Who knows how long the delay of the Toronto Blue Jays Jersey will drag on, but I'm sure there will be a Winnipeg Jets logo as well as jersey unlock code in the upcoming EA Sports NHL 12 video game. The middle of July is usually the time of year EA sends the game off for production. Like many fans out there, I really can't wait to see what the Winnipeg Jets logo and jerseys will look like. The Toronto Maple Leafs jerseys will get a new third jersey next season and that's become a hot topic again. It's been reported in each edition of NHL Jersey Watch 2011 that the Leafs will replace their current white alternate sweater with a new one. But like the old one, it will borrow from the club's past. Howard Berger, who covered the Leafs for FAN 590 in Toronto until last month, wrote about it Thursday on his new blog, Berger Bytes. (Hm, clever.) He said it "will look very much like the jersey the club wore at Maple Leaf Gardens on May 2, 1967 — the night it last hoisted the Stanley Cup." In other words, like this concept (right) created by Jeff Veilette of LeafsHQ in April 2010. You'll notice the distinct watermark. However, despite this, I've been getting tweets and emails telling me Berger leaked the new Leafs sweater. He hasn't. Don't get me wrong, I fully trust that this design or something similar will basically be what the new third Baseball Jerseys looks like, but don't be confused in thinking that this is an actual photograph of it. It isn't. For a little background, Berger was a helpful in providing early details of the first Reebok Edge third NHL Jerseys designs back in 2008. While some of his descriptions were slightly inaccurate — which can be attributed to the low quality images he was describing — he was mostly on the money. Personally, I was hoping the Leafs would go with the 1970s/1980s look for the new third and, admittedly, my reporting was slanted because of that. But most of the trustworthy rumors I've read have said this 1967 design will be the one. Not that that's a bad thing. We get to bring an old logo back from the dead. While there may be critics, especially on this site, of the Leafs using their '67 sweaters, I genuinely believe that it will be well received by Leaf fans. Nostalgia is a powerful force, especially if there is a story behind it. Consider the CFL, each team has a set of alternative "Retro Week" Jerseys that are essentially the same as their modern day counterpart, but sport a simplified, unpolished look, and I love it. Toronto may be on the same route, and I see it as a great experiment.
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