Larry Kwong RW (1947-1948) Trent Whitfield C (2001-2002)
Today in NYR History June 17
1994: The Rangers became the first -- and only -- hockey team ever honored with a parade through New York's Canyon of Heroes.
The Rangers celebrate their Stanley Cup championship with a parade down the Canyon of Heroes in New York City. Over 1 million people lined the streets in the Canyon of Heroes all the way to City Hall. It was a hot, hot Friday on June 17, 1994, as the temperature reached 89 degrees before the official start of summer the following week. Rangers fans, who had waited for generations to see their favorite sports team celebrated in this unique New York tradition, sweated through their jerseys rather than take them off amid chants of "We Own the Cup, We Own the Cup."
The parade through lower Broadway and the Financial District featured a shower of shredded 1990s-style computer paper. It culminated with a visit to City Hall, where first-year Mayor Rudy Giuliani presented Leetch with the key to the city and congratulated all of the Rangers for breaking the 54-year "Curse".
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