The New York Rangers
are a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise, and are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six. The Rangers were the first NHL franchise in the United States to win the Stanley Cup, which they have done four times (most recently in 1994).
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Franchise history
Early years
In
1925, the
New York Americans (also known as the "Amerks") joined the
National Hockey League, playing in
Madison Square Garden. The Amerks proved to be an even greater success than expected, leading Garden president
Tex Rickard to go after a team for the Garden despite promising the Amerks that they would be the only hockey team to play there.
[1]
left
Rickard was granted a franchise to begin play in the
1926–27 season. The teams colours of red, white and blue are the same as Scottish soccer team Rangers F.C. Rickard can be traced to having Scottish roots explaining the choice of colour. The first team crest was a horse sketched in blue carrying a cowboy waving a hockey stick aloft, before being changed to the familiar Rangers in diagonal.
[2] Rickard managed to get future legendary
Toronto Maple Leafs owner
Conn Smythe to assemble the team. However, Smythe had a falling-out with Rickard's hockey man,
Col. John S. Hammond, and was fired as manager-coach on the eve of the first season — he was paid a then-hefty $2,500 to leave. Smythe was replaced by
Pacific Coast Hockey Association co-founder
Lester Patrick.
[3] The new team turned out to be a winner. The Rangers won the American Division title their first year but lost to the
Boston Bruins in the playoffs.
[4] [5] The team's early success led to players becoming minor celebrities and fixtures in
New York City's Roaring 20's nightlife. It was also during this time, playing at the Garden on 48th Street, blocks away from
Times Square, that the Rangers obtained their now-famous nickname "The Broadway Blueshirts".
On
December 13,
1929, the New York Rangers became the first team in the NHL to travel by plane when they hired the
Curtiss-Wright Corporation to fly them to Toronto for a game against the
Toronto Maple Leafs which they would lose 7-6.
[6]
1927–28 Stanley Cup
In only their
second season, the Rangers won the Stanley Cup, defeating the
Montreal Maroons three games to two.
[7] One of the most memorable stories that emerged from the Finals involved Patrick playing in goal at the age of 44. At the time, teams were not required to dress a backup
goaltender so when the Rangers' regular
goaltender,
Lorne Chabot, left a game with an
eye injury, Maroons
head coach Eddie Gerard vetoed his original choice for a replacement (who was
Alex Connell, another NHL goalie of the old
Ottawa Senators who was in attendance for the game). An angry Patrick lined up between the pipes for two periods in game two of the Stanley Cup Finals, allowing one goal to Maroons center
Nels Stewart.
Frank Boucher would score the game-winning goal in overtime for New York.
[8] An
expansion team would not come this far this fast in North American
professional sports until the
Philadelphia Atoms won the
North American Soccer League title in their first year of existence.
1932–33 Stanley Cup
After a loss to the Bruins in the
1928–29 finals
[9] and a few mediocre seasons in the early 1930s, the Rangers, led by brothers
Bill and
Bun Cook on the right and left wings, respectively, and
Frank Boucher at center, would defeat the
Toronto Maple Leafs in the
1932–33 best-of-five finals, three games to one, to win their second Stanley Cup, exacting revenge on the Leafs' "Kid line" of
Busher Jackson,
Joe Primeau, and
Charlie Conacher. The Rangers would spend the rest of the 1930s playing close to .500 hockey until their next Cup win. Lester Patrick stepped down as head coach and was replaced by Frank Boucher.
[10]
1939–40 Stanley Cup
In
1939–40 NHL season, the Rangers finished the regular season in second place behind the Boston Bruins. The two teams would meet in the first round of the playoffs. The Bruins gained a two-games-to-one series lead from the Rangers until they recovered to win three straight games, defeating the first-place Bruins four games to two. The Rangers' first-round victory gave them a bye until the finals. The Detroit Red Wings disposed of the New York Americans in their first round best-of-three series two games to one (even as the Americans had analytical and notorious ex-Bruins star Eddie Shore) and the Toronto Maple Leafs ousted the Chicago Black Hawks two games to none. The Maple Leafs and Red Wings would play a best-of-three series to determine who would go on to play the Rangers in the Cup Finals. The Maple Leafs swept the Red Wings and the Finals match-up was determined. The 1940 Stanley Cup Finals started in Madison Square Garden in New York. The first two games went to the Rangers. In game one the Rangers needed overtime to gain a 1–0 series lead, but they won game two more easily with a 6–2 victory. The series then headed to Toronto where the Maple Leafs won the next two games, tying the series 2–2. In games five and six, the Rangers won in overtime, taking the series four games to two to earn their third Stanley Cup.
