"Slapshot" is a 1995 song written by Ray Castoldi, the music director and organist for Madison Square Garden.
[4] The recording of the song that is used by the Rangers at their home games was created by local rock band Bad Apple.
[1] However, during a recording session with local rock band Bad Apple, the lyrics were modified to substitute the word "woah" for each instance of "goal" in the song's chorus for reasons of acoustics.
Fans sing along to the song, whose lyrics begin with a loudly chanted "Woah" and later include a pattern of voiced "Hey!"s.
"s as opposed to the New York Rangers, who transition into the "Woah"s. Lastly, fans of the junior hockey team chant "Let's go Ran-gers!"