![]() The Red Wings' new threads will be debuted on Nov. THE CAPTAIN: Why Dylan Larkin's 'emotional' play sums up what Detroit Red Wings want to do VRANA OUT: Detroit Red Wings' Jakub Vrana placed in NHL/NHLPA player assistance program The league drops the puck on the special nights with a nationally televised matchup of the Buffalo Sabres (wearing a white and royal-blue version of their 1996-2006 “Goathead” jerseys) and the Pittsburgh Penguins (wearing a black version of their 1993 “RoboPenguin” jersey) on Nov. Still, as the company notes, the jerseys are the first-ever game-used gear for the Wings featuring black.Īll 32 NHL teams will get new retro-inspired jerseys this season - even the Seattle Kraken, in only their second season of existence - to be worn on special designated nights in head-to-head matchups beginning Nov. Here's why it's the GOATĪdidas announced the jersey as “a bold all-red execution combining the jersey, pant, socks, gloves and helmet accented with black trim,” meaning, technically, the team still won’t have a black jersey. WINGED WHEEL: Detroit Red Wings classic jersey a gift from hockey gods. The Wings’ kit won’t be entirely without the wheel, however the team will wear a black-and-white version of the logo on its red pants. ![]() The jersey won’t have any version of the “Winged Wheel” logo adopted in 1932, instead featuring “Detroit” in block white letters across a black stripe. Detroit Red Wings fans perennially hoping the team would add a third jersey in black got their wish Thursday - sort of.Īs part of the second iteration of the NHL’s and Adidas’ “Reverse Retro” alternate jersey program, the Wings will wear a red-and-black striped jersey that harkens back to the franchise’s 75 th anniversary sweaters worn during the 1991-92 season - itself a throwback to sweaters from 1927-28, when the franchise was the Cougars. ![]()
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