Forever Blue Shirts · Jul 10, 2019
The Rangers Jersey: An Evolution Story
NY Rangers Jerseys (Heritage Sports Art)The New York Rangers are an original six team and have therefore seen some changes to their jersey since 1926. Below I will describe the transition of the jersey throughout history, and how it kept pace with a rapidly evolving NHL. Much of the information was gathered from nhluniforms.com
The majority of this story first appeared in 2014 and was authored by Steven Lofreddo
1926-1927
1926 Rangers (NYR)The Rangers first season they sported a navy blue jersey with the team name “Rangers” displayed diagonally from the shoulder to the hip. On the arm, were three bands, which were white on either side of red.