1999–2000 New York Rangers season
The 1999–2000 New York Rangers season was the 74th season for the team in the National Hockey League. In the regular season, the Rangers finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a 29–38–12–3 record. New York failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the third straight season.
For the second time in three seasons, the Rangers fired their head coach during the regular season. John Muckler, who took the position after Colin Campbell's firing in 1997–98, was himself fired with four games left in the season. General manager Neil Smith was also fired, bringing an end to his tenure which had seen the Rangers win the Stanley Cup but also fall on hard times.
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
The Rangers failed to qualify for the 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs, missing the playoffs for the third consecutive season.Player statistics
;Skaters| Player | ||||||
| 76 | 24 | 44 | 68 | 2 | 40 | |
| 80 | 15 | 49 | 64 | −4 | 68 | |
| 82 | 26 | 24 | 50 | −17 | 18 | |
| 67 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 3 | 16 | |
| 77 | 18 | 24 | 42 | −2 | 52 | |
| 77 | 23 | 17 | 40 | −15 | 14 | |
| † | 46 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 0 | 10 |
| 65 | 14 | 20 | 34 | −18 | 36 | |
| 80 | 10 | 20 | 30 | −6 | 78 | |
| 58 | 8 | 18 | 26 | −5 | 23 | |
| 50 | 7 | 19 | 26 | −16 | 20 | |
| 74 | 4 | 19 | 23 | −10 | 38 | |
| 76 | 6 | 15 | 21 | −13 | 46 | |
| 76 | 9 | 11 | 20 | −4 | 72 | |
| 75 | 2 | 14 | 16 | −10 | 77 | |
| ‡ | 59 | 9 | 5 | 14 | −5 | 18 |
| 70 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −12 | 24 | |
| 82 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −13 | 43 | |
| 38 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −7 | 43 | |
| ‡ | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −9 | 62 |
| † | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −8 | 8 |
| † | 45 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 22 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 26 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 7 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 4 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | ||||||||||
| 61 | 3622 | 22 | 31 | 8 | 173 | 2.87 | 1988 | .905 | 0 | |
| 22 | 1206 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 58 | 2.89 | 616 | .896 | 0 | |
| 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 25 | .864 | 0 | |
| 2 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3.49 | 49 | .886 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
Roster
Draft picks
New York's picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft in Boston, Massachusetts, at the FleetCenter.| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 4 | Pavel Brendl | RW | Calgary Hitmen | |
| 1 | 9 | Jamie Lundmark | C | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors |
| 2 | 59 | David Inman | LW | Canada | University of Notre Dame |
| 3 | 79 | Johan Asplund | G | Brynäs IF | |
| 3 | 90 | Patrick Aufiero | D | United States | Boston University |
| 5 | 137 | Garret Bembridge | RW | Canada | Saskatoon Blades |
| 6 | 177 | Jay Dardis | C | United States | Proctor Academy |
| 7 | 197 | Arto Laatikainen | D | Blues | |
| 8 | 226 | Yevgeni Gusakov | LW | Russia | Lada Togliatti-2 |
| 9 | 251 | Petter Henning | RW | Modo Hockey | |
| 9 | 254 | Alexei Bulatov | LW | Russia | Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg |