Top 10 Best Dressed NHL Teams of 2017-2018
This list compiles the NHL teams that were the best dressed when they hit the ice during the 2017-18 NHL season.
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Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens (French: Les Canadiens de Montréal) are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1909, they are the oldest continuously operating professional... read more
They're the Montreal Canadiens. Unless any major, shocking changes happen next season, they'll keep winning this contest as far as I'm concerned.
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Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They compete in the Central Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League. Since their founding in 1926, the Blackhawks have won six Stanley Cup championships, with their most recent title coming... read more
If you could give a team in "1.5th place," I'd give it to the Blackhawks. It feels wrong to give them a one-digit ranking that doesn't start and end with a "1". If they ever bring back the black alternate jersey, I'll give them "1.25th place".
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Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs, officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often simply referred to as the Leafs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team was... read more
I was hesitant to accept the new "updated classic" insignia when it was introduced a couple of seasons ago, as surprising as that sounds, since it's a perfect logo. The uniform change that went along with the new logo was also a little weird for me but has since grown on me considerably. The Leafs have always been a beautifully dressed team, but they've never looked better than they do now.
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Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins, commonly known as the Pens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as part of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The Penguins are one of two NHL teams in Pennsylvania, with the other... read more
Since the change back to their classic gold uniforms worn from 1981 to 1992, the Penguins have thrown themselves back into the race for the best uniforms. If I never see "Vegas gold" in the team's logo and uniforms again, it will be too soon. Keep rocking the yellow gold, Pens!
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Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. The team was established in 1967 as part of the NHL's first expansion.
Before 2010 (2008, if you count when their current home jersey was introduced as an alternate), the Flyers stuck with what I would call a downgraded version of their uniform for a long time (since 1982). For many of those years, the darker uniforms were black instead of orange.
Now that most of the NHL has shifted away from using black as the primary home jersey color, I'm hopeful Philadelphia won't mess with their beautiful orange jerseys for a long time.
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Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They compete in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. The Red Wings are one of the Original Six franchises of the NHL and have a storied history with multiple Stanley Cup victories... read more
Not much to say about the Red Wings' uniforms that isn't obvious. They've never had an alternate jersey and have stuck with the same jersey design for decades, and that's not a problem since they're practically perfect. The team's playing, however, could definitely use a change.
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Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They compete in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League. The team has a rich history, including multiple Stanley Cup victories during the 1980s with Wayne Gretzky.
Swapping out blue for orange as the team's primary color this season marks the first time since the team left the WHA (World Hockey Association) in 1979 that the Edmonton Oilers have worn orange dark jerseys as their primaries. While the classic blue jerseys will be missed, the orange alternate jerseys from last season clearly won over the hearts of fans, so I'm sure very few are sad to see the change.
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Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League. The team was founded in 1972 and relocated from Atlanta to Calgary in 1980.
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Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division.
The Bruins, being an Original Six team, are graced with having a classic look that dates back decades. They've not done anything to their jerseys for years, but that's because there's nothing that needs changing. Since the alternate jersey program was suspended for the 2017/18 season (due to the switch to the Adidas jerseys), the Bruins have nothing holding them back from being one of the best-dressed this season.
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New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference.
The franchise began in 1974 as the Kansas City Scouts in Missouri. It then moved to Denver... read more
The team refreshed their jerseys to coincide with the switch to the new Adidas jerseys this year, and it's definitely an improvement. The new sweaters feature thicker lines on the arms and do away with the striping around the waist. Both changes contribute to a look that looks more modern and suggests that the team is looking to say goodbye to the old, slow, defensive Devils team (hopefully) of the past.
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Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League. The team was established in 2000 and plays its home games at the Xcel Energy Center.
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Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League. The team was founded in 1967 and has won two Stanley Cup championships, in 2012 and 2014.
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Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League. The Avalanche and the Coyotes are the only two teams in the division located in the Mountain Time Zone, setting them apart... read more