Ranking all 32 NHL Reverse Retro jerseys for 2022-23

The NHL's Reverse Retro jerseys were a sensation 2 years ago, creating important income and speech among hockey fans. Adidas felt the unit of creating a sequel to that blockbuster with its 2022-23 play retro sweaters.

"How galore astonishing remix combinations are retired there?" said Dan Near, elder manager astatine adidas hockey. "We spent a batch of clip debating astir whether the franchise should germinate into thing other oregon is this a sequel. We went with the latter."

Like immoderate sequel, determination are a fewer differences from the original. The 32 caller Reverse Retro jerseys diagnostic much achromatic sweaters than the 2020 collection. Please callback that due to the fact that of the COVID pandemic, the 2020-21 play was played without interdivisional games. Now, Adidas hopes to spot much retro vs. retro games, specified arsenic the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Buffalo Sabres crippled connected Nov. 2.

This enactment besides features much embroidered and raised elements connected the squad logos, which is thing that arrived erstwhile adidas started making jerseys with 50% recycled materials.

Another large quality was the level of anticipation. Near said that adidas is alert of each the speculation, mock-ups and societal media scuttlebutt astir this postulation of jerseys.

"We're excited astir the speculation. I deliberation if you look backmost astatine the archetypal clip we launched successful 2020, it came retired of nowhere. Nobody knew what it was," Near said. "We didn't denote it was coming backmost this time, but radical seemed to cognize it was coming. The rampant speculation and vigor is making this unsocial and exciting. We way it. We spot what radical are saying. Sometimes they're close connected the mark. Other times they're connected a wholly antithetic planet. Nothing is authoritative until it's official."

But it wasn't conscionable the fans anticipating the adjacent question of Reverse Retro jerseys. The NHL teams were arsenic well.

"There was plentifulness of nutrient connected the bony to bash this again," Near said. "What made it unsocial the 2nd clip astir is that you person the teams reasoning 'I privation to triumph Reverse Retro.'"

Which ones were victorious? Here is our ranking of the 32 NHL Reverse Retro jerseys for the 2022-23 season. Keep successful caput that we based this conscionable connected the jerseys themselves -- immoderate truly chill elements volition beryllium revealed with the afloat azygous kits, but they didn't origin successful here.

1. Florida Panthers (2009)

What a concept: It's lone taken astir 30 years, but a squad that plays successful South Florida yet has a jersey that's evocative of South Florida.

This is simply a premix of the team's stick-and-palm secondary logo that's been with it since the 1990s and the airy bluish from the 3rd jerseys it rocked successful 2009. The rays of the prima are somewhat raised to springiness the crest a 3D quality. The colors connected the stripes wage homage to the Panthers' existent superior colors. The remainder feels similar you're staring astatine a frozen bluish Hawaiian done a brace of costly sunglasses.

Sure, seeing the alternate logo makes 1 recognize however adjacent that hockey instrumentality looks to a play putter ... but that's besides benignant of thematic to the franchise, if we're being honest.

2. San Jose Sharks (1974)

It was inevitable that the Sharks yet would grant their Bay Area ancestors with a Reverse Retro jersey. The California Golden Seals' top bequest mightiness beryllium their aesthetics, including a crook to teal 17 years earlier the Sharks swam into the NHL.

These are fundamentally the Seals' 1974 location jerseys with "Sharks" written connected them instead, and they're sublime: a small California love, a small Jackie Moon. That Seals squad won 19 games. Given what we've seen from San Jose this season, possibly it's conscionable dressing the part.

3. Montreal Canadiens (1979)

The Youppi! of Reverse Retro jerseys.

Montreal claims this is meant to grant its 1979 look, erstwhile it won its 4th Stanley Cup successful a row. Adidas claims the airy bluish is "inspired by the metropolis of Montreal colors." But for the emotion of Tim Raines and Larry Walker, we cognize what's up with these sweaters: It's the Habs arsenic the Montreal Expos, and we salute them similar Andrés Galarraga admiring a location run.

4. Los Angeles Kings (1982)

The astir singular happening astir this Reverse Retro Kings jersey, which honors the 40th day of the "Miracle connected Manchester," is that 1 swears that it has antecedently existed. But the crown logo successful the 1980s was connected either a golden oregon "Forum Blue" jersey.

This is the archetypal clip the iconic sweater has been executed successful white, and it looks awesome. Bonus points for creating raised gems connected the crown for a 3D look.

5. Colorado Avalanche (1995)

The Avalanche topped the 2020 rankings with their ode to the Quebec Nordiques. This year's exemplary could beryllium seen arsenic a homage to the NHL's Colorado Rockies, but their logo inspiration was the aforesaid arsenic this Retro jersey: the Colorado authorities flag.

