The Rangers have won the Jimmy Vesey sweepstakes.

Vesey, 23, the reigning Hobey Baker Award winner, agreed on a two-year, entry-level deal with the Rangers, the team announced Friday.

In addition to the Sabres, who owned exclusive negotiating rights from June 20 to this past Monday, Vesey entered the market with a list of seven teams he considered, and he met with those organizations over a two-day period in Boston, along with his agents, Peter Fish and Peter Donatelli.

Vesey said the history of the Rangers organization and its status as an Original Six franchise had a lot to do with his decision.