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Howdy on the market, it’s hockey night time tonight!
The 2023-24 Nationwide Hockey League season is getting underway tonight, formally placing to relaxation a seemingly endless Summer time throughout which we noticed just a few new uniforms, new patches, new commemorative logos, and some different surprises.
In my submit right here at this time I’ll stroll you thru the adjustments, the updates, and anything new by way of NHL logos, uniforms, and different objects price noting. We’ll begin with some league-wide points earlier than going right into a team-by-team breakdown.
Take pleasure in!
ADIDAS OR FANATICS?
Earlier this yr, the NHL announced Fanatics would take over from Adidas as their official on-ice uniform supplier. This deal doesn’t kick in till the 2024-25 season. For this season, all gamers will proceed to put on Adidas-branded and Adidas-designed uniforms proper till the Stanley Cup is awarded someday in June.
Whereas Fanatics will take over in 2024-25, the uniforms will proceed to be manufactured from the very same materials, that includes the identical Adidas minimize, and can even be made at the very same facility till 2026. So these of you who could also be weary of the change the Fanatics, bear in mind the bodily on-ice uniforms will stay the identical high quality for the subsequent few seasons.
OUTDOOR GAMES
2024 WINTER CLASSIC
The 2024 NHL Winter Basic will happen in Seattle at T-Cell Park on January 1, 2024 between the Kraken and the Vegas Golden Knights.
With a give attention to nautical themes, the 2024 Winter Classic logo is blue, mild blue, lighter blue, crimson, and gold emblem reveals a lightweight blue compass with its crimson dial pointing to the northwest location of the sport; the nautical theme continues with the waves of water proven on the backside of the emblem in addition to the rope used to encircle the scripted lettering.
Uniforms for the sport have but to be unveiled, however we did see a minor leak over the summer season, scroll on right down to the Kraken and Golden Knights sections beneath to see these.
2023 HERITAGE CLASSIC
This yr’s NHL Heritage Basic might be held at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium between the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers. A celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the primary outside sport and Heritage Basic which was held there again in 2003.
The 2023 Heritage Classic logo includes a copper oil derrick, a nod to the host Edmonton Oilers, positioned on a navy blue defend with crimson, silver, and orange trim. HERITAGE CLASSIC is laid out on the defend in beige and copper as is an orange ribbon noting the twentieth anniversary of the occasion. A two-toned orange and crimson maple leaf is on the backside of the defend.
Uniforms for each groups have been unveiled already, and as is the customized they’re heavy on the retro parts. Each groups are carrying uniforms primarily based on these worn by earlier golf equipment to name their cities house and they’re featured within the submit beneath beneath the Flames and Oilers sections.
2024 STADIUM SERIES
The 2024 NHL Stadium Collection might be two video games performed over two days in February that includes the New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, and Philadelphia Flyers at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. No emblem for the occasion has been launched but, no uniforms for the groups have been launched but. Usually, the Stadium Collection uniforms are very futuristic themed with large, daring parts — we anticipate one thing related right here for 2024.
2024 NHL ALL-STAR LOGO
In February, the 2024 NHL All-Star Game match might be performed at Toronto’s Scotiabank Area; will probably be the primary time the sport has been performed in Toronto since 2000.
The 2024 NHL All-Star Game logo will characteristic a yellow star trimmed in blue and silver with a crimson maple leaf. Throughout the entrance of the emblem is “All-Star,” scripted in white with a crimson banner beneath that includes the host metropolis and yr, “TORONTO 2024.” The Maple Leafs will wear this logo as a patch on the appropriate shoulder of their house, street, and third jerseys.
The NHL defined that the emblem includes a maple leaf and a star in honour of SportsLogos.Web, to symbolize the seven Canadian-based groups within the league; likewise, the star was (no, not for the All-Star Recreation) however as an alternative for the 25 groups primarily based in the US… we’ll see if the league’s subsequent All-Star Recreation to be hosted within the U.S. will return the favour with their emblem. The “TORONTO 2024” typeface used throughout the ribbon is from the oft-photographed “TORONTO” signal at Metropolis Corridor.
