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On May 16 in NYR history: A team is born

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 16: The New York Rangers logo is seen before the start of Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on May 16, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

What happened on May 16 in the history of the New York Rangers

New York hockey fans had reason to be happy on this date in 1926. The reason was the National Hockey League had just granted a second franchise to the city of New York.