquette	6	305	2	3	0	19	3.74	128	.852	1	0	0	0
Johnson, ChadChad Johnson	5	281	1	2	1	11	2.35	135	.919	0	0	1	0
Auld, AlexAlex Auld^†	3	119	0	1	0	5	2.52	52	.904	0	0	0	0
Zaba, MattMatt Zaba	1	34	0	0	0	2	3.53	16	.875	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

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Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Reached
Michael Del Zotto[7]	NHL Rookie of the Month	October 2009
Marian Gaborik[8]	NHL Third Star of the Month	November 2009

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Matt Gilroy	1st Career NHL Game	October 2, 2009
Michael Del Zotto	1st Career NHL Game	October 2, 2009
Michael Del Zotto	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	October 3, 2009
Vaclav Prospal	600th Career NHL Point	October 3, 2009
Daniel Girardi	200th Career NHL Game	October 3, 2009
Michael Del Zotto	1st Career NHL Assist	October 5, 2009
Matt Gilroy	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	October 5, 2009
Artem Anisimov	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 8, 2009
Artem Anisimov	1st Career NHL Goal	October 11, 2009
Vaclav Prospal	200th Career NHL Goal	October 14, 2009
Chris Drury	800th Career NHL Game	October 19, 2009
Matt Gilroy	1st Career NHL Assist	October 19, 2009
P. A. Parenteau	1st Career NHL Goal	October 28, 2009
Dane Byers	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	October 30, 2009
Henrik Lundqvist	150th Career NHL Win	November 1, 2009
Donald Brashear	1,000th Career NHL Game	November 12, 2009
Christopher Higgins	300th Career NHL Game	November 12, 2009
Enver Lisin	100th Career NHL Game	November 23, 2009
Bobby Sanguinetti	1st Career NHL Game	November 27, 2009
Sean Avery	200th Career NHL Point	November 28, 2009
Vaclav Prospal	900th Career NHL Game	November 28, 2009
Ilkka Heikkinen	1st Career NHL Game	December 5, 2009
Marc Staal	200th Career NHL Game	December 26, 2009
Chad Johnson	1st Career NHL Game	December 30, 2009
Henrik Lundqvist	300th Career NHL Game	December 30, 2009
Erik Christensen	100th Career NHL Point	December 31, 2009
John Tortorella	600th Career NHL Game Coached	December 31, 2009
Brandon Dubinsky	100th Career NHL Point	January 4, 2010
Brandon Dubinsky	200th Career NHL Game	January 6, 2010
Chad Johnson	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	January 7, 2010
Michal Rozsival	600th Career NHL Game	January 9, 2010
Matt Zaba	1st Career NHL Game	January 23, 2010
Ryan Callahan	200th Career NHL Game	January 25, 2010
Chad Johnson	1st Career NHL Win	January 31, 2010
Marian Gaborik	500th Career NHL Point	January 31, 2010
Chris Drury	600th Career NHL Point	February 14, 2010
Brian Boyle	100th Career NHL Game	March 7, 2010
Brandon Prust	100th Career NHL Game	March 10, 2010

Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades Date Details June 27, 2009[9] To Los Angeles Kings 3rd-round pick in 2010 To New York Rangers Brian Boyle June 27, 2009[10] To Pittsburgh Penguins 151st pick in 2009 To New York Rangers Chad Johnson June 30, 2009[11] To Montreal Canadiens Scott Gomez Tom Pyatt Michael Busto To New York Rangers Chris Higgins Ryan McDonagh Pavel Valentenko Doug Janik July 13, 2009[12] To Phoenix Coyotes Lauri Korpikoski To New York Rangers Enver Lisin July 16, 2009[13] To Colorado Avalanche Brian Fahey To New York Rangers Nigel Williams February 1, 2010[14] To Calgary Flames Chris Higgins Ales Kotalik To New York Rangers Olli Jokinen Brandon Prust February 12, 2010[15] To San Jose Sharks Conditional 6th-round draft pick in 2011 To New York Rangers Jody Shelley March 3, 2010[16] To Detroit Red Wings Jordan Owens To New York Rangers Kris Newbury March 3, 2010[17] To Phoenix Coyotes Miika Wiikman 7th-round draft pick in 2011 To New York Rangers Anders Eriksson

Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Paul Crowder[18] University of Alaska-Anchorage undisclosed Matt Gilroy[19] Boston University 2 years, $3.5 million Andres Ambuhl[20] HC Davos undisclosed Ilkka Heikkinen[21] HIFK undisclosed Donald Brashear[22] Washington Capitals 2 years, $2.8 million Marian Gaborik[23] Minnesota Wild 5 years, $37.5 million Tyler Arnason[24] Colorado Avalanche 2-way contract Corey Locke[25] Houston Aeros undisclosed Ales Kotalik[26] Edmonton Oilers 3 years, $9 million Sam Klassen[27] Saskatoon Blades undisclosed Vaclav Prospal[28] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $1.1 million Lee Baldwin[29] University of Alaska Anchorage undisclosed Cam Talbot[30] University of Alabama in Huntsville undisclosed

