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Gothamist's heart still flutters when we think about the New York Rangers winning the Stanley Cup ten years ago today. The Daily News revisits that sweet day and also reveals where members of the 93-94 team are today (Esa Tikkanen, whose toothless visage and cheery broken English we remember, is a clothing entrepreneur in Finland!). The NY Rangers also look back on that monumental day, which heralded a ticker tape parade and reason for hockey fans to get drunk in the middle of the day and scare other subway passengers. But all this fanfare about the Rangers' feat makes Gothamist all the more curious about the state of the current Rangers team, once again captained by the ferocious Mark Messier who led the 93-94 team to the Cup (Game 6, Semi-Finals, with NJ hat trick!). The Rangers have been, to put it generously, sucking, while the New Jersey Devils have proven themselves to be a talented and consistent team, winning three Stanley Cups since 1995. Gothamist Sports Editor Tien points out that maybe Rangers owner Jim Dolan et al. just blow, but Gothamist just hopes that "19-94" doesn't become as infamous a taunt as "19-40" once was.
Gothamist Sports on Tampa Bay winning the Stanley Cup this year.
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I remember the '94 Stanley Cup like it was yesterday. When the Rangers were playing in Vancouver they opened up the Garden for people to come watch the game on the big screens, and you could sit anywhere you want. It was madness! I remember us chanting "what the fuck's a canuck!?" all night. Then the night they won the Cup I was in Staten Island. Everyone drove to Hylan Blvd, stopped in the middle of the road, and partied all night. Good times! /counting the years to 2040 when we bring it home again!
After Game 7 ended, my friend and I rushed down to MSG on our rollerblades. We could hear the roar starting at Times Square, and when we got down to MSG it was complete and total chaos. Thousands of people out on 7th Avenue just going completely nuts. I'll never forget seeing a girl repeatedly flash anyone who would look, including a police car. She just kept lifting up her shirt and pulling down her pants. So odd!
odd? that sounds normal for NYC. As a Red Wings fan, I do indeed remember the sweet taste of a hometown team winning the Cup. Good to know that NYC and Detroit did much better with their parades than Tampa Bay.