Now that it's official, the Toronto Maple Leafs will travel to the Big House to take on the Detroit Red Wings in the 2013 NHL Winter Classic on January 1st. I've done a little research on NHLuniforms.com & sportslogos.net and thrown together what uniforms & logos are very possible for the game. It could be possible that the two teams will use their current primary logos for their uniforms but then again as we've seen in the past they could have just used the current primaries for the press conference & team designers could be working on something very unique & special. If they choose to do what the Penguins and Sabres did for the first Winter Classic back in 2008 & wear the exact uniforms they wore the first time the two franchises faced each other then the uniforms I have up there are on the money. Toronto first played Detroit back on January 4, 1927 when the Leafs were known as the St. Patricks and the Wings were known as the Cougars. About a month after their first meeting Conn Smythe bought the St. Pats and renamed them the Maple Leafs. The Cougars name would stay in Detroit until 1930 when the teams name was changed to the Falcons and in 1932 the team finally became known as the Red Wings. If the teams use their original encounter sweaters then that will be great for Toronto but not great for Detroit as they previously wore the Cougars uniforms with two Red Wing logos on the shoulders for the 2009 Winter Classic in Chicago.
Here's what the uniforms look like in a game:
Detroit's 09 Classic Jersey's
Mats Sundin in a St. Pats Jersey back in 2002
What I'm hoping for is a hybrid jersey like the Blachawks (09), Bruins (10), Penguins (11) & Rangers(12) did where they blended past elements into one awesome jersey.
We'll have to STAY TUNED to see what these 2 Original Six franchises have in store for us for the "Big Game in the Big House". If anyone wants to see the uniforms these teams have used in their history, I'll gladly post the links for you to enjoy below:
DETROIT COUGARS/FALCONS/RED WINGS
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