The state of New York is well represented in the 2023 NBA Playoffs And 2023 NHL Playoffs. The inclusion of multiple teams in each league’s postseason could help the New York sports betting market and benefit one of the few publicly traded sports franchises to own teams in both leagues.

What happened: The New York Knicks (NBA) and New York Rangers (NHL) are both owned by Madison Square Garden Sports Corp MSGSbringing them to the limited number of public sports teams.

Both teams are in the postseason for 2023 and alongside the Brooklyn Nets (NBA), New Jersey Devils (NHL), and New York Islanders (NHL), making the New York (Tri-State) region a dominant presence. This is the first time since 1994 that all five New York-area teams have made the playoffs simultaneously season.

Fans of the teams might be excited to hear about the year 1994 as it holds a special place in fans’ memories and could also be a portent of things to come.

In 1994, the Rangers won the Stanley Cup as the best NHL team, their first Stanley Cup trophy in 54 years. The Knicks lost in a tough seven-game series to the Houston Rockets in the NBA Finals.

Madison Square Garden, home of the Knicks and Rangers, saw its share of postseason games in the 1994 playoffs.

Something New York sports fans and owners have traded publicly Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp MSGEwho owns the arena hopes for 2023.

Recent history hasn’t been kind to the Rangers and Knicks. Rangers lost in the 2022 Conference Finals but had previously missed the playoffs in three of the last five seasons. The team has only competed in one Stanley Cup Final since 1994.

The New York Knicks have missed the playoffs in eight of the last ten seasons. The team lost in the first round of the 2021 playoffs, the only time it has been in the postseason in the past nine seasons. The Knicks last won a playoff series in 2013, and that was the only round of the playoffs…