'Canes To Unveil Third Next Week
According to their official web site, the Carolina Hurricanes will become the first team to unveil their new third jersey for the upcoming season.
We previously believed the new sweaters would be shown first at the Caniac Carnival on September 21. Turns out that date is still significant since it's when the jerseys will initially go on sale. Here's the story from the team's web site.
Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team will reveal its new alternate uniform at a news conference on Sept. 10, at the RBC Center at 12:30 p.m. Media and fans are invited to attend the event and be the first to see the Hurricanes’ new look, which the team will wear for 15 home games this season.
Hurricanes center Eric Staal, defenseman Tim Gleason and goaltender Cam Ward will model the uniform at the press conference, skating out onto their home ice in the jerseys for the first time. Television and still cameras will be permitted to shoot the event from ice level. In addition, Rutherford will be available to comment on the sweaters and the process of developing the new look.
The alternate jerseys will go on sale to the general public for the first time on Sunday, Sept. 21 at the Caniac Carnival, the team’s annual season kick-off event. The Hurricanes will debut the sweaters in a game on Oct. 13, when they host the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings at the RBC Center.
So the excitement begins. We'll have photos of the new Hurricanes' third jerseys in less than a week!
I'll post photos here on the blog as soon as they are available. If any of you attend and want to send me pictures to post, I'd be more than happy to oblige.
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Reader Comments (10)
I'll hopefully be there and I will send a picture with my phone, though it may not be the best quality.
The Bruins are having "State-of-the Bruins" next Wed, wonder if they will show theres as well. I am a fan of the NHL 09 games, and the game has a place in the game for a jersey code again, im wondering if the new jerseys are what the codes are for, like last year.
I would suspect that's exactly what the code is for.
Shame I'm not in NC anymore... Lots of Hockey here at college though.
I bet we'll get a low quality picture before sept 10.....it always happens!
I'm sorry, but does anyone else just LOL when they see the word "Caniac?"
YES! Awesome!! :D :D :D
@ Drew: Nope, seeing as I am one and proud :)
I LOL when I think about how many fights break out at the RBC Center between "Caniacs" and "Buffoons" when the Sabres are in town.
it's time for animaniacs!!!!!!!!!!
Hurricanes have teased it: http://cdn.nhl.com/hurricanes/images/upload/2008/09/patch_front.jpg
Not too exciting. A grayscale version of a small Hurricanes logo, meaning shoulder patch to me. That means the alt logo is on the front.
As rumored I'm thinking.
@Drew:
Yeah, it's pretty interesting. I try and stay away from the fights when I go to the Canes/Sabres games. I just laugh at them xD