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Time of India
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- Time of India
From legends to laughs, every NHL team's best and worst jersey moments, from Connor Bedard to Alex Ovechkin
NHL-Anaheim Ducks' original 1993–2006 'Mighty Ducks" (Credit: Getty Images) Every team has that one jersey, the one that sticks in memory, sells out in stores, and becomes part of hockey lore. The Anaheim Ducks' original 1993–2006 'Mighty Ducks' eggplant and jade combo was bold, playful, and became a cult classic. Similarly, the Boston Bruins' 2021 Reverse Retro, with its striking gold and black design, perfectly fused heritage with flair. Connor Bedard, the Chicago Blackhawks' new face of the franchise, looked every bit the modern legend in the team's 2019 Winter Classic kit. With its throwback black-and-white stripes, it felt like a nod to history made new again. The Colorado Avalanche's 1997–2000 jersey, complete with the iconic Yeti foot on the shoulder, stood out during the team's Stanley Cup climb, with Nathan MacKinnon channeling vintage greatness. The Seattle Kraken, still young but visually ambitious, made waves in their 2024 Winter Classic look a striking nod to the city's Metropolitans roots. Not to be outdone, the Vegas Golden Knights lit up the rink literally with glow-in-the-dark numbers in their 2022–23 Reverse Retro jersey. Mighty Ducks: Once Upon A Time In Anaheim | E60 Fashion faux pas, the worst NHL jerseys we wish we could forget Not all jersey experiments go well. Just ask Alex Ovechkin, who wore the 2015 Winter Classic maroon fauxback for the Washington Capitals a design more dull than nostalgic. The Buffalo Sabres' 2013–15 alternate yellow jersey became infamous as the 'turd burger' no explanation needed. Even the mighty Bruins fumbled with the 1995–06 'Pooh Bear' jersey, a cartoonish mess that still gets laughs. Then there's the unforgettable Dallas Stars' 'Mooterus' (2003–06), an attempt at a cow-themed bull motif that failed both anatomically and aesthetically. And let's not forget the Vancouver Canucks' 1978–85 'Flying V,' an aggressive mustard-yellow ensemble that made players look like traffic signs on skates. Retro renaissance, why fans love a throwback There's something about retro that feels right. When the Carolina Hurricanes revived the Whalers' green and blue, it sent fans into a frenzy. The Colorado Avalanche, meanwhile, nailed their tribute to the Nordiques, complete with snowflake patterns. Even expansion teams like Seattle have adopted a historical approach, while modern rebrands, such as Florida's current look, have brought clarity and class back to the ice. Ranking My ENTIRE Hockey Jersey Collection… (45+ NHL/IIHF Jerseys Ranked & NHL News Today 2023) Jerseys that tell a story: a legacy stitched in fabric The lesson? Nostalgia sells, but only when it's tied to a legacy. NHL jerseys are more than just uniforms. They become symbols of a franchise's identity, triumphs, and low points. The best ones celebrate tradition and individuality. The worst? They haunt team photos and meme pages. FAQs Why do NHL teams redesign their jerseys so often? Teams update or redesign jerseys to reflect new branding, commemorate anniversaries, or generate fan interest through fresh merchandise. What's the most popular NHL throwback jersey? The Mighty Ducks' 1993–2006 jersey remains one of the most iconic, frequently reissued due to fan demand and nostalgia. Which player is most associated with a memorable NHL jersey? Players like Wayne Gretzky in Oilers blue or Connor Bedard in classic Blackhawks stripes often become synonymous with iconic designs. Can bad jerseys affect merchandise sales? Yes, poorly received designs can harm merchandise sales and lead to online backlash, which often prompts teams to revert to classics or make improvements quickly. Whether it's Connor Bedard making headlines in stripes or a misstep like the Dallas Stars' ill-fated bull, jerseys leave a permanent mark on fans, players, and the game itself. Also Read: San Jose Sharks' Michael Misa stuns fans by calling Islanders' Matthew Maggio his toughest rival Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Joshua Jackson reunites with his 'Mighty Ducks' costar Marguerite Moreau at the 2025 NHL Draft
Joshua Jackson knew how to dress for his big gig announcing the Anaheim Ducks' first-round picks in the 2025 NHL Draft on Friday: in an orange jersey with a familiar avian logo on the front and "Conway" in all caps on the back of it. "It's been a while since I wore 96, so it's nice to have back on," the star of The Mighty Ducks said on NHL Tonight. Jackson, who played team member Charlie Conway in the original 1992 hockey comedy, the 1994 sequel D2: The Mighty Ducks, and 1996's D3: The Mighty Ducks, joined his costar Marguerite Moreau, who portrayed skilled player Connie Moreau, in announcing center Roger McQueen as the Anaheim Ducks' first draft pick this week, making McQueen the 10th player selected overall. Conway and Connie hit the red carpet!