2007 - 2008 new Unis

[Trooper 8]

Changes coming at least in material.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07278/823133-61.stm

Penguins Notebook: New uniforms all wet, so Reebok will make changes

Friday, October 05, 2007

By Shelly Anderson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Thanks at least in part to concerns expressed by Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, Reebok has tweaked the jerseys of its EDGE uniforms, which are being used throughout the NHL this season.

Crosby, who has endorsement deals with Reebok, spoke with someone from the sporting equipment company to describe how the water-resistant jerseys trap perspiration, which pools in players' gloves and skates. He said Penguins equipment manager Dana Heinze spoke to Reebok first.

"[i said] some guys had some issues with the water kind of staying in[side the sweaters]," Crosby said yesterday. "Some other teams had talked about it. They've come up with a resolution for that."

It's unclear what Reebok has done to rectify the problem or whether the new version of the sweaters will be available to the Penguins in their season opener tonight at Carolina. Officials with the NHL and Reebok could not be reached for comment.

A Reebok release when the Penguins' EDGE uniforms were unveiled outlines the advanced materials used -- stretch mesh, 4Way Stretch Pique, X-trafil and a PlayDry moisture management technology.

The idea was to halt absorption of perspiration and melted ice chips so jerseys would not get weighed down during games. Reebok relied on two years of research and testing with input from experts at MIT and Central Michigan, as well as some players.

Over the course of training camp, the Penguins became concerned about the side effect of trapped perspiration.

Crosby said Reebok was more than willing to make changes.

"As a company, they want to make sure that the product is the best it can be," he said. "It's nice that they will listen to feedback from the players."

[JR Boucicaut 3799]

Company man.

[D3nZ 0]

Seems like Crosby is doing the PR for Reebok.

[Trooper 8]

Seems like Crosby is doing the PR for Reebok.

That's pretty much what an endorsement is.

[jay 1]

Saw some nice Modano highlights from last year... man what a difference a jersey makes. There's just no comparison. Anyone who thinks these look better or are "more marketable" is just plain nuts.

[Wolfpack_1986 154]

http://images.sportsline.com/u/gettyimages...400_800x600.jpg

They don't even fit goalies.

Now that's REALLY sad. I've had problems with shoulder floaters with normal, xxxl/goalie cut jerseys (minor stretching), but that is just crazy. I would never go out like that.

goalies in the nhl wore the old ones with the cuff there too... see: turco. dude even had a dark green C/A so that the pads blended with the jersey and a ref might not notice to tell him to pull the sleeves down. having them up like that reduces hand cuffing through certain ranges of motion...

[Rustpot 1]

Watching Oiler/Wings.... Why the HELL do the Oil jerseys have orange elbow patches? They can't do stripes for some reason and choose to just color the back of the arm?

Worse than Atlanta's one colored arm.

[Chadd 916]

Watching Oiler/Wings.... Why the HELL do the Oil jerseys have orange elbow patches? They can't do stripes for some reason and choose to just color the back of the arm?

Worse than Atlanta's one colored arm.

Even my wife thought they looked pathetic. A half stripe around the inner arm, WTF?