It’s the middle of the off-season, so let’s have some fun. I’ve made a list of the jerseys that I would choose If I were in charge of each hockey team, using the ones that I find most visually appealing. I’m interested in seeing what other people agree or disagree with, especially the fans of specific teams.
ANA
Home - Black, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - Orange, 3rd
ARI
Home - Black, Kachina
Away - White, Kachina
3rd - Purple, Reverse Retro
BOS
Home - Black, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - White, 2019 Winter Classic
BUF
Home - Light Blue, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - White, Away Jersey with the Buffalo head logo in the current colours
CGY
Home - Red, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - Black, Reverse Retro, but with the C logo instead of Blasty
CAR
Home - Black, 3rd Jersey
Away - White, Current away, but with the logo instead of the wordmark
3rd - Red, Home
Special - Green, Hartford Whalers
CHI
Home - Red, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - Black, Third
COL
Home - Maroon, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - Navy Blue, 3rd
Special - White, Reverse Retro
CBJ
Home - Navy Blue, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - Navy Blue, 3rd Jersey
DAL
Home - Green, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - Black, 3rd
DET
Home - Red, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - None
EDM
Home - Orange, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - Navy Blue, Home jersey, but swap the blue & orange
FLA
Home - Red, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - Navy Blue, Reverse Retro
LAK
Home - Light Grey, 3rd Jersey
Away - White, Away
3rd - Purple, Current jersey in purple & yellow
MIN
Home - Dark Green, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - White, Reverse Retro, but with the North Stars logo
MTL
Home - Red, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - White, 2016 Winter Classic
NSH
Home - Gold, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - White, 2020 Winter Classic with the logo instead of the word mark
NJD
Home - Red, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - White, Christmas Jersey
NYI
Home - Navy Blue, Reverse Retro
Away - White, Away, but with Navy Blue instead of Blue
3rd - White, The Fisherman, but with normal font for the names and numbers
NYR
Home - Blue, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - Navy Blue, 2018 Winter Classic
OTT
Home - Black, Home (With a new/better logo)
Away - White, Away (With a new/better logo)
3rd - Red, Reverse Retro but with more white and black (With a new/better logo)
or
Home - Black, 3rd jersey from 11-17
Away - Cream, 2014 Heritage Classic
3rd - Red, NHL 100 Classic
PHI
Home - Orange, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - Black, 3rd Jersey
PIT
Home - Black, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - Yellow, 3rd Jersey
STL
Home - Blue, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - Light Blue, 3rd Jersey
SJS
Home - Teal, Heritage jerseys from this year, but with the new logo
Away - White, Away version of the Heritage jerseys with the new logo
3rd - Black, 3rd Jerseys
SEA
Home - Navy Blue, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - “Ice Blue”, A jersey with the secondary anchor logo on it
TBL
Home - Blue, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - Blue, Reverse Retro with current logo
TOR
Home - Blue, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - White, St. Pats jerseys
VAN
Home - Blue, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - Navy Blue, Reverse Retro, but with a green stripe at the bottom instead of the gradient
VGK
Home - Grey, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - Red, Reverse Retro
WSH
Home - Red, Home
Away - White, Away
3rd - Navy Blue, 3rd Jersey
WPG
Home - Navy Blue, 2019 Heritage Classic
Away - White, 2016 Heritage Classic
3rd - Navy Blue, Home
Honourable mention to Arizona’s current away jerseys, LA’s current home jersey, Vegas’s 3rd jersey, Montréal’s reverse retros, Washington’s reverse retros, and all Québec Nordiques jerseys. I dislike Dallas and Pittsburgh’s current thirds, but they’re still the best options that exist. Detroit has never had a 3rd jersey, and none of their other designs are different enough or good enough to warrant being a 3rd jersey.