I haven't done one of these in a while, and with the season underway, I figured that this would be a good time to do something with jerseys. When the Vancouver Canucks broke out their alternate jerseys for their 40th anniversary on opening night Saturday, it was almost like a trip back in time, with the team honoring the 1970-71 team and a passing of the torch, so to speak, as Orland Kurtenbach, the team's first captain, handed Henrik Sedin his new jersey, complete with the captain's C, as he was named the team captain, replacing Roberto Luongo. The Canucks weren't the only ones to break out their first looks: their opponents for that evening were the Los Angeles Kings, who were also the team's first opponents in their first game in the NHL 40 years ago. The Kings broke out their purple and yellow jerseys that were the team's road jerseys in their early days. The Kings' jerseys, in particular, could be mistaken for "Lakers on Skates," as both teams not only shared the same colors for a time, but also the same building, as they do now. Yellow is normally considered a hideous color on any jersey, but there are instances where it actually works, and both Los Angeles teams pull this off well.
The Kings had this color scheme until 1988, when Wayne Gretzky was acquired. Since then, they went from black and silver to black and purple, which in many ways, is a nice way to tie the past color schemes to create a good present day Kings jersey. For one night at least, the Kings brought out the vintage looks and scored big time, as did the Canucks.
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