Top 10 Jersey Design Mistakes in the NHL

Okay, I have wanted to do this for a long while now and am only discussing when a team changed its actual home and away jerseys, so thirds are not a part of this video.
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[@PassiveWealth]

"If there's anything we can all agree on, it's nothing" I've actually never heard this before but I love it

[@JHockeyFan]

@Kevin I'd strongly consider buying tbh.

[@kakarroto007]

Agreed!

[@fscorpion678]

I don’t agree

[@edwardburek1717]

Amen to that.

[@ianisaac2501]

I like that quote

[@banki2783]

"There's one thing that we can all agree on, and that is nothing." Ten seconds in, and I already respect this man more than half of the population.

[@Peoplesrepublicoffortnite]

I have been going though a rough patch recently. Thank you for keeping me always entertained.

[@suburbanindie]

Hang in there bro

[@loganburgos]

Me too man, dealing with a breakup, Best of Luck to you.

[@Peoplesrepublicoffortnite]

Logan Burgos yeah, im in a weird space in mine. we are “taking a break” and stuff like that. I am trying to commit to a positive outlook and trusting Gods path for me. Best of luck man.

[@bigdaddydon1974]

Hang in there brother.

[@JHockeyFan]

Hang in there man. Hope things improve soon.

[@banjoplayingbison2275]

The Flying V looks like they took a jersey rejected by the German National Soccer team from the same time period!

[@77shiroineko]

It looks rather Medieval! Or a Carnival Dress :D

[@scobo4743]

@@77shiroineko larpers delight

[@Seriously_Unserious]

I think the funniest comparison I've ever heard of the flying V jersey was this lady who said she didn't like it because it looked like an Oh Henry bar wrapper and she hated Oh Henry bars. For me that was hilarious and stuck, as the "Oh Henry Bar Uniform" from there on out.

[@Skiptracer1981]

The Canucks’ spaghetti skate jersey with the Black, Red, Yellow is one of my all time favourite looks. I always loved that jersey. I was born in 81, so I don’t have any memories of them using the old/current colours. They just looked so badass in those black jerseys.

[@aramondehasashi3324]

This doesn't have anything to do with the video but i got two CCM Avs jerseys from Ben H Sports today and in the package was a card promoting your channel lol. Those early 2000's Avs jerseys are beautiful btw, best jerseys ever!

[@Sparkball]

Only thing worse than the Canucks V jersey is the yellow version

[@travislewis8818]

HA!!!

[@waynemargetish7953]

i like the black v with the skate on the sleave

[@clayghostfan]

favourite jersey imo

[@nathanbrisebois8756]

I think I'm the onnly person in the world who likes those Vancouver v jerseys...

[@jasonfire3434]

I agree completely about the Kings jersey needing the crown logo. The purple and black jerseys were sweet, but unfortunately the teams were awful.

[@obey2dmax]

For some weird reason, I would covet the Burger King Jersey and put its King's Menacing Face Jersey or Bailey's Face to its recent Jersey that put my beloved Kings into SC Map and replacethe LA Logo with the small crown inside of it.

[@waifubreaks1572]

The problem with the purple ones was that the Sacramento Kings used purple too. Plus the black and silver really just looks good.

[@jasonfire3434]

@@waifubreaks1572 several teams share colors with other pro teams though. There's a reason why purple works in a color scheme for a team called the "Kings"

[@waifubreaks1572]

@@jasonfire3434 I do like the Burger Kings

[@scobo4743]

Most of the purple and black were too busy. Especially the coat of arms one. And I disliked how it said Los Angeles along the bottom. The ones now are clean and sharp

[@111oooo]

The original Buffalo jersey was one of the best looking ever IMO

[@jasonkh3943]

That Colorado swag is fresh af 🔥👍

[@brownfire1]

I agree with most of these, especially top 3. I would like to see your take on stadium series/winter classic favorites!

[@raheemgaines3518]

You’re so right about Calgary. I have their red classic 80s CCM jersey. Go back to the classics Flames.

[@aramondehasashi3324]

I liked that they wore those in the playoffs this year.

[@borismuller86]

Raheem Gaines what were they thinking with that German flag design? 😱

[@patch8376]

That Calgary jersey is hideous in so many ways I wouldn't even know where to begin explaining how.

[@answeris4217]

The Canuck skate was my favorite logo. I still love it... Not a Canuck fan but that jersey to me was sweet then and is still pretty good today. It doesn't look like anything else but it's better than most.

[@duck1239]

Biggest mistake for me is the kings getting rid of purple and yellow. Those two jerseys are some of the best the nhl has seen.

