Mika Zibanejad 2016-Present
Center #93
Born: April 18, 1993 in Stockholm, Sweden
2011: 1st Rnd, 6th by Ottawa Senators. Acquired by NY Rangers in exchange for Derek Brassard
NYR Alumni Birthdays April 18:
Valeri Kamensky LW (1999-2001) Dan LaCouture LW (2003-2004)
Today in NYR History April 18:
1994: The Rangers defeat the NY Islanders by the score of 6-0 for the second straight game to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.
1995: Brian Leetch ties a franchise record with five assists in a game and sets franchise records for assists and points by a defenseman in a game with five against Pittsburgh.
1999: Wayne Gretzky says goodbye to the NHL as only he can.
Before a packed house at Madison Square Garden, Gretzky earns the 2,857th and final point of his NHL career, an assist in the New York Rangers' 2-1 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in their final game of the season.
Before the game, the festivities include videotaped messages from Gordie Howe, his boyhood idol. After Pittsburgh's Jaromir Jagr ends the game by scoring at 1:22 of OT, Gretzky takes a few laps around the Garden ice; they are reminiscent of the ones he took with the Stanley Cup during his days with the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980s.
Gretzky is still in uniform when he meets the media; when that's done, he sits for a while longer, allowing the moment to linger.
"Probably, subconsciously, I don't want to take it off,'' he says when asked why he hasn't changed. "I'm not going to pull it on ever again. It's hard. It's hard to take it off right now. I have to be honest with you. I don't want to take it off.
"I was a boy that happened to love a game and got lucky, and the good Lord gave me a passion for it."
2007: The Rangers defeat the Atlanta Thrashers, 4-2, to complete the sweep in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.
2008: Jaromir Jagr scores a goal and two assists in a 5-3 win over the Devils in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. The Rangers win the series, 4-1.
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