Sports in the New York metropolitan area York City, at 345 Park Avenue in Manhattan. Ice hockey has a storied history and large following in the New York metropolitan area, which is unique in being the only metropolitan area and media market in the United States and Canada to feature three major league professional teams participating in the same sport. New York City is currently the full-time home to the New York Rangers, playing in Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, and part-time home to the New York Islanders, which currently split their home schedule between Barclays Center in Brooklyn and Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in the Nassau
History of the New York Rangers Amirante sang what was thought to be his last National Anthem before Game 2 in Round 1 of the 2015 playoffs against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The following day, after a negative reaction from fans regarding the decision to forcibly retire Amirante, the Garden announced Amirante would be invited to be a guest anthem singer from time-to-time. On April 17 2018, Amirante passed away at the age of 83. History of the New York Rangers The history of the New York Rangers hockey team began in 1926 when the National Hockey League (NHL) granted a franchise to Tex Rickard, the founder