What is everyone’s opinion on these jerseys? Personally, I think they are a hidden gem and were gone far too soon. The white one was used far more often, but I always thought the jade version looked better.
What is everyone’s opinion on these jerseys? Personally, I think they are a hidden gem and were gone far too soon. The white one was used far more often, but I always thought the jade version looked better.
Nike brought these in to capitalize on the Ducks’ best-selling jersey in the late ‘90s. They added a white one, making the Ducks one of the only teams to have four jerseys at the time.
The jersey debuted at the 1997 Draft, where Michael Holmqvist wore it on stage.
In 1997-98, the Ducks wore this on long road trips, but in 1999 they dialed it back to only a handful of games before retiring it the next year. I’m guessing it was expensive to maintain four jersey sets, and the fact that home teams at the time wore white but had dark third jerseys they would pull out on any given night. 1996-2001 was very much the Wild West for jerseys.
The cameras at the time didn’t do justice to how vibrant the colors are. A lot of the TV footage and photos make it look muddy. In person, it is bright, vivid, and shiny.
I’m secretly obsessed with these jerseys and they are what made me a true hockey jersey collector. It is sad that these didn’t get more love/playtime. The white ones were good, but in my opinion, the jade ones were much better.
Does anyone have any stories/facts about these?
GadsenLOD
I never realized they wore the original socks with them. That’s a fun fact.
_BeastModular_
Ngl I think they’re ugly lol. They aren’t smooth aesthetically. It looks like a Picasso jersey with a clash of horizontal and vertical stripes
mylefthandkilledme
I too like the white version more
StevieWonderUberRide
I’ve never been overly a fan of non-traditional designs, but I find this to be creative and works. It’s a little wacky but I don’t hate it outright.
ramenups
They were somewhat fun for an alt but overall a little bland, imo.
As with the standard set, I think the white version was a lot better, but unfortunately doesn’t boost it much higher with this specific design
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Some fun facts;
Nike brought these in to capitalize on the Ducks’ best-selling jersey in the late ‘90s. They added a white one, making the Ducks one of the only teams to have four jerseys at the time.
The jersey debuted at the 1997 Draft, where Michael Holmqvist wore it on stage.
In 1997-98, the Ducks wore this on long road trips, but in 1999 they dialed it back to only a handful of games before retiring it the next year. I’m guessing it was expensive to maintain four jersey sets, and the fact that home teams at the time wore white but had dark third jerseys they would pull out on any given night. 1996-2001 was very much the Wild West for jerseys.
The cameras at the time didn’t do justice to how vibrant the colors are. A lot of the TV footage and photos make it look muddy. In person, it is bright, vivid, and shiny.
I’m secretly obsessed with these jerseys and they are what made me a true hockey jersey collector. It is sad that these didn’t get more love/playtime. The white ones were good, but in my opinion, the jade ones were much better.
Does anyone have any stories/facts about these?
I never realized they wore the original socks with them. That’s a fun fact.
Ngl I think they’re ugly lol. They aren’t smooth aesthetically. It looks like a Picasso jersey with a clash of horizontal and vertical stripes
I too like the white version more
I’ve never been overly a fan of non-traditional designs, but I find this to be creative and works. It’s a little wacky but I don’t hate it outright.
They were somewhat fun for an alt but overall a little bland, imo.
As with the standard set, I think the white version was a lot better, but unfortunately doesn’t boost it much higher with this specific design
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