Nhl uniform mix up?

Question

it might just be me, i don't think it is, but... I'm pretty sure i notice that during the later stages of the regular season certain teams (particularly from the pacific) seemed to wear their bold jerseys on the road and white ones at home sometimes. Is there a reason for that?

Answer 1

i didnt notice, but the home team(as long as they give the away team notice) can wear whatever uniform they want

Answer 2

The last few years the dark jerseys have been for home games and white jerseys for away. Before that it was the other way around.

I did notice though that several occasions during the season that teams would wear their whites at home and darks away. I don't know why they do but I blame Gary Bettman.

Answer 3

Home teams wear dark, visiting teams wear white.  It's been this way since the 2003-04 season.

The league approved teams to switch for 1-2 games per year.

By example, when Montreal made their US west coast trip this year, they wore their red sweaters at each game.

Answer 4

home teams used to always wear white because it makes you look bigger on the ice with no defined edges

Answer 5

I have heard that teams are allowed to switch it up a couple times a year. They must have both teams agreeing on it. It is usually the home teams choice

Answer 6

The league switched in recent years from "Home Whites" to "Home Colours" in order to induce fans to buy the extra jersey at home - fans like to wear the same actual jersey their team is wearing, or so it would seem.

   However, it is up to the Home Team to decide what jersey they are going to wear on any given night at home.  Thus, as hockey players and teams can be superstitious, as we all know, some of them have decided to wear their "Whites" while at home as well as they have a streak going with them, or even a recently better record wearing them.

   Surely, in actuality, the colour of the jersey does little to make any difference in the outcome of a game, but every little bit helps in the minds of players and coaches so "go with it while the winning is good".  ;-)

    Now... the 3rd jerseys of many teams - those are just rediculous - just another Bettman "touch" on the game...

Answer 7

It's the choice of the home team this year. They can wear whatever they damned well please as long as they tell the other team.

I think it was the Sabres that did it for all divisional games this year...