Question: Who started their career in 1979 and played their first season for the New York Rangers in 1996-1997?

The 1996–97 New York Rangers season was the Rangers' 71st season.  The highlight of the season was that it was Wayne Gretzky’s first season in New York. <SEP> Lars Niklas Sundström (born June 6, 1975) is a former professional ice hockey player who started his professional career in Modo Hockey.  He was drafted eighth overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers.  He was also on Wayne Gretzky's line.  He was not known for his goal scoring ability, but for his defensive play.  He was traded to the San Jose Sharks in 1999, and to the Montreal Canadiens in 2003.  Sundström plays forward and specializes in defensive roles.  When he was a junior player he formed a line in Modo with future NHL stars Peter Forsberg and Markus Näslund.  He wore the number 24 for the San Jose Sharks and the New York Rangers but wore the number 37 for the Montreal Canadiens.  After 11 NHL seasons, he returned to play in Sweden at the start of the 2006–07 season, leading Modo to a surprise title during his first season, scoring several vital goals in the playoffs.  He formed an effective partnership with Norwegian Per-Åge Skrøder, leading to Skrøder winning the top scorer rankings in 2009.  Modo still missed the playoffs that year, despite Sundström having the best plus-minus rating in the entire series.  On December 3, 2013, Sundström officially announced his retirement. <SEP> The 2008–09 New York Rangers season was the National Hockey League franchise's 82nd season of play and their 83rd season overall.  It saw the Rangers qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.  The Rangers started the season in Europe.  First, as part of the inaugural Victoria Cup being held in Switzerland, the Rangers played an exhibition game against SC Bern on September 30, and then the main game against the 2008 European Champions Metallurg Magnitogorsk on October 1 (the first game between a Russian club and an NHL team since 1991).  They won both games, and were awarded the first Victoria Cup.  The Rangers battled from a 3-0 deficit in the Victoria Cup to win the game by a score of 4–3.  Ryan Callahan scored the game-winning goal with 20 seconds left. <SEP> Wayne Douglas Gretzky {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} ( ; born January 26, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach.  Nicknamed "The Great One", he has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters, players, and the league itself.  He is the leading scorer in NHL history, with more goals and assists than any other player.  He garnered more assists than any other player scored total points, and is the only NHL player to total over 200 points in one season – a feat he accomplished four times.  He played twenty seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams from 1979 to 1999.  In addition, he tallied over 100 points in 16 professional seasons, 14 of them consecutive.  At the time of his retirement in 1999, he held 61 NHL records: 40 regular-season records, 15 playoff records, and six All-Star records.  As of 2015, he still holds 60 NHL records.