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Jimmy Vesey receives full-court press from Rangers' celebrity fans

As the Rangers continue their pursuit of Harvard free-agent forward Jimmy Vesey, some notable New York athletes, celebrities and fans took to Twitter Tuesday to encourage the 23-year-old to sign with the Blueshirts.

Using the hashtag #JVtoNYR, chef Anne Burrell of The Food Network offered to cook his first meal upon the Hobey Baker winner’s arrival. CNN anchor Ashleigh Banfield tweeted a photo of her children in the locker room with Henrik Lundqvist and hoped the sought-after North Redding, Massachusetts, native could do the same.

Darryl McDaniels of the Hollis, Queens, hip-hop group Run DMC, tweeted in rhyme:

“@19Vesey This tweet is my recital I think its very vital to join the @NyRangers and lets go get the title!