New York Rangers

History of the New York Rangers Jersey
When the New York Rangers were founded in 1926, their jersey showed the original logo of a cowboy waving a hockey stick while riding a horse. After the first season, however, the crest was changed to RANGERS written diagonally across the front of the jersey. The Rangers’ colors are blue, white, and red with blue being the dominant color. Their home jerseys are bright blue with thick red stripes on the sleeves and waist, and their road jerseys are white with blue stripes as well. The jersey has not changed much over the years. Even after the NHL changed all jerseys to the Reebok EDGE, the New York Rangers kept their original coloring and style. They have added a third jersey with NEW YORK diagonally across the front instead of RANGERS. The third jersey also changed the bright blue of the original jersey to a dark navy blue. This new jersey is in honor of the 85th anniversary of the team and will be worn throughout the 2010-2011 season.
Popular signed and unsigned New York Rangers jerseys are the Marian Gaborik jersey, the Mark Messier jersey, and the Chris Drury jersey.

History and Highlights of the New York Rangers
When the New York Rangers were founded in 1926, they were part of the “Original Six” teams in the NHL. They were also the first American NHL team to win a Stanley Cup. They won two more Stanley cups, in the 1932-33 and 1939-40 seasons, before they lost momentum. Many fans believed the losses to be part of the Curse of 1940: the year management scheduled a circus to perform in the Madison Square Garden arena instead of the NHL playoffs. The team played badly for several seasons and did not make it to playoffs. Slowly they were playing better and by the 70s the Rangers were in the Stanley Cup Finals, but lost important games within the finals. Through the 80s and 90s the Rangers made it to playoffs, but usually lost early on in the competition. For 54 years, the Rangers played without winning another Stanley Cup. But in 1994 they were determined. After team captain Mark Messier promised a win to the media, he had to uphold his promise. The team barely won each game, but they did win, and finally they won the Stanley Cup. The Curse of 1940 was ended.
Since the 1994 victory, the Rangers have been unable to secure another Stanley Cup. However, they continue to play competitively and have entered the playoffs nearly every season. The team has been building its reputation as a playoff team, and soon the New York Rangers plan to gain another Stanley Cup victory.