Hi everyone! I’m sure that by now you have all seen the NHL’s new batch of reverse retro jerseys. As you all know well, I’m generally not a fan of third jerseys, mainly because they are a cash grab, and that teams really don’t need to change uniforms every six weeks. Case in point, most of the league’s Original Six teams are still wearing essentially the same uniforms they wore some fifty, sixty, seventy years ago, with just a few tweaks here and there. I dare you to find someone who thinks the Detroit Red Wings logo needs to be rearranged, or that the New York Rangers should trade in the red, white, and blue for a little black, grey, and road-cone orange.

It’s also kind of annoying that the New York Islanders brought back the old Captain Highliner logo for their reverse retros, which everyone absolutely despised back in the day, and now, somehow, like magic, it has come back from the dead, and people suddenly like it. Huh?

That said, a couple of teams really hit the ball out of the park with their reverse retros. The L.A. Kings’ return to purple and yellow is lovely.

So is the Minnesota Wild’s homage to the Minnesota North Stars. Very classy look indeed.

But what about these beauties? You just knew these were coming up…

Yowza! You can probably imagine how delighted I was to find out the San Jose Sharks were turning back the clock to 1974-75 and bringing back the last uniforms worn by the California Golden Seals. These really pop on an HD TV. The Sharks could bring these out every night from here on in, and I will wholeheartedly support that initiative.

Anyhoo, what do you guys think of the the Sharks’ new Seals-inspired jerseys? Drop me a message in the “Contact Steve” section, and let me know, and I’ll post some of your responses on the site.

Until next time, stay gold!