REVERSE RETRO
The Reverse Retro uniform program is not going to proceed into 2023-24, and with the change from Adidas to Fanatics subsequent season, it might be gone for good. It should probably get replaced with no matter Fanatics comes up with when it’s their time. Relive the enjoyable of Reverse Retro with our 2021 Reverse Retro post here and our 2023 Reverse Retro 2.0 post here
TEAM-BY-TEAM PREVIEWS
When you don’t see your group beneath, it’s as a result of they didn’t do something! At the least, not in any areas the place I’m involved — i.e. logos, uniforms, patches, and the type. These groups with adjustments are offered right here in one of the best form of order — alphabetical.
ANAHEIM DUCKS
To assist have fun the thirtieth anniversary of their inaugural season, the Anaheim Geese will wear a new “anniversary season third uniform,” which brings again the classic Mighty Ducks of Anaheim purple/eggplant and teal/jade however with a brand new crest on the entrance of the sweater. Jade, white, and silver stripes are alongside the waist and every arm with a purple collar.
The round Wild Wing masks crest emblem is the club’s old shoulder patch, first worn from 1995/96 via 2005/06, altered barely to replicate the present group identify. The Ducks current primary mark, a webbed duck foot within the form of a “D” is included on the backside of the emblem, as is a brand new yellow line on both aspect.
Anaheim will debut this uniform on October fifteenth towards the Carolina Hurricanes; will probably be worn only a handful of occasions in 2023-24 earlier than it’s retired following the yr… I imply, that’s the plan proper now, anyway.
The Geese may even wear a special 30th anniversary patch on the higher left nook of their house and alternate jerseys, and on the higher proper nook of their street jerseys. The distinction in placement is because of the commercial patch deal the Geese have unique to their house enviornment uniforms (which additionally led to an absolute mess for gamers carrying the “C” or “A”).
The Geese’ thirtieth anniversary emblem locations a bevelled “30” in the course of the triangle form from the original Mighty Ducks logo, which that they had used up till 2006. Bevelled sticks, once more modelled after these within the unique emblem, weave via the “30.” The Ducks’ current webbed-foot D logo seems above the numeral, whereas “EST. 1993” seems beneath. This commemorative emblem may even be featured because the membership’s centre ice emblem, changing the standard webbed “D” duck foot emblem for the 2023-24 season.
Lastly, the Geese introduced they’d be carrying the emblem of Western Nationwide Property Administration on the higher proper nook of their house and alternate sweaters for each pre-season, common season, and any playoff sport by which both of these two uniforms are worn.
ARIZONA COYOTES
The Arizona Coyotes are making a minor change to their centre ice design — the crimson line will characteristic white dashes all through somewhat than only a stable crimson line because it had been beforehand… sure, the Coyotes are nonetheless sharing their centre ice emblem with the Arizona State Solar Devils.
BOSTON BRUINS
The Boston Bruins are turning 100 years outdated this season, and they’ll accomplish that with a whole new set of uniforms, meant for only a single season (however you by no means know).
The house jersey is black with a lighter-than-usual gold utilized all through, and the crest on the centre of the chest is the membership’s barely altered centennial model “Hub” or “Spoked-B” emblem, a mix of the team’s primary logo of the 1980s and the current logo of the 2020s.
For street video games, the Bruins will put on a white model of this identical sweater with the colors reversed on the crest on the chest. The sleeve striping is identical gold/black/white model because the waist striping. The white collar, identical to the house sweater, makes it mix in with the remainder of the design.
For a choose handful of video games and video games towards Authentic 6 opponents, the Bruins will put on a throwback-style alternate (or third) uniform. This sweater is cream with yellow shoulders and brown stripes and a yellow collar with a design that includes the Bruins’ previous Stanley Cup championships throughout the again collar. The yellow on this specific jersey is extra according to the Bruins’ ordinary shade of yellow although the black of the emblem is changed with brown.
