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Stadium Series jerseys revealed: What the Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings will wear
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The wait is over for those wondering what the Blue Jackets and Detroit Red Wings will wear while playing outdoors March 1 at Ohio Stadium.
The NHL and Fanatics, the league's official outfitter, released special edition uniform designs Thursday for the 2025 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series matchup at Ohio State University's iconic stadium — which has an official capacity of 102,780 and is nicknamed "The Shoe," as reference to its original horseshoe shape.
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Starting today, 2025 NHL Stadium Series jerseys are available for pre-order exclusively at The Blue Line locations at Nationwide Arena and Polaris Fashion Place, as well as online at www.TheBlueLineOnline.com , through February 4. While jerseys are expected to be available for purchase and pick up in early-February, additional exclusive team Stadium Series items are on sale now.
Each team's outdoor uniform was designed by Fanatics with "input and alignment," from the teams and league, per a release. They feature "distinct cultural and historical identities," from Columbus and Detroit.
Columbus Blue Jackets outdoor uniforms include Ohio, Union Army nods
The Blue Jackets ' look is in line with the Union Army's military uniform, which spawned the team's nickname as an ode to Ohio's patriotism during the Civil War and Columbus as a city that manufactured many of the North's uniforms.
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Each sleeve of the Blue Jackets' special edition look includes a military chevron. The left shoulder includes a new 'CBJ' logo surrounded by crossed hockey sticks, an ode to the Union Army's unit designation pins worn on the front of soldiers' caps from the era, and then there's the main crest on the front.
The Blue Jackets' front logo is a new cannon colored with metallic silver and red accents. It's a nod to the Jackets' alternate uniform, which is dark blue and cream with a circular cannon logo on the front — a reference to the cannon at Nationwide Arena that blasts for each Blue Jackets goal, welcomes the Blue Jackets back to the ice after warmups and concludes home victories.
Ohio is also represented on the Blue Jackets' new uniform.
Patches in the state's outline will contain the captain's 'C' and alternate captain 'As' on the front, while "Columbus Blue Jackets" is printed inside the back neck with a buckeye leaf pattern to reflect the state's official tree – not to mention a certain collegiate football team that plays at Ohio Stadium.
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That might not go over well with the Blue Jackets' four players from the University of Michigan — Ohio State's bitter rival — but it's nothing that a black marker can't hide. The Jackets' outdoor uniform also includes the star from their primary crest on the pants plus a large metallic team logo and player number on blue helmets.
Detroit Red Wings outdoor uniforms include odes to automotive industry, hockey history
The Red Wings' outdoor look is rooted in Detroit's history with the automotive industry and the NHL as one of the league's original six teams.
The front crest is the city's name written in a font "inspired by automotive insignias," plus an upholstered leather look to the lettering and back numbers. Speed stripes run down each sleeve and sock plus a white racing stripe runs down the middle of a red helmet that includes the team's winged wheel logo embossed on a metallic flake paint commonly used on vehicles.
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Detroit's uniform also has a label featuring the Red Wings' unofficial mascot, Stanley, a cartoonish purple octopus, plus pants that include the team's "Hockeytown" slogan.
Each team's uniform includes a "Stadium Series" crest on the right shoulder along with "2025 NHL Stadium Series" on the inside to commemorate the game, which is the league's 43rdoutdoor event and first to include the Blue Jackets.
Tickets for the game are available at Ticketmaster.com .
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: See Stadium Series jerseys for Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings
