NHL Reverse Retro Jersey Ideas 2022-23: Metropolitan Division

Carolina Hurricanes- Hartford Whalers Twist on Hurricanes Uniform

For the first wave of Reverse Retro jerseys, the Carolina Hurricanes turned back the clock to their days as the Hartford Whalers. They sported a gray version of their classic uniforms. It was a nice jersey and it obviously was accepted by almost everyone because of the nostalgia it provided. I enjoyed it myself as well.

However, when it comes to the second wave of the jersey program, I don’t think Carolina is going to bring back the Whalers jersey again. Last year’s Reverse Retro was the second time the Hurricanes brought back a Hartford uniform, which includes the Heritage uniform that they’ve occasionally worn since 2018.

Other than their Hartford Whalers days, the Carolina Hurricanes don’t have much to go back to when it comes to dishing out another retro alternate. It is possible that they could just throw out the navy blue Whalers jersey that they wore in 90’s before moving southeast. But just another Whalers design would just be a little overdone in my opinion.

So, to usher up something different, I would like to see the franchise take another approach. I think it would be a neat idea for the Hurricanes to bring back their original jersey design. They wore this specific version of their home jersey from the time they arrived to North Carolina, all the way until 2013. But rather than just doing a simple color swap and making this jersey primarily black, I’ll take the creativity a step further.

I think it would be a great idea to use this specific design and put a Hartford Whalers twist on it. What do I mean by that you ask? What I mean is to actually replace the black, red and gray color scheme and switch it over to the light green and navy blue combination of the Whalers. As far as what color to use primarily, the Canes could use any. They could make it navy blue, green or even white. To me, it really doesn’t matter.

The logo could either continue to be the Hurricanes’ own, while obviously replacing the red and black to the blue and green. Or they could just use the Whalers crest on this design instead. I think the hurricane warning flag striping on the bottom would look really neat in Hartford’s color scheme. A Carolina jersey design mixed with Hartford colors would give a breath of fresh air and it would be something different. I would love to see something like this.