Complex sentence: Messier become one of the most popular athletes in New York, winning the Hart Trophy in 1992, and the Rangers grew into an elite team, twice winning the Presidents Trophy and, in 1994, their long-awaited fourth Stanley Cup championship.
Split into simpler sentences: Messier become one of the most popular athletes in New York, winning the Hart Trophy in 1992, and the Rangers grew into an elite team. The Rangers won the Presidents Trophy for the NHL's best regular season record, twice, and, in 1994 their long-awaited fourth Stanley Cup championship.