The brand new uniforms will all characteristic a Bruins 100 patch on the shoulder, a design which references the original Boston Bruins logo from the 1920s.
At centre ice, the Bruins will use their new centennial season version of the “spoked B” logo.
BUFFALO SABRES
The Buffalo Sabres will honour the reminiscence of their longtime play-by-play announcer Rick Jeanneret with a special “RJ” patch on the higher left of their house blues, street whites, and alternate black jerseys. Every jersey will characteristic a unique model of the patch with a purpose to match the colors of the uniform. Jeanneret died in August on the age of 81, following a 51-year profession behind the mic calling Sabres video games.
The Sabres are additionally making a minor, however neat change to their centre ice design, because the crimson line will characteristic a sequence of crossed white sabres all through.
Buffalo additionally introduced they are going to be carrying their 90s-inspired black “Goathead” third uniforms for fifteen games in 2023-24, beginning with their sport on October 21 towards the Islanders and wrapping up on April 2 versus Washington. The Sabres went 10-1-1 within the dozen video games by which they wore the throwback look final season. You can see the full schedule here.
CALGARY FLAMES
The Calgary Flames will swimsuit up and head open air to face the Oilers at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium on October twenty ninth for the 2023 Heritage Basic.
For the sport, the Flames will put on a classic white sweater with crimson shoulders. On the chest is a layered felt crest with “wealthy chain-stitch particulars,” exhibiting your typical Flames logo in white with gold trim rendered in a “hand-drawn model.” The group identify is arched round above and beneath in gold, and the whole design is positioned inside a crimson circle, trimmed in white and crimson.
The Flames uniform is loosely primarily based upon the model worn by the Calgary Stampeders (the hockey group, not the CFL membership). The Stamps performed in a number of totally different leagues between the Nineteen Thirties and Seventies; their highest degree of play would have been within the outdated skilled Western Hockey League from 1951 to 1963.
More on the Flames Heritage Classic uniform here.
On the ice, the Flames will carry again the mini Calgary Flames logos throughout the centre crimson line as had been there from 2012-13 to 2021-22 earlier than a one-season change for final season.
CAROLINA HURRICANES
The Carolina Hurricanes are now not celebrating their twenty fifth anniversary, so something related to that’s gone. This contains the throwback 1997 red alternate uniform that everybody cherished a lot. This uniform has been changed with the earlier crimson uniform, the one they wore as their home set right up until 2021-22, to function the alternate uniform going ahead.
Carolina may even have fun the origins of their franchise by carrying Hartford Whalers uniforms for his or her sport on February tenth. The ‘Canes haven’t launched something but, however I’m listening to some rumblings that we’ll be getting a unique Whalers jersey than what Carolina has used on earlier “Whalers Nights” — thrilling!
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
The Chicago Blackhawks will put on a patch on their sweaters all through the 2023-24 NHL season, paying tribute to William Rockwell “Rocky” Wirtz, the principal proprietor and chairman of the Blackhawks from 2007 up till his dying in July on the age of 70.
The memorial patch might be worn on the higher proper nook of the Blackhawks house crimson and street white jerseys. It should characteristic Wirtz’s “Rocky” nickname in daring white lettering positioned on a black circle trimmed in white and black.
In different Blackhawks jersey information, Chicago rookie Connor Bedard already tops the NHL’s jersey gross sales listing… in order that’s one thing!
DALLAS STARS
The Dallas Stars are that includes their alternate State of Texas logo as their fundamental centre ice emblem this yr, beforehand having achieved so as soon as earlier than in the course of the 2021-22 season. The world identify across the emblem has additionally been switched to lowercase lettering somewhat than all caps, because it had been earlier than.
DETROIT RED WINGS
The Crimson Wings are making a change to their centre ice design, and no, they’re not bringing again the horrible “Hockeytown!” graphic. As an alternative, they’ll be including a sequence of small white Detroit Red Wings logos all through the size of the centre ice crimson line. It’s a pleasant factor to do.
