Tag Archives: Uniforms

Next In the Sweater Number Line – Alexander Alexeyev Set to Join Long List of Players Who Have Donned No. 27 For The Capitals

This past Sunday, Washington Capitals defensive prospect Alexander Alexeyev took part in the 11th Annual NHL Players Association Rookie Showcase, which features many of the top rookies in the league held this year the Capitals’ practice facility, MedStar Capitals Iceplex, in Arlington, … Continue reading

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What Will Washington Wear? : The Champions’ Third Sweater (READERS POLL)

USA Today It’s no small secret that when Adidas took over as the NHL’s official apparel manufacturer, they decided to cut back on their first years work in a less than ideal way: by cutting every team’s alternate third jersey … Continue reading

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News and Notes from Thursday’s Capitals Practice: New Gear Arrives!

Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals got off to a sluggish start in the first 20 minutes of Wednesday night’s game, trailing the Philadelphia Flyers 2-0. In the final two periods, the Caps heated up, scoring five unanswered goals en route … Continue reading

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Reader’s Poll: Which is the Best Capitals Uniform of All-Time?

Photo: The NHL The Capitals have been known to wear some of the freshest uniforms in the NHL. We wanted to ask our readers, which uniform is the best of all time? Please vote at the end of the article. 

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Adidas To Eliminate Third Jerseys Next Season

As many have heard, Adidas has won the latest contract for NHL hockey uniforms, with the official changeover taking place in time for next season. Changes that will occur as a result of the new vendor contract are starting to … Continue reading

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The Third Jerseys Return: Birth of a Tradition?

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports  Sometimes tradition evolves from rather meaningless circumstances, over time, growing roots, and becoming something of substance.

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Hershey Bears Announce New Third Jersey

The Hershey Bears announced on Saturday that the team has a new third jersey for the 2016-2017 season. 

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Taking a Look Back at the Capitals’ First Uniforms

With the Capitals going “old school” with their new alternate uniforms that debuted for the first time on December 16, 2015, NoVa Caps is going back in time to look at the inspiration for these brand new sweaters.

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Capitals Copycats – Often Imitated, Never Duplicated

The Lethbridge Hurricanes of the CHL may be the most well-known of the so-called copy cats.  In 2010, the team introduced new home and away uniforms that seemed VERY familiar.  By 2013, the Washington Capitals had apparently had enough.  Yahoo Sports … Continue reading

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Rock the Red…or Blue?, By Brian Vilet

(Photo: Associated Press) It was speculated for months on sites such as icethetics.co that the Capitals were going to change their third jersey.  Rumors had it that they were going to bring in something new to the equation.  We wondered … Continue reading

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