Kings' Throwback Reigns
Monday · Jan 4 · 2010 | 7:45 AM PST
Following in the footsteps of the previous post, there's another minor league jersey worth mentioning from a couple of weeks ago.
The Ontario Reign, ECHL affiliate to the Los Angeles Kings, wore a special, one-time throwback jersey as a tribute to the big club. It was a replica of the black Kings jersey which debuted to Californians along with the arrival of Wayne Gretzky in 1988.
Reign throwback nightThe primary Kings logo from that era has been modified into a Reign logo. But at a glance, it looks exactly like what the Great One wore after the big trade.
The Reign's current secondary logo was converted to silver and black and placed on the shoulders. It really is quite a jersey. And I couldn't wait to see what it looked like on the ice.
Lucky for us, this sweater was worn on December 18 when the Reign faced the Las Vegas Wranglers. (They even won in a shootout.) So there are a few pictures available — albeit low quality from the team's web site.
Shawn Germain #5 in action in the L.A. throwback 
Goalie Curtis Darling #29 wearing the specialty sweater
Reader Comments (9)
Those old Kings jerseys were one of the best. You can't go wrong with black and silver.
Cool. Now, all we need (for both the Kings and the affiliates) is to pick one specific throwback and stick with it.
"Vintage" is definitely in right now, and the Kings' history is as colorful as any team. For some reason, they continue to shy away from that. When they changed their jerseys in '97, adding the purple, we thought that maybe they were gonna go back to purple and gold, but making a slow transition. After their newest alternate jersey, which lacks any purple anywhere, I'm just not sure.
One major reason why the Kings should go back to purple and gold is the Lakers! They wear purple and gold, and in the 10 years of Staples Center, have won 4 NBA titles and 6 Western Conference championships. Seems like a good enough reason to me.
Agreed, Kevin Y.
They look great except for that stupid car maker logo and name across the white stripe on the lower back. What is this, Europe?
I would like to see a purple and gold vintage jersey as well, Kevin.
Very nice.
indeed a very good jersey. I know they don't have a lot of money in the ECHL, but I think they could have wear black helmets/gloves... but eh...
I completely agree with the above posts. I love the minor league updates, keep em coming!
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2 for 1 hotdogs!
solid uniforms always liked the simplicity of the old kings unis