The Rangers would collapse by the mid-1940s, losing games by as much as 15–0 and having one goaltender with a 6.20 goals-against average. They would miss the playoffs for five consecutive seasons before squeaking into the fourth and final playoff spot in
1948. They lost in the first round and would miss the playoffs again in
1948–49 NHL season. In the
1950 Stanley Cup Finals, the Rangers were forced to play all of their games on the road (home games in Toronto) while the circus was at the Garden. They would end up losing to the Detroit Red Wings in overtime in the seventh game of the finals, despite a stellar first-round performance as underdogs to the Montreal Canadiens.
During this time, Red Wings owner James E. Norris became the largest stockholder in the Garden. However, he did not buy controlling interest in the arena, which would have violated the NHL's rule against one person owning more than one team. Nonetheless, he had enough support on the board to exercise de facto control.
The post-Original Six era
The Rangers remained a mark of futility in the NHL for most of the remainder of the
Original Six era, missing the playoffs in 12 of the next 16 years. However, the team was rejuvenated in the late 1960s, symbolized by moving into a newly rebuilt
Madison Square Garden in 1968. A year earlier, they made the playoffs for the first time in five years on the strength of rookie goaltender
Eddie Giacomin and acquired 1950s
Montreal Canadiens star right wing
Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion.
The Rangers made the Finals twice in the 1970s, but lost both times to two '70s powerhouses; in six games to the
Boston Bruins in
1972, who were led by such stars as
Bobby Orr,
Phil Esposito,
Ken Hodge,
Johnny Bucyk, and
Wayne Cashman; and in five games to the Canadiens in
1979, who had
Bob Gainey,
Guy Lafleur,
Larry Robinson,
Ken Dryden,
Guy Lapointe, and
Serge Savard. This time the Rangers had Esposito, but it didn't matter, as the Canadiens were dominant.
By
1972, the Rangers reached the Stanley Cup Finals despite losing high-scoring center
Jean Ratelle (who had been on pace over Bruin
Phil Esposito to become the first Ranger since
Bryan Hextall in 1942 to lead the NHL in scoring) to injury during the stretch drive of the regular season. The strength of players like
Brad Park, Jean Ratelle,
Vic Hadfield and
Rod Gilbert (the last three constructing the famed GAG line meaning "goal-a-game") would still carry them through the playoffs. They would defeat the defending-champion Canadiens in the first round and the
Chicago Blackhawks in the second, but lost to the Bruins in the finals.
The Rangers played a legendary semifinal series against the
Philadelphia Flyers in the
1973–74 playoffs,losing in 7 games and becoming the first of the "Original Six" to lose a playoff series to an 1967 expansion team. This series was noted for a game seven fight between
Dale Rolfe of the Rangers and
Dave Schultz of the Flyers. Schultz pummeled Rolfe without anyone on the Rangers lifting a finger to protect him (the GAG line was on the ice at the time). This led to the belief
[who?] that the Rangers of that period were soft, especially when taking into account the bullying endured by the Rangers during the 1972 finals. One example is Gilbert's beating at the hands of
Derek Sanderson of the Bruins.
Their new rivals, the
New York Islanders, who entered the league in
1972 after paying a huge territorial fee — some $4 million — to the Rangers, were their first-round opponent in
1975. After splitting the first two games, the Islanders defeated the more-established Rangers eleven seconds into overtime of the deciding game three, establishing a rivalry that continued to grow for years.
