NHL unveils reverse retro jerseys

[Leon der Profi]

 

[IU Hawks fan]

I'm amazed at how many pics of just old jerseys are posted. Every team will have a REVERSED retro jersey, so probably not a single one of them will make a comeback.

I think everyone gets that, they're posting ideas of jerseys that COULD be reversed.

 

[HotDish]

Jersey is hideous but even more confusing other than the region the Sharks don't have any connection to them Seals>Barons>North Stars (merged)>Dallas Stars

I think being from the same region is a pretty huge connection.

How many teams have based a retro jersey off a team that it doesn't have a connection to? The Dallas Stars' winter classic was based off a team that it didn't have history with only a region connection.

Vegas' retro is based off the Las Vegas Thunder, again no team connection just a region connection.

I would be willing to beat that if you surveyed a group of Seal fans today they would most likely be Shark fans and not Stars fans. Teams might move regions but fans for the most part do not.

 

[mattihp]

Anyone know a good site with jersey templates one can muck around with? Used to be real fun!

 

[chrisab123]

MERCHANDISING!!!!

Yogurt would be proud!

 

[robertmac43]

I'm always down for more jerseys, and who doesn't love some more retro nights?

 

[Qurpiz]

That but white will do juuuust fine

 

[WeaponOfChoice]

Wonder what the Blue Jackets will do?

Use these bad boys:
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[WeaponOfChoice]

I'm hardly a traditionalist but this is getting silly.

I can already see it on draft day in 2027 when the #1 pick overall is being interviewed.

Reporter: How exciting is it to be chosen first overall in the NHL draft.

Player: I always dreamed of wearing this (insert team) jersey.

Reporter: So which of the 4 jerseys did you dream about.

That's absurd. Have they ever asked which of a team's two jerseys they'd dreamed about wearing?

 

[DropTheGloves]

That's absurd. Have they ever asked which of a team's two jerseys they'd dreamed about wearing?

I believe what you’re looking for is here:

Joke - Wikipedia

 

[CaptBrannigan]

my gameworn Snakes jersey is my most prized jersey

They are awesome! Does yours have the custom snake numbers too? I bet those things were a pain to set up but are one of the more unique uniform touches I have come across.

 

[grentthealien]

that ducks jersey is just a photoshop... look at the tag, its a 90s centre ice CCM jersey.

Yeah, I can see the tag now too. I don’t know I’m going by what Icethetics says about it. I obviously don’t know if that is what they’re going with or not.

 

[Oilslick941611]

Yeah, I can see the tag now too. I don’t know I’m going by what Icethetics says about it. I obviously don’t know if that is what they’re going with or not.

The site says its a photoshop. I only mentioned it for the people who will only look at the photo.

 

[grentthealien]

For Clarity this is what the icethetics article says about the Ducks jersey. That photo is indeed a recolouring/photoshop of the original Wild Wing jersey by the author to illustrate what they believe the Ducks are going to go with as their 4th.

“This report originated on Reddit via a trusted eBay seller called benhsports, who specializes in licensed NHL jerseys. The Reddit poster asked the seller if he knew anything about a forthcoming orange Wild Wing jersey for the Ducks. He responded by saying:

The orange part I don’t know anything about. The Wild Wing part however, my Adidas distributor said, “duck breaking through ice,” so I take that to be a variation on the Wild Wing. Again, what color the jersey will be, I don’t know. I’ve not heard orange or not orange. No idea. And by the way, I have a ton of Ducks secured and allocated to me so it had better be Wild Wing.​

The seller, benhsports, was also quick to point out that this is “what I am given to understand... not official fact.”

So very much still a rumour, but also plausible based on what the Adidas distributors described and what we currently know about the NHL’s reverse retro 4th Jerseys.

 

[grentthealien]

The site says its a photoshop. I only mentioned it for the people who will only look at the photo.

Yep, you are indeed correct. I just reread it myself. Should have done that the first time. My bad.

 

[BiolaRunner]

There is a rumor going around in the world of twitter that the Ducks 4th will be the flying wild wing on a black jersey

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Who is that with the sweet pass? Joe Sacco?

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim at Los Angeles Kings Box Score — January 27, 1996 | Hockey-Reference.com

It was his brother, David Sacco according to hockey reference, I didn't even know Joe Sacco had a brother till today, or that they played on the same team lol.

 

[seabass45]

A lot of jersey rumors lately...

 

[grentthealien]

A lot of jersey rumors lately...

Yeah, this might be the most interesting offseason jersey wise. It’s going to be an overload of jerseys coming in the coming months. I imagine if fans aren’t attending games this is one of the ways they are going to try and make up a bit of that loss.

 

[RogerRoger]

The graphic at 1:14 oh man I forgot about those

Burger King vs Flying is peak aesthetic.
I already like the Flying jersey, so a black jersey version would be neat.

 

[Svechhammer]

I predict this will last 1 season then disappear into the ether where it belongs.

I predict this will continue as long as fans buy the jerseys.

Its an easy way to make a quick buck. And if they change them annually, then mistakes are only short lived. And its a good way to try things out.

I personally hope the league continues doing this going forward. Let teams have a little fun with an alternate every year.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

This is the only jersey I want to see other than the standard set.

Damn shame we only got to see these in action twice.

Also if they are going to be reverse retro, they already have a jersey lined up.

Reminds me of this....

 

[Svechhammer]

Can't wait to see the Canes doing the Storm Surge in a red and black Whalers jersey in the near future.

Traditionalists will lose their minds!

 

[Pens x]

The VGK one is fine. Hockey fans taste in jerseys is:
Old logo, preferably Og Six
One stripe or possibly even 2 on the armpiece part of the jersey
Red, blue or both color(s) accented with white

Everything else sucks and you're never allowed to go original, just like how the Preds are the only team using yellow jerseys (before the knights now)

While I agree that hockey fans will like anything that is considered old and nostalgic, the Preda are hardly the first team to wear all yellow/gold.

Penguins, Kings, Vancouver large v jerseys, Golden Seals, Bruins all had yellow jerseys before Nashville. I am probably forgetting a team or two.

 

[grentthealien]

I predict this will continue as long as fans buy the jerseys.

Its an easy way to make a quick buck. And if they change them annually, then mistakes are only short lived. And its a good way to try things out.

I personally hope the league continues doing this going forward. Let teams have a little fun with an alternate every year.

Well if you look at the NBA they have New Jerseys each year as a part of their City line and their Earned line which appears to be returning this year. The NBA is the League the NHL competes with the most so it wouldn’t Surprise me it they took a page out of their playbook.