A Tribute To All The Best Worst NHL 3rd Jerseys The 90s Had To Offer
The 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs have been great so far. A ton of exciting series currently being capped off by one of the closest Stanley Cup Finals of all time. But if there is one complaint I could possibly raise about these playoffs, it’s that the jersey match ups 15-20 years ago would kick the shit out of the jersey match ups now. Teams like Anaheim have gone from one of the most beautiful sweaters in hockey to one that look like a dog threw up on a tshirt and they just went with that. Tampa has regressed because people like to the whole minimalist scene these day but just look at how incredible that jersey above is. Sure, it’s a bit of an eye sore but that doesn’t mean that it’s not perfect in every single way. So since this is possibly the last Throwback Thursday of the NHL season, I figured why not go back and enjoy some of the best worst jerseys the 90s had to offer.
A couple quick things: 1) some of these jerseys might be from the early 2000s because in my mind, the 90s were still only like 10 years ago. And 2) I realize that at least one site probably does this post per year and that it’s not the most original thought in the world. But whatever. These jerseys are awesome and deserve all the attention in the world.
St Louis Blues Trumpets
It’s a goddamn shame these jerseys never got the green light. Maybe if they went with these bad boys Gretzky would have stayed in St Louis for more than just 18 games.
Boston Bruins Pooh Bear
Don’t get me wrong. I love this jersey and realize it’s an all time classic. It’s just not something that you’d EVER see today. Need more Ray Bourque in my life again.
Vancouver Canucks I Don’t Even Know
The Canucks’ regular home and away jerseys during the Pavel Bure era were actually pretty fire. But if there’s one NHL franchise that should be known for putting out atrocious jersey after atrocious jersey, it’s Vancouver. Straight black socks is such a savage move.
Phoenix Coyotes Desert Peyote Coyote
This is the kind of jersey that should be framed and put on display in the MoMA. It’s a piece of art and unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. Maybe if the Coyotes brought back the Peyote Coyote, the city officials wouldn’t be trying to kick their asses out of Glendale right now.
The Mightiest Of Ducks Of Anaheim
I will never ever EVER forgive Disney for selling the Ducks. Like I said above, this team went from having one of the best sweaters in the game to wearing actual bags of shit as uniforms. It’s a modern day tragedy, really.
Calgary Flamers
I’d like to get some actual numbers on what percentage of the people who live in Calgary own a Jarome Iginla jersey. During his time there it wouldn’t surprise me to hear that every child born in Calgary was wrapped in one immediately after birth. These jerseys were sick though. Fierce AF.
Philadelphia Flyers Chromecast
Not that these are particularly ugly or anything, but it was like the one and only time the Flyers ever really tried to do something different with their jerseys by “future-ing” up the logo a little. I’m ashamed of myself that I actually bought one of these.
New York Islanders Fisherman
The Isles broke out this logo for a game this season and it was the biggest cock tease of all time since they only wore the jerseys for warm ups. Now that the team is headed off the Island and into Brooklyn, I guess this logo is pretty much dead in the water forever. Although there are a ton of hipsters in Brooklyn and hipsters love to bring shit like this back in style.
Definitely not from the 90s but it’s just funny to see that the Edmonton Oilers actually tried to do something different for once in their lives after Gretzky. Also, a McDavid Oil Drop jersey would be a hot commodity.
Buffalo Sabres Not The Buffaslug
The Sabres need to go back to the red, black and grey Hasek era uniforms and they need to go back to them right now. They were so much cooler back then minus the whole employing Matthew Barnaby part.
And they say that hockey culture is misogynistic. Get real.
Update: I meant to add this jersey in the list but for some reason it totally slipped through the cracks. Sometimes playas fuck up, my bad.
Absolute fire. And with how much the Burger King has been in our faces lately, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Kings bring this jersey back and throw his stupid face on the front. #ChickenFries.