The Winter Classic is now less than two months away when the Nashville Predators face the Dallas Stars at the Cotton Bowl to ring in the new year. On Saturday, the Predators added to the excitement.
Nashville unveiled the sweaters they'll be wearing in Texas on Jan. 1.
#WinterClassic threads ❄️ #Preds | @adidashockey
— Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) November 2, 2019
Order now: https://t.co/ERUcx7fYoY pic.twitter.com/t2qto4uWKu
The Predators jerseys pay tribute to the Nashville Dixie Flyers, one of the city's first-ever hockey teams that played in the Eastern Hockey League in the 1960s and won two titles.
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Nashville's uniforms are simple, white with yellow and blue stripes on each arm and a yellow block on the chest, containing the team name in a navy blue brush script. On the shoulder, the team's old logo — the saber-tooth tiger — is embroidered with blue and yellow. And of course, it also features the traditional vintage hockey lace below the navy blue neckline.
So far, the sweaters are getting a fair number of mixed reviews — and when we say mixed, we mean mixed.
They literally captured Nashville and hockey history in a jersey. The tribute to the Dixie Flyers is awesome. Any true, real Preds fan has to appreciate the significance of the design. They nailed it. #Preds #WinterClassic
— Leigh (@iluvherbie) November 2, 2019
I jumped out of the car in traffic for this. Does that win me a jersey? #WinterClassic @PredsNHL @BrdgstoneArena pic.twitter.com/SJ9zpSIQUs
— Kait McClanahan (@KaitMcClanahan) November 2, 2019
I told myself that no matter what I couldn’t buy a Winter Classic Jersey...
— Shaee Flatt (@shaeeflatt) November 2, 2019
And then I saw them. pic.twitter.com/RLjAr61nUC
I hope this is a joke. No fan should be subjected to the ugly sweaters the Nashville Predators produce year after year eww. Maybe they let a kid design them for a contest. These are right up their with the V Vancouver jerseys
— Andrew (@andrewmitch34) November 2, 2019
Preds winter classic jersey is an absolute disgrace. adidas continues to ruin hockey jerseys.
— (⌐🇨🇦_🇨🇦) (@Al_SportsLover) November 2, 2019
that Preds Winter Classic jersey ... pic.twitter.com/p1Jqikj7KJ
— Kristen (@krissy_mcgill) November 2, 2019
The ultimate review, though, comes from Matt Duchene.
#Preds own, CEO and President Sean Henry, says one of his favorite quotes (about the Winter Classic Jersey) is from Matt Duchene. He said, “That was the best jersey I’ve ever touched, I’ve ever seen, I’ve ever worn.” @PenaltyBoxRadio
— Abigail Martin (@AbigailDMartin) November 2, 2019
Whether you like them or not, Preds CEO and president Sean Henry said the Preds are not only wearing the jerseys for the first time at the outdoor game but for two more games in 2020, as per Penalty Box Radio's Abigail Martin .