1986-87 New York Rangers Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 34-38-8 - 76 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Patrick Division
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL division semi-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Lost to Philadelphia Flyers 4-2
Coach: Ted Sator (5-10-4)
Coach: Tom Webster (5-9-4)
Coach: Phil Esposito (24-19)
Location: New York, New York
1986-87 New York Rangers Statistics
1986-87 New York Rangers Results

The New York Rangers of the National Hockey League ended the 1986-87 season with a record of 34 wins and 38 losses and 8 ties for 76 points, finishing fourth in the NHL's Patrick Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.

The Rangers netted 307 goals and surrendered 323. Tomas Sandstrom and Walt Poddubny scored 40 goals for New York each, and Walt Poddubny contributed 47 assists. John Vanbiesbrouck topped the squad with 18 wins and a team-best 3.64 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.

Ted Sator, Tom Webster and Phil Esposito coached the team. The 1986-87 New York Rangers lost in the NHL division semi-finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Bob BrookeRDecember 18, 19605'11"195RActon, MA USA
Terry CarknerDMarch 7, 19666'3"210LSmiths Falls, ON Canada
Bob CarpenterCJuly 13, 19636'0"200LBeverly, MA USA
Jay CaufieldRJuly 17, 19606'4"237RPhiladelphia, PA USA
Bob CrawfordRApril 6, 19595'11"180RBelleville, ON Canada
Lucien DeBloisFJune 21, 19575'11"200RJoliette, QC Canada
Marcel DionneCAugust 3, 19515'9"190RDrummondville, QC Canada
Mike DonnellyLOctober 10, 19635'11"185LLivonia, MI USA
Ron DuguayCJuly 6, 19576'2"200RSudbury, ON Canada
Jan ErixonRJuly 8, 19626'0"196LSkelleftea, Sweden
Paul FentonLDecember 22, 19595'11"180LSpringfield, MA USA
Bob FroeseGJune 30, 19585'11"176LSt. Catharines, ON Canada
Dave GagnerCDecember 11, 19645'10"188LChatham, ON Canada
Curt GilesDNovember 30, 19585'8"175LThe Pas, MB Canada
Ron GreschnerDDecember 22, 19546'2"205LGoodsoil, SK Canada
Raimo HelminenCMarch 11, 19646'0"185LTampere, Finland
Willie HuberDJanuary 15, 19586'5"228RStrasskirchen, Germany
Don JacksonDSeptember 2, 19566'3"210LMinneapolis, MN USA
Jeff JacksonLApril 24, 19656'1"195LChatham, ON Canada
Chris JensenROctober 28, 19635'11"180RFort St. John, BC Canada
Kelly KisioCSeptember 18, 19595'10"185RWetaskiwin, AB Canada
Stu KulakRMarch 10, 19635'10"180LEdmonton, AB Canada
Tom LaidlawDApril 15, 19586'2"215LBrampton, ON Canada
Lane LambertRNovember 18, 19646'0"185RMelfort, SK Canada
Pierre LaroucheCNovember 16, 19555'11"175RTaschereau, QC Canada
Jim LeavinsDJuly 28, 19605'11"185LDinsmore, SK Canada
Norm MaciverDSeptember 8, 19645'11"180LThunder Bay, ON Canada
Don MaloneyLSeptember 5, 19586'1"190LLindsay, ON Canada
Brad MaxwellDJuly 8, 19576'2"195RBrandon, MB Canada
Tony McKegneyLFebruary 15, 19586'0"200LMontreal, QC Canada
George McPheeLJuly 2, 19585'9"170LGuelph, ON Canada
Larry MelnykDFebruary 21, 19606'0"195LWestminster, BC Canada
Kelly MillerLMarch 3, 19635'11"195LDetroit, MI USA
Mark OsborneLAugust 13, 19616'2"205LToronto, ON Canada
James PatrickDJune 14, 19636'2"202RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Walt PoddubnyLFebruary 14, 19606'1"210LThunder Bay, ON Canada
Pat PriceDMarch 24, 19556'2"200LNelson, BC Canada
Mike RidleyCJuly 8, 19636'0"195LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Kjell SamuelssonDOctober 18, 19586'6"235RTyngsryd, Sweden
Tomas SandstromRSeptember 4, 19646'2"205LJakobstad, Finland
Ron ScottGJuly 21, 19605'8"155LGuelph, ON Canada
Mike SiltalaCAugust 5, 19635'9"170RToronto, ON Canada
Doug SoetaertGApril 21, 19556'0"180LEdmonton, AB Canada
Ron TalakoskiRJune 1, 19626'3"220RThunder Bay, ON Canada
John VanbiesbrouckGSeptember 4, 19635'8"176LDetroit, MI USA
Gord WalkerFAugust 12, 19656'0"175LCastlegar, BC Canada



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