Yesterday, I talked about the Winter Classic and the history of the event. Today, the looks of the games will be discussed. Beginning with the 2003 game in Edmonton, the Oilers and the Canadiens went with the old school looks, with the Oilers wearing the early 80's style of jersey and the Canadiens resorting to the earlier years and the laced collar.
In 2008, the Buffalo Sabres hosted the first official Winter Classic at Ralph Wilson Stadium and the Pittsburgh Penguins were the opponents that day. As you can tell, the Sabres went with the original jersey look, the blue and gold complete with the buffalo over the crossing sabers. The Penguins went with their original colors, which were the two shades of blue and the logo, the skating penguin inside the circle with the PITTSBURGH PENGUINS around it. The looks eventually became the third jersey for the Penguins and the away jerseys (sort of) for the Sabres.
The 2009 version of the Winter Classic was held at Wrigley Field and featured the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks. Both teams have a lot of history, and since both had some looks to refer to, each went to the early years for their Winter Classic looks. The Red Wings with with the stylized D inside of a red stripe that went around the jersey while the Blackhawks went with a style from the pre-WWII years. The Red Wings wore this look only for that event while the Blackhawks went with this look as their third jersey.
The 2010 Winter Classic was held in Fenway Park and featured the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers. The Bruins went with an early look, complete with hints of brown, since that was their original color in the early years. The Flyers went with the looks from their inaugural years. Neither wore their respective style of jerseys for any other game, as each already had alternate jerseys in their closets.
That was the history of the Winter Classic looks. Some time before the first Winter Classic game, the looks of the games for this season will be discussed.
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