After some off years in the mid-to-late 1970s, they picked up Esposito and
Carol Vadnais from the Bruins for Park, Ratelle, and
Joe Zanussi in
1975. Swedish stars
Anders Hedberg and
Ulf Nilsson jumped to the Rangers from the maverick
World Hockey Association. And in
1979 they defeated the surging Islanders in the semi-finals and would return to the finals again before bowing out to the Canadiens. The Islanders got their revenge, however, eliminating the Rangers in four consecutive playoff series starting in
1981 en route to their second of four consecutive
Stanley Cup titles.
The Rangers stayed competitive through the 1980s and early 1990s, making the playoffs each year except for one but never going very far. An exception was
1985–86, when the Rangers, behind rookie goaltender
John Vanbiesbrouck, upended the
Patrick Division-winning Flyers in five games followed by a six-game win over the
Washington Capitals in the Patrick Division Finals. Montreal disposed of the Rangers in the
Wales Conference Finals behind a rookie goaltender of their own,
Patrick Roy. The Rangers then acquired superstar center
Marcel Dionne after almost 12 years as a
Los Angeles King the next year. In 1988, Dionne moved into third place in career goals scored (since bettered by
Brett Hull). But Dionne's always-churning legs started to slow the next year, thereby ensuring that his goals came further and further apart. "Because you love the game so much, you think it will never end", said Dionne, who spent nine games in the minors before retiring in 1989. He would only play 49 playoff games in 17 seasons with the Rangers, Kings, and
Detroit Red Wings.
The many playoff failures convinced Rangers fans that this was a manifestation of the
Curse of 1940, which is said to either have begun when the Rangers management burnt the mortgage to
Madison Square Garden in the bowl of the Stanley Cup after the 1940 victory or by
Red Dutton following the collapse of the
New York Americans franchise. In the early 1980s, Islander fans began chanting "1940! 1940!" to taunt the Rangers. Fans in other cities soon picked up the chant.
Frustration was at its peak when the
1991–92 squad captured the
Presidents' Trophy. They took a 2–1 series lead on the defending champion
Pittsburgh Penguins and then faltered in three straight (most observers note a
Ron Francis slapshot from the blue line that eluded Mike Richter as the series' turning point). The following year, a 1–11 finish landed the Rangers in the cellar of the Patrick Division. Coach
Roger Neilson did not finish the season. The off-season hiring of controversial head coach
Mike Keenan was criticized by many
[who?] who pointed out Keenan's 0–3 record in the finals.
During this period, the Rangers were owned by
Gulf+Western, which was renamed to
Paramount Communications in 1989, and sold to
Viacom in 1994. Viacom then sold the team to
ITT Corporation and
Cablevision, and a couple of years later, ITT sold their ownership stake to Cablevision, who still owns the team today.
1993–94 Stanley Cup: the ending of the curse
The
1993–94 season was a successful one for Rangers fans, as Keenan led the Rangers to their first Stanley Cup championship in 54 years.
[11] Two years prior, they picked up center
Mark Messier (now with the Rangers as special assistant to president and general manager), who was a part of the
Edmonton Oilers' Cup-winning teams.
Adam Graves, who also came from the Oilers, joined the Rangers as well. Other ex-Oilers on the Rangers included trade deadline acquisitions
Craig MacTavish and
Glenn Anderson. Graves would set a team record with 52 goals, breaking the old record of 50 held by
Vic Hadfield. This record would later be broken by
Jaromir Jagr on April 8, 2006, against the
Boston Bruins.
After clinching the Presidents' Trophy by finishing with the best record in the NHL at 52–24–8, setting a franchise record with 112 points, they successfully made it past the first two rounds of the playoffs, sweeping the New York Islanders, who were seeded eighth in the first round, and then breezed by the Washington Capitals, seeded seventh, in five. However, things got interesting in the Conference Finals against the third-seeded New Jersey Devils. The Rangers lost the series opener at home in double overtime, but won the next two games before the Devils beat the New York offense and defeated them 3-1 and 4-1. The series headed back to the Izod Center|Meadowlands for the next game, but the day before that sixth game, Rangers' Captain (hockey)|captain Mark Messier stepped up and ''guaranteed'' a win. Keenan said of the guarantee:
In that sixth game, Messier rose to the occasion and
scored three times in the final period to lead the Rangers to a 4-2 win and set up a seventh game back at Madison Square Garden, which, the Rangers won 2-1, when
Stephane Matteau scored in double overtime to send them to the finals for the first time since
1979.
