Going Back in Time

With the NHL Heritage Classic just under three months away, it was time for both the Edmonton Oilers and the Winnipeg Jets to reveal what they would be wearing when they clash at Investors Group Field in late October. The alumni rosters for both teams were also announced, and in accordance to that announcement, their uniforms were unveiled.

First, the alumni: and while the Oilers will be wearing their familiar blue sweaters with orange shoulders and traditional striping, the Jets will be bringing back the sweaters from their first incarnation as an NHL team. No problems there. Now, for the current NHL teams: the Oilers are just basically carrying over their special sweaters from last season into this game. Good call, as they have grown in popularity since they were announced prior to last season. The Jets will be employing the same template as the Oilers, only the design will incorporate much of their first season in the WHA. Again, it's a winning look, as it's fairly simple in design. The only hangup will be that the home team will be wearing white, something that generally goes against the (silly) rule of home teams wearing their colored uniforms, but since the Oilers were already locked in with their orange sweaters, putting the Jets in white made sense, particularly since the National Football League has gone with the rather ill-advised idea of trying both teams in their special colored uniforms for Thursday night games.

In all, the entire Heritage Classic promises to be not only a matchup of two teams with loads of promise, but also two teams that will definitely look good while gliding across the ice on a football field in Winnipeg.