from Paul Lukas of InsideHook,

The last NHL season started three months late, had only 56 games instead of the usual 82, featured rejiggered divisional alignments and took place primarily in empty arenas — all due to the coronavirus pandemic.

This season, the NHL is largely back to normal and the schedule is starting on time — which means it’s also time for the annual Uni Watch NHL Season Preview, which breaks down everything you need to know about this season’s new uniforms, logos, ice designs and more.

One change that’s big in scope but subtle in execution is the introduction of a new raised-embroidery technique on jersey crests. The league and Adidas are simply calling it “dimensional embroidery,” and it appears to be similar to puff embroidery, which is commonly used for MLB cap logos. You can see a good example of it on this shot of the Hurricanes’ home jersey crest, which now has a raised white ridge running just inside the logo’s border:

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