Power ranking the NHL’s alternate jerseys for the 2019-20 season
By Kyle McKenna
11. Columbus Blue Jackets
While the Columbus Blue Jackets have only advanced past the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs once in franchise history, the team has always entailed appreciated hockey sweaters.
The situation is no different for the team’s second-ever alternate sweater, either.
Columbus is one of the few teams that stuck with its original Reebok Edge design that was introduced in 2006-07, but the team stayed away from the “piping” down the sides of the jersey theme after unveiling this unique alternate back in 2010-11.
The color scheme is safe and attractive and adds a different flavor in comparison to the rest of the league’s current alternate jerseys. The off-white used in the design was trending at the time of its inception, but give Columbus credit because it didn’t back out of using it when most teams would have.
In this hockey enthusiast’s opinion, more times than not a team can’t go wrong with adding laces to the collar areas of the sweater. Again, it’s classy meets flashy.
Plus, a Cup-less team such as Columbus could use some flair.
One underrated aspect of this uniform is the belt area and stripes on the jersey’s sleeves. More and more teams are straying away from stripes and belts on uniforms for the “cleaner” appearance. It’s nice to see some teams are still embracing the hockey tradition.
Fans also have to wonder that if and when the Jackets do move on from the current home and away sweaters if this alternate will proceed with the current ones as a primary uniform? The cannon logo seems to be well accepted by the Columbus fan base and would put a new stamp on a franchise that’s on the rise