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Surrounded by teammates, Rangers Captain Mark Messier lifts the Stanley Cup during the ticker-tape parade on June 17, 1994, celebrating the first Ranger Cup championship in more than 50 years. "New Yorkers Bury the Rangers' Curse in a Sea of Confetti," read The Times headline the next day.

The Times article reported, "Dodging slow-swirling confetti instead of 100-mile-an-hour slap shots, the New York Rangers ventured yesterday into a place that for 54 years they could only dream about: lower Broadway's Canyon of Heroes. Basking -- and baking -- in an 89-degree celebration of a sport played on ice, the team that had been jinxed for generations was lionized along the traditional parade route by crowds that seemed to be roaring louder than at Madison Square Garden. Long-suffering fans accustomed to whining about missed goals or blind referees changed their chant. "We want the cup" became "We own the cup."