#NHLDraft | @Honda — Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) June 27, 2025 The success of the first Mighty Ducks film led the Walt Disney Company to launch the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, an NHL expansion team, in 1993. Its name was changed to the Anaheim Ducks in 2005, when Disney sold the franchise. As a 13-year-old filming the original movie, Jackson, now 47, never imagined how long the hockey franchise's legs would be, he told NHL Tonight hosts E.J. Hradek and Alexa Landestoy at the event. "I don't think really any of us knew what we were doing and couldn't possibly have even dreamed that this would be a possibility all these years later," Jackson said, gesturing toward the crowd assembled behind him at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, where the 2025 NHL Draft took place. Before the draft got underway, Jackson joked with Hradek and Landestoy that none of the players about to be drafted had been born when the original film came out. "Literally every single one of them," he said with a laugh. "Some of their parents weren't even born by the time we made the Mighty Ducks movies." Indeed, 18-year-old McQueen was born in 2006, a decade after the third film in the series was released. The trilogy also starred Emilio Estevez as lawyer Gordon Bombay, who coaches the young hockey team through their misadventures. The franchise expanded into television, first getting the short-lived adaptation Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series in 1996, and then, in 2021, the two-season live-action Disney+ show The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers. Moreau appeared in an episode of the latter series; Jackson did not show up in it. The Dawson's Creek star, who hails from Vancouver, said hockey has always been part of his life. "I'm enough of a fan that there's been a couple times I've been allowed to be around the [Stanley] Cup," he said on NHL Tonight, "and until I reached my 30s, still wouldn't touch it, just in case." Jackson told Hradek and Landestoy that he used to dream of being announced as a member of the NHL Draft, not doing the announcing. "But I'm okay with it now," he said. "I've recognized that this is my role." He seemed more than okay, actually. Jackson called it a gift to be involved in such a monumental day in a young player's life. Entertainment Weekly "To be a part of making somebody's dream come true, you just don't get that opportunity very often in your life," he said. "And to come full circle wearing the jersey, it feels pretty good. To have my small brick in the wall of the legacy of the game is amazing." Moreau recently appeared in four episodes of Max's acclaimed hit medical drama The Pitt. Jackson's soapier medical drama, Doctor Odyssey, which was set aboard a cruise ship, was just canceled at ABC after one season following a lawsuit filed by three members of the props crew against parent company Disney and producer 20th Television. The suit alleges sexual harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and negligent hiring, retention, and supervising practices. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Joshua Jackson reunites with his 'Mighty Ducks' costar Marguerite Moreau at the 2025 NHL Draft
Joshua Jackson knew how to dress for his big gig announcing the Anaheim Ducks' first-round picks in the 2025 NHL Draft on Friday: in an orange jersey with a familiar avian logo on the front and "Conway" in all caps on the back of it. "It's been a while since I wore 96, so it's nice to have back on," the star of The Mighty Ducks said on NHL Tonight. Jackson, who played team member Charlie Conway in the original 1992 hockey comedy, the 1994 sequel D2: The Mighty Ducks, and 1996's D3: The Mighty Ducks, joined his costar Marguerite Moreau, who portrayed skilled player Connie Moreau, in announcing center Roger McQueen as the Anaheim Ducks' first draft pick this week, making McQueen the 10th player selected overall. Conway and Connie hit the red carpet!#NHLDraft | @Honda — Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) June 27, 2025 The success of the first Mighty Ducks film led the Walt Disney Company to launch the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, an NHL expansion team, in 1993. Its name was changed to the Anaheim Ducks in 2005, when Disney sold the franchise. As a 13-year-old filming the original movie, Jackson, now 47, never imagined how long the hockey franchise's legs would be, he told NHL Tonight hosts E.J. Hradek and Alexa Landestoy at the event. "I don't think really any of us knew what we were doing and couldn't possibly have even dreamed that this would be a possibility all these years later," Jackson said, gesturing toward the crowd assembled behind him at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, where the 2025 NHL Draft took place. Before the draft got underway, Jackson joked with Hradek and Landestoy that none of the players about to be drafted had been born when the original film came out. "Literally every single one of them," he said with a laugh. "Some of their parents weren't even born by the time we made the Mighty Ducks movies." Indeed, 18-year-old McQueen was born in 2006, a decade after the third film in the series was released. The trilogy also starred Emilio Estevez as lawyer Gordon Bombay, who coaches the young hockey team through their misadventures. The franchise expanded into television, first getting the short-lived adaptation Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series in 1996, and then, in 2021, the two-season live-action Disney+ show The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers. Moreau appeared in an episode of the latter series; Jackson did not show up in it. The Dawson's Creek star, who hails from Vancouver, said hockey has always been part of his life. "I'm enough of a fan that there's been a couple times I've been allowed to be around the [Stanley] Cup," he said on NHL Tonight, "and until I reached my 30s, still wouldn't touch it, just in case." Jackson told Hradek and Landestoy that he used to dream of being announced as a member of the NHL Draft, not doing the announcing. "But I'm okay with it now," he said. "I've recognized that this is my role." He seemed more than okay, actually. Jackson called it a gift to be involved in such a monumental day in a young player's life. Entertainment Weekly "To be a part of making somebody's dream come true, you just don't get that opportunity very often in your life," he said. "And to come full circle wearing the jersey, it feels pretty good. To have my small brick in the wall of the legacy of the game is amazing." Moreau recently appeared in four episodes of Max's acclaimed hit medical drama The Pitt. Jackson's soapier medical drama, Doctor Odyssey, which was set aboard a cruise ship, was just canceled at ABC after one season following a lawsuit filed by three members of the props crew against parent company Disney and producer 20th Television. The suit alleges sexual harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and negligent hiring, retention, and supervising practices. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
