Uniforms of yesteryear

[Fenway]

The Bruins black sweater usage is tied to early TV history.

Starting in 1948 the old WNAC-TV in Boston televised Bruins games and black looked good on old B&W televisions.

WNAC-TV even aired Game 7 of the 1952 semifinal from Montreal and the Habs agreed to wear white. The game was also seen on WOR-TV in New York and WGN-TV in Chicago. TV would not come to Canada until later in 1952.

The Bruins wanted to eliminate the black sweater and transitioned to gold at home

The issue with the gold sweaters on televised games became a big problem in the B&W days.

 

[rfournier103]

The Bruins black sweater usage is tied to early TV history.

Starting in 1948 the old WNAC-TV in Boston televised Bruins games and black looked good on old B&W televisions.

WNAC-TV even aired Game 7 of the 1952 semifinal from Montreal and the Habs agreed to wear white. The game was also seen on WOR-TV in New York and WGN-TV in Chicago. TV would not come to Canada until later in 1952.

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The Bruins wanted to eliminate the black sweater and transitioned to gold at home

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The issue with the gold sweaters on televised games became a big problem in the B&W days.

That gold jersey is boss. If they did a black jersey/gold jersey home/away combo like the Lakers do with purple and gold, I think they'd look amazing.

 

[smithformeragent]

We used to play Ice Hockey on NES on my cousin’s black and white TV.

Someone would have to be Sweden because the yellow uniforms weee the only ones that were distinguishable from any other team.

 

[EverettMike]

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"They should have sent a poet..."

God these are gorgeous.

 

[TP70BruinsCup]

I wish the Bruins would go back to the gold socks. Never liked the move to black.