NHL jersey database

The NHL jersey database

Every NHL sweater we have catalogued, organised by club and design era — with manufacturers, seasons, construction notes and the story behind each change.

15
Teams catalogued
13
Jerseys documented
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Design eras

NHL jerseys divide cleanly into supplier eras, and knowing them is the fastest way to date any sweater. CCM and Koho supplied the on-ice era through the 1980s and 1990s, Starter defined the replica boom of the mid-1990s, Reebok arrived in the mid-2000s and brought the 2007 Edge cut, adidas took over in 2017 with the adizero authentic, and Fanatics became the on-ice supplier from the 2024-25 season.

Design change itself follows the league's business history. The Original Six clubs built visual identities that have barely moved in seventy years — Montréal's crest and Toronto's leaf are still recognisably the same marks — while expansion and relocation clubs cycled through logos and colour schemes far more aggressively as ownership and marketing changed.

Construction is the other half of the story. Heavy knit bodies gave way to lighter engineered fabrics, sewn tackle-twill crests separated the on-ice tier from screen-printed retail jerseys, and fight straps, shoulder patches and one-season commemoratives turned individual sweaters into dateable artefacts.

Each team below links to a dedicated jersey history page listing its documented designs chronologically, and each jersey links through to its full specification: season, type, manufacturer, colours, notable players and sources.

NHL jersey history, team by team

Boston Bruins

Boston, MA · Founded 1924 · 0 jerseys documented

The first American-based NHL franchise and bitter historical rival of the Montreal Canadiens and Canadian clubs.

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Design entries for this club are still being catalogued and sourced.

New York Rangers

New York, NY · Founded 1926 · 0 jerseys documented

Original Six club whose diagonal R-A-N-G-E-R-S crest has barely changed since 1926 — one of the most stable designs in sports.

Full New York Rangers jersey history →

Design entries for this club are still being catalogued and sourced.

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago, IL · Founded 1926 · 0 jerseys documented

Original Six club whose Indigenous-head crest, essentially unchanged since 1955, is widely ranked among the finest sweaters in hockey.

Full Chicago Blackhawks jersey history →

Design entries for this club are still being catalogued and sourced.

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit, MI · Founded 1926 · 0 jerseys documented

Original Six club; the winged-wheel crest arrived with the Red Wings name in 1932 and has never been redesigned.

Full Detroit Red Wings jersey history →

Design entries for this club are still being catalogued and sourced.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh, PA · Founded 1967 · 0 jerseys documented

1967 expansion club famous for the skating-penguin crest, the controversial black-and-gold switch of 1980, and the Lemieux and Crosby eras.

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Design entries for this club are still being catalogued and sourced.

Colorado Avalanche

Denver, CO · Founded 1972 · 0 jerseys documented

Founded as the WHA's Quebec Nordiques; relocated to Denver in 1995 and won the Stanley Cup in its very first Colorado season.

Full Colorado Avalanche jersey history →

Design entries for this club are still being catalogued and sourced.