Krendelev Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 I've had no luck finding an answer anywhere else online so I figured I would ask here. Who wore the "C" and the "A"'s for the Rangers in 97-98? I know one of our Ranger experts here will know. Also, did the Rangers use nameplates that season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiggoalie Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 Leetch wore the C. The A went to a few players, most notably Adam Graves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OR68 Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 Nameplates were never used on Ranger jerseys until the EDGE switch (not counting preseason games and a few other exceptions where nameplates were used). As far as the "A" during that season Graves and I think Beukeboom wore the "A". Not 100% on that but I remember Beuk wearing the A for some games just dont remember exactly when. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krendelev Posted December 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 Thanks guys. I knew I would get the answer here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Matthews Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 On a similar track, but different years, does anybody know if Leetch wore the C while wearing the CCM jerseys the Rangers won the Cup in, even if not that particular year (just the style). Maybe when Messier was out? Any chance of photographic or video evidence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant! Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 I know for a fact that the C got put on Gartner and Graves at certain points during the CCM era when Messier was hurt. Leetch though, I'm not sure of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Matthews Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Yeah I remember seeing the Gartner gamer get sold on GWA just recently, and thought I saw a Graves or Leetch at an Expo a few years ago, but couldn't remember who it was. Would like to know about Leetch since I picked up a jersey with the C on it, and if he wore it I'd keep it, but otherwise I'll change it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akteon Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) I found this picture ... looks like CCM mesh to me, but could be the first year Starter before the lace-up color and stripe change. Edit: Fixed the pictured Edited December 21, 2013 by akteon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Matthews Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Doesn't work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akteon Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Try now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Matthews Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 I would say that definitely looks like CCM mesh. Not as shiny as Starter mesh. Would like other opinions though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiggoalie Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 That looks like a CCM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant! Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 That's definitely a CCM jersey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Matthews Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Fantastic. Wish I knew what year it was from, just for reference, but I guess by process of elimination it was probably 94-95 or 95-96 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant! Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Just a shot in the dark here too but it COULD be from 1990-91 when Kelly Kisio missed a big chunk of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Matthews Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Do you really think he would have gotten the C that early in his career? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPQuinn Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 I have a Leetch white CCM with a C on it and the NHL 75th patch from 91-92. Not positive it's accurate, but I never tried to photo validate it. I've had it for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanthaBeard Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Getty reckon that this picture is from 17th January 1990 but they aren't always accurate with their dates. The jersey actually looks like Starter mesh to me and unfortunately the collar is obscured, so we can't see if it's the older v-neck, or tie-down, which is how Starter made the jerseys when Leetch was officially captain. http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/brian-leetch-of-the-new-york-rangers-watches-the-play-from-news-photo/89277317 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPQuinn Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 That looks like Starter mesh to me. And the striping also screams Starter. The date must be inaccurate. Almost every picture I see with the C has laces. Now I'm starting to doubt the validity of my 75th anniversary jersey...I just assumed Leetch wore the C for a game or two... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanthaBeard Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Yeah I reckon so too. Looking a little closer at the some of the other photos on Getty, it appears he started wearing that Nike helmet in the above photo for the 1996/1997 season and likely kept it for 1997/1998 until going back to CCM for 1998/1999, by which time they'd moved to lace-up jerseys. Given that Akteon's photo further up the thread has the v-neck and he is wearing his old style CCM helmet means he most likely did wear the C on a CCM jersey (at least the blue one!) Here he is in 1996/1997, the only year the Rangers wore a v-necked blue Starter jersey, in the Nike helmet. http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/defensemen-brian-leetch-of-the-new-york-ranges-skatges-news-photo/292614 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus X-1 Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Im almost certain that Akteon's pic is a CCM. Not sure if he wore the 'C' on the white CCM though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Matthews Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Well thankfully mine is blue, so I don't have any problems :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPQuinn Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Whew. My memory was the #fail...not the jersey. Accurate with the "A". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akteon Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Unfortunately the two's on the sleeve are wrong. Should be straight across at the bottom, only the back number two should have the serif. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiggoalie Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 GPQ, that is a knockoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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