Sunday marks 26 years since the last New York Rangers Stanley Cup
On June 14, 1994, the New York Rangers accomplished something that most fans of the team thought that they would never see, the Blueshirts win the Stanley Cup . It took a thrilling seven game Finals followed by pure bedlam at Madison Square Garden and citywide euphoria that culminated with a tickertape parade down the “Canyon of Heroes.”
It was a cathartic moment for long suffering fans of the New York Rangers and made up for years of frustration, finally ending the chants of “1940” that tormented the Rangers and their fans for decades.
Here at Blue Line Station, we would like to share your memories of that great day. We are sure that many of you have unique experiences and recollections. If you can, please send us a paragraph about your June 14 experience and we will compile them in a special look back on Sunday.
Send us a paragraph or longer, describing what you went through and any other memories of that fateful day. Email is best so please send us your thoughts. Here’s the email address:
bluelinestation4ever@gmail.com
In advance, thanks!
Special programming
The MSG Network will be presenting some special programming on Sunday, June 14 in honor of the 1994 Stanley Cup Championship. While the biographies of Adam Graves, Mike Richter, Brian Leetch and Mark Messier are great, the highlights will be the re-telecast of Game 7 and the tickertape parade. The game will shown at 5pm, 830pm and 1230 am and the parade will air at 1030pm and 230am.
10am – Rangers No. 9 : Adam Graves
1030am – Beginnings: Adam Graves
11am – Mike Richter biography
1130am – MSG Vault: Save By Richter, From Amateur to All-Star
1230pm – Home Ice with David Quinn
1pm – Rangers No. 2: Brian Leetch
130pm – MSG Vault: Brian Leetch, From Amateur to All-Star
230pm – Connections: Richter, Leetch & Graves
3pm – Rangers No. 11: Mark Messier
330pm – This One Will Last a Lifetime: 30 Years of Sam Rosen
4pm – The Legends of ’94
5pm – Stanley Cup Finals Game 7
7pm – Home Ice with David Quinn
730pm – The Legends of ’94
830pm – Stanley Cup Finals Game 7
1030pm – Stanley Cup Tickertape Parade
1130pm – The Legends of ’94
1230am – Stanley Cup Finals Game 7
230am – Stanley Cup Tickertape Parade
The NHL Network has their own slate of programming commemorating that Cup win that will air on Sunday night.
7pm – NHL Tonight: The 1994 New York Rangers Anniversary
8pm – Road to Victory: The New York Rangers Story
10pm – NHL Tonight: The 1994 New York Rangers Anniversary
11pm – Raising the Cup: 1994 Stanley Cup Finals
1am – NHL Tonight: The 1994 New York Rangers Anniversary
2am – Road to Victory: The New York Rangers Story
There will be a lot of memories on Sunday, be sure to share yours!