N.Y. Rangers unveil new alternate uniforms

The Rangers on Friday revealed their new alternate uniforms, which “center the iconic shield on the front for the first time in decades,” according to Austin Nivison of CBSSPORTS.com. The team released a video on social media in which C Mika Zibanejad, G Igor Shesterkin and D K'Andre Miller “model the new threads.” The main color is a “darker navy blue, which was recently used on the team's Reverse Retro jerseys.” One smaller detail is that the team's nickname, "blue shirts," will be “stitched to the inside of the collar.” The Rangers said that the nickname addition will “serve as a reminder of how our identity is interwoven with our city's identity.” While the Rangers have “used altered versions of the shield for special event games,” like the Winter Classic, the “iconic logo has not been a regular feature on uniforms since 1978.” The Rangers will don the new threads 10 times this season and they will make their debut against the Kings on Dec. 10 (CBSSPORTS.com, 12/1).