Up against the
Vancouver Canucks, the
Cinderella team from the west, like they were in
1982, their other finals appearance, the Rangers again lost the series opener at home in overtime. Leetch hit the crossbar at one end, and the Canucks went down to score the winner at the other. The Rangers to bounced back and they won the next three games, allowing the Canucks just four goals. That set the stage for a game-five Stanley Cup celebration at home, the first time the team had ever been in a position to win a Cup at the Garden.
That night, the Canucks were leading 3-0 by the third minute of the third period. Even though the Rangers pulled even by the midway point, Vancouver took the lead 29 seconds later and cruised to a 6-3 win. New York's parade hopes were given another jolt two nights later when the Canucks put together a 4-1 win. Keenan said of playing game seven:
Entering Game 7, Keenan became the first head coach in Game 7 Stanley Cup Finals with two different teams, having been with the
Philadelphia Flyers when they lost to the Oilers in
1987.
Mike Babcock would join him in this feat in
2009 while with the
Detroit Red Wings.
The seventh game was a classic.
The Rangers took a 2-0 first period lead on goals by Leetch and Graves, but Vancouver captain
Trevor Linden scored short-handed to cut the lead. Messier scored later on a power play to put the Rangers up 3-1. Linden scored a power play goal early in the third, but the Rangers managed to hang on, 3-2, as the Garden erupted in tears and cheers.
Leetch became the first
American-born player to win the
Conn Smythe Trophy, the first non-Canadian to win it and Messier became the first Stanley Cup captain on two different teams, having been with the Oilers in
1990. Although Keenan avoided the unfortunate distinction of being the first coach to lose Game 7 Stanley Cup Finals with two different teams, this fate would befall Babcock in 2009 when the Red Wings lost to
Sidney Crosby and the
Pittsburgh Penguins.
[13]
1994–2004: expensive acquisitions
Despite having coached the Rangers to a regular season first place finish and the Stanley Cup, head coach Mike Keenan left after a dispute with General Manager
Neil Smith. During the
1994–95 lockout-shortened season, the Rangers struggled to find their form and lost in the second round of the playoffs. They snuck in with the eighth seed and defeated Quebec in the first round, but were swept by Philadelphia in the second round. Succeeding Rangers coach
Colin Campbell orchestrated a deal that sent Sergei Zubov and center
Petr Nedved to Pittsburgh in exchange for defenseman
Ulf Samuelsson and left winger
Luc Robitaille in the summer of 1995.
The Rangers landed an aging
Wayne Gretzky in 1996, but even with The Great One, they would fizzle out. Their 1994 stars were aging and many retired or dropped off in performance. Gretzky's greatest accomplishment was leading them to the 1997 Eastern Conference finals, where they lost 4–1 to the
Eric Lindros-led Philadelphia Flyers. After General Manager
Neil Smith ran Messier, a former Oiler teammate of Gretzky's, out of town in the summer of 1997 and failed in a bid to replace him with
Colorado Avalanche superstar
Joe Sakic,
[14] the Rangers began a streak of seven seasons without making the playoffs, despite routinely having the highest payroll in the league.
In March 2000, Smith was fired along with head coach
John Muckler, and, that summer,
James Dolan hired
Glen Sather to replace him.
[15] By the end of the
2000–01 season, the Rangers had landed a lot of star power. Mark Messier had returned to New York,
Theoren Fleury joined the Rangers after spending most of his career with the
Calgary Flames,
[16] and
Eric Lindros was traded to the Rangers from the
Philadelphia Flyers.
[17] The Rangers also acquired
Pavel Bure late in the
2001–02 season from the
Florida Panthers.
[18] It was the rookie season of goalie
Dan Blackburn, who made the
NHL All-Rookie Team even as the Rangers fell back to last place in the conference.
[19] Despite these high-priced acquisitions the Rangers still finished out of the playoffs. Later years saw other stars such as
Alexei Kovalev,
Jaromir Jagr,
Martin Rucinsky and
Bobby Holik added, but in
2002–03 and
2003–04, the team again missed the playoffs. Blackburn started strongly in 2002–03, but burned out after 17 games. He missed 2003–04 due to
mononucleosis and a damaged nerve in his left
shoulder. Blackburn could not rehabilitate the damaged nerve, and was forced to retire at age 22.
