Canucks unveil new jerseys
Canucks hold tailgate party to unveil new green and blue jerseys
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 | 3:50 PM PT
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The Vancouver Canucks will play with a new look this season that appears to acknowledge the hockey club's history as well as its hopes for the future.
Vancouver Canucks veteran centre Trevor Linden models the new blue and green uniform that combines the team's history and future hopes.
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The new green and blue shirts, with an orca logo and the word Vancouver featured on the front, were unveiled to about 8,500 Canuck fans who showed up at General Motors Place Wednesday for a tailgate party.
"Our goal when we set out was to celebrate our heritage and to design a sweater that reflects our extraordinary city and province,'' said the Canucks president and chief executive officer, Chris Zimmerman. "We wanted to unveil a sweater that reflects our past and our future."
Veteran forward Trevor Linden said the Canucks hoped to follow in the footsteps of the Anaheim Ducks, which unveiled new sweaters last season before going on to win the Stanley Cup.
Vancouver Canucks players line up on the ice at General Motors Place to show off their new uniforms.
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The Canucks have been through a variety of jerseys since the NHL team first skated onto the ice in their original blue, white and green with the hockey stick logo.
Some are more forgettable than others, especially the orange Halloween-style jersey with the "V" crest.
Prior to the unveiling, many observers had speculated the original colours would be restored but the Orca whale would remain on the crest.
The NHL club said the primarily blue home uniform, with the horizontal green and white stripes, is reflective of the Canucks first NHL season of 1970 and symbolic of British Columbia's natural landscape.
The Vancouver Canucks mascot FIN wearing the new club uniform at the tailgate party at General Motors Place.
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Joe Borovich, the man who designed the popular sweater that features a hockey rink with a stick running through it, was on hand for the launching ceremony.
With a price tag of around $150, the Canucks will be hoping that the new sweaters will be a hot seller.
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