Scott Krist 1 Report post Posted June 7, 2009 First of all I'm new here, so hello everyone! I'm a Wings fan living in Georgia and was born and raised in Michigan. Anyway, I have a pretty trivial question that maybe nobody has an answer to. I've been watching Red Wings hockey for years. Game 1 of the stanley cup finals I noticed that Red Wings with letters ie: "C" or "A" have them sewn on their right shoulder instead of the left where it's always been in the past. I guess I wasn't paying close enough attention to notice until the Stanley Cup finals started and all the wings had the stanley cup patch on the same shoulder. Is there a reason for this? Yeah, I know it's a pretty meaningless question but my mind won't let it go no matter how hard I try so I figured I'd consult the experts. Any ideas? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheUkrainian 49 Report post Posted June 7, 2009 It was the same way last year. Not sure why they switched sides though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted June 7, 2009 IIRC, it used to be the way it is now, but then they changed it. Then they changed it back since the C and A didn't fit on the new style uniforms because of the tailfeathers (for lack of better term) on the Wheel. Hope that helps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rivalred 630 Report post Posted June 7, 2009 (edited) C = Canadian Origin A = American Origin - Old Joke... Sorry.... Edited June 7, 2009 by Rivalred Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jedi 1,865 Report post Posted June 7, 2009 When the NHL switched to the Reebok Edge jerseys, the C and A patches no longer worked on their traditional left side of the jersey, as it would have overlapped one of the seams in the jersey (because the seam comes too close to the "wing" part of the left side of the jersey). So they switched them to the right side last year. The Free Press ran a story about it when it happened, but it's gone the way of the dodo, so this is about the best I can find. There's actually a history of the Captain's C being on that side of the Wings sweaters. Terrible Ted was kind enough to show us... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scott Krist 1 Report post Posted June 7, 2009 Very interesting. I was sure somebody here would know what was the reasoning behind that. Thanks everyone for your input. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
