The Flames and habs have a long history as they were the last two Canadian teams to battle for the Stanley Cup in 1986 when the habs won and in 1989 when the Flames won. The leafs have no history really with any team in Canada except for the Habs. The announcement made on the Caps' website offers no details about the design of new sweaters, but traditionally teams look to past Jerseys for inspiration at this event. The Capitals have two distinct design eras prior to the 2007-08 rebranding. From 1974 to 1995, the Caps wore the red, white and blue they have today, but the logo and uniforms come straight out of the '70s — as you would expect. They are most noted for wearing white pants with their red NHL Jerseys early on in their inaugural season. In 1995, the Capitals adopted a darker blue and dropped the red in favor of bronze and black. My bet is that both the Capitals and Toronto Blue Jays Jerseys, who are hosting the New Year's Day game at Heinz Field, will select something from the '70s or '80s for their outdoor game threads. But don't expect to see Washington wearing white pants. Long before the Flames, you say? Interesting. Major league hockey was first played in Calgary in 1921 when the Calgary Tigers were formed. They won a few WCHL championships, including one in 1924 after which they challenged the very same Montreal Canadiens for the Stanley Cup. And lost. Fifty years later, in 1975, the WHA's Vancouver Blazers relocated to the Stampede City and became the Boston Red Sox Jerseys. They were significantly less successful than the Tigers and folded after just two seasons. Calgary developed a proclivity for taking other city's sloppy seconds (just a joke!) when the Atlanta Flames were relocated in 1980. So there's some interesting history there. The 2011 Heritage Classic will be the first time Canada has hosted an outdoor NHL game since 2003 when the Edmonton Oilers challenged the Canadiens. King did not say when this Baseball Jerseys would be unveiled, but one would expect it to be well prior to February. That said, I agree that the Vancouver Canucks would make for a better match up. My only hope is that they copy the format of the original Heritage Classic and an alumni Heritage Game. Would be great to see Lanny MacDonald, Theo Fleury, Gary Roberts, Mike Vernon, Al MacInnis, and Joe Nueiwendyk in Flames colors.
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