EDMONTON OILERS
The Edmonton Oilers are internet hosting the twentieth anniversary of the NHL’s first-ever outside sport with the 2023 Heritage Basic, to be performed towards their Alberta rivals from Calgary, on October twenty ninth.
The Oilers will put on a royal blue sweater with orange shoulders trimmed in classic white to evoke “aged elaborations and textiles of classic uniforms.” On the chest is a white ribbon arched upwards that includes the identify of the membership in blue; this ribbon wraps round a single white, orange drop trimmed in orange containing the participant’s quantity in blue (I, personally, love the concept of the quantity within the oil drop for the Oilers).
This uniform was designed to resemble that of the 1952 Edmonton Mercurys, an beginner membership which represented Canada within the Winter Olympic video games in Norway. The Mercurys took gold after going 7-0-1 within the round-robin match, outscoring their opponents 71 to 14, the final gold received by Canada till the 2002 Salt Lake Metropolis video games 50 years later.
Edmonton may even be incorporating a number of small white oil drops all through the crimson line at centre ice at Rogers Place.
FLORIDA PANTHERS
My oh my, it feels identical to yesterday I used to be opening up my Christmas presents, discovering a jersey from the model new growth Florida Panthers with my identify on it. Nicely, seems that was truly 30 years price of yesterdays in the past, as a result of, sure, the Panthers are right here in 2023-24, celebrating their thirtieth anniversary with a commemorative emblem.
This emblem reveals a modified model of the Florida Panthers original logo; breaking a hockey stick in half above a 30 in white with a ribbon and a solar beneath. This mark is only for advertising functions, it is not going to be worn on the Panthers’ house or street uniforms, however will probably be positioned at centre ice together with Amerant Financial institution Area, the brand new identify of the Panthers’ house enviornment, round it.
LOS ANGELES KINGS
The Los Angeles Kings have added an commercial for Mercury Insurance coverage to the entrance of their house black jersey… let’s simply get that one out of the best way.
They’ll additionally put on their 1990s throwback-inspired alternate white uniforms for fifteen video games this season, most of which might be on the street. The silver-helmeted look will debut in Toronto on Hallowe’en Night time; it received’t be worn in Los Angeles till two days after Christmas on December 27. See the full jersey schedule here.
MINNESOTA WILD
The Minnesota Wild have a brand new alternate jersey — similar to what they wore as their Reverse Retro uniform a handful of occasions final yr, with a few small exceptions. Identical to 2022-23, it’s a inexperienced base with white shoulders trimmed in gold and the Minnesota Wild logo on the chest re-coloured to match the North Stars style. New for this season is the addition of the membership’s “State of Hockey” emblem as a patch on the appropriate shoulder, and the swapping out of the retro orange/black NHL shield for the fashionable model, the Reverse Retro branding throughout the inside again collar has additionally been eliminated.
Minnesota will debut their new third uniform on October 21 towards the Columbus Blue Jackets. They’ll be worn a complete of 15 occasions all through the season, wrapping up with a house sport towards Winnipeg on April 6. See the full Wild third jersey schedule here.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS
Together with Anaheim and Florida celebrating their thirtieth, the Nashville Predators will have fun their twenty fifth in 2023-24.
The emblem reveals a ’25’ in white with silver shading on a navy blue defend; a smaller yellow defend is between the ‘2’ and the ‘5’ with the Predators primary logo and the years 1998 and 2023 on both aspect in navy blue. All the emblem is trimmed in yellow and silver. The very best a part of the emblem is, in fact, the remedy of the underside suggestions of the ‘2’ and ‘5’, forming fangs, carrying on a convention first began with the Preds 5th anniversary logo in 2002-03 after which used once more within the Roman numerals of their 15th in 2013-14.
Nashville will put on this emblem as a patch on the left shoulder of their house yellow and street white uniforms; it is going to even be used because the centre ice emblem at Bridgestone Area all through the season.
