Alex Ovechkin wasn’t just on hand to do some interviews at the 2015 NHL Awards on Tuesday. He also served as a model for the Washington Capitals’ new third jerseys.
ICYMI: @ovi8 rocks the new 2015-16 #Caps alternate jersey http://t.co/GxLEBE9GcU pic.twitter.com/q10Glc4bO5
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) June 24, 2015
Here’s the write-up from Caps PR describing the alternate sweaters, in case “rock the red” doesn’t get the point across:
The primary color for the uniform is red and closely resembles the team’s jersey worn from 1974-75 through 1994-95. The original Capitals wordmark is featured on the front of the jersey with six stars above it and five stars beneath the numbers on each sleeve. The Capitals will wear blue pants and red helmets with their third jerseys. The new third jersey will replace the white third jersey the Capitals wore from 2011-12 to 2014-15.
The new duds certainly won Tom Wilson’s approval:
Not badddddd! 2015-2016 alternates... #RockTheRed pic.twitter.com/B89ZFH57HL
— Tom Wilson (@tom_wilso) June 23, 2015
It sounds like the Capitals haven’t been shy about trying out new looks since Ovechkin came to town:
This will be the $eventh different Caps jersey of the Ovi Era, if I'm not mistaken (counting the white alternates and first WC as the same).
— Japers’ Rink (@JapersRink) June 24, 2015
What do you think, is the red an improvement or should they instead stick with white?
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