[20]
2005–present: post-lockout revival
Towards the end of the 2003–04 season Sather finally gave in to a rebuilding process by trading away Leetch, Kovalev, and eight others for numerous prospects and draft picks. With the retirements of Bure and Messier as well as Lindros signing with the Maple Leafs, the post-lockout Rangers, under new head coach
Tom Renney, moved away from high-priced veterans towards a group of talented young players, such as
Petr Prucha,
Dominic Moore, and
Blair Betts. However, the focus of the team remained on veteran superstar
Jaromir Jagr. The Rangers were expected to struggle during the
2005–06 season for their eighth consecutive season out of the postseason. For example,
Sports Illustrated
declared them the worst team in the league in their season preview,
[21] but behind stellar performances by Swedish rookie goaltender
Henrik Lundqvist,
Martin Straka, Prucha, and Jagr, the Rangers finished the season with their best record since 1993–94 (44–26–12).
Jaromir Jagr broke the Rangers' single-season points record with a first-period assist in a 5–1 win against the
New York Islanders on March 29, 2006.
[22] The assist gave him 110 points on the season, breaking
Jean Ratelle's record.
[23] Less than two weeks later, on April 8, Jagr scored his 53rd goal of the season against the
Boston Bruins, breaking the club record previously held by
Adam Graves.
[24] Two games prior, on April 4, the Rangers defeated the
Philadelphia Flyers 3-2, in a shootout, to clinch a playoff spot for the first time since the
1996–97 season.
[25] On April 18, the Rangers lost to the
Ottawa Senators 5–1, and, due to wins by division rivals
New Jersey Devils and
Philadelphia Flyers, the Rangers fell back to third place in the Atlantic Division and sixth in the
Eastern Conference to end the season.
[26] In the
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals the Rangers drew a matchup with the Devils and were defeated in a four-game sweep. In the process they were outscored 17–4, as New Jersey netminder
Martin Brodeur took two shutouts and a 1.00
goals-against average to Lundqvist's 4.25. In the first game of the series Jagr suffered an undisclosed injury to his left shoulder, diminishing his usefulness as the series went on. Jagr missed game two of the series and was back in the lineup for game three. He was held to one shot on goal. On his first shift of game four, Jagr re-injured his shoulder and was unable to return.
Jagr fell two points short of winning his sixth
Art Ross Trophy as scoring champion in 2005–06 (the
San Jose Sharks'
Joe Thornton claimed the award, his first, with 125 points), but Jagr did win his third
Pearson Award as the players' choice for the most outstanding player. He has thus tied
Guy Lafleur in third, and needs one more to tie his ex-centerman,
Mario Lemieux, in second and two more to tie
Wayne Gretzky in first for times receiving the Pearson Award. On opening night of the
2006–07 season, Jagr was named the first team captain since Messier's retirement.
[27]
With the Rangers doing so well in 2005–06, expectations were raised for the
2006–07 season, evidenced by
Sports Illustrated
then predicting the Rangers would finish first in their division.
[28] Realizing that the team had trouble scoring goals in the 2005–06 campaign, the Rangers went out and signed long-time
Red Wing Brendan Shanahan to a one-year contract. However, the organization remains committed to its rebuilding program despite the signing of the 37-year-old left winger.
[29]
Though the Rangers started a bit slow in the first half of the 2006–07 season, the second half was dominated by the stellar goaltending of Henrik Lundqvist. The acquisition of
Sean Avery brought new life to the team, and the Rangers finished ahead of
Tampa Bay and the
Islanders to face
Atlanta in the first round of the
playoffs. The Rangers swept the series thanks to play from all around the ice. However, the Rangers lost the next round to
Buffalo four games to two.
At the
2007 NHL Entry Draft, the Rangers chose
Alexei Cherepanov 17th overall. Cherepanov had been ranked by Central Scouting as the number one European skater and was considered to be a top five pick leading up to the draft, but fell due to teams being unsure whether he would ever come to the NHL from Russia.
