All 32 NHL 2022-23 Reverse Retro Jersey
The Anaheim Ducks Reverse Retro jersey is based on their original 1993-94 Mighty Ducks expansion season home white sweater, updated to match the colour scheme of today's Ducks. The uniform includes the diagonal stripe around the waist, the chevron-style sleeve stripes, and the original Mighty Ducks logo on the chest, again, with updated colours. The Ducks will pair this jersey with orange pants.
“A donkey named Eeyore is his friend" is the line that I can't get out of my head whenever the Boston Bruins original third jersey pops up. Affectionately referred to as the"Winnie the Pooh" jersey by fans, the Bruins originally wore this sweater from 1996 through 2006, part of the inaugural batch of NHL's alternate jerseys. Originally yellow, the jersey design returns in white with the same black, jagged striping on the shoulders, at the cuffs of the sleeves, and around the waist.
It's the year of the"Goathead" in Buffalo, as the Sabres will now wear two separate uniforms based on the then-hated, now-loved design worn originally from 1996 to 2006. The uniform itself is basically the same as that original black, red, and silver design but, like a few others already on this list, has been updated to reflect the current Sabres colour scheme of blue and gold."The original modern oversized stripe construction is retained," says the release from Adidas,"but the appearance of the blocking is simplified to emphasize the royal and gold."
The Calgary Flames' criminally underrated"pedestal" uniform from the late 1990s returns for the first time since it was ditched for the Reverse Retro program here in 2022-23. Now black instead of red, this uniform features a diagonal stripe around the waist that shoots up to give the appearance that the logo is being placed on a pedestal. The player's name and numbers are italicized, as they originally were, to give an overall sense of forward movement and to better match the style of the Flames' primary"Flaming-C" logo on the chest.
The Carolina Hurricanes are paying tribute to their own history, rather than that of the Hartford Whalers, with this sharp-looking red version of their usual, current, road white sweater. Like the road jersey,"CANES" is placed diagonally down the front of the jersey with the double hurricane warning flag in the"C", around the waist are 24 tonal warning flags placed on a black and white stripe.
The Blackhawks are throwing back to 1938 with this reverse-coloured version of the black and red striped sweaters worn during their Stanley Cup-winning season. Across the chest is"CHICAGO" in white with red trim, inspired by the 2019 Winter Classic crest and the current Blackhawks primary logo is added as a shoulder patch on the left side.
A love letter to the State of Colorado is what we have here from the Colorado Avalanche; this uniform features the original 1995-96 style Avalanche jersey striping, with a mountain range around the waist, with the"CO" mark from the Colorado state flag on the chest. The entire uniform has been recoloured to match that same Colorado state flag. On the shoulders is the Avalanche's usual primary logo.
A throwback to their first season in Texas, the Dallas Stars Reverse Retro jersey updates those original colours bringing it to the team's colour scheme of today. The crest on the chest (which accurately is missing the"DALLAS" wordmark) swaps out gold for modern silver (and adds in some pretty nifty embroidery into the literal star of the logo), and the sleeves are now green instead of the original black, those original Texas map shoulder patches also make a return.
A throwback to a throwback as the Detroit Red Wings wear a red and black version of their 1991-92 75th anniversary sweater — the striping style was originally inspired by the Detroit Cougars uniforms of the 1920s, as is the"DETROIT" wordmark across the chest. This will be the first time the Red Wings have worn black on their uniforms, a black and white version of the club's"Winged-Wheel" logo will be worn on the pants for this set.
The Florida Panthers flip it back to their original uniform striping style but with their original shoulder logo cranked up in size and placed right on the chest. The base of the jersey, originally white, is now light blue, as was the trim colour of their ill-fated third jersey of the late 2000s. Player numbers are navy blue with white trim, shoulders are red with gold trim, and an"FLA" patch is worn on the shoulders.
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The Vegas Golden Knights are dipping into the"what if" well here. A team with little history of their own, the Golden Knights have presented a jersey that shows what they would have worn if they had a third jersey back in 1995. It's black with"VEGAS" shown diagonally down the chest with red and gold striping and a player name and number style based on vintage hotel signage on the strip. Fun fact, this jersey features hidden glow-in-the-dark stars in the crest.
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Another"where was this uniform originally?" design, the Washington Capitals will wear a black version of their 1990s"screaming eagle" set. Back in the '90s, this jersey was worn with a blue base; a black alternate did eventually come around but featured the secondary U.S. Capitol Dome logo on the chest. That Dome logo returns here on this jersey, placed on the shoulders where it originally lived on the home and road sweaters.
