Kukla's Korner Hockey

Entries with the tag: jim rutherwford

Canes Unveil Alternate Jerseys

by Alanah McGinley on 09/10/08 at 04:12 PM ET
Comments (0)

From the Carolina Hurricanes:

Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today unveiled the team’s new alternate uniforms. The Hurricanes will wear the mostly-black uniforms for 15 home games this season, and the new Hurricanes third jerseys go on sale to the general public on Sunday, Sept. 21, at the team’s annual season kick-off event, the Caniac Carnival.

“We’re very proud of our traditional uniforms,” said Rutherford. “But after ten seasons in North Carolina and a lot of different ideas from our fans, we felt it was time to introduce an additional look for our team.”

continued… and click here for an enlarged image of the jersey

Update 2:59pm ET: This note from Slapshot at the NYT -

BTW, this sweater is different than what was described by Howard Berger in a late July blog post [on HockeyBuzz.com] that claimed to have descriptions of 18 different third jerseys.[...] We hate to say we told you so, but….

Filed in: NHL Teams, Carolina Hurricanes, | KK Hockey | Permalink
  Tags: jerseys, jim+rutherwford