Avalanche reportedly one of 12 NHL teams to get uniform makeover

From the team laundry department comes this interesting note, courtesy of Sportslogos.net, that the Colorado Avalanche will be one of a dozen teams getting makeovers to their uniforms starting in 2017-18.

In case you hadn’t heard, Adidas will take over the manufacturing of all NHL jerseys starting this season, as Reebok drops out. While some teams won’t have any changes (probably, Original Six teams, etc), Chris Creamer of Sportslogos says, based on his sources, the Avs are one of 12 confirmed teams that will see changes. They are expected to be unveiled next month at an NHL function in Las Vegas.

What might the changes entail? Creamer doesn’t say. He expects most changes to be minor, and he says no actual team logos will change. In other words, the ‘A’ with the snow sliding down will still be the official team logo.

Let’s assume one of the changes to be made will be the removal of the piping down the sides of the jersey. That was a Reebok innovation, one mostly reviled by the fans.

Personally, I hope the team goes back to the brighter shade of burgundy like in the olden days. I thought they just looked better, period. Maybe the fact that they were colors worn by Stanley Cup-winning teams helped make them look better too, though.

There will be no more third jerseys next season. The home and road jerseys are it. It is possible that some teams could adopt their current third jerseys as their new home uniforms. The Minnesota Wild, for instance, is expected to do that.

Should the Avs go with their current blue third jerseys as the new full-time uniform? A.J. Haefele and I debated this on a recent BSNAvalanche podcast, actually. I hope that doesn’t happen, while he is more inclined to support it.

What say you, Avs fans?