Final month, the Predators introduced the membership has partnered up with Areas Financial institution as their first-ever “jersey patch associate.” The Predators will put on the *inexperienced* Areas Financial institution emblem on the higher proper nook of the entrance of their yellow and blue house sweater (I imply, yellow and blue make inexperienced… proper?), in addition to their white street jersey.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS
NEW YORK ISLANDERS
NEW YORK RANGERS
No adjustments have been introduced for any of the New York Metropolis metropolitan space groups, although we are able to safely assume there might be particular futuristic-style uniforms for all three on the 2024 NHL Stadium Collection at MetLife Stadium in February. The Devils, Islanders, and Rangers will be part of the Philadelphia Flyers for a sequence of two video games over two days on the 82,500-seat soccer stadium.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
The Philadelphia Flyers introduced adjustments to their uniforms for the 2023-24 season back in June, confirming a report we posted again in March.
It’s a return to the “Burnt Orange” utilized by the membership on their uniforms within the Nineteen Eighties and Nineteen Nineties with the broader arm striping as those utilized by these golf equipment in addition to the only black horizontal stripe proper on the backside, across the waist. Total, it’s a barely stripped-down and simplified model of the Eric Lindros “Legion of Doom” uniforms.
Collars go from largely white with hints of black across the again to all black all the best way round. Participant numbers on the sleeves go from two-colour to single-colour on each house and away units. On the again, the participant names stay within the alternate-colour identify bars as they’ve for a number of years, however now in a barely bigger and wider font. That is one thing the unique Nineteen Eighties/90s uniforms didn’t incorporate.
Sure, whereas the brand new look seems to be a minor change at first look and when considered by itself, there are fairly just a few variations if you evaluate the 2 designs side-by-side. You clearly see the adjustments to the common shade of orange (together with on the emblem), the broader arm stipes, the brand new collar, the waist stripes, the identify font and the single-colour sleeve numbers. All totally different.
At centre ice, the Flyers will return to the old school centre ice emblem model — one group emblem on both aspect of the crimson line dealing with every aim, somewhat than a single large emblem dealing with the digicam. Philadelphia may even be carrying an obnoxiously blue commercial for IBX on their house orange and alternate black jerseys, and in yet-to-be-announced information, the Flyers will in all probability be carrying a particular uniform for his or her look on the 2024 Stadium Collection in February.
ST LOUIS BLUES
The St. Louis Blues will return to the Nineteen Nineties for a single night time, carrying their blue and really crimson throwback uniforms throughout their sport on March 13, 2024, towards the Los Angeles Kings, who completely might be carrying their very personal 90s-inspired alternate uniforms. Mark that date down, uniform followers.
SAN JOSE SHARKS
The San Jose Sharks could have their alternate shark fin logo at centre ice for the primary time ever. Maybe a sign we could possibly be seeing a brand new shark fin uniform someday quickly? Hmm? We’ll have to attend and see…
SEATTLE KRAKEN
The Seattle Kraken have partnered up with the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe on a deal which incorporates carrying a patch on the entrance of the group’s house blue and street white sweaters beginning with the 2023-24 NHL season.
The patch options the snow-capped peak of Mt. Rainier rising above a lightweight brown horizon on a child blue sky, “MUCKLESHOOT” is arched above, and “INDIAN TRIBE” is stacked beneath, each in black.
The partnership goes past a jersey patch; it features a new multi-sport courtroom constructed on the reservation, new packages for Indigenous youth, and Indigenous art work at Local weather Pledge Area.
The Kraken will take additionally play host for the 2024 Winter Basic, once they face the Vegas Golden Knights on New Yr’s Day. The uniform hasn’t been launched but however a leaked cap is giving us some clues as to what we would see within the sport.
