Isles to Bring Back 1972-73 Jersey as Third

Just like we have assumed, it appears confirmed that the Islanders will use their royal blue jersey that they wore in their first season, as their new alternate/third jersey.

Howard Berger of Hockeybuzz made a post on his blog that describes all of the alternates being used next year. Some of them were quite interesting. But the one that matters most to us is the one about the Islanders:

"NEW YORK ISLANDERS: The Isles are going back to their original road jersey from 1972-73, when they joined the NHL along with the Atlanta Flames. It is a royal-blue base, with broad orange and white stripes on the arms and at the bottom of the jersey. The uniform numbers – as they appeared during the club’s inaugural season – are orange with white trim. Player names will also be orange. The Islanders switched to white jersey numbers after their dreadful first year in the league; when they compiled a 12-60-6 record… worst, to that point, in NHL history."

I'm pretty darn excited about this. In the 06-07 season, the Isles brought back this jersey for one game. It will be exactly the same as that, just in the RBK EDGE cut, I'd think.

What I do want to know is if they will wear a navy blue helmet and shorts like they did in that game last year.


Anyway, I can't say that it is completely confirmed until I see Greg Logan post it. I'll be waiting for that now.