Nothing is going to apical the remixed Nords sweater. But this looks cleanable and sharp, and similar different Avalanche alternate logos is an betterment implicit their superior one.

6. Vegas Golden Knights (1995 ... OK)

The Golden Knights had a Reverse Retro jersey past twelvemonth inspired by the now-defunct Wranglers insignificant league franchise. This time, they're inspired by a squad that doesn't exist.

This sweater "imagines what a Golden Knights 3rd jersey mightiness person looked similar successful 1995." The font and numbering are inspired by vintage edifice signage connected the Strip. Oh, and conscionable to marque definite you get the afloat Vegas ostentatiousness: There are hidden glow-in-the-dark stars incorporated successful the crest that tin beryllium seen successful the acheronian and nether a achromatic light.

"When you deliberation astir the glitz and glamor of Vegas, it requires a small ingenuity," Near said.

7. St. Louis Blues (1966)

The Blues chose poorly past season, resurrecting a nauseating jersey design and inexplicably making reddish the superior color. This time, they understood the assignment.

The Blues' Reverse Retro is based connected a 1966 prototype worn by the team's ownership a twelvemonth earlier the enlargement franchise really deed the ice, which is similar giving an Oscar to a teaser trailer. Despite being their 2nd astir salient color, this is the archetypal chiefly golden jersey the Blues person worn. It incorporates the airy bluish seen connected their Winter Classic jerseys.

Sound the trumpets: These rule.

8. Arizona Coyotes (1998)

This is the astir "meta" Reverse Retro jersey successful the collection.

In 2020, the Coyotes honored their much-maligned 1998 thirds that magnifying the caput of the "kachina jersey" logo, made greenish the superior colour and ceded the waistline to "a painfully evident godforsaken scenery implicit with cacti," arsenic the Five For Howling blog noted. Their archetypal Reverse Retro jersey swapped the greenish for purple from the team's crescent satellite alternate logo, and it was 1 of the champion of the lot.

Now they've gone Reverse Retro connected their Reverse Retro, swapping retired the greenish for sienna, marking "the archetypal clip this trending world code colour has been worn by immoderate NHL team," according to Adidas. The cardinal dollar question: Are these expected to abstractly evoke Arizona State athletics colors oregon is this simply coincidental?

9. Boston Bruins (1995)

The Pooh carnivore has returned!

The Bruins wore this logo from 1995-2006 connected a 3rd sweater. The blog Stanley Cup of Chowder called it "the top jersey successful Bruins history." The Pooh carnivore was primitively featured connected a golden jersey. This clip it's a achromatic background, each the amended to spot the benignant eyes, parted hairsbreadth and Marchand-esque smirk connected the bear's fuzzy mug. Put 1 connected and snuggle up with a cookware of honey.

10. Edmonton Oilers (2001)

I erstwhile asked comics creator Todd McFarlane astir creating this logo, which Edmonton utilized arsenic a third jersey from 2001 done 2007.

"What's the plan I could bash that could wage homage to the Oilers but besides conscionable beryllium chill to look at?" helium pondered. "Selling it to idiosyncratic successful Edmonton is preaching to the choir. How bash I merchantability it to idiosyncratic successful Miami?"

We're not definite however it played successful Florida, but its archetypal tally successful Edmonton wasn't unanimously beloved. But this mentation mightiness beryllium an improvement.

His "dynamic cogwheel surrounding an lipid drop" logo has been enhanced by being raised successful immoderate areas and with that splash of orangish successful the middle. Each spoke represents a antithetic Oilers Stanley Cup championship, and sadly that hasn't needed to beryllium edited since it debuted successful 2001.

11. New York Islanders (1995)

The Islanders person dilatory reclaimed the ill-fated bequest of the "Fishsticks" logo that reigned from 1995-97, selling cogwheel with that logo and colour strategy successful their authoritative store successful caller years.

For the team's 50th anniversary, Adidas has added "the astir requested uniform" for its Reverse Retro series.

Here's the thing: The flimsy modifications they've made to the logo -- similar the TRON-esque orangish highlights and the existent colour strategy -- code down the kitsch and the charm. One could reason the archetypal Fishsticks jersey's Aquafresh palette and queasy waves are much successful keeping with the Reverse Retro aesthetic.

12. Vancouver Canucks (1962)

There's an absorbing separation betwixt Canucks fans and outsiders erstwhile it comes to this Reverse Retro jersey. It's inspired by their Western Hockey League look that featured Johnny Canuck, lone this 1 has raised embroidered gloves and suspenders.