[30] The 2007 free agency season started with a bang for the Rangers signing two high profile centerman,
Scott Gomez from the New Jersey Devils for a seven-year, $51.5 million dollar contract as well as
Chris Drury from the Buffalo Sabres for a five-year deal worth $32.25 million.
[31] The moves, along with retaining most other key players, have been met favorably as the Rangers appeared to be strong Stanley Cup contenders,
[32] making the playoffs for the third consecutive season and the second round for the second season in a row. Despite these streaks, the Rangers failed to meet expectations as they lost their second round series 4–1 to the
Pittsburgh Penguins.
2008–09 season
The New York Rangers were one of four NHL teams to open their 2008–09 season in Europe. The Rangers were featured in the Victoria Cup final, pitting the European Champions Cup winner against an NHL team. The Rangers prevailed, defeating the Metallurg Magnitogorsk, in Bern, Switzerland. After winning the Victoria Cup, the Rangers followed the victory, playing two NHL regular-season games against the Tampa Bay Lightning team in Prague, Czech Republic on October 4 and October 5 at the O2 Sazka Arena. The Rangers won both games 2-1, with goals from newly acquired Wade Redden and Markus Naslund, in addition to goals from the two Alaskan Rangers, returning All-Star, Scott Gomez, and returning rookie, Brandon Dubinsky.
An exciting 5-0-0 start to the season, the team's best since 1983–84, was severely tempered with the news of the death of top prospect
Alexei Cherepanov on October 13, 2008. Cherepanov was the team's first round pick in the
2007 NHL Entry Draft. Cherepanov collapsed on the bench during the third period of a
KHL game in Russia. In the locker room, the medical staff was able to revive him a few times, but ultimately, he could not make it. The team is currently seeking compensation.
[33]
After a disappointing 2nd half of the season, Head Coach Tom Renney was fired along with Assistant Coach Perry Pearn.
On February 23, 2009,
John Tortorella was named head coach of the Rangers. Eight days later, Sean Avery returned to the Rangers, claimed off re-entry waivers from the
Dallas Stars. This act requires that the Rangers pay only half his salary, while the Stars are responsible for the remaining half of his salary. On March 4, 2009, the NHL trade deadline, the Rangers acquired
Nik Antropov from the
Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a conditional draft pick and a 2nd round draft pick. The Rangers also traded fan favorite
Petr Prucha,
Nigel Dawes and
Dmitri Kalinin to the
Phoenix Coyotes for defenceman
Derek Morris. Eight days later, Henrik Lundqvist became the first NHL goalie to win 30+ games in his first four seasons with a win over the Nashville Predators, surpassing
Ron Hextall who had 30+ wins in first three seasons with the
Philadelphia Flyers.
On April 9, the Rangers qualified for the 2009 playoffs after a home game 2-1 win against the Philadelphia Flyers. This made it the fourth year in a row the Rangers have made it to the playoffs. Despite taking a 3—1 lead against Washington in the opening round, the Rangers lost the series 4—3.
Season-by-season record
Note:
GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime/Shootout Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes''
Records as of May 5, 2008
[34]
Season
| GP
| W
| L
| T
| OTL
| Pts
| GF
| GA
| PIM
| Finish
| Playoffs
|
2004–05
| ''Season canceled due to 2004–05 NHL lockout
|
2005–061
| 82
| 44
| 26
|
| 12
| 100
| 257
| 215
| 1194
| 3rd, Atlantic
| Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Devils)
|
2006–07
| 82
| 42
| 30
|
| 10
| 94
| 242
| 216
| 1107
| 3rd, Atlantic
| Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2-4 (Sabres)
|
2007–08
| 82
| 42
| 27
|
| 13
| 97
| 213
| 199
| 917
| 3rd, Atlantic
| Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1-4 (Penguins)
|
2008–09
82
| 43
| 30
|
| 9
| 95
| 210
| 218
| 1199
| 4th, Atlantic
| Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3-4 (Capitals)
|
1 As of the 2005–06 NHL season, all games will have a winner; the OTL column includes overtime or shootout losses.
Notable players
Current roster
Updated December 6, 2008.
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