Sunday 27 September 2009

The Older the Hockey Team the Older the Hockey Jersey Design

By Doug McKenzie

Hockey is an old sport. In fact, the National Hockey League has the oldest championship trophy of all the North American sports. The cool thing about hockey is that the league started out with just six teams and has since grown to almost forty different franchises across the nation. Hockey teams love to support their history and there are four classic hockey teams that have done so by staying with a traditional hockey jersey design.

Hockey jerseys are an important part of what makes hockey the sport that it is. The designs of the jerseys are incredibly sophisticated and they tell a lot about the team. The Montreal Canadiens have a very classic hockey jersey design that has been with them from the very beginning. They have a red white and blue color scheme and their logo is a C with an H in the middle of it. The C of course stands for Canadien and the H stands for Habs which is a common slang term for French Canadien.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are a team that would be no where without their fans. Toronto's stadium sells out every single game even when the team isn't doing too well against the competition. Toronto went through a few hockey jersey designs and team names before settling on the blue and white maple leaf scheme we all know and love today. Can you believe that they used to have a hockey jersey with green and white as the colors?

If you're looking for an American hockey team that has remained unflinching in both hockey jerseys design and general team character over the years look no further than the Boston Bruins. The Bruins, with their yellow and black colors, have never once changed up their hockey jersey design unless it was to provide an alternate jersey. The shining B logo says all it needs to even if half their fans don't know that a Bruin is a type of bear.

Detroit city is known lovingly as hockey town because the fans there are so devoted to their beloved Red Wings. The city has held a love affair with hockey and cars for the longest time and that is evidenced by the Red Wing's classic Winged Wheel hockey jersey design. Red and white colors have stuck with this dynasty cup winning team for years and I don't see them changing it up any time soon.

Hockey jerseys are sports art. They represent not only the teams and the players who wear them but also the history and culture of the regions they play for. The fans are just as important and they wear their classic hockey jerseys with pride. The older the team the longer the jersey has remained the same and I think that these four teams will probably keep their jerseys the same for years to come.

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