CTV News
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Anaheim Ducks wheel out new draft pick, Saskatoon born Roger McQueen
Saskatoon born Roger McQueen, drafted to the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, is getting some traction from fans thanks to his shared namesake with the lead character in Disney-Pixar's 'Cars.' (Source: The hockey team once owned by Disney is quickly embracing the name recognition of its latest first round prospect, Saskatoon born forward Roger McQueen. The Anaheim Ducks drafted Roger McQueen tenth overall at the NHL Draft on Friday, the team taking him directly from the draft day stage to a helicopter to Disneyland, a ten-minute drive from the arena where the Ducks play. That's where he was introduced to Lightning McQueen, the star of the Disney-Pixar 'Cars' movie franchise, who he happens to share a name with. It was a match made in marketing heaven. McQueen was asked about the shared name — and his decision to walk up to the draft stage to Rascall Flatt's cover of 'Life is a Highway,' a song straight from the movie's soundtrack. 'It's pretty fun. Picking the song, I thought I'd just throw something fun in there,' McQueen said. Another Disney connection — McQueen's pick was announced by two actors from the Disney franchise that the Ducks name comes from — the Mighty Ducks. The connection was taken even further Sunday, when the Ducks revealed McQueen would wear the same number as the fictional race car that shares his namesake: number 95. Outside of marketing-fuelled antics that will likely result in a number of Disney-Pixar fans buying Ducks merchandise — McQueen will have his work cut out for him if he hopes to be a rookie sensation like Lightning. McQueen only played in 17 games last year for the WHL's Brandon Wheat Kings, recovering from a fracture in his lower back. Despite all his time missed, the 6'5' forward still scored 10 goals and picked up 10 assists as a member of the Wheat Kings last season. The previous year, he played in 53 games with 51 points on the season. Along with Disneyland and dolphin watching, the Ducks have been keeping their new prospects busy since draft day. McQueen was joined by two of his new teammates in throwing out the first pitch at a Los Angeles Angels game, wearing his new jersey number out for the occasion.
Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Joshua Jackson Has ‘Mighty Ducks' Reunion With Marguerite Moreau To Announce Anaheim NHL Draft Pick
Ducks of a feather, Joshua Jackson and Marguerite Moreau are sticking together more than 30 years later to show their Mighty Ducks pride. The pair, who starred together in the 1992 Disney movie, repped the Anaheim Ducks on Friday as they suited up in the team's jerseys (with their to announce their first-round picks of the 2025 NHL Draft at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles. More from Deadline Emilio Estevez Says He Wrote 'Mighty Ducks 4' To Make Up For 'Disasters' From Disney+ Series & Recalls 'St. Elmo's Fire' Director Was A 'Nightmare On Set' 'The Mighty Ducks's Emilio Estevez Talks Using Gordon Bombay Role As 'Re-Entry Vehicle' To Acting Joshua Jackson Had Awkward Run-In With Eric Mabius "Years" After 'Cruel Intentions' Sex Scene 'It's been a while since I wore 96, so it's nice to have back on,' said Jackson on NHL Tonight as he and Moreau sported jerseys with their characters' names and team numbers. While appearing onstage, Jackson and Moreau announced Roger McQueen as the Anaheim Ducks' first draft pick, making him the 10th player selected overall. Jackson played Charlie Conway, alongside Moreau's Connie Moreau, in The Mighty Ducks, which followed reckless lawyer Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez) as he's arrested for drunk driving and ordered to coach the titular kids hockey team as community service. Conway and Connie hit the red carpet!#NHLDraft | @Honda — Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) June 27, 2025 In addition to launching the sequels D2 (1994) and D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996), as well as a 1996-'97 ABC animated series and the Disney+ series The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers (2021-'22), the financial success of the original 1992 film inspired The Walt Disney Company to form the NHL team in '93, originally called the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim until Disney sold the franchise in 2005. 'I don't think really any of us knew what we were doing and couldn't possibly have even dreamed that this would be a possibility all these years later,' said Jackson. The Doctor Odyssey alum noted that none of the draft picks had been born yet when the first movie came out. 'Literally every single one of them. Some of their parents weren't even born by the time we made the Mighty Ducks movies,' he joked on NHL Tonight. Best of Deadline 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More
