New Pens alternate jersey has been released! Let’s take a look!
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They need a blue jersey again
Seeing just the jersey at 3:21, i do really like it. I do not like the uniform, though. The pants and socks just drag the look down so much. Honestly, the only thing I would change is adding back the triangle behind the penguin. I think a black triangle would look cool on this jersey.
Technically this updated version of uniform that penguins 🐧 wore in the early 1980s way before they draft Mario Lemieux
Thanks for the video!!
Jersey = Yes, Uniform = No
But too much black runs the bumblebee risk
There’s enough black throughout the jersey to make it well balanced IMO.
Due to the stripes, I called it
Caution Tape Jerseys
I like it but then I remember someone got paid for designing this.
The shoulder patch is a gold triangle because Pittsburgh is known as the Golden Triangle due to the city being the site where the Ohio, Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers converge. The three waves in the triangle symbolize the rivers and the igloo pays homage to the Civic Arena, later known as the Mellon Arena, which was the home of the Penguins from its inception in 1967 to 2010 and was nicknamed “The Igloo” due to the arena looking like an igloo.
3:21 all black pants and knee padds. Add 2 more stripes on the socks and a matte black helmet. And i think we already see major design improvements. The jersey itself is good
Looks great except for the stupid ad on the front.
I absolutely HATE the use of the primary "skating penguin" logo without the "Golden Triangle" (which represents Downtown Pittsburgh). The logo looks odd without it, and is, imo, disrespectful to the original design, which was meant to represent a Penguin skating with a hockey stick, downtown. I really wish they would stop trying to drop the triangle from the logo. The shoulder triangle logos do nothing for me. An igloo next to a river no longer makes sense, since the previous arena (Civic/Mellon Arena) no longer exists. That arena was nicknamed "The Igloo" because of it's stainless steel dome.
Here are my thoughts on the new uniform. I want to like it but it’s too much yellow. was at the last night sitting behind Jarry for two periods. Him wearing #35 makes it look like the predators that much more.
The penguin without the triangle never should have been used passed the 2017 Stadium Series. I do like the idea of the penguins have a yellow alternate. I was optimistic after they released the teaser graphic. The jersey would be a lot better if it had black shoulders, and the three stripes on the arms matched the thickness of the hem stripe. I do like the shoulder patch and the matte finish on the yellow helmet however.
I already have the 2017 Stadium Series Jersey so I have no reason to buy the new one.
Good breakdown. As a pens fan I’m 100% with you. It feels like far too much yellow. I don’t hate it but I don’t love it either. It’s very meh. I don’t feel strongly one way or the the other
I like them
I like the jersey except the logo which is something I would expect a team from a kids league. I'd prefer the RoboPen logo; it's superior, elegant, and the design is well thought out; it's something you'd expect from a professional team to have as their representation. It's a shame they didn't fully adopt it when it was newly unveiled, it would have had some titles under it by now.
I get why people don’t like it but everyone saying it’s “the pittsburgh preds” is dumb, they’ve had yellow uniforms many times and wore it all the way back in the 80s, long before they existed
I wasn't at the game and didn't see it on television, so I first saw the jersey's when I clicked on a YT highlight video. My first reaction was wondering if I accidentally hit a video for a Nashville game. I have to be in the same boat, waffling back and forth over whether I like it or not. The best feature is the shoulder patches, giving a shout out to the Civic Arena. I did not like the yellow look back in the early Lemieux days and I desperately hope that no one ever decides that yellow should be the color of their primary jerseys. The current primary jerseys should always remain with the current color scheme, but the blue jerseys should always be their primary alternates.
What's with all these nasty yellow uniforms they've been coming out with the last few years?
If COOLHOCKEY sells this on their website I'll be grabbing one 😅
74% not hating a yellow jersey is a win
I think its alright. I see it as too much yellow, looks like a Nashville Jersey (darker yellow i guess)
Would love to see them bring back the powder blue
Pittsburgh sports fan here. We can really get critical when our teams release an alternate jersey, and we probably can all agree that we like our jerseys rooted in the classic looks. We've seen some painful looking Steelers throwbacks over the years. For our Penguins, going all yellow is a gamble. To be fair, I think it's their best take on a modern-era yellow alternate. It's simple, especially without having a lot of black to soften it. I think their 2018 yellows weren't all that good, their 2017 Stadium Series yellows were good as a modern take, but nothing compares to the Penguins '85 gold jerseys.
Throwback to their 80s home/home alternate 80-84