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Colton Orr[31] Toronto Maple Leafs 4 years, $4 million Nik Antropov[32] Atlanta Thrashers 4 years, $16 million Fredrik Sjostrom[33] Calgary Flames 2 years, $1.5 million Greg Moore[34] New York Islanders 1 year, 2-way contract Doug Janik[35] Detroit Red Wings 1 year, 2-way contract Paul Mara[36] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $1.675 million Derek Morris[37] Boston Bruins 1 year, $3.3 million Blair Betts[38] Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $550,000 Nikolai Zherdev[39] Atlant Mytishchi 1 year

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Erik Christensen[40] Anaheim Ducks December 2, 2009 Alex Auld[41] Dallas Stars February 27, 2010

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement Player Markus Naslund[1] Player signings Player Contract terms Matt Zaba[42] undisclosed Michael Del Zotto[43] undisclosed Jordan Owens[44] undisclosed P. A. Parenteau[45] undisclosed Christopher Higgins[46] 1 year, $2.25 million Brian Boyle[47] 2 years, $1.05 million Dane Byers[48] undisclosed Chad Johnson[49] undisclosed Ryan Callahan[50] 2 years, $4.6 million Corey Potter[51] 1 year, $550,000 Enver Lisin[52] 1 year, $790,000 Brandon Dubinsky[53] 2 years, $3.7 million

Roster

Updated April 13, 2010.^[54]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
42		Anisimov, ArtemArtem Anisimov	C	L	27	2006	Yaroslavl, Soviet Union
31		Auld, AlexAlex Auld	G	L	35	2010	Cold Lake, Alberta
16		Avery, SeanSean Avery	LW	L	36	2009	North York, Ontario
22		Boyle, BrianBrian Boyle	C	L	31	2009	Hingham, Massachusetts
24		Callahan, RyanRyan Callahan (A)	RW	R	31	2004	Rochester, New York
26		Christensen, ErikErik Christensen	C	L	32	2009	Edmonton, Alberta
4		Del Zotto, MichaelMichael Del Zotto	D	L	25	2008	Stouffville, Ontario
23		Drury, ChrisChris Drury (C)	C	R	39	2007	Trumbull, Connecticut
17		Dubinsky, BrandonBrandon Dubinsky	C/LW	L	30	2004	Anchorage, Alaska
25		Eriksson, AndersAnders Eriksson	D	L	41	2010	Bollnäs, Sweden
10		Gaborik, MarianMarian Gaborik	RW	L	34	2009	Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
97		Gilroy, MattMatt Gilroy	D	R	31	2009	North Bellmore, New York
5		Girardi, DanielDaniel Girardi	D	R	32	2006	Welland, Ontario
12		Jokinen, OlliOlli Jokinen	C	L	37	2010	Kuopio, Finland
81		Lisin, EnverEnver Lisin	W	L	30	2009	Moscow, Soviet Union
30		Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik Lundqvist	G	L	34	2000	Åre, Sweden
38		Parenteau, P. A.P. A. Parenteau	LW	R	33	2007	Hull, Quebec
20		Prospal, VaclavVaclav Prospal (A)	LW/C	L	41	2009	České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
8		Prust, BrandonBrandon Prust	LW	L	32	2010	London, Ontario
6		Redden, WadeWade Redden	D	L	38	2008	Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
33		Rozsival, MichalMichal Rozsival	D	R	37	2005	Vlašim, Czechoslovakia
45		Shelley, JodyJody Shelley	LW	L	40	2010	Thompson, Manitoba
18		Staal, MarcMarc Staal	D	L	29	2005	Thunder Bay, Ontario
34		Voros, AaronAaron Voros	LW	L	34	2008	Vancouver, British Columbia
32		Weise, DaleDale Weise	RW	R	27	2008	Winnipeg, Manitoba

Staff

New York Rangers staff
	Executive Operations Ownership - Madison Square Garden, L.P. Chairman - James L. Dolan Vice Chairman - Hank J. Ratner President/General Manager/Alternate Governor - Glen Sather			Hockey Operations Assistant General Manager, Player Personnel - Jim Schoenfeld Assistant General Manager, Hockey Administration - Cameron Hope Senior advisor; Director of U.S. Scouting - Mike Barnett Director, Player Personnel - Gordie Clark Head coach - John Tortorella Assistant coaches - Mike Sullivan, Benoit Allaire Goaltending coach - Benoit Allaire Strength & conditioning - Reg Grant			Scouting Staff Director, Player Personnel - Gordie Clark Director, Player Personnel, Europe - Christer Rockstrom Assistant Director, Player Personnel - Jeff Gorton Head Professional European Scout - Anders Hedberg Amateur Scouting Staff - Larry Bernard, Rich Brown, Ray Clearwater, Daniel Dore, Jan Gajdosik, Ernie Gare, Vladimir Lutchenko, Shanon Sather Professional Scouting Staff - Jeff Gorton, Rick Kehoe, Gilles Leger, Kevin Maxwell, Peter Stephan Hockey and Business Operations - Adam Graves

