Hello folks! So there's sure been a lot of NHL jersey news since my post last Friday. First we learned there won't be any alternate jerseys next year, which led to the report that the Oilers' orange jersey will become their new home jersey. It also looks like the Devils will have a new look next season, and most recently the NHL unveiled the 2017 All-Star jerseys.
At least three of those stories have some connection to the past, the new All-Stars jerseys take inspiration from the All-Star jerseys of the late 80's and early 90's, the Oilers' orange jersey was originally used full-time back in the early 1970's, and having no alternates is an unintentional callback to a time when teams only had two jerseys.
Those connections to the past got me thinking about three other uniform related ideas I'd like to see make a comeback.
Home and Road Pants
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| Photos from DenverPost.com |
For a brief amount of time a few NHL teams experimented with different pants for at home and on the road, starting with the Kings in 1970 and concluding when the Colorado Rockies moved to New Jersey in 1982. I'd like to see this practice come back, I think the two pants, when used right, can make a team's uniforms better and more interesting. As a specific example, I'd like to see the Arizona Coyotes use a maroon set of pants with their road jersey.
Yellow as a Light Colour
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| Photo from TheProvince.com |
Another idea from around the same era that I think should return, is yellow as a light jersey colour. The 1989 Vancouver Canucks were the last team to wear yellow as their light jersey, since then every team has had a white jersey as part of their rotation. Using yellow as a light jersey would provide some nice colour vs colour match-ups, without any issues arising due to lack of contrast (specifically for colour blind people). However, I'm not sure the Nashville Predators would be happy with this idea, I think they like wearing their gold jerseys at home.
Shiny Fabric
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| Photo from NHL.com/Predators |
A more recent example of an idea I'd like to see revived is the use of shiny fabric. Back when I was a young boy a few teams used a shiny material for some of their stripes, most noticeably the Nashville Predators. That shiny material disappeared when the Reebok Edge jerseys were introduced in 2007, I'm guessing it was either too heavy or didn't handle moisture all that well. If that's the case, its return would only make sense if it were used in small amounts, but I'd be okay with that. This shiny fabric was unique and it really helped stripes stand out.
Are there any past ideas you'd like to see return? Possibly white jerseys worn at home, or maybe fourth jerseys like the 1997-99 Mighty Ducks? Let us know in the comments.
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