NHL uniform
Historically, the only standardized piece of the equipment has been the sweater (jersey), which has to be of identical design by the same company for all members of a team.
Other elements merely have a number scheme, allowing individual players to select their own brand and model coloured to match the uniform but not necessarily identical in appearance.
Alternatively, players who transfer teams have sometimes had their gloves painted temporarily to match the required colours, and are given new helmets.
Since the 2003–04 season, NHL teams typically wear the dark colour at home and the light color (white or yellow) for road games; there are occasional single-game exceptions.
Third sweaters are typically worn only a few times a season by special permission of the league, based on a list of requested games.
Reebok logos were on the side boards in all NHL arenas (for marketing purposes) just above the blue and red lines.
The Edge sweaters were unveiled at the 55th National Hockey League All-Star Game and began to be worn, league-wide, from the 2007–08 season.
Almost every team in the league made at least minor changes to their equipment design in conjunction with implementing the new sweater style.
The San Jose Sharks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Ottawa Senators, Vancouver Canucks, Dallas Stars, and Washington Capitals redesigned their equipment altogether with a new or updated logo.
Citing player complaints, Reebok later modified the Edge sweaters during the 2007–08 season, removing the play-dry material in the front and making the sleeves bigger.
The modified sweaters, dubbed the Edge 2.0, made their debut at the 2008 NHL Winter Classic on January 1, 2008.
Beginning in the 2020–21 season, the NHL began partnering with Adidas to introduce the Reverse Retro program, where all 31 teams developed special uniforms combining traditional or throwback designs with new colour schemes.
[13] For the 2022–23 season Reverse Retro designs made a return, including the newly added Seattle Kraken.
It was reported on July 28, 2022, by ESPN's Greg Wyshynski that the Adidas would no longer supply jerseys for the NHL after the conclusion of the 2023–24 season.
