Rangers Hockey and Championship Belts

By Josh Albarran - April 25, 2016

Adam Graves, member of the 1994 New York Rangers championship and Arts of the World publisher Josh Albarran outside MSG before Game 4 of the first round playoffs, April 21, 2016.

This year's Stanley Cup Playoffs in the National Hockey League is on to an good start, all that with the exception of the New York Rangers' early exit from the playoff picture in the first round by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 5 games. However between those games in their series, I need to be more look like a champion like my favorite team the New York Rangers.

A week into my new job at Pure Vision Arts down in 17th street in New York City, I designed an custom World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) championship belt specially made to show Rangers legends and fans how cool will be one day the Rangers will have one of those when they are the Stanley Cup champions once again.

Made in cardboard, but painted in both black and gold as with the real WWE World Heavyweight Championship belt. Also in the center of the title belt the Rangers logo with glowing in glitter and on the bottom will say "2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs." Lastly the official 2016 NYR Stanley Cup Playoffs logo is on the left while "The Garden" of the MSG Network logo on the right and right next to the other are logo of advertisement sponsors such as NBC, 98.7FM ESPN New York and others to support the Rangers broadcast.

Arts of the World publisher Josh Albarran with vistor Stepahine McNeal of Chicago's Art Esperanza program, April 21, 2016.
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I brought the belt to Game's 3 and 4 for Rangerstown pre-game festivities just outside Madison Square Garden before these games took place. Most of the Rangers such as Adam Graves and Stephane Matteau of the 1994 Rangers Stanley Cup championship team as well as MSG Network studio analyst Ron Dugray and MSG Radio Network and ESPN 98.7 FM play-by-play broadcaster Kenny Albert among others signed the belt as they like the way I made it so famous.

Although it was an disappointment season for the New York Rangers, but we will never give up on them as the Rangers will continue to fight for us and their hopes of winning their first Stanley Cup since 1994. As for the Rangers Championship belt I made, well one day hopefully will be on display at the MSG Hall of Fame.

Josh Albarran contributed to this report.

Welcome To The Arts of The World

By Josh Albarran - April 25, 2016

An sketch of an 1935 portrait by Anne Anderson of La Belle et la Bete (English's Beauty and the Beast) by Josh Albarran in 2012.

Every since I was born, my life has been with the work of art. My creativity on my artworks had been based on a numerous occasions such as imagination and real life. When I watched animated films on the big screen or an cartoon on television and going to museums, yours truly and everyone here and around the world see how art is presented to us at all times. What better way to launched my brand new blog-page dedicated to stories based on artistic drawings, paintings and all kinds of stuff. This is the Arts of the World.

- Josh Albarran
  Founder, The Arts of the World