[@wilnerolivier7971]

The purple & yellow color scheme represented the losing culture of the Kings!! The Black & Silver sweaters were cool because it signified Gretzky coming over & the success of the organization that came with it.

[@duck1239]

Wilner Olivier ya I get why they want to stick with the black now cause they’ve had all their success with it but I still like the purple way better

[@scobo4743]

I think at the time everybody hated the kings' sweaters. The colours look better on a basketball court.

[@alexandercrichton1779]

Way back the Kings were the only team that changed their pants colour for home and away. Purple for road, gold for home. I think they were the only team that did not wear white at home. Gold sweater, pants, and socks.

[@sliderx1897]

They should do a purp amd gold alternate in honor of kobe

[@rockinoldfart]

I really love your channel, great mix of topics.... and it helps that you’re a Bruins fan...

[@love4nycyaya]

I love the Panthers original home / away / third. Hated every thing they wore ever since.

[@rodchallis8031]

Jersey that I didn't think would look good, but surprised the heck out of me when I saw it in a game was the 1923/24 Toronto St. Pat's jersey the Leafs use on St. Patrick's Day. Love it.

[@MrRaziza]

For the Oilers jersey specifically, I don’t think it would be as bad if it was how our alternates looked, just colour swapped. While the obnoxiously bright orange isn’t great, it really just needs more of the dark blue to contrast. But you have a point, inverting the current colours would look great as well

[@johnhorn3344]

Love, love, love that Rockies sweater! My sponge hockey team ordered a set directly from McNichols Arena in Denver back around 1981-82. It's one of the best looks ever. Another bad jersey update was the Bruins' in the mid 90s when they went to the full arm piping. It wasn't a good look at all. The one change I would make with the current uni is that I would bring back the gold B on the black sweater. The Hartford Whalers looked so great in their green unis with Pucky the whale on the shoulders. Then, in 1985, they removed Pucky and then, in 1992, they changed the base colour of the jersey to blue so they could look like a dozen other teams. So dumb... The John Ferguson era Rangers sweater you showed isn't a bad look, it just isn't good for the Rangers. It was much better in Winnipeg when Fergie made the Jets wear it when they joined the NHL. The traditional Rangers sweaters are both classics that should never be messed with. The changes to the Devils new sweaters aren't drastic but they're drastic enough to take an excellent design and make it a blah practice jersey design. Why did they bother? Bring back the green! Same with the Sharks. Their original design was beautiful and it was popular to the extreme. They also switched to a look with the full arm piping which was somewhat of a downgrade and now, like the Devils, they wear a practice jersey with no stripes around the bottom. And what's with the touch of orange in the arm stripes? Brutal!

[@JCooper10315]

Hahha the BuffaSlug is the best! I saw that coming a mile away lol Go Sabres!

[@hdanny2005]

They won the President's Trophy with the Golden Slug - it's my favourite Sabres jerseys - damn the purists ;)

[@exeter1985]

There's Bear again always getting on camera. Now Bear wants a private dressing room with a private litterbox and private Cat Tree. Talk about being a snob. What's next a private stash of Catnip?

[@Seriously_Unserious]

Is that the name of the calico? I see her so much in his videos and sometimes she just steals the show with her cat cuteness.

[@johnperrigo6474]

I'm proud to say I was one of the handful of people who went to a Colorado Rockies game in the late 70's.

[@megarollxrgmbroadcasting91]

I've got the Cancucks skate jersey, but it's the third. The red one with the diagonal yellow and black stripes.

[@SombraPiloto]

Expand this to “uniform design mistakes” and you can add the full length pants the Flyers and Whalers once wore.

[@drzal1221]

Them Reebok with the navy design with the gold looked fantastic

[@drumdog15]

A smile came to my face when I saw the flying V coming from stage left for # 1, unlike you Shannon I grew up with the Blue \ Green Stick and Rink jersey, (yes, I'm old) I had blue/green shag carpet and bed sheets, remember back then there was no such thing as "marketing" in the NHL for jerseys or memorabilia and if there was it seemed to be limited to the original 6 teams. The best my parents could do for a Canucks jersey back in about 1971 was a really bad version from Eaton's (can't recall manufacturer) the logo on the chest was close but not exact and I remember the edges logo were serrated like a zig zag pattern, wore the crap out of it playing street hockey, loved it regardless!

[@SleepBomber]

I always thought that one Canucks logo looked like something a 1950s diner would have on their storefront. "Hey Suzy, wanna go to Canucks and grab a malt??"

