“The waiting is over. The New York Rangers are the Stanley Cup Champions!” – Sam Rosen
The Date: June, 14th 1994
The Place: Madison Square Garden, New York City
The Occasion: Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
The Match-up: Vancouver Canucks @ New York Rangers
With 1.6 seconds left to go in regulation time and with the score 3-2 Rangers, Blueshirt center Craig MacTavish lined up against Canucks All Star Pavel Bure for one final face-off. The puck was dropped, MacTavish used his feet to steer that round piece of vulcanized rubber away from the “Russian Rocket” towards safety, the clock struck all zeros and Rangers broadcaster Sam Rosen would emphatically utter that iconic phrase that the Garden Faithful could forever more recite verbatim.