But the Canucks Army blog notes that Vancouver fans (a) consciousness this look to excessively adjacent to that of the Abbotsford Canucks, who besides usage Johnny Canuck, and (b) were hoping for a little predictable experimentation similar "a greenish and bluish variation of the Flying Vee oregon Flying Skate jerseys."

13. Washington Capitals (2005)

In 1995, the Capitals went from red, achromatic and bluish to blue, achromatic and bronze. They had a achromatic 3rd jersey for 10 years during that fad, with the capitol dome logo seen connected the shoulders of this Reverse Retro jersey.

Now they've turned the "Screaming Eagle" into different achromatic alternate sweater, with immoderate truly bully tweaks to the formula. This jersey features metallic copper and "Capital Blue," giving the full happening a sleeker look.

14. Detroit Red Wings (1991)

You can't amended connected perfection, which is wherefore the Red Wings' archetypal Reverse Retro effort looked similar a signifier version of their iconic sweater. But springiness the Red Wings recognition for taking a plaything with mentation 2.0.

An homage to their 1991 NHL 75th day jerseys, which were reddish and white, this bold reddish and achromatic look is accented by a DETROIT wordmark inspired by the 1920s Detroit Cougars. For a young squad processing its swagger, we'll let it.

15. Anaheim Ducks (1993)

This Ducks jersey is cool. It's cleanable looking. It's got the due logo connected the front. They're going to slap "ZEGRAS" connected the backmost of these and determination racks of them.

But aft overmuch statement wrong the ESPN manner offices, we came to a consensus: If Anaheim is dipping backmost to the inaugural Mighty Ducks season and their Reverse Retro doesn't person adjacent a hint of jade oregon eggplant, past what are they adjacent doing this for?

16. New York Rangers (1996)

The Rangers finished No. 2 connected the 2020 rankings by simply bringing backmost to the Liberty Head logo for the archetypal clip since astir 2007. They went backmost to that good for this Reverse Retro jersey, slapping it connected a royal bluish jersey with reddish sleeves.

The full happening honestly feels similar 1 of those sweatshirts that costs $50 much than it should, and hangs untouched with its friends successful immoderate distant country of the NHL Store.

17. Pittsburgh Penguins (1992)

ROBO PENGUIN! Memories of Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr and Petr Nedved travel rushing backmost arsenic we observe the majesty of this flightless fowl.

But we had to grant immoderate demerits for what could person been: This is the Penguins' 1992-93 jersey flipped from achromatic to black, leaving retired immoderate of the more audacious Robo Penguin gradient designs from the second portion of the decade. It's a jersey that thinks the 1990s stopped with grunge, erstwhile "Bills, Bills, Bills" really dropped successful 1999.

18. Dallas Stars (1993)

The astir absorbing facet of this Stars jersey, which is simply a homage to their inaugural play look backmost successful 1993-94, is the dimensional embroidery connected the crest to springiness the prima a 3D quality.

Otherwise, the existent "victory green" colour integrated with this classical plan makes for a good looking sweater. But we're present 2 Reverse Retro jerseys heavy and the "Mooterus" has yet to return, truthful we truly can't spell immoderate higher than this for Dallas.

19. Winnipeg Jets (1990)

The Jets' archetypal Reverse Retro jersey was one of our favorites, but this 1 isn't astir arsenic bold.

Winnipeg remixed the Jets 1.0 jersey from 1990 with the team's existent colour palette, minus the red. A large sweater for Teemu Selanne completists but 1 that doesn't travel adjacent to the streetwear grandeur of the erstwhile Retro hit.

20. New Jersey Devils (1982)

More statement wrong the ESPN manner offices connected this one.

The Devils wage tribute to the Colorado Rockies 40 years aft the squad relocated from Denver to East Rutherford. It's surely a amusive look, with the Rockies' gold, reddish and navy accenting the jersey. But we're a small disappointed that the colour strategy lone carries done to the logo via a bluish ellipse astir the "NJ," erstwhile this could person been a amusive accidental to play astir with that logo.

As it stands, this sorta looks similar erstwhile a pro store irons the close crest connected the incorrect jersey.

21. Minnesota Wild (1978)

"Say kids, did you similar the Minnesota North Stars-influenced Reverse Retro jersey? What if we told you that it's present disposable successful ... green?"

Seriously, nary points for creativity, but these stay beauteous dope.

22. Chicago Blackhawks (1938)

Inspired by Chicago's 1938 uniforms and their 2019 Winter Classic gear, this Blackhawks jersey had the unfortunate timing of being instantly market-corrected by a akin -- but overmuch amended executed -- Red Wings Reverse Retro.

23. Buffalo Sabres (1996)

Sorry, but this conscionable doesn't work. The "goat head" logo loses its magic erstwhile stripped distant from the red, achromatic and metallic colour scheme that evoked images of Dominik Hasek saves and Miroslav Satan goals.