[@isaacwest276]

There's only one area where we disagree a ton, and that's the Oilers bright orange. I absolutely love those jerseys, not just because I'm an Edmontonian. I think navy blue and bright orange are the best color combo, and when you look at the fans in Edmonton and it's all bright orange it's really fun. I will give you this, I would prefer they did navy blue and as main and orange on the shoulders with orange shorts; that would be really cool. The reason I don't want us to go back to royal blue is because then I think it would be too bright and royal blue doesn't contrast well, but I still really like it of course. I will also say objectively I adore the Fisherman and waves era of the Islanders, but I totally get whey it's hated, I understand that it wouldn't look great on the ice and it betrays nostalgia.

[@AlpineAspen]

I would do many things for the Colorado gear you have there. Clean AF.

[@factbeaglesarebest]

Except that’s A Rockies jersey. Not Avs.

[@aramondehasashi3324]

He never said it was Avs gear just Colorado.

[@doofus9575]

Expansion Caps had a problem with their (then) white pants, they tended to sweat through them during games and they became see-through. Almost as embarrassing as their record that season.

[@MrJett1971]

I’m tempted to say that NOTHING is as embarrassing as their record that season!

[@nickfratello4321]

Always love the jersey videos

[@leeroykincaid2172]

1 and only jersey never to be messed with. Chicago Blackhawks. Timeless classic beautiful. Nuff said.

[@waynebrinker8095]

Red Wings.

[@waynebrinker8095]

Canadiens.

[@philcarlson5313]

Yep best logo hands down in all sports

[@firemaple22]

Just stumbled across this video - enjoyed it immensely! I can't believe it took this long to cross paths.

[@KlueLuke]

*quietist voice possible* I like the orca.....a lot

[@justinmeyer3364]

Cool video. Would love to see a video of you ranking jerseys from the outdoor games

[@folsomfearless]

I love that Rockies hat, I need to find one for myself. Keep up the good content Shannon.

[@preppen78]

The same phenomena as people looking at roadkills, some people just need to have the ugly ones, and some people just need to watch them all displayed on youtube. Great video :)

[@wilnerolivier7971]

Had the Nordiques not moved to Denver & stayed in Quebec City!! Their new logo & sweaters for the 95-96 season would've made this list.

[@RIPJimmyA7X]

i honestly think they would have looked cool, maybe im just weird lol

[@calvinperry230]

Finally, a list about sukage that the Sens aren't on.

[@sabresman31]

The Senators had the same jersey design (piping/striping) as the Pittsburgh jersey that was on here. Same with Tampa Bay with the black jerseys from around 2008.

[@calvinperry230]

@@sabresman31 But they weren't mentioned. As a sens fan, I see this as an absolute win!

[@sdgakatbk]

Oh look. There's a cat back there. Shannon, are you saying something?

[@mcdaviddeservesbetter8]

1. Anaheim ditching the Mighty Ducks 2. Stars introducing “Dallas” word-mark 3. Oilers swapping the classic blue jersey for the current pumpkin spice atrocities 4. Isles Fish sticks 5. LA ditching purple & gold 6. Leafs changing the logo in 2015 7. Flames ditching the classic original uniform 8. Sabres ditching the original uniform 9. Panthers logo redesign 10. Introducing the Buffaslug

[@giovanniherrera6037]

I agree with all but then ditching the mighty was kinda needed. I don’t know how old you are but a lot of people gave them shit back then for a having the mighty in their name

[@tankfather9398]

These videos are so epic, especially when I have the same opinions

[@douglasschultz9808]

The Flyers Rebooks that came out in 07-08 were great looking.

[@Ws98811]

Gotta love the jersey history vids

[@rbq7lx]

I agree with you on the LA Kings jersey. Nice looking jersey in my opinion, but the classic jersey always looked great as well

[@maxbrauch4707]

do your top 10 favorite jerseys/ or jersey changes

[@mellotronage7073]

Minnesota North Stars jerseys were my favorite. Atlanta Flames were a close second.

[@ryanbranigan231]

Am I the only one who loves the 'Angry Goat' sabres jersey?

[@frankf684]

Ryan Branigan I love that jersey.

[@bludika]

I personally like the “Star Wars” downward skate logo for Canucks, their black/red/yellow color scheme was my favorite

[@ronavena]

Awesome video! But there was one bad Blues jersey overlooked, the organization's worst ever. Yeah Ornest saved the team from Saskatoon, but his wife added a big unnecessary "BLUES" script and inexplicably forced the "St. Louis" city name to the hallowed blue note. The peak of badness came in 1985-87 when red was added.

[@SparkyKev]

Absolutely agree with the oilers jersey critiques. You nailed it. I hope they go to a navy main jersey for next year but they probably won’t. At least as an alternate? My corneas would sure appreciate it.

