Amerks Unveil New Jerseys!
Sunday · Sep 13 · 2009 | 8:08 AM PDT
As expected, the AHL's Rochester Americans unveiled their new jerseys for the 2009-10 season at a press conference on Friday afternoon.
Basically, the Amerks are switching back to the same design they wore prior to the Age of Reebok. However, these are still Edge jerseys. Let's not get crazy now.
This photo was provided via the team's web site.
Rochester Americans unveil new jerseys
The Amerks were stuck with red jerseys when the change to Reebok was originally initiated.
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Amerks' old red sweaterFor reference, to the right is a shot of Jason Garrison from last season. Clearly the threads above are a major improvement. Rochester has worn blue for as long as I can remember so the change was certainly odd.
Not only is the blue back, but the piping is gone from both sweaters and the horizontal stripes have returned. Guess Reebok decided to incorporate those lousy elements for no other reason than to promote themselves.
According to the web site, the blue road jerseys were last worn during the 2005-06 campaign. It's certainly nice to see that they're back.
One unrelated note now. The Icethetics Season Preview is just over a week away. It's a week-long event which you may remember from last season. Things kick off on Monday, September 21.
It's got everything you need to know to start the season — new logos, new jerseys — everything!
The next phase of the IceHL Project will be announced that day as well.
Reader Comments (11)
Glad to see another team re-embrace a classic look. I mean, really, who actually thought those vertical Bettman Stripes looked good, besides Reebok's 14-year-old "look at me!" designers? Get rid of the diaper hems and we'll be back in business.
I like the red jersey if it lost the piping.
The jerseys are very nice.
Huge improvement! Down withthin vertical reebok piping!
that picture is horrible, way to much soft focus. Nice Jerseys thou, i still wish the sabres were affiliated with them, much history.
Now that's a hockey jersey. The NHL should take a lesson from them and rid all jerseys of those tacky diaper hems (good one G-man) and ugly piping all over. Put back the hem striping and then we get back our NHL.
the blue jersey should have a colored collar thou
The Amerks red jersey was originally their alternate after they got rid of the flag jersey. in the early 00's. the players liked the red jersey so much that they apparently ditched the blue until now.
its a welcomed change but the red jerseys didnt look bad if you took away the piping.
Throw a white or red collar on the blue and you have a very sweet uniform.
And the stars look better with a white v blue contrast then with the red, and are much more prominent with no piping.
Great work in realizing that their last ones weren't so great.
And I do love that logo.
Back in the 70's, Amerk road jerseys were red. Just like the "retro" blue field, but just red. They were certainly classier than the last reincarnation, also a few shades lighter, like the red on the US flag, not this maroon.
Nice looking jersey....might want to improve on the models though.....yowsers