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Bell Centre.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	19	Chris Kreider	LW	United States	Phillips Andover (USHS-MA)
2	47 (compensatory)	Ethan Werek	C	Canada	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
3	80	Ryan Bourque	C	United States	US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
5	127 (from Phoenix)	Roman Horak	C	Czech Republic	Ceske Budejovice Mountfield Jr. (CZE-Jr)
5	140	Scott Stajcer	G	Canada	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
6	170	Daniel Maggio	D	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7	200	Mikhail Pashnin	D	Russia	Mechel Chelyabinsk (RUS-2)

* On March 11, 2009, the NHL general managers agreed to award the 17th selection of the second round as a compensatory pick to the New York Rangers for deceased player Alexei Cherepanov.^[55]

See also

• 2009–10 NHL season

Farm teams

Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)

The 2009–10 season will be the 13th season of AHL hockey for the franchise.

Charlotte Checkers (ECHL)

The 2009–10 season will be the 17th and final season of ECHL hockey for the franchise, as their place will be taken by an American Hockey League team of the same name (currently known as the Albany River Rats) for the 2010–11 season.

References

• Game log: New York Rangers game log on espn.com
• Player stats: New York Rangers statistics on espn.com

1. "Rangers' Naslund announces retirement at age 35". Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
2. Rangers name Sullivan as assistant coach
3. Brooks, Larry (August 17, 2009). "MESSIER'S BACK!". NYPost.com. New York Post. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
4. "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
5. "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
6. "2009-10 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
7. Rangers defenceman Del Zotto receives NHL rookie of the month honours
8. Iginla, Thornton, Gaborik November's 3 Stars
9. Rangers get Boyle in draft-day trade
10. Penguins deal goalie Chad Johnson to Rangers for fifth-round pick
11. Rangers send Gomez to Habs in 6-player deal
12. Rangers obtain Lisin in deal with Phoenix
13. Rangers obtain Nigel Williams from Avs
14. Rangers acquire Jokinen, Prust from Calgary
15. Blueshirts acquire Shelley from Sharks
16. Blueshirts deal for Detroit's Newbury
17. Rangers obtain Eriksson from Phoenix
18. Rangers agree to terms with Paul Crowder
19. Hobey Baker Winner Says 'I am a Ranger'
20. Rangers agree to terms with Andres Ambuhl
21. Rangers agree to terms with Heikkinen
22. Rangers agree to terms with Brashear
23. Rangers agree to terms with All-Star Gaborik
24. Rangers agree to terms with Arnason
25. Rangers agree to terms with free-agent Locke
26. Rangers agree to terms with Kotalik
27. Rangers agree to terms with blueliner Klassen
28. Rangers Add Veteran Center Prospal
29. Rangers sign defenseman Baldwin
30. Blueshirts add goaltender Talbot
31. Leafs Sign Free Agent Colton Orr
32. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Forward Nik Antropov
33. Flames sign forward Fredrik Sjostrom
34. Islanders Free Agent Tracker
35. Wings sign Janik to one-year contract
36. One-year contract for Paul Mara
37. Bruins Sign Derek Morris
38. Blair Betts Signs One-Year Deal
39. Former Rangers forward Zherdev joins Russian club
40. Rangers claim Christensen off waivers
41. Goaltender Auld claimed from Stars
42. Rangers agree to terms with goaltender Zaba
43. Rangers sign 2008 first-round pick Del Zotto
44. Rangers reward Owens with an NHL contract
45. Parenteau re-signs with Blueshirts
46. Rangers agree to terms with Higgins
47. Rangers agree to terms with Boyle
48. Rangers, Byers agree to terms on new deal
49. Rangers agree to terms with goalie Johnson
50. Callahan, Rangers agree to terms
51. Rangers agree to terms with Potter
52. Lisin agrees to terms on Rangers contract
53. Rangers Agree to Terms with Dubinsky
54. "New York Rangers - Team: Roster". New York Rangers. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
55. "Rangers receive compensatory pick for Cherepanov". NHL. March 12, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-12.

External links

• 2009–10 New York Rangers season at ESPN
• 2009–10 New York Rangers season at Hockey Reference