August 31, 2016
The Flyers are celebrating their 50th anniversary this upcoming season, and as you can see above, they have decided to incorporate gold into a new alternate uniform that was unveiled earlier today. Heck, you can take a look below, too:
See the 50th Anniversary jersey from every angle 👀 → https://t.co/YFLdSwHvh7 pic.twitter.com/SZqWrafi5n
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) August 31, 2016
“It will be an incredible honor to be able to wear this anniversary jersey in front of our fans this season,” Claude Giroux said in a statement. “It is a great tribute to this team’s first 50 years. I know the team will play with pride wearing this on home ice.”
The sweaters, which the Flyers say were approved by Ed Snider “upon first sight” in December 2015, also feature a golden anniversary patch. The team will wear these jerseys a total of 12 times at home during the upcoming season, including the home opener on October 20th against Anaheim.
Excited to be wearing these bad boys next year #50thAnniversary pic.twitter.com/vV0vE2HEJG
— Wayne Simmonds (@Simmonds17) August 31, 2016
Boys are going to be looking sharp in the new threads #Flyers #50thAnniversary pic.twitter.com/ihvKY9Rq0W
— Shayne Gostisbehere (@s_ghost14) August 31, 2016
Although some of the players seem happy with their new uniforms, the fan reaction on Twitter and other social media platforms was largely mixed. From here, it’s certainly not hard to see why. Even for a few games, should the Flyers really wear orange and gold? For years, gold has also mostly been associated with their cross-state rivals.
Literally what I would have expected if Trump suddenly bought the Flyers https://t.co/ZUQqXva2EZ
— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) August 31, 2016
that new flyers jersey looks like a halloween store exploded on claude giroux
— ryan lambert (@twolinepass) August 31, 2016
Hey guys no worries I fixed it. @NHLFlyers pic.twitter.com/YPQ1OWAr3c
— FGSB (@FlyGoalScoredBy) August 31, 2016
Before training camp kicks off in a few weeks, Giroux and a few other Flyers (including Jake Voracek, who really loves Bruce Springsteen) will spend their Septembers participating in the World Cup of Hockey in Canada.
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