After teaming up for an opening-night hat trick last year, Rangers Derek Stepan (r.) and Brian Boyle will team up with other stylish Blueshirts at a Fashion’s Night Out celebration at the NHL store on September 8 (AP photo/Don Heupel)
NHL Flagship Store
1185 Sixth Ave. at 47th St.
Thursday, September 8, free, 4:00 – 9:00
http://rangers.nhl.com
Back in the late 1970s and early ’80s, the New York Rangers considered themselves something of a fashion plate, making music videos and commercials for Sasson jeans. The Ooh-la-la Sasson guys included Phil Esposito, Ron Duguay, brothers Dave and Don Maloney, Swedish import Anders Hedberg, and Ron Greschner. (Duguay later married model Kim Alexis in 1993 and is still with her, while Gresch was betrothed to supermodel Carol Alt from 1983 to 1996, during which time he had to deal with regular Garden chants of “Share your wife, Greschner, share your wife!”) More recently, pesky Rangers instigator Sean Avery interned with Vogue and has been seen in the pages of GQ and hanging out with Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Hilary Rhoda. And last year Brandon Dubinsky’s spectacular playoff mustache went viral in a big way. So it shouldn’t be too much of a surprise that the Broadway Blueshirts will be participating in Thursday’s citywide Fashion’s Night Out celebration, holding court at the NHL flagship store on Sixth Ave. & 47th St. At 4:00, nhl.com’s EJ Hradek will host a Q&A with Rangers All-Star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist and newly acquired $60 million man Brad Richards. At 7:00 there will be an infusion of young Rangers blood as fans can shop with Artem Anisimov, Brian Boyle, Erik Christensen, Michael Del Zotto, Ryan McDonagh, Michael Sauer, Marc Staal, Derek Stepan, and Mats Zuccarello, getting autographs, answering trivia questions, and winning prizes. Who needs runway models during Fashion Week? We can’t wait to see the Zamboni come clean things up during intermission.