The Rangers are the latest New York sports team to put advertisements to their jerseys, a trend that allows teams to generate new revenue streams but one that has drawn criticism from those who feel the ads are intrusive.

The team partnered with GAME 7 , a multi-platform sports and entertainment brand co-founded by franchise legend Mark Messier, for the first jersey sponsor patch in franchise history. The white logo is atop the right shoulder on each Rangers jersey.

The Islanders, who had a patch for the first time last season, have a new partnership. Vanda Pharmaceuticals , a Washington, D.C.-based global biopharmaceutical company, now occupies a spot on the right side of the chest on the Islanders jersey, replacing Solo Stove. It is the first time an NHL team partnered with a pharm

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