Jedi 1,865 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=549108 The players in the 2011 NHL® All-Star Game presented by Discover on Sunday, Jan. 30 at RBC Center in Raleigh, N.C. (4 p.m. ET, CBC, RDS, VERSUS, NHL Radio) will wear uniforms made using the latest design techniques and innovations in cresting, lettering and numbering to improve performance and mobility. Both team jerseys are available for purchase starting today at shop.NHL.com and at Carolina Hurricanes® team store locations in Raleigh.One team will wear white jerseys, helmets and socks, with red trim throughout and red gloves and pants. The opposing team will wear dark blue jerseys with royal blue trim, navy blue helmets, gloves and pants and navy blue socks. The five primary colors in the uniforms – red, white, silver, royal blue and navy blue – correspond with colors found in most NHL team jerseys. "The NHL and Reebok have designed an All-Star uniform with a very modern look and feel that highlights future innovations in performance materials," said NHL Executive Vice President of Marketing Brian Jennings. "The All-Star Weekend is the perfect platform to introduce exciting products for our fans." The All-Star jerseys will feature Reebok's trademark Smoothfit numbering and lettering, created from a special process that will provide lighter, stretch-based performance and the ability to include a unique design on the back numbers. An advanced twill cresting also reduces the overall weight of the jersey. "Reebok is excited to team up with the NHL to provide the All-Stars with innovative new uniforms for this new look All-Star Game," says Keith Leach, Director of Merchandising for Reebok Sports License Division. "This season is particularly unique with this year's jersey featuring Reebok Smoothfit trademark lettering and numbering, which will provide better movement and reduced weight for players." Each jersey will feature a total of eight stars, including two on the front crest to represent the two participating teams in the All-Star Game. Player uniform numbers will appear on the back, sleeve and above the front crest for increased player identification. Each jersey will feature two shoulder patches – the player's home team logo and the All-Star Game logo Icethetics has a little more discussion about them, and a couple of pictures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VM1138 1,921 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 I honestly half-expected to see the Pittsburgh logo on there, or at least the colors. Meh, not the best jerseys, pretty generic. 2 Ram and anthonyn66 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yzermania 156 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 there hasn't been a good all-star jersey since '04. 2 zata40 and sputman reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kook_10 1,705 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 I like the idea of going scaled back, but think they could have gone even a little further. I don't need the crap under the arms and on the sides. I always have liked the old ones best. Will they all have numbers on the chest? 1 soultrain reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,803 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 (edited) I like the old school orange and black jerseys from the late 80's and early 90's. The ones used for the '97 ASG were cool also. These jerseys are OK, so I can't really complain. Better than most NHL jerseys actually. Edited January 13, 2011 by GMRwings1983 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sputman 1,268 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 there hasn't been a good all-star jersey since '04. those were nice. I like the old school orange and black jerseys from the late 80's and early 90's. it all depends on who is wearing them.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HankthaTank 1,100 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 The game turns out to be garbage every year so this is right on par. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Booster313 138 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 I don't like the numbers above the crest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 I like the jerseys but the numbers centred above the logo on the front look retarded. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingsgirl001 983 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 Why are there numbers on the front? That looks really dumb. Otherwise, they're not too bad. I agree that the ones from 04 were the best in recent years, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soultrain 43 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 2 things i like ... the colors on both....the nhl crest in the middle ... the numbers, and the crap on the arms look dumb. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WizardOfOz30 1,886 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 (edited) I like the idea of going scaled back, but think they could have gone even a little further. I don't need the crap under the arms and on the sides. I always have liked the old ones best. Will they all have numbers on the chest? I don't think the numbers will be on the chest, I think that's 11 for the year. edit: Ok maybe not, I just looked again and see the 11 on the arms as well. That look bad, I don't like it. Edited January 13, 2011 by WizardOfOz30 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akustyk 84 Report post Posted January 14, 2011 it's not that bad as I though it'd be. and thanks god it's not some baby blue like "we all know which team has" other than that... I couldn't actually care less about this event. the league needs this for its marketing, fine, but please wake me up when it's over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
