(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1926 1928 1933 1940 1994 New York Rangers Team Formation George Lewis “Tex” Rickard, president of Madison Square Garden, was awarded an NHL franchise for the 1926 – 1927 season to compete with the now defunct New York Americans, who had begun play at the Garden the previous season. The Americans (also known as the …