[@dontpokethebear4190]

You’re right about the German flames jersey. Couldn’t figure why the bottom stripe shot up toward the flaming C

[@jugies01]

As a pens fan- never been a fan on the jersey you called out- do enjoy the robo penguin for a nostalgic look. My favorite logo is the scarf wearing penguin from the navy winter classic

[@protoman1365]

It’s probably related to the fact that I’m from Seattle and I’m 22, but I like the green and blue orca jersey most because of the color scheme. If there’s a blue and green skate jersey I’d probably like it too.

[@nathanbrisebois8756]

You might be on to something there, revive the late 80s/early 90's skate jerseys, change the colours to the current blue/green, and maybe update the striping and Vancouver would have a real nice jersey

[@shadowguy20004]

Do a Top Ten for 3rds that were good... Because it’s a crime the NY RANGERS refuse to bring back Lady Liberty. All things considered tho, I like the Orca Canucks jerseys & I’ll miss them.

[@algeborusas1883]

The Liberty Ranger jersey should make a comeback.

[@fantasticvoyage262]

Statue Of Liberty is finally back!

[@bigdaddydon1974]

A jersey video, YES! Thank you Shannon!

[@travisgreenwalt243]

That flames jersey is pretty sweet looking

[@suburbanindie]

I wouldn't mind the jersey except for the weird diagonal stripe on the bottom. What were they thinking?!

[@scobo4743]

I don't like how they added black to the colours

[@johnk6123]

For the old Canucks logo I never really took a look at it and noticed what it actually was. Probably because I was so young when I first saw it and just never took a second look. I should go back and look at all the old jerseys to see what I missed. Thanks for the cool video. GO BRUINS ;D

[@LastInLine13]

Where you at dude? Classic Cup rematch! Looking foward to your preview man

[@swissbeats2k]

Love your videos!!!

[@nz1606]

Gotta say I'm by no means a Canucks fan but having grown up in the 00s and gotten into hockey around maybe 2004 when I was 8, ive always known them to have the Orca. To me, and probably only me, their identity will always be the Orca just from the era I grew up in.

[@FabulousKonate]

I'm probably in the minority, but I love the Orca

[@henrymanzano9168]

The first Orca ones and the alternate (navy blue fading to red) were my favorite Canucks uniforms ever! They should have kept them

[@charlestonson2200]

Same here, I get the corporate logo criticism but as a logo on its own, it’s pretty good.

[@phillybhatesme]

Do you have one of the STL trumpet jerseys?

[@ccrn8840]

I actually miss the old Vancouver black/orange jerseys...not a fan of their blue/green ones. Great video, though!

[@bryansimmonshayes]

The Predators Reebok was a good look in my opinion, I was so mad when they revealed the Adidas ones.

[@digitalrailroader]

the Adidas one looked like a practice jersey that they just removed the white circle from; if you want REALLY Hideous, you should see the 2001-2007 Alternate Jersey that was dubbed the "Mustard Jersey"

[@TREMVan]

When I was a kid growing up in BC. I can remember the day they came out with the V and I couldn't believe it I must have been grade 4. And I remember the first game the Canucks played in the v and after the game Stan Smyl said we look like clowns and we played like clowns. I'm so glad. The V won first prize here today. Great video Tokyo hockey guy

[@newjerseykiller]

Is it just mre or is the video quality on this just the best ever

[@mattwarner6390]

I saw the title for this and thought to myself “well let’s have a good laugh at the islanders” and I threw on my fisherman jersey and clicked on the video

[@frankf684]

Matt Warner the Gortons fisherman jersey?lol always reminded of that guy on the fishstick box

[@mst3k54]

I miss the old Nordiques jerseys and The Whale. Although, the Avs colors were awesome when they first moved to CO.

[@grahamcameron4225]

The Kings changed to black, white and silver when the Raiders came to town in the early 80s

[@johnscott5406]

I really like the orange Edmonton jersey 🤷‍♂️

[@yuriantakurpantisov7841]

Love the Rockies jersey, I thought they were long forgotten. My hometown was a farm team for them down in Texas.

[@billfriars]

Great info!

[@666finnegan]

"The Calgary Germanies". Awesome!

[@rashawnreese7995]

As a Sabres fan who moved from buffalo to north Carolina I wish the Sabres would go to the jerseys when they was the buffalo bisons and I thought Jersey looked great it had the Pepsi cap and the bison on the front and I been hoping for years that they would use that as a 3rd jersey

[@Aebischer1984]

“ Coming out of the angry goat phase” lmao. I didn’t expect that

[@Mike_Poppe]

I just got my first Canucks jersey, it’s the exact one you picked out and were holding at the end there. I learned from the master and got it off eBay for $40 American.

