World News – CA – Stars Unveil New Black and Neon Green Alternate Jersey

For the first time since the Stars redesigned their entire brand in 2013, the team will be wearing a black jersey as they unveiled another design on Wednesday morning dubbed their Blackout jersey besides being black , the jersey departs from tradition in many ways:

• Using neon green for the logo and stripes, a shade the team calls Skyline Green This is the first shade of green used that is not Victory Green since the redesign in 2013

• By placing its secondary logo with Texas contours on the chest instead of the main logo The secondary logo usually appears on team pants but nowhere else on the uniform

• Using black numbers on a black background, drawing on the bright green to make the jerseys work both in person and on TV Currently only Flyers have a third jersey with black numbers on the background black

The Stars will always use their Victory Green sweater as their home jersey and white as their primary jersey.The NHL requires teams to wear their third jersey 12 to 15 times per season and for three seasons Given the uncertainty surrounding the season in the NHL next year, however, it is not known how many times the Blackout jerseys will be worn during the 2020-2021 season.

« Fans who spoke to our merchandising team daily were asking for an alternative black third party, » said Dan Stuchal, senior vice president of marketing for Stars « Over and over again We have listened, and we believe we have responded to this request in a pretty bold and impressive way »

The jerseys go on sale Thursday at 9 a.m. online at hangarhockeycom and in person at The Hangar stores in Victory Park and Frisco

The same five-person design committee that produced the ever-popular Winter Classic swimsuits also designed the Blackout yarns, often simultaneously: Stuchal, owner Tom Gaglardi, color analyst Daryl “Razor” Reaugh, creative director Jeff Neal and Product Manager Kristopher Smith

The group first met in December 2018 to set the guidelines for Adidas They said if they were open to changing the color scheme or changing the logo on the chest They decided that ‘they didn’t want historic ties to the alternative jersey, said Stuchal: « No nod to Minnesota No nod to previous Dallas designs It was going to be progressive »

They didn’t want laces on the jersey They were determined to create a black jersey – although they tested an anthracite design at one point

« Radically modern, new generation and, I like this third, screwing the rules, » said Stuchal. « These in themselves were some of the benchmarks we gave Adidas »

Reaugh said: “We wanted to do something a little more futuristic, if you want We love to remember the future With something dark and black we have had black in our uniforms in the past and in our sweaters If you’ve ever seen uniforms where they’ve mostly made it black and different tones, it looks like silhouettes to really make its appearance, and give it something that has never been done before , which was a big push for it, we thought of neon « 

• The secondary logo on the front of the jersey has the outline of the state

“We wanted to make sure it felt bigger, if you will, with more influence from the state of Texas,” Reaugh said “When we went through different ideas, this is the one that has popped When we put it in Skyline Green it looked awesome right off the bat « 

• The exterior of the back collar features a stylized version of the Texas flag, with a star on the left side of the neck and two wrapping bands on the right side, symbolizing the red and white fields on the flag

• The inside of the back collar is inscribed with “Come and take it,” a popular state mantra adopted since the Texas Revolution, and since reused for a variety of causes, including Second Amendment rights

“This is really a statement about the pride of Texas,” Stuchal said “According to Razor’s comment earlier, this is a jersey for all of Texas We wanted to make sure it wasn’t just a Dallas case State on the front, Texas pride saying on the collar, that was the impetus for this Tom [Gaglardi] was very attached to this He loved it and it’s just a good fit « 

Apart from the bright green on the jersey and the two stripes on the socks, the rest of the uniform is plain The gloves and pants are black with nothing more than the manufacturer’s name in Skyline Green The helmet is black with a wordmark sticker instead of the main logo Stuchal said the Stars wanted to stay focused on the jersey

“I will be endlessly destroyed if players don’t ask for Skyline Green laces for their skates,” said Reaugh “I’m really going If they don’t have Skyline Green in their blades, I’m going to be so disappointed « 

All-star President and CEO Brad Alberts said now is the time to unveil a third shirt for next season, giving the redesign time to take hold – not to mention not downsizing Winter Classic jersey sales in 2019-20

“We really wanted the new colors, the new jersey to take hold of our fanbase,” said Alberts “We feel like he has The fans were now clamoring and wanting a third shirt”

Inverted retrospectives: As Blackout jersey is Stars’ third for next season, don’t expect a fourth Some league models for a “retro inverted” fourth jersey have leaked, most notably the red Vegas jersey and other replacements from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh

Matthew DeFranks Matt covers the Stars for SportsDay and previously covered the Florida Panthers for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel He has also covered college football, the Miami Marlins, the Kansas City Royals and the Los Angels. Angeles for a variety of outlets He graduated from the University of Notre Dame

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