Comments on: EXCLUSIVE: THIRD JERSEY COULD BE FIRSTNYI considering full-time move to classic design

By: Isles75

Isles75 — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:39:25 +0000

The 3rd royal blue is an example of how less is more. Compared to the horrendously overly busy main jersey they have know, this old/new royal blue 3rd jersey is a pleasure to look at. Making them full time is a great move. Once this 3rd royal blue jersey is made the main jersey with matching white road to match the Islanders should stop with all the 3rd jerseys. No more, stay with only two jersey in the franchise: the traditional styled royal blue home and one white for the road.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:22:08 +0000

I like the new third jersey, but I would like to see them in the cup era jerseys. Those are the classics to me. This franchise never does what the fans want.

By: Bklyn333

Bklyn333 — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:45:28 +0000

As far as hockey sweaters go …this is a good step … now everyone has to campaign to make this the #1 jersey - or at least the home-white version of same (if the league can wrap their corporation-kissing minds around going back to HOME WHITES).

By: carpandean

carpandean — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:26:43 +0000

Good news for you guys. Hopefully, the Sabres are looking at doing the same type of thing. We’ve got our 40th coming up, so it would make even more sense for us.

By: Mickey Mouse Franchise

Mickey Mouse Franchise — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:53:40 +0000

YES! Bringing back the royal blue classic unis is the 1st thing this franchise has done right in a long long time. The water wing jerseys are horrendous.

Now get the games back on free radio and win some games and don’t be so boring.

By: Law

Law — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:31:31 +0000

JKP,

The orange and white stripes are reversed for one. Also the space btwn the stripes.

http://www.nhluniforms.com/1980s/Islanders1.html

http://www.nhluniforms.com/1970s/Islanders2.html

Not a huge difference but the white just looks out of place as the bottom stripe and the cut of the Edge jerseys doesn’t help with the diaper bottom.

By: JKP

JKP — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:53:40 +0000

Law, how is the third jersey different from the dynasty jerseys? I don’t see any difference.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:06:14 +0000

On points about/ the 1980’s Islander’s uniform’s being to 80’s? Are the current Chicago Blackhawk’s also to 80’s. I think not they, are also very sharp! Bring back the 1980 to pre- fisherman, as the NY Islander’s main uniform’s. Thanks CB, Mark

By: Chris TMC

Chris TMC — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:31:38 +0000

Cant blame the Isles for the no home whites thing, they have nothing to do with that- its an NHL thing.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:09:50 +0000

Hi Chris, great article, the news is “Super”, only to me the main uniforms should be the pre fisherman uniforms, just like the ones they wore winning the 4 stanley cups. The Lighthouse patch on the shoulder would be fine. Also the whites to be worn at home. As far as the currents being the thirds, to me, forget it, they are the “WORST”. These new third uniforms are outstanding, I commend Charles Wang, and Terry Goldstein, on the project, a job very well done. I am currently having Terry do me a Mitchell and Ness verson of the 1980, “Classic White”, with Kyle Okposo, #21, when its completed, I’m going to send it to you, and see what you think. They did a really nice job on the jersey. By the pictures I’ve seen the only concern I have with the new third, is the size of the crest. Aside from hating most everything, with the exception of the numbers and names, on the back of the current mains, that includes the size of the crest on the current mains, way, way, way, to large. The size of the crest is very important. They should be the size they used to be. And the brightness of the colors on the Mitchell and Ness verson is also impressive. So the 1980’s through pre fisherman, as the mains, whites to be worn at home, and the new third uniform to remain as the third, all perminantly, never to change again. Again great article Chris, as usual. Thanks again, Mark NJ, Go Islander’s

By: frank nyc

frank nyc — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:22:21 +0000

ya know i like the throwback. i really do.
But WTF i just bought one of those new edge jerseys
is that gonna be 250$ down the drain or what??
hopefully they would keep the edge blue as a third jersey
god wiling

By: Law

Law — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:03:12 +0000

Step in the right direction, but personally, I would prefer the dynasty era style.

Or maybe one of these that I was messing around with over the summer…

http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=541492