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

6. Jade Alternate

While this alternate jersey is low on the list and is the same layout as the white alternate, it does have an edge.

Using Jade as the jersey’s base-color was a great decision at the time, especially since it was one of the Ducks’ primary colors.  Unlike the white alternate, the yellow stripe that ran along the shoulder’s extended piping had a more vibrant appearance. Also, the jersey really popped with the yoke entailing eggplant-purple instead of using another color such as white.

Keep in mind that this sweater separated itself from its sister jersey with the addition of a thin grey stripe at its base. That subtle trait was a nice compliment and impacted the jersey’s alternate feel, too.

Still, the jersey’s overall design wasn’t appealing, especially in comparison to other team’s alternates at the given time. Plus, it competed with the well-accepted primary home and away jerseys that can still be seen worn to date at the Honda Center on a nightly basis.

The sweater was officially retired after two seasons and saw the white alternate last one more campaign in 1999-2000.

NHL fans alike may also notice that neither of the 1997 alternate jerseys’ characteristics were used as a tribute towards the team’s 25th anniversary alternate, which entails a majority of the Ducks’ jersey history in the overall design.

This Jade alternate may have been a hit if it used Anaheim’s layout and design from its’ primary jerseys and modified the diagonal stripes’ color-scheme. Perhaps a jersey with that appearance could have been what the team’s newest alternate anniversary sweater would have portrayed.