Caps Announce Plans For New Logo

April 23, 2007
WashingtonCaps.com

Washington Capitals to Unveil New Uniforms at June 22 Draft Day Party

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Washington Capitals will unveil their new uniforms at a special Draft Day Party on Friday, June 22, held at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va. The event will be held in conjunction with the live broadcast on Versus of the first round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, which takes place that evening in Columbus, Ohio.

The new uniforms will mark a return to a red, white and blue color scheme — the colors the Capitals wore from their first season in 1974-75 through 1994-95. The Capitals are the first team in the NHL to announce their plans to unveil their new uniforms, which are produced by Reebok and feature the Rbk EDGE Uniform System technology that was introduced at the 2007 NHL All-Star Game in Dallas. The Capitals are the first team planning to have their new uniforms on hand at the NHL Entry Draft.

Further details about the event will be announced in the coming weeks.

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I'm really interested to see what they've come up with. If it's anything like what almost happened in 2001, then I won't be impressed. And I may not be a Capitals fan, but I'm not wild about the idea of them going back to the red, white and blue. I say this as a hockey fan in general.

Too many teams in this league have that color scheme. The Rangers, Canadiens, Panthers, Blue Jackets, Canucks and Avalanche, to name a few. I give the Canucks and Avalanche credit for going with unique shades of red and blue, but you get the picture.

The bronze and blue were great colors and unique to the Caps. I thought it made them stand out. Here's hoping they don't redesign themselves into oblivion. By the way, without giving away too much, this has a lot to do with that big news I hinted at the other day.