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