Kind of old news but it's been a while since we brought up jersey news around here, I wanted to be THAT guy who brought this topic back from the dead
As many have heard, we're getting another 3rd jersey for next season. Ted Black has said so, and Chris over at Icethetics has a little bit on it which is pretty much what Black has said already.
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Ted Black: We will have a new third jersey for next season. We're still working on the final designs of that. That probably won't be released until the summer. As I say that, it probably leaks out anyway. But, Bruce, it won't look like what you're envisioning. I think that the rest of the jerseys are gonna remain the way they are. From time to time the league does special events and do these retro jerseys so there may be opportunities to showcase the jersey that Bruce is discussing.
Also, Chris is speculating that the Sabres could be in the mix for another Winter Classic in the near future:
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Is Ted inviting his Sabres back for a future Winter Classic? You'll recall Buffalo hosted the first one back in 2008 and did, in fact, where a retro white jersey from way back when.
In other news, most of eastern Canada is likely to riot and burn the country to the ground pending the release of one of the games most storied franchises new threads. Yes, the Montreal Canadiens are set to debut new uniforms for next season!
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Reebok lists new home/road set for Canadiens
Hold everything. That's sacrilege, right? Could the Montreal Canadiens really be thinking about altering their classic home and road jerseys in some way? You wouldn't think so, but there they are on Reebok's list.
In all likelihood, the changes won't be significant. If anything, it'll probably be nothing more than to add a lace-up collar like they used to have in the old days. I can't imagine changing any colors or striping — uniform elements that have almost never been touched. Ever.
It's been a long time since the Habs made any real changes to their uniforms. The red shoulder yoke was added to the white jersey in 1941. They went with a blue chest stripe and no shoulder colors for a few years from 1944 to 1947 before going back to the design we know today.
And as for the red jersey, it has remained exactly the same since the start of the NHL in 1917 — back when hockey sweaters were actual sweaters. And for whatever it's worth they had the lace-up collar going from 1941 to 1975. (All that info gathered from NHLUniforms.com, by the way.)
Habs ownership is playing with fire if they decide to make any drastic changes to the Bleu, Blanc et Rouge. I'm going to say Chris is likely right with the addition to the lace-up front. But can you imagine the Habs wearing anything other than what has always been? It'd be like the Yankees adding orange or something to the mix.
There are some other jersey bits listed on the site; Stars overhaul, Pens getting ANOTHER 3rd (?!), Sharks, Wild, Flames and more. If you're a uniform nut like I am, I suggest checking it out.
http://www.icethetics.info/blog/?currentPage=2
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