Hockey players and fans being as superstitious as we are, Sens’ fans might want to take a close look at how these drab numbers may be responsible for their turmoil and demise last season!Īt least a couple other NHL teams suffered a downgrade in the look and character of their name and number fonts by Adidas, in my opinion. Unfortunately, Ottawa ended up changing their unique “Centurion” style rounded name and number fonts from previous seasons to a boring, basic block style in the Adizero. This number system was adopted by Columbus, Dallas, Edmonton, Florida, Ottawa, and Vegas: They actually look kind of neat in person but, even with the best, 4K HD TV, they don’t always show well watching the game at home. Frankly, I’m not quite sure what to think of these perforated numbers. It’s nothing we’ve ever really seen before on a hockey uniform. The perforated number system was new last year. While most teams didn’t see dramatic changes to their uniforms we were introduced to a new style of name and number font meant to create a lighter uniform.
The 2017-18 season brought the Adidas “Age of the Adizero” jersey designs and construction. The Nashville Predators pay homage to playing in “Music City USA” by incorporating the 6 strings of a guitar across their uniform numbers.Īt first look, the numbers for the Anaheim Ducks look a little “ballooned.” Though take a closer look and it’s clear that their uniform designer did an excellent job of matching the number font to mimic the web-foot Ducks logo with both rounded curves and sharp points on the numeral ends: The Rangers also use an arch style but take things even further with their classic shadow font.įrom these “old school” classic Original Six jersey fonts we fast forward to a couple of modern examples that use subtle details to give a “stick tap” to their city and team nicknames. Look closely at the “K” in Datsyuk, Kronwall and Abdelkader and you can see how each of them is cut to a different angle Abdelkader’s “K” is relatively flat since it is near the top of the arch whereas the K for Datsyuk and Kronwall are cut at opposite angles being placed at the end and start of their names’ arches. The best examples of the name and numbers most closely identified with their classic jerseys are, for many of us, the individually hand-cut letters that arch the player’s name on the back of the Red Wings’ jersey and the shadowed font used by the Broadway Blue Shirts.ĭue to the arching of the names, each particular letter must be cut specifically to the angle of where it will be found within the player’s name. Just like a tie and a pocket square can make a good suit look great the font, or design style and trim, of the letters and numbers used to customize the jerseys, can really make them stand out….or not. When you think of your favourite jerseys It’s hard to imagine them without names and numbers. We all have our favourite hockey jerseys and players who wear them. This edition of the Collector's Corner was written by top contributor and avid jersey collector, Dave McCormick!
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