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Canes Unveil Alternate Jerseys
by Alanah McGinley on 09/10/08 at 02:12 PM ET
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From the Carolina Hurricanes:
Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today unveiled the team’s new alternate uniforms. The Hurricanes will wear the mostly-black uniforms for 15 home games this season, and the new Hurricanes third jerseys go on sale to the general public on Sunday, Sept. 21, at the team’s annual season kick-off event, the Caniac Carnival.
“We’re very proud of our traditional uniforms,” said Rutherford. “But after ten seasons in North Carolina and a lot of different ideas from our fans, we felt it was time to introduce an additional look for our team.”
continued... and click here for an enlarged image of the jersey
Update 2:59pm ET: This note from Slapshot at the NYT -
BTW, this sweater is different than what was described by Howard Berger in a late July blog post [on HockeyBuzz.com] that claimed to have descriptions of 18 different third jerseys.[...] We hate to say we told you so, but….
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The black and gray hurricane on the shoulders is awesome looking.
Posted by Kevin from Pittsburgh on 09/10/08 at 06:16 PM ET
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How did Berger fair on the other 17 jerseys? We should hold judgement until after the rest are announced...just to be fair to the guy. I wouldn’t want to be judged that closely.
Posted by Mr. Nasty on 09/10/08 at 03:29 PM ET