Blue Jackets, Red Wings introduce NHL Stadium Series jerseys

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets will bring their legendary cannon to the NHL Stadium Series outdoor game at iconic Ohio Stadium. Figuratively at least.

The Cannon emblem, added to the franchise’s look with the advent of a third jersey in 2007, is bigger and badder than ever — and now with a splash of color — on the sweater the Blue Jackets will wear when they host the Detroit Red Wings as a 6-year-old. ET on March 1.

The NHL and sports apparel company Fanatics, which worked closely with the Blue Jackets and Red Wings in designing the jerseys, released both looks Thursday. This outdoor game, the 43rd staged by the NHL, will be the first for Columbus and the fifth for Detroit.

Columbus forward Sean Monahan wears the Blue Jackets Stadium Series jersey.

The Blue Jackets’ sweater is navy blue, like their current home uniform, and features a more prominent cannon than the one on their current third jersey, directed similarly from right shoulder to left, but with a red shaft for the caisson and a metallic silver barrel, giving it to jump against the jersey’s navy blue base.

The cannon is so prominent that the captain’s “C” and alternate captain’s “A” are on the front right shoulder, surrounded by an outline of the state of Ohio in red.

The metallic silver is the secondary theme of the look. Wide, bold chevron stripes in metallic silver top above the elbow on each arm and extend towards the wrist. The color is also seen in a bold stripe across the bottom of the jersey.

On the left shoulder patch is a newly designed “CBJ” logo woven into two crossing hockey sticks. The logo and chevron stripes on the arm are a nod to the uniforms worn in the Civil War by Union soldiers, the basis for the Blue Jackets nickname.

Another element kept from the Blue Jackets’ current home and away jerseys is a silver star that makes Columbus the state capital. The star, now oversized like the cannon and numbers, is on the left leg of the pants and helmet.

Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider poses in Detroit’s Stadium Series jersey.

The Red Wings’ uniform celebrates the “world-renowned auto industry and hockey culture of Detroit,” the league said in its release.

“Detroit” is written in script across the front of the jersey, a nod to insignia used in the automotive industry. It is in red against a white background, the classic Red Wings look.

The word “Detroit” and the large numbers on the back of the jersey are laser perforated, making them visually consistent with the leather upholstery used for the high-end interior. There are “degraded speed stripes,” the release said, on the sleeve and socks, “reminiscent of the race car aesthetic.”

The helmet features a bold white racing stripe down the middle and oversized winged wheels – the legendary Red Wings logo – on each side with a metallic flake finish that resembles car paint.

On the left shoulder is the Red Wings’ main logo, the top of their home and away jerseys.

Both the Blue Jackets’ and Red Wings’ jerseys include, among other markings, a “2025 NHL Stadium Series” designation on the inside back hem, which the NHL called “a commemoration of this marquee game.”

And both teams will wear a 2025 Stadium Series event badge on the right shoulder.

The NHL said both jerseys are available for pre-order immediately.

(Images courtesy of Fanatics)