Team Canada goes green for WJC

by James Mirtle on Oct 26, 2009 12:35 AM CDT Comment 25 comments

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Hockey Canada announced on Saturday that Canada’s National Junior Team will wear green jerseys during the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship, in honour of Saskatchewan’s love affair with the CFL’s Roughriders and as a salute to the province. Also, the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship will mark the first time the tournament has returned to Canadian cities (Regina and Saskatoon) for a second time.

— Hockey Canada

And I thought I'd seen everything in a Team Canada jersey.

This is obviously the equivalent of a third jersey in the NHL, just another souvenir to sell. Apparently Canada will only wear it once during the actual tournament, which begins on Dec. 26, so I can't see there being much harm done.

This year the tournament's in Saskatchewan, next year it heads to Buffalo and then for 2012, it'll be in Calgary and Edmonton. I have a feeling attendance won't be a problem at any of those destinations, but you wonder when they'll bite the bullet and head back overseas with this thing.

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It sort of reminds me of those old green tailfins on Air Canada jets. I liked those too.

by delooper on Oct 26, 2009 1:11 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

blech!

by hockeycountry on Oct 26, 2009 4:26 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

That might just be the ugliest team Canada jersey ever. That said, it will be popular with the banjo picking inbred crowd.

by Resolute on Oct 26, 2009 8:58 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Why’d you bring Alberta into this?

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by Mike @ MHH on Oct 26, 2009 9:27 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Heh.

I gotta say, the Banjo Bowl has gotten a lot more interesting since Troy Westwood made that comment. Hope Canada does well at this tournament though. Rider fans might drop a load of manure on Desjardins’ front lawn if we lose.

by Resolute on Oct 26, 2009 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dammit Resolute, I’m an exile in San Diego and that still hurts…especially because I like the jersey!

Go Riders!

by maimster on Oct 26, 2009 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That might just be the ugliest team Canada jersey ever.

I still give that honor to the yellow World Cup jerseys that managed to alter the battle-tested hue of the Bruins and Penguins jerseys just enough to look like urine instead of gold.

by Malurous on Oct 26, 2009 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Have you seen the jerseys Boston is wearing for the Winter Classic? Ugh—ly.

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by hawks61 on Oct 26, 2009 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

As a Bruins fan, sadly yes. It reminds me of the urine effect, and then there’s the cartoon B for good measure.

by Malurous on Oct 26, 2009 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The cartoon B is based on the 25th-anniversary logo the team used in 1949. I like it, personally.

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by Doogie2K on Oct 26, 2009 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, I know where it’s from. That doesn’t make it much better in my eyes, but it’s nice that it works for someone. Frankly, the logo is a bit minor-league but my bigger issue is with the color hue.

by Malurous on Oct 27, 2009 2:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like the hue of this jersey better than the Winnie the Pooh third they wore back in the late 90s.

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by Doogie2K on Oct 27, 2009 8:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Troy Westwood is that you?

by hawks61 on Oct 26, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Very nostalgic

I like that colour scheme. Nothing says passion like a jersey commemorating the Hartford Whalers.

by Exit716 on Oct 26, 2009 9:07 AM CDT reply actions 4 recs

They can play Brass Bonanza during intermissions.

by Resolute on Oct 26, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Seattle Thunderbirds already do that, though.

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by Doogie2K on Oct 26, 2009 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

God help me but I like it

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by fetch9 on Oct 26, 2009 9:59 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

So the tournament begins the day after Christmas? This jersey is just getting in the spirit of things, then.

by Arenacale on Oct 26, 2009 10:12 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Heh, good point.

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by James Mirtle on Oct 26, 2009 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

True. But do we have to look like the tree?

by hawks61 on Oct 26, 2009 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not a big fan

What happens if they ever have this tournament in Brampton.
Well there be a South East Asia look and feel to the jersey.
What if the uniform has to reflect the part of Canada it is being held in.
Oh boy watch out for when the tourney is in Vancouver again- we will have hemp made shirts.

This is a bad precedent that is only being done to sell more shirts locally.
Still better then any Nashville or Atlanta Thrasher shirt ever worn.

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by Toe Blake Hockey on Oct 26, 2009 10:24 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs