The Rangers have a storied history in the National Hockey League because they belong to the highly respected Original Six group. The Original Six were the first six teams in the history of the league which was comprised of the Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins and the Rangers. Being a traditional team, the Rangers have had the same jersey pattern for most of their history, featuring a red, white and blue color scheme, stripes on the sleeves and bottom of the jersey and using the diagonal Rangers pattern on the front instead of the team's logo. The team decided to change things up in 1996 by creating what is considered the "Statue of Liberty" jersey to use as an alternate.This jersey pattern was well received by fans and there's no wonder why. The jersey features the head of the Statue of Liberty placed inside of the Rangers usual logo and the abbreviated NYR resting underneath the new logo. The team changed up the color scheme just slightly by featuring navy blue as the main color and adding silver stripes to compliment the gray used for the statue.
My final thoughts: Although the team did not have a whole lot of success during the years that they used these jerseys (339-362 with 77 ties and 42 overtime or shootout losses), they sure were popular with fans and sports jersey critics. Using the Statue of Liberty as the new logo was a nice touch; giving the team a new identity while showing history about the city. Nicely done Rangers.
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