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Anaheim Ducks: Ranking the Ducks’ alternate jerseys from worst to best

By Kyle McKenna

12 Dec 1997: Paul Kariya #9 of the Mighty Ducks in action during the Ducks 6-4 win over the Washington Capitals at The Pond in Anaheim, California.
12 Dec 1997: Paul Kariya #9 of the Mighty Ducks in action during the Ducks 6-4 win over the Washington Capitals at The Pond in Anaheim, California. /
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After the Anaheim Ducks unveiled their 25th anniversary alternate jersey, find out the rankings for all seven of Anaheim’s third jerseys.

The nature of hockey jerseys changed dramatically back in 1993 when the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim entered the NHL as an expansion franchise. The Disney owned organization not only separated itself with its nickname that was based on the The Mighty Ducks, but its unique logo and jersey design.

Since that time, the franchise changed its official name to the Anaheim Ducks (2006-07) and not only changed its color scheme, but also introduced a plethora of sweater designs.

On Saturday, Anaheim unveiled its seventh alternate jersey in team history and in honor of the Ducks’ 25th anniversary.

FanSided looks back and ranks all seven of the Ducks’ alternate jerseys from worst to best.

14 Apr 1999: Kevin Haller #5 of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks controls the puck during the game against the St. Louis Blues at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California. The Blues defeated the Ducks 3-1. Mandatory Credit: Elsa Hasch /Allsport
14 Apr 1999: Kevin Haller #5 of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks controls the puck during the game against the St. Louis Blues at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California. The Blues defeated the Ducks 3-1. Mandatory Credit: Elsa Hasch /Allsport /

7. White Alternate

In 1997-98, the Ducks not only introduced the team’s second alternate jersey, but Anaheim jumped on board in joining a handful of other NHL teams and unveiled a fourth sweater to the uniform rotation. However, one of those two alternates goes down as the Ducks’ worst in team history.

The (then) Mighty Ducks went in a direction to have a dark and white alternate, which was a great idea during the mid-to-late 1990s. Both entailed the same layout and design, aside from changing the jerseys’ color scheme on the shoulders for each respective sweater.

The white “fourth” jersey takes a back seat to the dark alternate and in large part because it didn’t entail the same ‘Mighty’ charisma in comparison to the other Ducks’ sweaters.

Having the jersey all white and essentially blank on the front, other than the extended shoulder yokes, portrayed an incomplete appearance. Sure, the piping down the shoulders and arms of the jersey wasn’t great, but the design wasn’t terrible considering the ‘90s was arguably the strangest fashion era, especially when it came to professional sports.

The collar also had a nontraditional layout which didn’t help the jersey’s overall appearance, either.

Notice that a majority of the socks were the Ducks’ Jade color, too. That combined with the extended shoulder piping just portrayed an odd appearance on the ice and it felt like fans were watching a minor league team at the old Pond.

The yellow trim that ran along the shoulders and down the sleeves didn’t complement the team’s white alternate jersey, either.

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