The NHL on Wednesday revealed the jerseys players will be subjected to wearing in the 2020 NHL All-Star Game.
The jerseys feature a simple monochrome logo placed over stripes:
The Penguins also shared a closer look at the jerseys Tristan Jarry and Kris Letang will be wearing when they represent the Penguins on the Metropolitan Division roster:
New threads for @tjarry35 and @Letang_58. ? pic.twitter.com/ICa8hnZkkg
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) January 8, 2020
The stripes are supposed to be a music staff. Because the game is in St. Louis. And St. Louis has a big music scene. I played the clarinet all through school and the steel drum up through college and I didn't realize that was supposed to be a music staff until I read the NHL's press release.
The NHL also explains that the silver threading is supposed to represent the Gateway Arch. Because the Gateway Arch is silver.
As one Twitter user pointed out, the only team whose logo really makes sense over a music staff, the Blues' 64th note logo, is sitting on the spot on the staff that makes it an "F" note. Which is coincidentally, the letter grade these jerseys receive.
Of course, Twitter had jokes:
adidas executives brainstorming for the #NHLAllStar game pic.twitter.com/XaAYcVYRcr
— Thomas Welch (@twelcher15) January 8, 2020
the nhl all-star circle of life:
-teams announced. everyone upset
-you realize you’re not going to watch
-ovechkin drops out
-jerseys announced. everyone upset
-you realize you’re not going to watch
-all star weekend comes and you don’t have other plans so you throw it on
— Adam Laskaris (@adam_la2karis) January 8, 2020
nhl just needs to let players wear their actually jerseys. shit would look like a pack of skittles on ice and thats ok. you forgot whos on your team? thats ok we're just here to have fun,
— Tony X (@soIoucity) January 8, 2020
The NHL All-Star jerseys claim they're inspired by St. Louis and yet there's nary a fried ravioli to be found on them.
— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) January 8, 2020