The leaked cap is navy blue with an ice blue (virtually teal) visor and button. The emblem on the entrance is crimson, trimmed in white, and options the “S” from the first Kraken logo. Inside the “S” is the group identify of “KRAKEN” in white in a worm-like form to observe alongside the within of the letter. That is clearly a nod to the logo used by the old Seattle Metropolitans of the Pacific Coast Hockey Affiliation, who wore an “S” on their chests with “SEATTLE” written inside in a similar way within the 1910s and early Twenties. This lettering model is repeated on the aspect of the cap.
I simply hope we see some tribute to the barber pole-striping the Metropolitans wore again then; think about that within the Kraken colors. Seems stunning (in my thoughts, at the very least)
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
The Toronto Maple Leafs are internet hosting the 2024 NHL All-Star Recreation this season and will wear the All-Star Game logo on their right shoulder to have fun that reality.
Why the shoulder as an alternative of the entrance? As a result of Milk, that’s why.
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Very like the Seattle Kraken, the Vegas Golden Knights will participate within the 2024 Winter Basic, held open air at T-Cell Park. Additionally, just like the Kraken, the Golden Knights Winter Basic jersey emblem leaked out by way of a graphic of a retail ballcap.
The leaked lid is gray with a gold visor and button giving us an concept of what the general color scheme of their yet-to-be-unveiled uniform might be (although a SinBin post says Vegas will put on cream-coloured sweaters). The emblem on the entrance, and presumably the emblem that would be the point of interest of their jersey, reveals a gold “V.” The decision of the graphic is kind of small, however I imagine I could make out what seems to be two spotlights shining to the celebs crossing collectively to kind the “V.” Good friend of the location, Clark Rasmussen of DetroitHockey.Web instructed me he sees two crossed swords. On the aspect of the Golden Knights cap is a scripted “Vegas” wordmark which SinBin famous is comparable in model to the signage used outdoors Las Vegas’ Flamingo Resort. I concur.
We’ll have to attend to see till the Winter Basic uniforms are literally unveiled, which ought to occur within the subsequent few weeks.
Along with the Winter Basic, the Golden Knights may even be celebrating their 2023 Stanley Cup championship with a brand new centre ice design that mimics the view trying down straight into the bowl of the Cup, up to date appropriately with a contact of gold and an homage to their seventh season within the league.
The Golden Knights additionally raised their 2023 Stanley Cup Champions banner previous to their house opener versus the Seattle Kraken. It was stored inside a large on-ice slot machine which revealed the banner when a jackpot was struck.
WINNIPEG JETS
To assist have fun the centennial yr of the Royal Canadian Air Pressure, the Winnipeg Jets will put on a commemorative RCAF-themed uniform for 3 video games within the 2023-24 season. This uniform might be a one-year-only design and can not substitute the group’s current heritage-inspired third uniform.
The uniform has a powder blue (or “RCAF Blue”) base with crimson shoulders, a blue collar, crimson and blue horizontal stripes throughout the chest, and the modern-day Winnipeg Jets logo on the chest. Helmets and breezers are navy blue, socks are powder blue to match the sweaters, and the gloves are a classic faux-leather model – related in color to what hockey gamers in 1948 would have worn. Participant numbers are navy blue trimmed in white on each the sleeves and on the again; the participant identify is obvious white and positioned on a powder blue nameplate which helps with visibility towards the navy blue stripe that runs proper via it.
The brand new Jets uniform is mainly a contemporary minimize of the sweaters worn by the 1948 Ottawa RCAF Flyers, an beginner hockey membership which represented Canada in the course of the 1948 Winter Olympic Video games in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Winnipeg will début the brand new take a look at Canadian Armed Forces Appreciation Night time on December 4, 2023, towards the Carolina Hurricanes. They’ll be worn once more on January 27, 2024, towards the Toronto Maple Leafs and on April 1, 2024 (the precise a centesimal anniversary of the RCAF) versus the Los Angeles Kings. All three of those video games might be performed on the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg.
And there you’ve got it! Your 2023-24 NHL Brand and Uniform Preview submit. All that’s left now’s to drop the puck and get this season underway. Did I miss something? Did I make a boo-boo? Please let me know within the feedback! Thanks!
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