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
1977–78 New York Rangers season time with Rangers only. New York's picks at the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 1977–78 New York Rangers season The 1977–78 New York Rangers season was the 52nd season of the New York Rangers franchise. The Rangers slipped to last in the Patrick but qualified for the playoffs by having one of the top twelve records in the league. The Rangers lost in the first round of the playoffs. The Rangers hired Jean-Guy Talbot as their new head coach. It would be his only season as head coach of the Rangers. Key: Win Loss Denotes player spent