NHL unveils jerseys for World Cup of Hockey
Canadian sweater features new maple leaf design
The NHL on Wednesday unveiled the eight sweaters that will be worn by teams competing in the World Cup of Hockey this fall in Toronto.
The eight teams competing are Canada, the United States, Finland, Russia, Sweden, Czech Republic, Team North America and Team Europe.
As would be expected, the Team Canada sweater is red, with white maple leafs on the arms, and features a sharp and clean artistic design of the maple leaf in the centre of the chest.
Canada will be looking very sharp at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WCH2016?src=hash">#WCH2016</a> in these beauties by <a href="https://twitter.com/adidas">@adidas</a>, eh? <a href="https://t.co/A1N2M06wFR">pic.twitter.com/A1N2M06wFR</a>
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The Americans' navy blue sweater features a distinct crest of "USA" in the centre of the chest with red bands around each elbow.
Red, white, and beautiful. These USA uniforms by <a href="https://twitter.com/adidas">@adidas</a> for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WCH2016?src=hash">#WCH2016</a>, that is. <a href="https://t.co/KrBIB1vymz">pic.twitter.com/KrBIB1vymz</a>
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The tournament will also feature a 23-and-under North American team consisting of players from both the U.S. and Canada that will place No. 1 and No. 2 draft picks Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel on the same team.
Now that's a look fit for hockey’s rising stars. Here are the Team North America uniforms from <a href="https://twitter.com/adidas">@adidas</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WCH2016?src=hash">#WCH2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/OrKsW388PH">pic.twitter.com/OrKsW388PH</a>
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The Europe team is made up of players selected from any country on the continent except for Finland, Russia, Sweden and the Czech Republic, each of which has its own team entered in the eight-team tournament.
Signifying a unity of nations, behold the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WCH2016?src=hash">#WCH2016</a> Team Europe uniform by <a href="https://twitter.com/adidas">@adidas</a>. <a href="https://t.co/AdOshnmxZt">pic.twitter.com/AdOshnmxZt</a>
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You can see all eight jerseys here (NHL.com).
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