New York Rangers Captains Record & History
| No. | Captain / Period | Tenure Began | Tenure Ended | Record (W-L-T/OT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Cook | October 26, 1926 | April 15, 1937 | 255-190-118 |
| 2 | Art Coulter | November 7, 1937 | March 31, 1942 | 145-77-49 |
| 3 | Ott Heller | October 31, 1942 | March 18, 1945 | 28-99-23 |
| 4 | Neil Colville | October 31, 1945 | December 21, 1948 | 64-101-34 |
| — | No Captain: December 23, 1948 – March 20, 1949 | — | 12-20-5 | |
| 5 | Buddy O'Connor | October 15, 1949 | April 23, 1950 | 35-34-13 |
| 6 | Frank Eddolls | October 11, 1950 | December 6, 1951 | 26-41-26 |
| — | No Captain: December 9, 1951 – December 16, 1951 | — | 2-3-0 | |
| 7 | Allan Stanley | December 19, 1951 | November 3, 1953 | 34-62-26 |
| 8 | Don Raleigh | November 4, 1953 | March 20, 1955 | 44-60-26 |
| 9 | Harry Howell | October 7, 1955 | April 4, 1957 | 60-65-25 |
| 10 | Red Sullivan | October 10, 1957 | March 19, 1961 | 110-145-54 |
| 11 | Andy Bathgate | October 11, 1961 | February 22, 1964 | 69-101-33 |
| 12 | Camille Henry | February 23, 1964 | February 4, 1965 | 18-32-11 |
| 13 | Bob Nevin | February 5, 1965 | May 2, 1971 | 231-192-76 |
| 14 | Vic Hadfield | June 9, 1971 | May 5, 1974 | 157-81-35 |
| 15 | Brad Park | October 9, 1974 | November 7, 1975 | 43-38-16 |
| — | No Captain: November 8, 1975 – November 11, 1975 | — | 0-2-0 | |
| 16 | Phil Esposito | November 12, 1975 | October 10, 1978 | 84-108-35 |
| 17 | Dave Maloney | October 11, 1978 | December 6, 1980 | 101-84-29 |
| 18 | Walt Tkaczuk | December 7, 1980 | February 3, 1981 | 11-10-4 |
| 19 | Barry Beck | February 4, 1981 | May 9, 1986 | 216-195-74 |
| 20 | Ron Greschner | October 9, 1986 | December 3, 1987 | 44-49-18 |
| — | No Captain: December 5, 1987 – December 22, 1987 | — | 3-5-1 | |
| 21 | Kelly Kisio | December 24, 1987 | May 30, 1991 | 141-116-49 |
| — | No Captain: October 3, 1991 – October 5, 1991 | — | 1-1-0 | |
| 22 | Mark Messier | October 7, 1991 | May 25, 1997 | 276-190-64 |
| 23 | Brian Leetch | October 3, 1997 | July 12, 2000 | 87-108-51 |
| Mark Messier | July 13, 2000 | June 30, 2004 | 128-157-43 | |
| — | No Captain: October 5, 2005 – April 29, 2006 | — | 44-30-12 | |
| 24 | Jaromir Jagr | October 5, 2006 | June 30, 2008 | 95-63-26 |
| 25 | Chris Drury | October 1, 2008 | June 30, 2011 | 129-102-27 |
| 26 | Ryan Callahan | September 12, 2011 | March 5, 2014 | 125-79-21 |
| — | No Captain: March 7, 2014 – June 13, 2014 | — | 25-13-6 | |
| 27 | Ryan McDonagh | October 6, 2014 | February 2, 2018 | 190-112-31 |
| — | No Captain: February 3, 2018 – June 11, 2022 | — | 167-140-37 | |
| 28 | Jacob Trouba | August 9, 2022 | December 6, 2024 | 129-63-20 |
| — | No Captain: December 8, 2024 – April 17, 2025 | — | 25-26-6 | |
| 29 | J.T. Miller | September 16, 2025 | Present | 34-39-9 |