Outside of the nostalgic footwear of having this logo backmost connected a Buffalo sweater, applying the accepted Sabres colors to it feels somewhat blasphemous.

24. Seattle Kraken (2022)

What's a nostalgic Kraken jersey? A Mark Giordano sweater?

Obviously lacking history, Seattle conscionable decided to marque a oversea greenish jersey that makes it look similar they're wearing a cummerbund nether their ain logo. It's not a atrocious looking sweater. It's conscionable not arsenic audacious 1 mightiness expect from a squad nicknamed aft a mythical oversea creature. It's a Reverse Retro with existent "why don't we marque our mascot a troll doll?" energy.

25. Nashville Predators (2001)

Missed accidental here. There was speculation that the Predators were going to enactment their 2001 3rd jersey logo connected a navy jersey, which would person decently remixed their mustard stain sweater with a presently utilized color.

Alas, they went with gold, making this jersey practically redundant with their existent ones.

26. Carolina Hurricanes (2022)

It's their existent distant jersey remixed into a reddish sweater, with 2 sets of hurricane informing flags connected the shoulders.

Your mileage present is wholly babelike 1 however you consciousness astir nicknames connected jerseys alternatively of afloat nicknames.

27. Ottawa Senators (2006)

Adidas says this is simply a remix of the jersey the Senators wore during their 2006-07 Stanley Cup Final tally with "the existent Ottawa colour strategy and breakouts."

Sure. It's precise overmuch an Ottawa Senators jersey. But we'll hold and spot the afloat kit, arsenic Adidas notes these Ottawa jerseys volition beryllium "presented successful a almighty achromatic head-to-toe ocular including the helmet, sound and sock complimented by a heavy super-sized subordinate sanction and fig system."

28. Columbus Blue Jackets (2003)

The Blue Jackets got a small funky past clip with a primary reddish jersey that sported their archetypal logo. This is the archetypal achromatic jersey the Jackets volition person worn, with bluish sleeve accents that evoke their existent 3rd sweaters.

These FrankenJerseys are connected the borderline of looking similar a stitching accident, but successful the extremity we similar our jerseys similar we similar our steaks: achromatic and blue. But possibly not arsenic cold.

29. Toronto Maple Leafs (1962)

Toronto is honoring its 1962 Stanley Cup championship, remixing a superior achromatic jersey into a superior bluish jersey with achromatic enarthrosis pads.

A bluish Maple Leafs jersey. Wild stuff. Save us, Justin Bieber.

30. Calgary Flames (1995)

Have you ever seen a movie wherever 1 atrocious show ruins the full thing? The Flames person a chill achromatic jersey, with an iconic logo and an eye-catching colour scheme.

They besides decided to bring backmost to genuinely bizarre "diagonal pedestal hem stripe" from their mid-1990s sweaters.

It conscionable ruins the full happening and makes it look similar the Flames are wearing an accomplishment loop from a portion promenade taekwondo academy.

31. Philadelphia Flyers (1974)

"I don't privation my guys looking similar a [expletive] crayon box. I don't privation them wearing a clump of whozies and whats-its. Just marque a Flyers jersey. Who cares?" -- John Tortorella, maybe.

32. Tampa Bay Lightning (1997)

Nostalgia tin beryllium comforting. Nostalgia tin beryllium inspiring. But nostalgia tin besides unreality one's judgement connected what should oregon should not beryllium mined from the past for the payment of the present.

To that end: These Lightning jerseys should person remained buried nether immoderate landfill successful which they were decomposing. Tampa Bay wore these jerseys from 1996-99, during a clip erstwhile the NHL had its stock of ghastly 3rd jerseys. They had tempest waves crossed the waist; lightning bolts connected the sleeves, and successful possibly the azygous worst aesthetic interaction for an NHL jersey successful the past 30 years, "bold rain" flecked crossed the beforehand of the sweater that looked similar it was taken consecutive from an 8-bit video game.

Whatever Lightning subordinate feigns excitement the astir for these monstrosities should triumph the Lady Byng, afloat stop.

Dan Near of adidas offers a little rebuttal astir this jersey: "There were immoderate jerseys from that epoch that we presented and the teams weren't excited about. There were others that the teams embraced close away. This isn't a imperishable choice. This is simply a solemnisation of a infinitesimal successful clip and the nostalgia astir a team. Maybe we don't person to instrumentality ourselves truthful earnestly and bring thing backmost that mightiness person been polarizing but that successful today's time and property is precise trend-right. I springiness a batch of acclaim to the Lightning for making a hazard good worthy taking."