1999-00: Most expensive team in NHL with highest player budget and still left out of the play-offs.
Rangers played, once again, terrible season.
Brian´s season was mostly ruined by arm injury, wich kept him out from 32 games.
Leetch collected 26 points (7+19) in 50 games.
Even playing only 50 games, only defenseman in Rangers who got more points was Mathieu Shneider with 29 points. click here to see Brian´s 99-00 stats game by game.
1998-99: Second season in row that Rangers didn´t make it to the play-offs. Leetch still continued as Rangers captain. Leetch got 55 points (13+42), this efford ranked him first among defensemen in team and fifth in league. Leetch was definetly Rangers´ top defenseman and he played avarage ice time of 29.9 minutes per game.
Was one of league´s four player to appear in each of the team´s 82 games. Had the honour of being part of Wayne Gretzky´s last point; Leetch scored power-play goal on Great One´s assits in Wayne´s last game agaisnt Pens.
Played his 800th NHL game on April 2 vs. Anaheim. Made it to third place in Rangers´ all-time points list on January 30 in game against Detroit when he got his career 730 point. After season recived the Rangers MVP award. Rangers signed new four year contract with Leetch during summer. Leetch will be 35 when this contract is over and after that he´s probably ready to retire and named to Hall Of Fame! Good luck again to Rangers and Leetch to new millenium season!
1997-98: Seson 97-98 was big dissapointment to Rangers and Leetch. Rangers spend lots of money to buy new players after season 96-97, they had biggest budget in NHL for season 97-98. Eventhat they couldn´t made it to the play-offs, team finished 11th of Eastern conference with 68 points (25-39-18). Season 97-98 is worst season of Leetch ever, he had baddest +/- of the Rangers (-36). Leetch worn the captain "C" first time full season, I don´t know did that effect his game performans, but many peopple think so... Played in North Amrica All-Star team in All-Star game in Vancouver... Well I sure hope that Leetch & Rangers will do better this year.
1996-97:Won his second Norris Trophy as the NHL´s best defensman... Named to the NHL´s First All-Star Team... Became the Rangers all-time leading scorer among defensemen on Dec. 27 vs. Anaheim... Was one of Rangers players to appear in all 82 games, marking the fourth consecutive season in which he has not missed a game (296)... Ranked first on the team with a career-high plus 31 rating... Ranked first in the NHL in scoring among the defensemen... Collected his 500th career assist on Apr. 4 at Buffalo... NHL Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 20 to Jan.26... Was selected to the 1997 Eastern Conference All-Star starting lineup, marking the third time he has been voted to the starting lineup and sixth consecutive All-Star appearance...
Tied for fifth ampng defensemen, 23rd overall and ranked fifth on the club with 10 points (2+8) in playoffs...
1995-96: Was selected as a finalist for the Norris Trophy for second time in his career... Was named in NHL second All-Star team... Ranked first in the NHL in scoring among defensemen for the second time in his career and placed second on the team with 85 points... Was one of four Rangers players to skate in all 82 games and has not missed a game in three seasons... Made 44 of his 85 points (7+37) on the power play... Skated in his 500th NHL match on Nov. 8 vs. Tampa Bay... Appeared in his fifth NHL All-Star game on Jan. 20 at Boston , collecting one assist... Recorded his 500th NHL point with two assists on October 31 at San Jose... Recorded his 400th career assist on December 6 vs. Chicago...
1994-95: Placed fourth in the NHL in scoring among defensemen and ranked second on the team with 41 points... Made a career-high, five assists on April 18 at Pittsburgh... Led the team with 21 power play points (3+18)... Registered his first career assists on February 16 vs. Montreal... Was one of the four Rangers paleyrs to appear in all 48 games... Recorded his first career hat trick on May 22 in game two of the conference semi-finals at Philadelphia...
1993-94: Named as NHL second All-Star team... Tied for third on the teamin scoring and placed fourth among NHL defensemen with 79 points... Tied his career high with 23 goals... Ranked senond in the NHL with 53 power play points (27+26)... Made a pair of assists , including the 300th of his career in Nov. 6 at Quebec... Skated in his 400th NHL game on Jan. 27 at Los Angeles... Collected his 400th NHL point with assist on December 4 at Toronto... Was voted as a starter and appeared in his fourth All-Star game on January 22... PLAYOFFS: Led the NHL in scoring with 11 goals and 23 assists for 34 points in 23 games and was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of playoffs, becoming first American-born player to ever won the award... 34 points is the second highest as the defensemen in NHL history... Led the team with five goals and six assists in the finals and opened the scoring in game seven on June 14... Led the NHL with a plus 19 rating...
1992-93: Missed 48 games due to injury... Opened season with a seven-game point scoring streak (2+8)... Voted as a starter of Wales Conference in NHL All-Star game, but missed game because of the injury... Was the tops among all team blueliners with 36 points , even though playing in only 36 games...
1991-92: Winner of the Norris Trophy as the NHL´s best defenseman, becomming a first Ranger who has won the award since Harry Howell in 66-97... Got a place in NHL´s First All-Star team... Broke his own record for assits in a single season (80) and points as a defensman in a single season (102)... Became a fifth defensman in league tp collect 100 points in season... Made a team record for most poverplay goals by a defenseman with 10... Led all NHL defensemen in scoring, whilie placing ninth in the NHL... 80 assists ranked third in the NHL... Played all games for the second straight season... Played in his third consecutive All-Star game.
1990-91: Established team records for most assists and most points in a season by a defenseman... Only Ranger to play in all 80 games... Played in second consecutive All-Star game... Named team MVP by members of the media.
1989-90: Played in team´s first 71 games before injury... Led Rangers´ defensemen in assists (45) and in shots... Was team´s second in goals (11) and points (56)... Played in his first All-Star game.
1988-89: Won the Calder Trophy as the NHL´s rookie of the year, becoming the first Ranger to win the award sice Steve Vickers in 71-73... Led all league rookies in points (71), assits (48) and shots (268)... Fifth among NHL defensemen in points.
1987-88: Made his NHL debut on February 29 after playing with U.S Olympic Team at the games in Calgary... Scored his first NHL goal and collected two assits on march 24 vs. Oilers.
