The Nashville Predators will be playing in the 2020 Winter Classic game and have introduced their special jerseys for the occasion. The look is meant to create a nostalgic feeling with the retro script crest, felt block lettering and classic striping. We see a new logo for the Predators with a throwback vibe to it, in the form of a roaring saber-toothed tiger head. On the inside of the neck line will be the date of the Winter Classic game and a guitar fretboard, inspired by Nashville’s music scene.
The Predators will hit the ice on January 1, 2020 in their special Winter Classic threads.
The Dallas Stars have introduced their special uniform for the upcoming 2020 Winter Classic. The Victory Green jersey and retro feel celebrates the hockey history in Texas. The jersey features a new identity system with traditional felt along the crest's lettering and numbering and features vintage silver stitch details. On the left sleeve will be a patch in the shape of the state of Texas, to pay homage to the Stars’ home state. The crest has been inspired by the historic hockey uniforms from Texas with the wordmark STARS superimposed on the letter D. On the interior of the collar is a design inspired by the Texas State Flag.
We will see the Stars hit the ice against the Nashville Predators on January 1st 2020 in their special uniform.
The top High School Football players are on their way to Orlando to partake in the annual Under Armour All-America Football Game. The game gives Under Armour a chance to outfit the top prospects in special uniforms for the game. This year the two teams will sport a neon camouflage design within the numbers of the jersey, as well down the sides of the pants. The design is meant to represent the warrior spirit that landed each player a spot on the two teams, Team Savage and Team Pressure.
Under Armour will provide their latest footwear to the players, the UA Clone Blur, Spotlight and Highlight cleats to provide the speed, agility and support necessary to make their play and match the flashy uniforms.
“The goal for this year's Under Armour All-America Game was to make sure each player was draped in a uniform that was sharp, but also had our newest and most innovative technology stitched into every thread. We achieved this and then some with these uniforms that not only look amazing, but are adding performance benefits to each player that steps on that field.” - Nick Billiris, Senior Design Director at Under Armour.
Chelsea has introduced special retro kits to celebrate 50 years since their domestic cup victory in 1970. The special kit pays tribute with the crest from the 1970 finals being brought back on the royal blue kits. The yellow comes into play on the shorts, trim, badge, socks and numbers. This kit will mark the first time the Nike swoosh and partner branding will be a tonal color to match the jersey and give an authentic day jersey. We will see the special kits for Chelsea on the pitch for the third round FA Cup tie against Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge on 5 January.
The NBA awarded each team last season that made the playoffs the season before with special ‘Earned Edition’ uniforms that were a spin off of their ‘Statement’ or ‘City Edition’ uniform. This season the teams that made the playoffs will receive ‘City Edition’ themed NBA Showtime Hoodies. The designs take their inspiration from the the team’s ‘City Edition’ uniforms and will hit the court starting on December 25th. The hoodies will also be available to the public to purchase.
Texas Football will be wearing something different when they hit the field for the Alamo Bowl. For the first time in team history the Longhorns will not be wearing black or white cleats, but instead burnt orange cleats. Another first for the team’s footwear comes with the special cleats designed after the KD 4s. The Texas Football team has strong ties to Basketball Longhorn great Kevin Durant and with that comes special perks and gear that only Texas Football players receive. The burnt orange KD cleats have a metallic finish to them with black bottoms, knitting, laces and Nike swoosh. The Longhorns will hit the field in style when they take on Utah in the Alamo Bowl.
The Wizards have revealed their new Stars & Stripes ‘City Edition’ uniforms. The look draws its inspiration from the 2017 uniforms we saw the Wizards wear with a few tweaks. The white base uniform will have the Stars & Stripes pattern down the side panels of the jersey and shorts. On the front of the jersey’s chest we see the return of the DC hands logo above the players number. The look will debut on court December 5th this season.
Notre Dame Men’s Basketball team broke out their alternate ‘Golden Dome Whites’. The uniform is a base white look that features gold numbers, letters, and piping. On the sides of the shorts we see an intricate design in gold that leads to the Notre Dame logo in navy. The look is a clean minimal design that fits perfectly in the traditional heritage of Notre Dame.
The Kansas State Wildcats Men’s basketball team has introduced an all lavender uniform. This season’s throwback lavender look includes matching lavender shorts to complete the look. Season past we saw the team pair the lavender jersey with a darker purple pair of shorts.
The front of the jersey will read Kansas State with the players number in the middle of the two words. The jersey and shorts will feature purple and white piping throughout the look. On the front of the shorts waistband reads EMAW which stands for ‘Every Man A Wildcat’. This idea came from looking at old photo of K-State home games in Ahearn Field House.
"We have this photo in the deck of a game from the late '70s when Rolando was there and there was this great 'Every Man a Wildcat' banner up in Ahearn. I couldn't believe it went back that far. We recreated that banner for the read on the (shorts)…just trying to bring those story details into the retros to add some more layers to it." - Jason Wright Nike Designer
We will see the uniforms hit the court this weekend when they take on St. Louis.
The Memphis Grizzlies are celebrating their 25th anniversary season and have introduced two classic uniforms the team will wear over the next two seasons. The uniforms will feature the bold logos and designs seen among the NBA teams in the mid-to-late 1990s. During the 2019-20 season the Grizzlies will pay tribute to their time in Vancouver by wearing the turquoise, red, white and gold uniforms.
For the 2020-21 season, the Grizzlies will honor the first era of the Grizzlies in Memphis. The team will wear the all black uniforms, with the red, white and turquoise on the sides with ‘Memphis’ on the chest.
“The opportunity to connect the history of our franchise over two consecutive seasons deserved a special approach. It was an easy decision to bring back the iconic teal uniforms for the upcoming 25th Season of the Franchise and give our fans the classic look from the Vancouver era that they love. Looking ahead to next season, we get to celebrate the 20th Season of the Grizzlies in Memphis with the Memphis Classic uniform, worn when the team first moved to Grind City.” -Jason Wexler, Grizzlies Team President
To go along with the classic uniforms the team will also have a classic edition court that features the same likeness along with the 25th anniversary logos and a border showing the history of the franchise's many iconic looks.
