The Rangers have announced that Alexis Lafreniere will wear #13.
Lafreniere will be the 9th Ranger to wear #13, following (NYR Media Guide):
- Jack Stoddard – 1951-52 to 1952-53
- Bob Brooke – 1983-84 to 1986-87
- Sergei Nemchinov – 1991-92 to 1996-97
- Valeri Kamensky – 1999-00 to 2000-01
- Richard Scott – 2001-02, 2003-04
- Nikolai Zherdev – 2008-09
- Daniel Carcillo – 2013-14
- Kevin Hayes – 2014-15 to 2018-19
Lafreniere wore #11 with Rimouski and Team Canada. #11 has been retired by the Rangers twice, for Mark Messier and Vic Hadfield.