COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets will bring their legendary cannon to the NHL Stadium Series outdoor game in the iconic Ohio Stadium. Figuratively, at least.
The cannon insignia, 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 color splash — on the sweater the Blue Jackets will wear when they host the Detroit Red Wings at 6 p.m. ET on March 1.
The NHL and sports apparel company Fanatics, who worked closely with the Blue Jackets and Red Wings in designing the jerseys, released both looks on 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 sports the Blue Jackets’ Stadium Series jersey.
The Blue Jackets’ sweater is navy, like their current home fit, and features a more prominent cannon than the one on their current third jersey, aimed similarly from the right shoulder to the left, but with a red axle for the caisson and a metallic silver barrel, making it pop against the navy base of the sweater.
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The cannon is so prominent that the captain’s “C” and alternate captain’s “A” are on the front of the right shoulder, surrounded by an outline of the state of Ohio in red.
That metallic silver is the look’s secondary theme. Wide, bold chevron stripes in metallic silver peak above the elbow on each arm and extend toward the wrist. The color is also seen in a bold stripe across the base of the sweater.
On the left shoulder patch is a newly designed “CBJ” logo weaved within two intersecting hockey sticks. That logo and the chevron stripes on the arm are a nod to the uniforms worn in the Civil War by Union soldiers, the basis of the Blue Jackets nickname.
One other element kept from the Blue Jackets’ current home and away sweaters is a silver star that flexes Columbus as the state capital. That star, now oversized like the cannon and numbers, is on the left leg of the pants and the helmet.
Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider poses in Detroit’s Stadium Series jersey.
The Red Wings’ uniform celebrates the “world-renowned automotive industry and hockey culture of Detroit,” the league said in its release.
“Detroit” is written in script across the front of the sweater, a nod to insignias used in the auto industry. It’s 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 high-end interiors. There are “debased speed stripes,” the release said, on the sleeve and socks, “reminiscent of racing car aesthetics.”
The helmet has a bold white racing stripe down the middle and oversized winged wheels — the legendary Red Wings logo — on either side with a metallic flake finish similar to automotive paint.
On the left shoulder is the Red Wings’ main logo, the crest of their home and away sweaters.
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 commemorative touch to this marquee matchup.”
And both teams will wear a 2025 Stadium Series event crest on the right shoulder.
The NHL said both sweaters are available for pre-order immediately.
(Photos courtesy of Fanatics)
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