Kolbe31 Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Hey guys, I'm on the verge of purchasing an authentic blue Blues jersey (mid-90's), but I noticed something odd; the hem jersey logo is the Starter star logo. Any research I've done suggests that while they did have Starter jerseys, they never actually wore a blue jersey with that logo, only the Starter text logo. I don't believe this is a replica, as there's an NHL logo beside the Starter logo, and the jersey itself appears to be of higher quality than typical Starter replica's from the 90's. Does anyone have any insight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant! Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 In 1996-97, all Starter jerseys had the same logo: S-star over small wordmark. That only changed the next year when they put the star logo on the whites (and 3rds) and the word on the blues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kolbe31 Posted October 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 According to NHL Uniforms, the Blues wore CCM in 1996-97, and then Starter in 97-98 (with the Starter wordmark on Blue). That was the final year of the "Gretzky era" jerseys. Would they have switched from CCM to Starter in the middle of the 96-97 season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAK74 Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 NHL Uniforms is incorrect for that year. The 1996-97 jerseys were Starters, and all the jerseys for that year should have the hem logo that Brilliant! mentioned, as pictured below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKevinShow Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Someone should send some pictures to him so that can be fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimcutta Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Great site/reference, but you'd be surprised by how much isn't accurate over at NHL uniforms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKevinShow Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 He usually responds pretty quickly when people point out inaccuracies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant! Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 I e-mailed him about the 1996-97 Blues' stuff YEARS ago and he never changed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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