Ranking All 18 NHL Third Jerseys
By Mike Majeski
No. 15 – Boston Bruins
Jan 31, 2015; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand (63) carries the puck against the Los Angeles Kings during the second period at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
You would think with nearly a century of history the Boston Bruins would be able to come up with something a little more creative than their current third jersey. The main problem for the Bruins is that the basic idea of their uniforms hasn’t really changed over the years – leaving them with very little to draw from.
The alternate bear logo is actually quite nice, but the rest of the uniform is too similar to what the Bruins already wear.
I thought their Winter Classic uniform from the Fenway game was a great way to honor their heritage, while also giving us something a little new.
No. 14 – Colorado Avalanche
Jan 30, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Colorado Avalanche right wing Jarome Iginla (12) celebrates with teammates after scoring a game during the third period against the Nashville Predators at Pepsi Center. The goal marked Iginla
The Avalanche home and away jerseys are the worst in the NHL – the piping, the colored panels, they are just a mess. The Avalanche vastly improved things with the template and color choice for their third jersey, but the decision to use a diagonal COLORADO word mark is just boring. Throw the A logo or even the alternate big foot logo on this jersey and you have an instant winner and the perfect candidate to replace the current home and away jerseys.
Instead the Avalanche leave us with a snoozer of an alternate.
No. 13 – Calgary Flames
Feb 14, 2015; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Calgary Flames left wing Mason Raymond (21) skates during the warmup period against the Vancouver Canucks at Scotiabank Saddledome. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports
Much like the Colorado Avalanche, the Calgary Flames should look to their third jersey in terms of a template for their home and away jerseys. It is modern, but doesn’t contain the busy piping and side panels of their current primary jerseys.
The main issue with the Flames alternate jersey is that it tries to do too much – it has a new word mark script logo and the normal Flames logo. The word mark logo is a bit of a snooze fest, so the better option would be the normal Flames C. At that point though you have officially come up with a better design for your home jersey, not an alternate.
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