[@scawfan75]

Nashville should have kept the saber tooth fang stripe from their previous Reebok set.

[@yeeyee9130]

That Canucks Jersey is amazing I actually love it

[@BrianCole]

Are you going to be continuing the jersey collection by franchise videos again?

[@Rockin_Ross]

You’re spot on with the Canucks’ “choir robe” jersey. All I see is players in church singing Amazing Grace before the puck drop. Just horrible. I’d have had the Flyers failed attempt at being “futuristic” with their 3d facelift winged P from 2002-‘07. The silver accents making it look like some kind of sci-fi homage had me cringing. Great video as always!🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@mikeyg6631]

Tottaly agree with the Oilers and the flying v lmaooooo

[@ozy75]

Shannon, your least liked is my only Canucks jersey and given to me for Christmas by my father when I was a kid because I had to have a Canucks jersey (things we don't realize as kids). Of course, my fav jersey is the most hated of their 3rds so here's talking of my tastes. I will always love the skate and red/black skate I think looks good.

[@TacoStacks]

these are awesome

[@mattlinardos7040]

love these videos. quick note...the NHL like other leagues don’t allow for teams to throw jerseys out right away, i believe they need to be in circulation for at least 3 years. The isles didn’t put the original logo on the fisherman jersey after one year because they thought it would work, they did it because they needed to appease the fans concerns in some way and got special permission from the league.

[@Wexter0083]

The Ottawa Senators and the "Toga" jersey. I love that jersey as a Sens fan because of what they did in that jersey, but I hate it as a design. You take that gorgeous black jersey they had in 1995 and it just sung with that classic white 2D centurion and within a year of introducing that Toga jersey and toss it away. I would gladly take that Reebok Edge combo before I ever want to see that "toga" jersey ever again! Also, the biggest jersey missed opportunity is Ottawa using that gorgeous Black =O= jersey and their Heritage Classic jersey and not making those their new home and away jerseys. But, that's my 2cents.

[@SPENCERH30]

You'll be happy to know then that Ottawa is getting new jerseys either in 2020 or 2021.

[@borismuller86]

Wexter0083 TOGA! TOGA! TOGA!

[@RobertJohnson-gu1dx]

have u ever ranked all of ur jerseys before? if not please do

[@pite9]

The black Stars with logo, black Canucks with logo and original Mighty Ducks and Panthers jerseys are my favorites. Original Sharks is also really good. I disagree that modern jerseys look better. The early/mid 90's had the best jerseys.

[@mdd47]

Everybody hates on that Calgary jersey but I always liked it, except for the striping bit at the bottom that comes up at a 45 degree angle.

[@Atte093]

I liked the Buffslug jersey. ...and this is not even the most controversial opinion I have...

[@kylespencer7756]

I've actually always been a fan of the LA, Edmonton and Vancouver jerseys in this video. But Vancouver was the Germany's long before Calgary.

[@chrisolivo6591]

What did you think of the early 80’s Flyers and Whalers long pants for their uniform?

[@SPENCERH30]

👎

[@alexandercrichton1779]

Cooperalls. An all-in-one, hockey pants, jock, and shin guards. Nylon cover pants were removeable. Wore them in beer league hockey back in the day. Their downfall was difficulty in washing the stank out of the all-in-one pads. If you got a hole in the long pants then Mom had to patch them. No one sold them.

[@tylershep4220]

I think you should have put the apron Avs jersey above the Penguins rebrand, personally.

[@waltermelon4965]

I never minded the Buffalo ones. Really liked the 70's Rangers jerseys, never understood why they didn't kept wearing those.

[@Justin-yn5py]

Yea I miss the purple Kings jersey

[@dudeudontknow341]

As a die hard sharks fan I agree with what you said about the kings jersey

[@allghilliedup21]

The Canucks' orca is fine for me. Honestly, I grew up watching them with the orca logo from the red/blue/silver version to the current version. I can't relate to the Stick n' Rink or the Skate or the Flying V because I wasn't born then. I hope to GOD THEY DON'T CHANGE THE ORCA

[@Sparkball]

Shadownet love the orca

[@aramondehasashi3324]

Would you like the wordmark removed?

[@TheMegatim6]

you should do you top 10 favorite jerseys

[@hewhoamareismyself]

Shoulda gone in on LA more. They can stay #10 but they're not a "well, we had to have something here" Beyond that, good video Shannon, I quite liked it.

[@wpreston86]

In 1991, the new North Stars jerseys used three color names using the font of the numbers on the 2004-2011 Blue Jays jerseys. They were changed to a single color block letters after a few games because the names were so hard to read.