Adidas Is Bringing Special Jerseys To Original Six Teams In ‘NHL 19’

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Adidas is helping EA Sports give fans of Original Six NHL teams something special in NHL 19. The company that is responsible for the league’s real jerseys on the ice has made a special set of designs that players of the cornerstone video game series can use for the league’s first six teams.

EA and adidas announced the kits on Monday, and they’re a fun mix of futuristic while embracing the teams’ retro styles. The franchises in Boston, Montreal, New York, Toronto, Chicago and Detroit don’t refresh their looks all that often, leaning hard on history and heritage in their everyday looks. But video games are a fun chance to experiment with what ifs, and that’s exactly what they do here.

Check out Boston’s look here. It’s not exactly them putting a giant bear on the front of a bright yellow jersey here, but the variation is nice.

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Montreal and Detroit admittedly have designs that are a bit boring, though that’s nothing new for the Red Wings as of late. Toronto is often a team put in that category as well, but they went for something a bit different here, with the minimalist maple leaf design starting at the very bottom of the jersey and taking up the majority of the jersey’s front.

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The most fun look of the Digital 6 is Chciago’s. The Blackhawk logo is one of the more complex in sports, and adidas used all seven colors in the logo in other parts of the jersey itself. It’s well-done, and not getting an overwhelming design with that many colors isn’t easy.

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The Digital 6 jeseys will be part of the Hockey Ultimate Team mode starting on November 5. Players picking their favorite Original 6 team will get that design unlocked as long as they redeem their pick before November 19. EA says there will be other ways for fans to get the jerseys through various means, so it looks like getting all six looks will require a bit of work. But it’s a fun incentive to keep grinding in the game, especially if you’re a fan of a few different looks.

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