| Today NHL jerseys are an important part
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| | next 25 years which many people consider
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| of any ice hockey match because this is
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| | to be the greatest era in league history.
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| how fans show their solidarity. This
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| | The Chicago Black Hawks changed their NHL
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| merchandise has come a long way since the
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| | jerseys in 1955 and went from black to
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| beginning of the NHL in 1917 as you will
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| | red uniforms which have since evolved
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| see how the uniforms have changed over
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| | into the shirts they still wear today.
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| the last century.
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| | The Boston Bruins also had a change of
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| The NHL began with only four teams all of
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| | uniform and made a statement by
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| which were Canadian. However, the
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| | introducing gold jerseys. Five out of the
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| Montreal Wanderers' ice rink burnt down
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| | six original teams still use the same
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| in the first season and they were never
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| | designs for their uniforms even today
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| heard from again. It was hard to produce
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| | which has no doubt made it easier for
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| NHL jerseys in this time because the
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| | fans to follow their favourite teams.
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| teams had an identity crisis over what
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| | In 1967 the NHL expanded from six teams
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| there uniform should be and it wasn't
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| | to 12 and it was because of this that the
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| until the 1920s when official uniforms
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| | uniforms were never the same again.
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| were decided on.
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| | Whereas before the colour used were
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| Ice hockey didn't exist in the United
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| | conservative such as reds, blues and
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| States until 1924 when the Boston Bruins
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| | blacks, the new teams were using bold
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| became the first U.S based team. This was
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| | colours like orange, green and purple. It
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| a proud time for America when their first
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| | wasn't until 1970 however that teams
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| NHL jerseys were made because they could
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| | started experimenting with putting
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| start showing their support for their
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| | players' last names on the backs of their
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| favourite team.
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| | shirts.
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| NHL jerseys came and went as did many
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| | NHL jerseys have come a long way since
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| teams. One example of this is the
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| | the sport first started to become popular
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| Brooklyn Americans who were formerly
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| | in the beginning of the 1900s. No doubt
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| known as the New York Americans. When
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| | this has been down to several factors
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| they left the NHL there were only six
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| | including new teams being introduced and
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| teams left which is how it stayed for the
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| | more modern concepts taking over.
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